Rarities (Tatsuro Yamashita album)
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Rarities is the compilation album
by a Japanese
singer-songwriter
Tatsuro Yamashita
, released in October 2002. The album is mainly composed of the songs which were initially appeared on B-Sides of his previous singles and not included on any albums.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by a Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Tatsuro Yamashita
Tatsuro Yamashita
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, and record producer. He has been known by his musical style deeply influenced from 1960s American pop and rock music....
, released in October 2002. The album is mainly composed of the songs which were initially appeared on B-Sides of his previous singles and not included on any albums.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tatsuro Yamashita, except where indicated- "Blow" - 4:34
- "" - 5:05
- "Love Goes On " – 5:05
- "Happy Happy Greeting" [Original demo version] (Yamashita, Takashi Matsumoto) - 6:16
- "Misty Mauve" (Yamashita, Mariya TakeuchiMariya Takeuchiis a Japanese singer-songwriter.Takeuchi was born in Taisha city in the Hikawa district of Shimane Prefecture. She spent a year studying in the United States while she was at high school. Her musical career started in 1978 while she was studying at Keio University, with the single "Modotte-Oide,...
) - 4:48 - "To Wait for Love" (Burt BacharachBurt BacharachBurt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
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) - 3:28 - "" - 4:14
- "" [Live version] (Yamashita, Minako Yoshida) - 5:09
- "" - 4:22
- "First Luck " (Yamashita, Chinfa Kang) - 4:48
- "I Do"(Brian WilsonBrian WilsonBrian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...
) - 2:27 - "" [Guitar Instrumental] - 4:26
- "" - 4:55
- "" [Long version] - 7:13
- "" [Stand Alone version] (Yamashita, Matsumoto) - 4:23
Chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart | Position | Weeks | Sales | RIAJ Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | Rarities | Japanese Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Weekly Albums Chart (top 300) |
1 | 12 | 258,000+ | Platinum |