Tatsuro Yamashita's 1989 live album, Joy, captures the essence and exuberance of Japan's city pop movement, presenting a masterful blend of soulful melodies, sophisticated pop arrangements, and an infectious live energy. Recorded during performances in early 1989, primarily at Tokyo's renowned Nakano Sun Plaza, this album encapsulates Yamashita’s prowess as a live performer and his ability to seamlessly bridge genres such as funk, soul, pop, and R&B.
From the energetic opener Sparkle, listeners are immediately immersed in Yamashita's impeccable musicianship and vibrant stage presence. The album deftly balances crowd favorites like the timeless Ride on Time and Loveland, Island with deeper cuts, demonstrating both the breadth and depth of his catalog. Yamashita's vocal performance is consistently impressive, effortlessly navigating intricate harmonies and dynamic shifts with charisma and precision.
The production quality of Joy stands out for its clarity and warmth, successfully translating the intimacy and excitement of Yamashita's live performances onto record. His band, equally outstanding, provides tight rhythms and polished instrumentation that complement Yamashita's soulful delivery.
Joy remains not just a landmark release in Tatsuro Yamashita’s extensive discography but also an essential cornerstone of city pop history. It represents an artist at the peak of his creative powers, celebrating the joy and connection inherent in live music. For both newcomers and long-time fans, this album is a vibrant testament to Yamashita’s enduring legacy and influence.
TRACKLIST
JOY 1
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Electric Guitar & Music
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Words
Minako Yoshida (吉田 美奈子)'89-4-7 宮城県民会館大ホール
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Alto Saxophone
Hidefumi Toki (土岐 英史)Backing Vocals
Cindy (山本 真裕美)
Kazuhito Murata (村田 和人)
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)
Kumi Sasaki (佐々木 久美)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Electric Piano
Masato Matsuda (松田 真人)Music
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Synthesizer
Toru Shigemi (重実 徹)Words
Minako Yoshida (吉田 美奈子)'86-7-31 中野サンプラザ・ホール
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Alto Saxophone
Hidefumi Toki (土岐 英史)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)Electric Guitar & Music
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Electric Piano & Acoustic Piano
Masato Matsuda (松田 真人)Synthesizer
Toru Shigemi (重実 徹)'86-7-30 中野サンプラザ・ホール
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Acoustic Piano
Masato Matsuda (松田 真人)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)Electric Organ, Synthesizer
Toru Shigemi (重実 徹)Music
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Soprano Saxophone
Hidefumi Toki (土岐 英史)Words
Minako Yoshida (吉田 美奈子)'86-7-30 中野サンプラザ・ホール
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Backing Vocals
Cindy (山本 真裕美)
Kazuhito Murata (村田 和人)
Kumi Sasaki (佐々木 久美)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Electric Piano
Masato Matsuda (松田 真人)Music & Words
Mariya Takeuchi (竹内 まりや)Percussion
Kazuhito Murata (村田 和人)Soprano Saxophone
Hidefumi Toki (土岐 英史)Synthesizer
Toru Shigemi (重実 徹)'86-7-31 中野サンプラザ・ホール
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Electric Piano
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Music & Words
Brian Wilson
Tony AsherSynthesizer
Toru Shigemi (重実 徹)Tenor Saxophone
Shigeo Fuchino (淵野 繁雄)'89-3-3 中野サンプラザ・ホール
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Acoustic Piano
Nobuo Kurata (倉田 信雄)Acoustic Guitar, Music & Words
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Backing Vocals
Cindy (山本 真裕美)
Hiroshi Narumi (鳴海 寛)
Kumi Sasaki (佐々木 久美)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar
Hiroshi Narumi (鳴海 寛)Electric Organ, Synthesizer
Toru Shigemi (重実 徹)Music & Words
Adam Clayton
Alfred Cleveland
Bono
Curtis Mayfield
Larry Mullen
Marvin Gaye
Renaldo Benson
The EdgeTenor Saxophone
Shigeo Fuchino (淵野 繁雄)'89-4-6 宮城県民会館第ホール
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Alto Saxophone, Flute & Tenor Saxophone
Shigeo Fuchino (淵野 繁雄)Backing Vocals
Cindy (山本 真裕美)
Hiroshi Narumi (鳴海 寛)
Kumi Sasaki (佐々木 久美)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar
Hiroshi Narumi (鳴海 寛)
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Harmonica
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Electric Organ, Synthesizer
Toru Shigemi (重実 徹)Electric Piano
Nobuo Kurata (倉田 信雄)Music & Words
Thom Bell
William Hart'89-4-6 宮城県民会館第ホール
JOY 2
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Acoustic Guitar, Music & Words
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Backing Vocals
Cindy (山本 真裕美)
Kazuhito Murata (村田 和人)
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)
Kumi Sasaki (佐々木 久美)
Masato Matsuda (松田 真人)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)Electric Piano
Masato Matsuda (松田 真人)Soprano Saxophone
Hidefumi Toki (土岐 英史)Synthesizer
Toru Shigemi (重実 徹)'86-7-30 中野サンプラザ・ホール
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Backing Vocals
Hiroko Suzuki (鈴木 宏子)
