The discography of Sayuri Kume, also known as Saki Kubota, includes eleven studio albums and ten singles released from 1979 to 2017.
Overview Her singles are as follows: Ihojin (1979) Nijūgoji (1980) Kugatsu No Iro (1980) Orange Airmail Special (1981) Lens Eye (1981) Negai (1982) Ai No Jidai (1983) Otomodachi (1984) Pianissimo De... (1984) Hyakuman Hon No Bara (1988)
Her studio albums are as follows: Yumegatari (1979) Tenkai (1980) Saudade (1980) Airmail Special (1981) Mishiranu Hito Denaku (1982) Nefertiti (1983) Yoruno Sokowa Yawarakana Maboroshi (1984) Tehillim 33 (1987) Hajime no hi (1996) Tenshi No Pan Kume Sayuri Sanbika Shu (2009) 7carats+1 (2017)
Yumegatari
The album Yumegatari (Japanese: 夢がたり)CBS/Sony catalogue number 25AH919 (English: "Dream Stories"Wells and Wilson (eds). The Russo-Japanese War in Cultural Perspective, 1904–05. 1999. p 62. or "telling what one has dreamed"Vos. A Study of the Ise-Monogatari. 1957. p 113. or an "account of one's dream"David. The Kanji Handbook. 2006. p 167. or "A Tale of Dreams")McCormick. Tosa Mitsunobu and the Small Scroll in Medieval Japan. 2009. (1979) was released on 21 December 1979. The album Yumegatari stayed at number 1 in the Oricon chart for seven consecutive weeks from 31 December 1979 to 11 February 1980.安室奈美恵の勢い衰えず!ドリカム以来14年8ヶ月ぶりの6週連続首位. Oricon News. 9 September 2008.
This album sold more than four hundred thousand copiesOricon and reached number 1 in both the Oricon LP album chart and the Oricon cassette tape album chart. It spent 21 weeks in the Oricon LP chart and 27 weeks in the Oricon cassette tape chart. It was number 4 in the Oricon annual chart.CD box booklet in "Saki Kubota Premium". Saki Kubota, Sony Music Entertainment. 31 January 2020. DQCL-772. It reached number 1 in the Cash Box of Japan LPs chart.Cash Box. 9 February 1980. p 37. It reached number 1 in the Music Labo albums chart.Billboard. 19 January 1980, p 82. 26 January 1980. p 61. 2 February 1980, p 54. 9 February 1980, p 54. The song Ihojin was released as a single.
The album has been re-released a number of times.For a review of the 1990 release of this album, see 久保田早紀 / 夢がたり, CDJournal. For further commentary on the 2013 release of this album, see 久保田早紀 / 夢がたり (Blu-spac CD2), CDJournal.
The song "Guitar Hiki O Mimasenka" (Japanese: ギター弾きを見ませんか) was covered by Isako Washio in 1991The cover version is the B side of "Yoru no Tenshi" (Japanese: 夜の天使), Sony Records catalogue number SRDL-3337. and Midori Karashima in 2017.「村上ゆきのスローリビング」に辛島美登里さんが登場！. TBS Radio.Cashmere. Universal Music catalogue number UICZ-4408.
The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:
Side A Prologue...Yumegatari (Japanese: プロローグ・・・夢がたり) Asa (Japanese: 朝) Ihojin Kikyou (Japanese: 帰郷) Guitar Hikiwo Mimasenka (Japanese: ギター弾きを見ませんか) Salam (Japanese: サラーム)
Side B Byakuya (Japanese: 白夜) Yumehiko (Japanese: 夢飛行) Gensou Ryokou (Japanese: 幻想旅行) Narcissus [Narcis] (Japanese: ナルシス) Hoshizora No Shounen (Japanese: 星空の少年)
Tenkai
The album TenkaiFor further commentary on this album, see 久保田早紀 / 天界 (Blu-spac CD2), CDJournal. (Japanese: 天界)CBS/Sony catalogue number 27AH1011 (English: "The Heavens")Kogure. The History of Modern Astronomy in Japan. Springer. 2021. p 84. (1980) was released on 21 June 1980.Otonano Portal. This album reached number 11 in the Oricon albums chart1970-1989 Oricon Chart Book LP Edition. オリコンチャートブック〈LP編(昭和45年-平成1年)〉. Oricon Books. May 1990. ISBN 4871310256. p 128. and the Music Labo albums chart.Billboard. 12 July 1980. p 51. It spent 12 weeks in the Oricon chart and sold more than forty thousand copies.
It was re-released on Blu-spec CD2Catalogue number MHCL 30044 on 10 April 2013, as part of the reissue series Nihon no Meiban Fukkoku Shirīzu (Japanese: 日本の名盤復刻シリーズ).アナログレコード時代の日本の名盤、高品質Blu-spec CD2で49タイトル登場. BARKS. 9 April 2013.アナログ・レコード時代の日本の名盤を高品質Blu-spec CD2で一挙49タイトル復刻！. CDJournal. 9 April 2013.
