Length 34:37 Release date 25 April 1978 Label GT music | ||
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Released April 25, 1978 (1978-04-25) Recorded December 1977 – January 1978 Studio Alfa Studio “A”, Shibaura, Minato, TokyoCrown Studio, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo ("Asatoya Yunta") Similar Haruomi Hosono albums, Electropop albums |
Harry hosono and the yellow magic band tokio rush
Paraiso (はらいそ, Haraiso) is Haruomi Hosono's fourth solo album and Yellow Magic Band (later on Yellow Magic Orchestra)'s first album. This album continues the tropical style of Hosono House, Tropical Dandy and Bon Voyage co., while being influenced by the music of Hawaii and Okinawa, incorporating electronic sounds that would be later developed on Hosono's and YMO's careers. YMO, The Yellow Magic Band at this point in time, was composed of Tin Pan Alley members and studio musicians, such as Hosono's former Happy End band mate Shigeru Suzuki and future YMO members Ryuichi Sakamoto (who would later perform an altered version of "Asatoya Yunta" in his solo career) and Yukihiro Takahashi, as well as guitarist Hirofumi Tokutake (who would later perform in Technodon and Wild Sketch Show).
Contents
Track listing
All tracks written by Haruomi Hosono, except "Japanese Rhumba" by Glenn Miller; "Asatoya Yunta", a traditional Okinawan song and "Fujiyama Mama", written by Earl Burrows with lyrics translated by Seiichi Ida and additional lyrics written by Hosono.
Personnel
Songs
1Tokio Rush3:31
2Shimendoka4:44
3Japanese Rhumba3:34