Sayonara Tokyo
| "Sayonara Tokyo" | ||||
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| Single by Bonnie Tyler | ||||
| B-side | "Gonna Get Better" | |||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | RVC Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Bill Cruthchfield, Kintaro Nakamura | |||
| Producer(s) | Eiki Uchida | |||
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"Sayonara Tokyo" is a song recorded by Bonnie Tyler. It was released as a standalone single, and the last release from Tyler's RCA Records contract before her signing with CBS Records in the following year. It was written by songwriters Bill Cruthchfield and Kintaro Nakamura, and produced by Eiki Uchida. The song was exclusively released in Japan, and has never been released in CD format.
Background and release
"Sayonara Tokyo" was released as a single in Japan in 1981. The song was also featured on Tyler's Japanese compilation album Best. released by RCA Records. Tyler then left the recording scene for over a year before having international success with her Jim Steinman collaboration.[1]
The B-Side is "Gonna Get Better", written by Tyler and her brother Paul Hopkins.
Track listing
7" single[2]
- "Sayonara Tokyo"
- "Gonna Get Better"
References
- ↑ Hendriks, Phil (2009). "Goodbye to the Island". In ''Goodbye to the Island'' (pp. 3–13) [CD booklet]. London: Cherry Red Records.
- ↑ Sayonara Tokyo (7-inch single). Bonnie Tyler. RVC Records. 1981. RPS-45.