Iroha ni konpeitou

by Akiko Yano

Iroha ni konpeitou cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 5 August 1977
  • Label: Philips
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 34:51
  • Community rating: 3.44/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Akiko Yano's 'Iroha ni konpeitou' showcases her idiosyncratic piano-centered songwriting and elastic vocal phrasing. The album blends Japanese new music, art pop, and jazz-pop elements, marking an early stage in one of Japan's most distinctive singer-songwriter catalogs.

Genres

Descriptors: fusion, progressive, melodic, eccentric, piano

Tracklist

  1. Kawaji (0:57)
  2. いろはにこんぺいとう (Iroha Ni Konpeitou)
  3. 待ちくたびれて (A Long Wait) (3:50)
  4. ほうろう (Hourou)
  5. 行け 柳田 (Ike Yanagida) (5:02)
  6. 相合傘 (Ai Ai Gasa) (5:19)
  7. ぽつん (Potsun) (2:04)
  8. 昨日はもう (Kinou Wa Mou) (4:35)
  9. 家路 (On The Way Home)
  10. やませ (東風) (East Wind) (4:08)

Credits

  • Akiko Yano - primary artist, vocals, keyboards
  • Haruomi Hosono - bass, written-by
  • Will Lee - bass
  • Hiroshi Okura - creative director
  • Koki Miura - creative director
  • Yoichi Ito - creative director
  • Rick Moretta - drums
  • Tatsuo Hayashi - drums

More from Akiko Yano: full discography