is a Japanese composer, record producer, and singer-songwriter. Oda is the third best-selling composer in the history of the Japanese singles chart, with over 40 million units being sold.

Biography Between years 1978-1979, he was member of the rock band Why along with Kenji Kitajima, following frontman of the band Fence of Defense and brother of the musical producer Daiko Nagato, Shuusuke Nagato. Between years 1980-1981, he was member of another rock band "Oda Tetsurō&9th IMAGE".

Oda has embarked on his own solo career since the 1981. As a recording artist, he is best known for the chart-topping single "Itsumademo Kawaranu Ai o", which was released in 1992.

Oda gained prominence as a songwriter in Japan during the late 1980s. He composed over 50 top-ten hit singles on the Japanese Oricon chart during the 1990s, including 12 that have sold over 1 million copies. At the commercial peak of his career, Oda produced a string of popular hit songs with artists such as Zard, Tube, Wands, Deen, and Field of View. He also discovered and collaborated with Nanase Aikawa, one of the best-selling Japanese female pop icons from the latter half of the 1990s.

In 1990, Oda won the 32nd Japan Record Award for the song "Odoru Pompokorin", co-written by Momoko Sakura and performed by B.B. Queens. Oda has been the third best-selling composer in the history of the Japanese singles chart, which started in 1968, just behind Kyōhei Tsutsumi and Tetsuya Komuro. Accumulated sales of his compositions released as singles have been estimated at over 40 million units as of 2020.

In 2000, he was attacked in an attempted robbery in Madrid, Spain, where he was visiting for sight seeing. His neck was squeezed from behind so hard that his vocal cords were damaged and his singing voice disappeared. After a year of rehabilitation, Oda resumed a live tour in 2002.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions JPNOricon Voice Released: 22 June 1983 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming - New Morning Released: 21 May 1984 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, CD - Night Waves Released: 28 August 1985 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, CD - Life Released: 21 April 1986 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, CD - Ships Released: 26 August 1987 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, CD - Season Released: 21 May 1988 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, CD - Candle in the Rain Released: 21 March 1989 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD - Released: 21 April 1990 Label: Platz Formats: CD72 Endless Dream Released: 24 June 1992 Label: BMG Victor Formats: CD9 T Released: 21 May 1993 Label: Rhizome Formats: CD35 One Night Released: 23 May 2007 Label: Universal J Formats: CD100 W Face Released: 30 October 2013 Label: King Formats: CD106

EPs Title Album details Peak chart positions JPNOricon Wildlife Released: 26 February 1987 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, CD -

Self-cover albums Title Album details Peak chart positions JPNOricon Songs Released: 23 December 1993 Label: Rhizome Formats: CD7 Melodies Released: 20 September 2006 Label: Universal J Formats: CD56

Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions JPNOricon Complete of Tetsuro Oda at the Being Studio Released: 25 September 2002 Label: B-Gram Formats: CD83 Best of Best 1000: Tetsuro Oda Released: 12 December 2007 Label: B-Gram Formats: CD169 Growing Up 1983–1989 Released: 12 December 2008 Label: GT Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming204

Singles YearAlbumChart positions(JP)Label1981 -Canyon1983Star ChildCBS Sony1984"Lucie My Love"198519871988"Season"1989"In the dream"1990Platz"Smile for me"19921BMG Victor14199329Rhizome199481998149Zootrec2000322003 -2007115Universal J2010 -Lantis2017"Cafe Broken Heart"148King

Digital single Year Single Reference20112023

Collaboration singles YearAlbumChart positions(JP)Label1992"Bomber Girl with Fusanosuke Kondo20BMG Victor1993with Maki Ohguro18Rhizome2002"Candle Light" with Anri97Cutting edge2008"Eternal Landscape" with Skoop On Somebody47SME

Songwriting credits 1990s

+ List of songs written for other artists, showing year released and album name Year Title Artist(s) Album/Single1990 "Chance!" Yui Asaka Chance! "7 Days Girl" Nude Songs "Odoru Pompokolin" B.B.Queens Odoru Pompokolin "Yume ga Ippai" Yumi Seki Yume Ippai "Kiss Shite Loneliness" Yoko Minamino Kiss Shite Loneliness1991 "Good-bye my Loneliness" Zard Good-bye my Loneliness "Fushigi ne..." Fushigi ne... "Mō Sagasanai" Mō Sagasanai "Omoide Kujuukurihama" Mi-Ke Omoide Kujuukurihama "Rock Your Fire"Hideki Saijo Rock Your Fire "Hashire Shougimono" Hashire Shougimono "Abunai Hashi wo Watare" Moichido1992 "Nemurenai Yoru wo Daite" Zard Nemurenai Yoru wo Daite "Just Illusion" T-Bolan Just Illusion "Kanashiki Teddy Boy" Mi-Ke Kanashiki Teddy Bo "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" Miho Nakayama and Wands Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto1993 "Makenaide" Zard Makenaide "Yureru Omoi" Yureru Omoi sg. "You and me (and…)" Yureru Omoi al. "Kitto Wasurenai" Kitto Wasurenai "Kono Mama Kimi Dake wo Ubaisaritai" Deen Kono Mama Kimi Dake wo Ubaisaritai "Tsubasa wo Hirogete" Tsubasa wo Hirogete "Memories" Memories "Chotto" Maki Ohguro Chotto "Sakihokore Itoshisa yo" Wink Sakihokore Itoshisa yo "Koe ni Naranai hodo ni Itoshii"Manish Koe ni Naranai hodo ni Itoshii "Kimi ga Hoshii Subete ga Hoshii" Kimi ga Hoshii Subete ga Hoshii "Nemurenai Machi ni Nagasarete" Nemurenai Machi ni Nagasarete1994 "Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukaretemo" Zard Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukarete mo/Boy "Oh My Love" Oh My Love "Anata wo Kanjiteitai" Anata wo Kanjiteitai "Hitomi Sorasanaide" Deen Hitomi Sorasanaide "Omoikiri Waratte", "Hiroi Sekai de Kimi to Deatta" Deen (al.) "Sekai wa Owaru Made wa" Wands Sekai wa Owaru Made wa1995 "Aoi Usagi" Noriko Sakai Aoi Usagi "Kimi ga Ita kara" Field of View Kimi ga Ita kara "Totsuzen" Totsuzen "Forever you", "I'm in love" Zard Forever You "Zettai ni Dare mo" Zyyg Zettai ni Dare mo "Yume Miru Shoujo ja Irarenai" Nanase Aikawa Yume Miru Shoujo ja Irarenai

2000s

+ List of songs written for other artists, showing year released and album name Year Title Artist(s) Album/Single2003 "Days" Akina Nakamori Days "Kaze no Hate He" I Hope So

2010s

+ List of songs written for other artists, showing year released and album name Year Title Artist(s) Album/Single2012 "Namida Hoshi ni Kagayaku" KinKi Kids Kawatta Karachi no Ishi

References

External links

Official blog