Tropical Dandy
(1975) Bon Voyage co.
(1976) Release date 25 June 1975 Label PANAM | Artist Haruomi Hosono Producer Haruomi Hosono Genres Exotica, Jazz fusion | |
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Released June 25, 1975 (1975-06-25) Recorded Crown Studio
Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo Similar Haruomi Hosono albums, Exotica albums, Other albums | ||
Tropical Dandy is Haruomi Hosono's second solo album. This album continues the tropical style of Hosono House (which would continue later on with Bon Voyage co. and Paraiso) and also features performances from "Caramel Mama" (who had, by this point, changed their name to "Tin Pan Alley"). This album was re-issued as part of a box set with bonus tracks taken from Tin Pan Alley albums by Crown decades later.
Contents
Track listing
All tracks written by Haruomi Hosono, except "Chattanooga Choo Choo", with music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Mack Gordon and lyrics translated by Hosono; "Hyōryūki", "Sanji no Komori Uta" & "“Yoimachigusa”'s Theme", written by Hosono with horns & strings arranged by Makoto Yano; "Choo Choo Gatagoto'75", written by Hosono, arranged by Tin Pan Alley with chorus arranged by Tatsuro Yamashita and "Yellow Magic Carnival", written by Hosono, arranged by Tin Pan Alley with strings arranged by Masataka Matsutoya.
Personnel
Songs
Chattanooga Choo Choo2:49
Hurricane Dorothy5:37
Honey Moon2:34