Tatsuro Yamashita = 山下達郎* - Melodies = メロディーズ

Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer, born February 4, 1953, Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Japan. Heavily influenced by American jazz, soul, and big band music. His first album, [r=9917037], which contained cover versions of songs by The Beach Boys and other golden age American songs, is now extremely rare and sought-after. His major debut came in 1976 with [r=1798821], which was recorded in New York and Los Angeles, the former of which included the participation of conductor and arranger [a154498]. His popular breakthrough came in 1980 with the release of [r=3282392], whose title track peaked at #3 on the Oricon singles chart. Maxell also used it in a TV ad for audio cassettes that featured Yamashita. He is probably best-known for composing and performing his 1983 song "Christmas Eve." This track appeared on his album [r=2053580] that year and was notably covered by [a=Pentatonix] for the Japanese release of their [r=7882379] album. A version featuring English lyrics was written by [a398438], a frequent Yamashita collaborator. He is also famous as a record collector and the DJ of Japan's most famous oldies radio show, called "Tatsuro Yamashita's Sunday Songbook" (TOKYO FM). This program started on October 3, 1992, as A Saturday Songbook, but changed to The Sunday Songbook on April 3, 1994. It is a long-running program that is still ongoing. His daughter is Minako Yamashita. 1984.

Released: 2025-05-21

Label: Moon Records (5)

Country: Japan

Tracklist

A1	悲しみのJody (She Was Crying)
A2	高気圧ガール
A3	夜翔 (Night-Fly)
A4	Guess I'm Dumb
A5	ひととき
B1	メリー・ゴー・ラウンド
B2	Blue Midnight
B3	あしおと
B4	黙想
B5	クリスマス・イブ