For You is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita, released in January 1982.
Overview In 1980, Tatsuro Yamashita's single Ride on Time became a hit, as did the album of the same name. Yamashita would hold frequent live concerts throughout 1981 as a result, making it difficult to plan for his next album, but his band continued to improve as they performed. Yamashita said about the success of Ride on Time, "This album finally fulfills my dream from the time of Sugar Babe, I wanted to record as much as I wanted without worrying about budget and time".NHK-FM Sound Creator's File. Broadcast on
When For You released in 1982, it became Yamashita's second hit studio album, peaking at number one on the Oricon LP charts and number two on the CT charts. It was also his last studio album under the AIR/RVC label. Later that year, he married Mariya Takeuchi on April 6. Originally, the song "Morning Glory" was written for Takeuchi's album Miss M. The songs "Sparkle" and "Loveland Island" were used as commercial songs for Suntory beer. Meanwhile, the song "Your Eyes" was used as a commercial song for Nissui starring Bunta Sugawara.
At this time, advances were made in car stereos and Walkman devices that gave portable music devices improved audio quality. The album was produced and promoted with this in mind to reinforce the 'resort pop' feeling, with the slogan "Summer, the sea, Tatsuro!" officially cementing his image as the "Summer Song Guy". Originally, Yamashita was thinking of requesting Hiroshi Nagai to make the album cover, but at that time Nagai had already decided to work on the album cover for Eiichi Ohtaki's album A Long Vacation. Eizin Suzuki instead created For Yous cover art.
In the 2002 reissue of the album, four bonus tracks were added. The bonus track "Every Night" was an unpublished cover Yamashita recorded of Mariya Takeuchi's song from her album Miss M. Loveland, Island / Your Eyes was released as a single the same year. The song Loveland, Island was used as the ending theme for the Japanese drama series The Long Love Letter.
Track listing
2002 reissue
CreditsSparkleTatsuro Yamashita: Electric Guitar, Electric Piano, Percussion & Background Vocals Jun Aoyama: Drums Koki Ito: Bass Hiroyuki Namba: Acoustic Piano, Synth Hidefumi Toki: Alto Sax Solo Minako Yoshida: Background Vocals Shin Kazuhara: Trumpet Masahiro Kobayashi: Trumpet Shigeharu Mukai: Trombone Tadanori Konakawa: Trombone Takeru Muraoka: Tenor Sax Shunzo Sunahara: Baritone SaxMusic BookTatsuro Yamashita: Percussion & Background Vocals Yuichi Togashiki: Drums Akira Okazawa: Bass Tsunehide Matsuki: Electric Guitar Hiroshi Sato: Electric Piano Motoya Hamaguchi: Percussion Shigeharu Mukai: Trombone Solo Minako Yoshida: Background Vocals Shin Kazuhara: Trumpet Masahiro Kobayashi: Trumpet Yasuo Hirauchi: Trombone Sumio Okada: Trombone Takeru Muraoka: Tenor Sax Shunzo Sunahara: Baritone Sax Tadaaki Ohno: Strings Concert MasterInterlude A Part ITatsuro Yamashita: All VoicesMorning GloryTatsuro Yamashita: Acoustic Piano, Electric Guitar, Marimba, Percussion & Background Vocals Jun Aoyama: Drums Koki Ito: Bass Kazuo Shiina: Electric Guitar Hiroyuki Namba: Electric Piano Shin Kazuhara: Trumpet Masahiro Kobayashi: Trumpet Shigeharu Mukai: Trombone Tadanori Konakawa: Trombone Takeru Muraoka: Tenor Sax Shunzo Sunahara: Baritone SaxInterlude A Part IITatsuro Yamashita: All VoicesFutariTatsuro Yamashita: Electric Guitar, Percussion & Background Vocals Jun Aoyama: Drums Koki Ito: Bass Hiroshi Sato: Acoustic Piano & Electric Piano Hiroyuki Namba: KORG λ String (KORG Lambda) Hidefumi Toki: Alto Sax Tadaaki Ohno: Strings Concert MasterLoveland, IslandTatsuro Yamashita: Electric