Negative (Yōsui Inoue album)
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Negative is the 13th studio album
by a Japanese
singer-songwriter
Yōsui Inoue
, released in December 1987.
Studio album
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by a Japanese
Japanese people
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singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
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Yōsui Inoue
Yosui Inoue
is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, guitarist and record producer, who is an important figure in Japanese music. He is renowned for his unique tone, eccentric lyrics, and dark sunglasses which he always wears....
, released in December 1987.
Side one
- "Negative" - 3:46
- "Moon" - 3:14
- "" - 2:59
- "" - 4:26
- "" - 5:41
Side two
- "Seventeen" - 3:25
- "" - 3:52
- "" - 3:33
- "Why" - 5:32
- "Love You" - 2:51
Personnel
- Shūichi "Ponta" Murakami - Drums
- Yūji Tanaka - Drums
- Kenji Takamizu - Bass
- Chiharu Mikuzuki - Bass
- Haruyoshi Rokudo - Bass
- Kenji Ōmura - Guitar
- Yutaka Takesawa - Guitar
- Wataru Yahagi - Guitar
- Nobuyuki Shimizu - Guitar, synthesizer
- Yasuharu Nakanishi - Keyboards
- Yūji Kawashima - Keyboards, synthesizer
- Takeshi Kobayashi - Synthesizer
- Eiji Mori - Synthesizer
- Motoya Hamaguchi - Percussion
- Katō Strings - Strings
- Aska Strings - Strings
- Seri Ishikawa - Chorus
- Yōsui Inoue - Lead and backing vocals, guitar
Chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart | Position | Weeks | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | Negative | Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 100) | 5 | 14 | 173,000+ |