Motoharu Sano

Motoharu Sano
Also known asLion, Moto, Tōryō (棟梁)
Born (1956-03-13) March 13, 1956 (age 68)
Taitō, Tokyo, Japan
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active1980–present
Labels
Websitehttp://www.moto.co.jp

Motoharu Sano (佐野 元春, born March 13, 1956, in Taitō, Tokyo), is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. A graduate of Rikkyo University, Sano is a frontman with a history of performing in several bands which feature music both in Japanese and occasionally, English, playing songs that often have a rock and roll sound to them. In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan ranked his album Someday number 11 on a list of the greatest Japanese rock albums of all time.[1]

Additionally, he has spent a year in New York City, even doing a radio show there.

Sano took part in a special two-day concert commemorating Takashi Matsumoto's 45th anniversary as a lyricist held at the Tokyo International Forum on August 21–22, 2015.[2] He performed lead vocals on "Haikara Hakuchi" with the surviving members of Happy End, Matsumoto, Haruomi Hosono and Shigeru Suzuki, in place of the deceased Eiichi Ohtaki.[3]

Discography

Albums

  • Back to the Street (1980)
  • HeartBeat (1981)
  • Someday (1982)
  • No Damage (1983)
  • Visitors (1984)
  • Cafe Bohemia (1986)
  • Heartland (1988)
  • NapoleonFish Day (1989)
  • Time Out! (1990)
  • Slow Songs (1991)
  • Sweet16 (1992)
  • No Damage2 (1992)
  • The Circle (1993)
  • The Golden Ring (1994)
  • Fruits (1996)
  • The Barn (1997)
  • Stones and Eggs (1999)
  • The 20th Anniversary Edition (2000)
  • Club Mix Collection (2000)
  • Grass (2000)
  • Spoken Words Collected Poems 1985–2000 (2000)
  • In Motion 2001 (2002)
  • Someday Collector's Edition (2002)
  • The Legend Early Days of Motoharu Sano (2003)
  • Visitors 20th Anniversary Edition (2004)
  • In Motion 2003 (2004)
  • The Sun (2004)
    • The Sun Studio Edition (2005)
    • The Sun Live at NHK Hall (2005)
  • The Singles (2006)
  • The Essential Cafe Bohemia (2006)
  • Coyote (2007)
  • Beatitude (2007)
  • NapoleonFish Day Special Edition (2008)
  • Very Best of Motoharu Sano (2010)
  • SideWalk Talk (2011)
  • Zooey (2013)
  • Tokyo Chic (2014)
  • Visitors Deluxe Edition (2014)
  • Blood Moon (2015)
  • Maniju (2017)

References

  1. ^ "Finally! "The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time" Listed". Exclaim!. November 1, 2007. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  2. ^ 作詞家・松本隆45周年記念2days公演決定 元はっぴいえんど3人ら豪華歌手集結. Oricon (in Japanese). May 1, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  3. ^ 松本隆、45周年公演で細野晴臣&鈴木茂に感謝「素晴らしいメンバー」. Oricon (in Japanese). August 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2016.


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