Tatsuro Yamashita All Songs -
The Timeless Music of Tatsuro Yamashita: A Comprehensive Guide to His All Songs
But it wasn't all sunshine. He reached for Melodies, the album that held "Christmas Eve". That song was a national heartbeat, a melody that had charted for over 35 years. For Kenji, it was the sound of waiting. Waiting in the snow outside Shinjuku Station for a girl who never showed, the bells in the chorus echoing the hollow feeling in his chest. tatsuro yamashita all songs
Fans and critics often point to these seven albums as the definitive "City Pop" era of Yamashita’s career. The Timeless Music of Tatsuro Yamashita: A Comprehensive
- Just It Takes a Little Longer
- A Message to You
- Love on the Way
- Melodies (1983): Contains Christmas Eve. This single song is a cultural monument in Japan, played annually on trains and in department stores. It is the slowest, most melancholic song in his catalog, proving he could break your heart as easily as he could make you dance.
- Big Wave (1984): A pseudo-soundtrack for a surfing film. Half the songs are in English. Magic Ways and I Love You...Part II are underrated gems. The album also features his cover of The Theme from Big Wave (originally by The Beach Boys).
- Pocket Music (1986): A transitional album. Mermaid and Ding Dong experiment with digital synths, foreshadowing the late 80s.
Discography ( Singles and Albums)