Tokyo Rose

by Van Dyke Parks

Tokyo Rose cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 46:24
  • Community rating: 2.8/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conceived as a theatrical examination of American-Japanese relations across the twentieth century, the visionary composer crafts a sweeping, orchestrally dense concept album. Blending Tin Pan Alley traditions with Japanese instrumentation, 'Tokyo Rose' is a fiercely intelligent, structurally complex critique of cultural imperialism and historical memory.

Genres

Descriptors: history, political, satirical, melodic, conceptual, theatrical

Tracklist

  1. America (3:47)
  2. Tokyo Rose (5:08)
  3. Yankee Go Home (6:27)
  4. Cowboy (4:35)
  5. Manzanar (6:02)
  6. Calypso (4:27)
  7. White Chrysanthemum (4:00)
  8. Trade War (4:40)
  9. Out Of Love (3:18)
  10. One Home Run (4:00)

Credits

  • Van Dyke Parks - primary artist, bass
  • Buell Neidlinger - bass
  • Hiromitsu Katada - drum [narimono]
  • Akira Tana - drums
  • Brian Otto - guitar
  • Dennis Budimir - guitar
  • Osamu Kitajima - koto [and biwa]
  • Danny Hutton - lead vocals

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