Akiko Yano discography

The discography of a Japanese singer-songwriter Akiko Yano. The list includes materials recorded with other artists.

Albums Studio albums Solo albums YearTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions JPNNote: Reference indicates chart positions from 1988 onwards, and part of the information are currently unavailable1976Japanese GirlReleased: July 25, 1976 Label: Nippon Phonogram351977Released: August 5, 1977 Label: Nippon Phonogram351978Released: September 5, 1978 Label: Nippon Phonogram461980Released: November 20, 1980 Label: Japan311981Released: May 1, 1981 Label: Japan201982Released: June 25, 1982 Label: Japan291984Released: June 25, 1984 Label: Tokuma Japan231986Released: February 21, 1986 Label: Midi20BroochSolo Piano and Vocal Album Released: September 5, 1986 Label: Midi/Yano Music571987GranolaReleased: November 21, 1987 Label: Midi361989Welcome BackReleased: April 21, 1989 Label: Midi271991Love LifeReleased: October 25, 1991 Label: Epic/Sony211992Super Folk SongSolo Piano and Vocal Album Released: June 1, 1992 Label: Epic/Sony101993Love Is HereReleased: June 2, 1993 Label: Epic/Sony121994Elephant HotelReleased: October 1, 1994 Label: Epic/Sony161995Piano NightlySolo Piano and Vocal Album Released: October 21, 1995 Label: Epic/Sony211997Oui OuiReleased: July 1, 1997 Label: Epic/Sony211999Go GirlReleased: August 4, 1999 Label: Epic/Sony292000Home Girl JourneySolo Piano and Vocal Album Released: November 1, 2000 Label: Epic/Sony382002ReverbReleased: March 20, 2002 Label: Epic/Sony642004Released: October 27, 2004 Label: Yamaha Music Communications342008AkikoReleased: October 22, 2008(simultaneously issued with English Version) Label: Yamaha Music Communications282010Solo Piano and Vocal Album Released: February 10, 2010 Label: Yamaha Music Communications302013Yano Akiko, Imawano Kiyoshirō o UtauReleased: February 6, 2013 Label: Yamaha Music Communications342014Tobashite IkuyoReleased: March 26, 2014 Label: Speedstar Records342015Welcome to JupiterReleased: September 16, 2015 Label: Speedstar Records282017Soft LandingSolo Piano and Vocal Album Released: November 29, 2017 Label: Speedstar Records262018Futari Bocchi de IkouReleased: November 28, 2018 Label: Speedstar Records272021Ongaku wa OkurimonoReleased: August 25, 2021 Label: Speedstar Records Collaborative albums YearTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions JPN1997Life Behind TV(with Jeff Bova)Artist: The Hammonds Released: July 1, 1997(simultaneously issued with English Version) Label: Epic/Sony872006(feat. Yosui Inoue, Kiyoshiro Imawano, Hiromi Uehara, Kazumasa Oda, Noriyuki Makihara, Yuki)Artist: Akiko Yano Released: March 8, 2006 Label: Yamaha Music Communications422007Yanokami(with Rei Harakami)Artist: yanokami Released: August 8, 2007 Label: Yamaha Music Communications242010(with Ryoko Moriyama)Artist: YaMori Released: July 14, 2010 Label: Yamaha Music Communications832011(with Rei Harakami)Artist: yanokami Released: December 14, 2011(simultaneously issued with Instrumental Version) Label: Yamaha Music Communications582020Asteroid and Butterfly(with Hiromitsu Agatsuma)Artist: Akiko Yano Released: March 4, 2020 Label: Nippon Columbia

Live albums Solo albums YearTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions JPN1976Released: December 30, 1976 Label: Nippon Phonogram601979Released: April 25, 1979 Label: Nippon Phonogram—1988Good Evening TokyoReleased: May 21, 1988 Label: Midi301994Released: July 21, 1994 Label: Midi—2000Twilight: the "LIVE" Best of Akiko YanoReleased: June 21, 2000 Label: Epic/Sony842008Japanese Girl: Piano Solo Live 2008 (iTunes exclusive)Released: September 24, 2008 (download only) Released: November 26, 2014 (CD) Label: Yamaha Music Communication —2012Released: August 8, 2012 Label: Yamaha Music Communication79 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released

Collaborative albums YearTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions JPN2000Live Beautiful Songs(with Taeko Onuki, Tamio Okuda, Keiichi Suzuki, Kazufumi Miyazawa)Artist: Various artists Released: October 18, 2000 Label: Toshiba EMI102011Get Together -Live in Tokyo-(with Hiromi Uehara)Artist: Akiko Yano × Hiromi Released: November 23, 2011 Label: Universal J222017ラーメンな女たち -Live in Tokyo-(with Hiromi Uehara)Artist: Akiko Yano × Hiromi Released: March 8, 2017 Label: Telarc—2024Step Into Paradise -Live in Tokyo-(with Hiromi Uehara)Artist: Akiko Yano × Hiromi Released: December 6, 2024 Label: Telarc—

Compilation albums YearTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions JPN1982From Japan to JapanLabel: Tokuma Japan —1988Home MusicLabel: Yano Music —1989Home Music IIReleased: January 1, 1989 Label: Midi901989Released: July 25, 1989 Label: Tokuma Japan —1990Akiko YanoReleased: October 5, 1990 Label: Elektra Nonesuch —1992On the AirReleased: September 21, 1992 Label: Midi881995Released: January 21, 1995 Label: Midi —1996Hitotsudake: The Very Best ofReleased: September 23, 1996 Label: Epic/Sony72003Piyanoakiko: The Best of Solo Piano SongsReleased: October 1, 2003 Label: Epic/Sony662006Released: August 23, 2006 Label: Sony Music Direct972016Released: November 30, 2016 Label: Victor24

Singles "Iro wa Konpeitō" (1977) "Ike Yanagida" (1977) "Gohan ga Dekita yo" (1980) "Harusaki Kobeni" (February 1, 1981) - #3 on the singles chart (Music Labo) "Tadaima" (June 1, 1981) "Ashita Koso, Anata" (November 25, 1981) "Gomennasai Oh Yeah" (1982) "Watashi no Nyanko" (1983) "Ramen Tabetai" (August 5, 1984) "Ai ga Tarinai" (1985) "Hana no Yō ni..." (November 21, 1987) "David" (October 21, 1990) "Bakabon" (January 22, 1990) "Super Folk Song" (June 1, 1992) "Children in the Summer" (May 1, 1993) "Subarashii Hibi" (May 1, 1994) "Yume no Hiyoko" (July 1, 1994) "Ai ga Areba? (Love Can't Be Blind)" (September 7, 1994) "Omoide no Sanpomichi" (October 21, 1995) "Harusaki Kobeni" / "Hitotsu Dake" (July 21, 1996) "Cream Stew (The Stew)" (May 1, 1997) "Home Sweet Home" (March 25, 1998) "Oka o Koete" (April 22, 1998) "Girlfriends Forever" (May 21, 1999) "Hitoribocchi wa Yameta" (July 1, 1999) "Dreaming Girl" (March 5, 2002) "Atashinchi" (December 3, 2003) "Presto" (February 1, 2006) "Shiawase na Bakatare" (August 30, 2011) "Konyara no Uta" (March 18, 2012) "Rilakkuma no Watashi" (August 7, 2013) "Ton Poo" (September 5, 2015) "Soft Landing" (June 23, 2017)

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