Cliché

by Taeko Ohnuki

Cliché cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 September 1982
  • Label: RCA
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 36:22
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded partially in Paris, 'Cliché' showcases a meticulous fusion of sophisticated Japanese city pop and lush European cinematic arrangements. The production notably highlights string sections arranged by frequent collaborator Ryuichi Sakamoto, contrasting organic elegance with subtle electronic pop textures. It is universally celebrated as a stylistic triumph that pushed the boundaries of the era's sophisticated pop framework.

Genres

Descriptors: ballad, melodic, synth, orchestral, experimental

Tracklist

  1. 黒のクレール = Kuro No Clair (4:59)
  2. 色彩都市 = Shikisai Toshi (3:35)
  3. ピーターラビットとわたし = Peter Rabbit To Watashi (3:11)
  4. Labyrinth (4:36)
  5. 風の道 = Kaze No Michi (3:32)
  6. 光のカーニバル = Hikari No Carnival (3:17)
  7. つむじかぜ = Tourbillon (3:10)
  8. 憶ひ出 = Memoire (3:43)
  9. 夏色の服 = Natsuiro No Fuku (3:10)
  10. 黒のクレール (Reprise) = Clair Noir (3:09)

Credits

  • Jean Musy - arranged by, music director, keyboards
  • Epo - backing vocals
  • Haruomi Hosono - bass
  • Sauveur Mallia - bass
  • Pierre Allandahn - drums
  • Shuichi Murakami - drums
  • Claude Samard - guitar
  • Kenji Omura - guitar

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