Yōsui Inoue
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| Yōsui Inoue | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 30, 1948 |
| Origin | Tagawa, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Genre(s) | Folk Rock, Adult contemporary |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Guitars Keyboards |
| Years active | 1969 - present |
| Label(s) | Polydor Japan For Life Music Entertainment |
| Website | Official |
Yōsui Inoue (井上陽水 Inoue Yōsui?) (born August 30, 1948 - ) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, who is best-known for Kōri no Sekai, the first million-selling album in Japan, and several smash hit songs such as "Yume no Naka e" "Shōnen Jidai" and "Makeup Shadow". He is the only Japanese male solo artist who made million-selling albums for three decades; Kōri no Sekai in 1973, 9.5 Karat in 1984, and the compilation Golden Best in 1999.
In the first half of 1970s, along with Takuro Yoshida, Inoue prospered as a one of the most popular Japanese folk-rock singer-songwriters. After his dominance was settled temporarily in the mid '70s, he gradually changed his vocal style to sticky and its pronunciation became characteristic. He is well-known for his such impressive vocal expression, eccentric lyrics, and dark sunglasses which he always wears. As a composer or lyricist, he often associated with several other singer-songwriters and record producers. Some of his hit songs were written with his songwriting partners, Koji Tamaki and Natsumi Hirai. Particularly, partnership with Tamio Okuda provided enormous commercial success in the mid of 1990s. They wrote several songs for Puffy AmiYumi, and all of them sold over 1,000,000 copies.
He is also known for singing Bright Eyes, a song on the Watership Down movie soundtrack, originally performed by Art Garfunkel.
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[edit] Album discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Danzetsu (断絶?) (1972)
- Yosui Two: Sentimental (陽水II センチメンタル?) (1972)
- Kōri no Sekai (氷の世界?) (1973)
- Nishoku no Koma (二色の独楽?) (1974)
- Shōtaijō no Nai Show (招待状のないショー?) (1976)
- White (1978)
- Sneaker Dancer (1979)
- Every Night (1980)
- Ayashii Yoru wo Matte (あやしい夜をまって?) (1981)
- Lion and Pelican (1982)
- Ballerina (1983)
- 9.5 Carat (1984)
- Negative (1987)
- Handsome Boy (1990)
- Guide no Inai Yoru (ガイドのいない夜?) (1992)
- Under the Sun (1993)
- Eien no Shūru (永遠のシュール?) (1994)
- Shopping (1997) — Collaboration with Tamio Okuda (in the name of Inoue Yosui-Okuda Tamio 井上陽水奥田民生)
- Kudan (九段?) (1992)
- United Cover (2001)
- Cassis (2002)
- Blue Selection (2002)
- Love Complex (2006)
- Double Drive (2007) — Collaboration with Tamio Okuda (in the name of Inoue Yosui-Okuda Tamio)
[edit] Live albums
- Yosui Live: Modorimichi (陽水ライヴ もどり道?) (1973)
- Tokyo Washington Club (東京ワシントンクラブ?) (1976)
- Live (1982)
- Stardust Rendez-Vous: Live at Jingu (1986) — Collaboration with Anzen Chitai
- Clam Chowder (1986)
[edit] Compilation albums
- Good Pages (1975)
- 陽水生誕 (Yosui Seitan) (1975)
- Best Pages (1975)
- Good Pages 2 (1976)
- Your Sweet Yosui (1978)
- Much (1982)
- So (1982)
- A-Side Collection (1984)
- 明星 (Myojo) (1985)
- 平凡 (Heibon) (1985)
- The Yosui Inoue (1986)
- Re-view (1987)
- No Selection (1991)
- Golden Best (1999)
- Golden Bad (2000)
- Golden Best Super (2003)
- Platinum Best: Early Times (2003)
