Also known as Alfie Origin Tokyo, Japan (1973) | Years active 1974 – present | |
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Labels EMI Records, Virgin Music Past members Miyake Yasuo (voice, A.guitar) Members Toshihiko Takamizawa, Kohnosuke Sakazaki, Masaru Sakurai, Yasuo Miyake Albums ALFEE, Sanmi Ittai, 30th ANNIVERSARY HIT SING, TIME AND TIDE, GLINT BEAT |
The alfee yellow sunshine
The Alfee is a Japanese folk rock band who debuted in 1974, and have been recording and touring since then, with 23 studio albums and 63 singles throughout their career. The band marked its 40th anniversary in 2014 with their 64th single.
Contents
- The alfee yellow sunshine
- The alfee eiyuu no uta legendado
- History
- Members
- Single discography
- Album discography
- Video releases
- BET BOYS Discography
- Songs
- References

The alfee eiyuu no uta legendado
History

Masaru Sakurai, Konosuke Sakazaki, Toshihiko Takamizawa, and Yasuo Miyake met in 1973 while students at Meiji Gakuin University, and formed the group Alfie. On August 25, 1974, they released their first single "Natsu Shigure". Around 1975, Miyake left the group, leaving the remaining group a trio. In 2003, HMV's Japanese branch ranked them number 92 in their "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists" list.

The Alfee claims American folk music as their primary inspiration, but they do also take from heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock, and Japan's "new music wave". The group also takes inspiration from King Crimson, Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Pink Floyd, as they use odd time signatures, while also taking the chorus harmonies of Simon & Garfunkel, the Eagles, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Queen.
Members

Single discography

Titles are listed chronologically, oldest at the top. The titles are listed in their English translation first, followed by the original Japanese, (a rōmaji transliteration in parentheses) and the release date in parentheses. If all songs on a single are in English, the titles are shown only once.
Album discography
Titles are listed chronologically, oldest at the top. The titles are listed in English translation first, followed by the original Japanese, (a rōmaji transliteration in parentheses) and the release date in parentheses (if known). If an album title is in English, the title will be shown only once.
Video releases

Titles are listed chronologically, oldest at the top. The titles are listed in English translation first, followed by the original Japanese, (a rōmaji transliteration in parentheses) and the original release date of the video in parentheses (if known). If title is in English, the title will be shown only once.
BE∀T BOYS Discography
Singles
Albums
Videos
Songs
Brave Love 〜Galaxy Express 999THE ALFEE CLASSICS III · 2001
SWEAT & TEARSAGES · 1986
Promised LoveJOURNEY · 1992