Kayoko Wada (和田 夏代子)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Music & Words
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Keyboards
Hiroyuki Namba (難波 弘之)Percussion & Soprano Saxophone
Hidefumi Toki (土岐 英史)'81-3-11 六本木 PIT-INN
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Backing Vocals
Hiroko Suzuki (鈴木 宏子)
Kayoko Wada (和田 夏代子)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Music
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Keyboards
Hiroyuki Namba (難波 弘之)Percussion & Soprano Saxophone
Hidefumi Toki (土岐 英史)Words
Minako Yoshida (吉田 美奈子)'81-3-11 六本木 PIT-INN
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Acoustic Piano
Masato Matsuda (松田 真人)Alto Saxophone
Hidefumi Toki (土岐 英史)Backing Vocals
Cindy (山本 真裕美)
Kazuhito Murata (村田 和人)
Kumi Sasaki (佐々木 久美)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass & Synth Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)Electric Piano & Music
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Synthesizer
Toru Shigemi (重実 徹)Words
Minako Yoshida (吉田 美奈子)'86-10-9 郡山市民文化センター大ホール
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Acoustic Piano
Soichi Noriki (野力 奏一)Alto Saxophone
Shigeo Fuchino (淵野 繁雄)Backing Vocals
Kazuhito Murata (村田 和人)
Kumi Sano (佐野 公美)
Manaho Mori (森 真帆)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)Music
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Synthesizer
Satoshi Nakamura (中村 哲)Words
Taeko Ohnuki (大貫 妙子)'84-1-6 大阪フェスティバル・ホール
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Backing Vocals
Kazuhito Murata (村田 和人)
Kumi Sano (佐野 公美)
Kyouka Gotou (後藤 今日香)Drums & Percussion
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass & Synth Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Music & Words
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Electric Piano
Soichi Noriki (野力 奏一)Synthesizer
Satoshi Nakamura (中村 哲)'85-2-24 神奈川県立県民大ホール
Sparkle
Down Town
Ride On Time
Loveland, Island
La La Means I Love You
TATSURO
YAMASHITA
LIVE
山下 達郎
Moon Records – MOON-63001~3
3 × LP | Japan | 1989
Original Pressing, Promo
JOY 3
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Alto Saxophone
Shigeo Fuchino (淵野 繁雄)Backing Vocals
Kazuhito Murata (村田 和人)
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)
Kumi Sano (佐野 公美)
Kyouka Gotou (後藤 今日香)Electric Guitar
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar & Music
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Electric Piano
Soichi Noriki (野力 奏一)Music
Robert Freeman
Sam CookeSynthesizer
Satoshi Nakamura (中村 哲)Words
Osamu Yoshioka (吉岡 治)'85-2-24 神奈川県立県民大ホール
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Backing Vocals
Cindy (山本 真裕美)
Hiroshi Narumi (鳴海 寛)
Kumi Sasaki (佐々木 久美)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar
Hiroshi Narumi (鳴海 寛)
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Electric Organ
Toru Shigemi (重実 徹)Electric Piano
Nobuo Kurata (倉田 信雄)Music
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Words
Ginji Ito (伊藤 銀次)'89-4-7 宮城県民会館大ホール
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Alto Saxophone
Hidefumi Toki (土岐 英史)Backing Vocals
Cindy (山本 真裕美)
Kazuhito Murata (村田 和人)
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)
Kumi Sasaki (佐々木 久美)Electric Guitar
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar, Music & Words
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Electric Piano
Masato Matsuda (松田 真人)Synthesizer
Toru Shigemi (重実 徹)'86-10-9 郡山市民文化センター大ホール
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Acoustic Guitar, Music & Words
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Acoustic Piano
Nobuo Kurata (倉田 信雄)Backing Vocals
Cindy (山本 真裕美)
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)
Kumi Sasaki (佐々木 久美)Electric Guitar
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Synthesizer
Toru Shigemi (重実 徹)Tenor Saxophone
Shigeo Fuchino (淵野 繁雄)'89-4-7 宮城県民会館大ホール
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Alto Saxophone
Shigeo Fuchino (淵野 繁雄)Backing Vocals
Cindy (山本 真裕美)
Hiroshi Narumi (鳴海 寛)
Kumi Sasaki (佐々木 久美)Drums & Percussion
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar
Hiroshi Narumi (鳴海 寛)
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Electric Organ, Synthesizer
Toru Shigemi (重実 徹)Electric Piano
Nobuo Kurata (倉田 信雄)Music
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Words
Minako Yoshida (吉田 美奈子)'89-3-3 中野サンプラザ・ホール
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Acoustic Piano
Soichi Noriki (野力 奏一)Alto Saxophone
Shigeo Fuchino (淵野 繁雄)Backing Vocals
Kazuhito Murata (村田 和人)
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)
Kumi Sano (佐野 公美)
Manaho Mori (森 真帆)Drums
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)Electric Bass
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)Electric Guitar
Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Music & Words
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)Synthesizer
Satoshi Nakamura (中村 哲)'84-1-6 大阪フェスティバル・ホール
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Music & Words
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)'89-3-2 中野サンプラザ・ホール
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