UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra
2003 compilation album by Yellow Magic Orchestra
UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra is a compilation album by Yellow Magic Orchestra . The songs were selected by keyboardist and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto. The album was also released as a premium edition. The premium edition came with a long-sleeved white shirt emblazed with the yMo logo as well as a yMo bandana that the band wore on the 1980 world tour 'From Tokio to Tokyo', along with a special Liner Notes Booklet and an autographed print by drummer and sometimes singer, Yukihiro Takahashi. It was cataloged as MHCL 291-4 and sold in Japan for 21,000 yen.
Track listing
All tracks arranged by YMO, except "Hirake Kokoro -Jiseiki-" by YMO & Kenji Omura and "Behind the Mask (Seiko Quartz CM Version)" by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Disc 1 Title Lyrics Music Originally from 1. "Computer Game “Theme from The Circus ”" Haruomi Hosono , Ryuichi Sakamoto , Yukihiro Takahashi Yellow Magic Orchestra , 19781:47 2. "Firecracker" Martin Denny Yellow Magic Orchestra , 19784:51 3. "Tong Poo" (東風 Ton Pū ) Sakamoto Yellow Magic Orchestra , 19786:14 4. "La Femme Chinoise" (中国女 Chūgoku Onna ) Chris Mosdell Takahashi Yellow Magic Orchestra , 19785:51 5. "Technopolis" (Single Version) Sakamoto Solid State Survivor , 19793:51 6. "Insomnia" Mosdell Hosono Solid State Survivor , 19794:57 7. "Rydeen" (雷電 Raidīn ) Takahashi Solid State Survivor , 19794:24 8. "Behind the Mask " Mosdell Sakamoto, Takahashi Solid State Survivor , 19793:36 9. "Solid State Survivor" Mosdell Takahashi Solid State Survivor , 19793:59 10. "Radio Junk" (Live at The Bottom Line in New York City ) Mosdell Takahashi Public Pressure , 19804:17 11. "Jingle “Y.M.O.”" Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi X∞Multiplies , 19800:19 12. "Nice Age" Mosdell Sakamoto, Takahashi X∞Multiplies , 19803:46 13. "Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please!)" Billy Buttier Archie Bell X∞Multiplies , 19803:41 14. "The End of Asia" Sakamoto X∞Multiplies , 19801:32 15. "Citizens of Science" Mosdell Sakamoto X∞Multiplies , 19804:33 16. "Jiseiki Hirake Kokoro " (磁性紀-開け心- ) (Stereo Version) Hosono Sakamoto, Takahashi Snakeman Show , 1981 (mono) World Tour 1980 , 1996 (stereo) 3:25 Total length: 61:29
Disc 2 Title Lyrics Music Originally from 1. "Cue" Hosono, Takahashi, Peter Barakan Hosono, Takahashi BGM , 19814:32 2. "Ballet" Takahashi, Barakan Takahashi BGM , 19814:32 3. "U•T" Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi BGM , 19814:31 4. "Gradated Grey" (灰色( グレイ ) の段階 Gurei no Dankai ) Hosono, Barakan Hosono Technodelic , 19815:32 5. "Taisō" (体操 ) Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi Technodelic , 19814:20 6. "Lover, Come Back to Me " (恋人よ我に帰れ Koibito yo Ware ni Kaere ) Oscar Hammerstein II Sigmund Romberg Music Fair , 19821:03 7. "Kimi ni, Mune Kyun. (Uwaki na Vakansu)" (君に、胸キュン。 (浮気なヴァカンス) ) Takashi Matsumoto Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi Naughty Boys , 19834:06 8. "Chaos Panic" Hosono, Barakan Hosono "Kimi ni, Mune Kyun." single, 1983 4:12 9. "Ongaku" (音楽 ) Sakamoto Sakamoto Naughty Boys , 19833:26 10. "Lotus Love" Hosono Hosono Naughty Boys , 19834:04 11. "Kai-Koh" (邂逅 ) Sakamoto Sakamoto Naughty Boys , 19834:26 12. "Kageki na Shukujo" (過激な淑女 ) Matsumoto Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi single, 1983 4:10 13. "The Madmen" (マッドメン Maddomen ) Hosono, Barakan Hosono Service , 19834:40 14. "You've Got to Help Yourself" (以心電信 Ishin Denshin ) Hosono, Barakan Sakamoto, Takahashi Service , 19834:43 15. "Perspective" Sakamoto, Barakan Sakamoto Service , 19835:14 16. "M-16" Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi Propaganda , 19844:11 17. "Pocketful of Rainbows " (ポケットが虹でいっぱい Poketto ga Niji de Ippai ) Fred Wise , Ben Weisman Reiko Yukawa (translation) Wise, Weisman Technodon , 19934:59 18. "Behind the Mask" (Seiko Quartz CM Version) Sakamoto, Takahashi Previously unreleased 2:15 Total length: 75:25
Digital release
On October 20, 2017, a 30-track digital version of the compilation was released to streaming services.[ 1] This version omits track 16 from CD 1 (the stereo version of "Hirake Kokoro") as well as tracks 6, 16, 17 and 18 from CD 2 ("Lover Come Back To Me", "M-16", "Pocketful Of Rainbows" and the Seiko Quartz CM Version of "Behind The Mask").
Personnel
Haruomi Hosono - Bass guitar , Synthesizer /Synth Bass , Keyboards , Drum machines , Samplers , Electronics , Sequencer , Marimba , Vocals
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Keyboards, Electric piano , Synthesizer, Vocoder , Drum machines, Samplers, Electronics, Percussion , Vocals
Yukihiro Takahashi - Drums , Electronic drums , Cymbals , Drum machines, Samplers, Percussion, Vocals
Hideki Matsutake - Modular synthesizers , Sequencer, Programming
Chris Mosdell - Lyrics, Vocals on "Citizens of Science"
Masayoshi Takanaka - Guitar on "La Femme Chinoise"
Tomoko Nunoi (née Ebe) - Sexy Voice (Vocals) on "La Femme Chinoise"
Makoto Ayukawa - Guitar on "Solid State Survivor"
Akiko Yano - Keyboards & Vocals on "Radio Junk"
Moichi Kuwahara - Voice on "Jingle “Y.M.O.”"
Kenji Omura - Guitar on "Nice Age", "Tighten Up", "Citizens of Science" & "Hirake Kokoro -Jiseiki-"
Sandii - Vocals on "Nice Age"
Mika Fukui - Voice on "Nice Age"
Katsuya Kobayashi - Voice on "Tighten Up"
Masato Ibu - Voice on "Tighten Up" & "The End of Asia"
Peter Barakan - Lyrics
Mari Nakamoto - Vocals on "Lover, Come Back to Me"
Takashi Matsumoto - Lyrics
Bill Nelson - Guitar on "Chaos Panic", "Ongaku", "Lotus Love", "Kai-Koh" & "Kageki na Shujuko"
Takeshi Fujii & Akihiko Yamazoe - Technical Assistance on "Kimi ni, Mune Kyun.", "Chaos Panic", "Ongaku", "Lotus Love", "Kai-Koh", "Kageki na Shujuko", "The Madmen", "You've Got to Help Yourself", "Perspective" & "M-16"
Regency - Doo-wop on "Pocketful of Rainbows"
References