Guitar (Right) & Background Vocals Jun Aoyama: Drums Koki Ito: Bass Kazuo Shiina: Electric Guitar (Left) Hiroyuki Namba: Acoustic Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer Motoya Hamaguchi: Percussion Hidefumi Toki: Alto Sax Solo Keiko Yamakawa: HarpInterlude B Part ITatsuro Yamashita: All VoicesLove Talkin' (Honey It's You)Tatsuro Yamashita: Electric Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer, Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano. Glocken, Percussion & Background Vocals Jun Aoyama: Drums Koki Ito: Bass Hiroyuki Namba: KORG PS-3100 Synthesizer Keiko Yamakawa: Harp Minako Yoshida: Background VocalsHey Reporter!Tatsuro Yamashita: Electric Guitar, Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano & Background Vocals Jun Aoyama: Drums Koki Ito: Bass Hiroyuki Namba: Acoustic PianoInterlude B Part IITatsuro Yamashita: All VoicesYour EyesTatsuro Yamashita: Electric Guitar, Electric Piano, Electric Sitar, Percussion & Background Vocals Jun Aoyama: Drums Koki Ito: Bass Chuei Yoshikawa: Acoustic Guitar Hiroyuki Namba: Acoustic Piano Hidefumi Toki: Alto Sax Solo Tadaaki Ohno: Strings Concert Master Hiroki Inui: Strings Arrangementあまく危険な香り [Amaku Kiken na Kaori](same personnel for TV Instrumental Version 1)
Tatsuro Yamashita: Electric Guitar (Left), Acoustic Piano Solo & Percussion Jun Aoyama: Drums Koki Ito: Bass Tsunehide Matsuki: Electric Guitar (Right) Hiroyuki Namba: Electric Piano Motoya Hamaguchi: Percussion Shin Kazuhara: Trumpet Masahiro Kobayashi: Trumpet Shigeharu Mukai: Trombone Tadanori Konakawa: Trombone Takeru Muraoka: Tenor Sax Shunzo Sunahara: Baritone Sax Tadaaki Ohno: Strings Concert Master Masahide Sakuma: Strings Arrangementあまく危険な香り [Amaku Kiken na Kaori, TV Instrumental Version 2]Tatsuro Yamashita: Electric Guitar & Percussion Jun Aoyama: Drums Koki Ito: Bass Hiroyuki Namba: Keyboards Hidefumi Toki: Alto Sax SoloEvery NightTatsuro Yamashita: Electric Guitar & Percussion Jun Aoyama: Drums Koki Ito: Bass Hiroyuki Namba: Keyboards Motoya Hamaguchi: PercussionProduction / Credits' Taken from the inner sleeve notes of the album. (RAL-8801) Produced by Tatsuro Yamashita for Smile Company Associate Producer: Ryuzo "Junior" Kosugi Production Co-ordinator: Nobumasa Uchida Recording Engineer Tamotsu Yoshida, Toshiro Itoh Re-mix Engineer: Tamotsu Yoshida Assistant Engineers: Masato Ohmori, Shigemi Watanabe, Akira Fukada Instrument Maintenance: Takeshi Yamamoto Recorded at CBS/SONY Roppongi Studio A & B Re-mixed at CBS/SONY Roppongi Studio B Mastering Studio: JVC Yokohama Cutting Studio Disc Mastering Engineer: Tohru Kotetsu Cover Illustration: Eizin Suzuki Design: Hiroshi Takahara Inner Photograph: Nobuo Kubota
Chart positions YearAlbumCountryChartPositionSales1982For YouJapanOricon Weekly LP Albums Chart (top 100)1439,000Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart (top 100)2257,0001985For You [Limited edition, picture disc]Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart (top 100)604,0002002For You [Remastered reissue]Oricon Weekly Albums Chart1639,000
Awards 24th Japan Record AwardsDateTitleCategoryWinnerDecember 31, 1982For YouBest 10 AlbumsTatsuro Yamashita
Release history Country Date Label Format Catalog NumberJapanJanuary 21, 1982AIR/RVCLPRAL-8801CTRAT-88011984CDRACD-4June 5, 1985LPRAL-8827September 15, 1986CDR32A-1020March 15, 1987R28H-2806August 21, 1990RCA/BMG VictorBVCR-7006September 21, 1990BVCR-2504June 4, 1997RCA/BMG JapanBVCR-1033May 21, 1999BVCK-37011February 14, 2002RCA/BMG FunhouseBVCR-17018February 20, 2002LPBVJR-17008May 3, 2023Sony Music Labels/AriolaBVJL-90CTBVTL-2
See also 1982 in Japanese music
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