The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:
Side A Shangri-La [Shangurira] (Japanese: シャングリラ). This song was praised by Sora Amamiya,マイベストトラック2024 Vol.4. Natalie. 30 January 2025.雨宮天 「本当に愛を込めました」カバーアルバム『COVERSIII-Sora Amamiya favorite songs-』に込めた想い！. JOQR. 25 June 2025. who subsequently released a cover version.As to this, and Sora Amamiya's performance of this song, see 雨宮天「少女A」「赤いスイートピー」など名曲カバーした5回目のリサイタル. Natalie. 15 April 2025. See further 6/18 雨宮天 歌謡曲カバーアルバム「COVERSIII-Sora Amamiya favorite songs-」収録楽曲決定！, SonyMusic, 24 April 2025; デイリー アルバムランキング, Oricon News, 17 June 2025; 週間 アルバムランキング, Oricon News, 30 June 2017; and 雨宮天 / COVERSIII -Sora Amamiya favorite songs-, CDJournal. Tenkai (Japanese: 天界) Midori No Yakata (Japanese: 碧の館) Shinju Shotō (Japanese: 真珠諸島). This song has been included in compilations of disco music.西城秀樹、フォーリーブス、太田裕美ら〈ディスコ歌謡〉の名曲を収録! 「昭和40年男」監修の2枚組コンピCD発売. Mikiki. 27 June 2024. Aquarian Age [Akuerian Eiji] (Japanese: アクエリアン･エイジ)
Side B Budouju No Musume (Japanese: 葡萄樹の娘) Nijūgoji Denen Kyousoukyoku (Japanese: 田園協奏曲) Misekakedake No Yasashisa Saishuu Page [Saishū pēji] (Japanese: 最終ページ)
Nijūgoji
The single NijūgojiThis romanized name appears on the back cover of the sleeve of the vinyl record. Also called 25ji. (Japanese: 25時)CBS/Sony catalogue number 06SH745 (English: "25th Hour")映画大全集. 1998. p 555. (1980) reached number 19 in the Oricon Singles Chart and spent 11 weeks in that chart.シングル売上TOP2作品 in "久保田早紀". Oricon News. It sold 77,000 copies. The song was composed by Saki Kubota. The lyrics were written by Saki Kubota and Keisuke Yamakawa. The song was arranged by Mitsuo Hagita. The duration of the song is 3 minutes and 53 seconds. The single was released on 21 April 1980. The song on the B side of the single is "Misekakedake No Yasashisa" (Japanese: みせかけだけの優しさ). The duration of that song is 3 minutes and 17 seconds.
Saudade
The album Saudade (Japanese: サウダーデ) (1980)CBS/Sony catalogue number 27AH1148 was released on 21 November 1980. It includes music influenced by fado.サウダーデ【Blu-spec CD2】. Sony Music.久保田早紀は「異邦人」だけじゃない！異国路線にケジメを付けたアルバム「サウダーデ」. Re:minder. 7 June 2023.(1999) 44 地理 48久保田早紀 / サウダーデ (Blu-spec CD2). CDJournal.
This album reached number 54 in the Oricon albums chart. The album spent 5 weeks in the chart and sold more than ten thousand copies. The song "Kugatsu No Iro" was released as a single.
The tracks on the album are as follows:
Side A Ihojin Alfama No Musume [Arufama No Musume] (Japanese: アルファマの娘) Tomato Uri No Uta (Japanese: トマト売りの歌) 18の祭り Shigatsu Nijūgo Nichi Hashi (Japanese: 4月25日橋). The name of this song refers to the 25 de Abril Bridge.
Side B Saudade (Japanese: サウダーデ) Kugatsu No Iro Doukei (Japanese: 憧憬) Mayonaka No Sanpo Beginning [Biginingu] (Japanese: ビギニング)
Kugatsu No Iro
The single Kugatsu No Iro (Japanese: 九月の色) (1980)CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH839 reached number 51 in the Oricon Singles Chart,Oricon. Single Chart-Book Complete Edition 1968-2005. オリコン・マーケティング・プロモーション. April 2006. ISBN 9784871310765. p 169. and sold 23,000 copies.1968-1997 Oricon Chart Book: 30 years anniversary: All Singles: Listing by Artist.1968-1987 Oricon Chart Book: 20 years: All Singles: Listing by Artist. Oricon Books. The single was released on 1 September 1980.Disc. 1 Sweet Rain. The duration of the song "Kugatsu No Iro" is 3 minutes and 47 seconds. The song "Mayonaka No Sanpo" (Japanese: 真夜中の散歩) is on the B side of the single.
Airmail Special
The album Airmail Special (Japanese: エアメール・スペシャル) (1981)CBS/Sony catalogue number 28AH1266 was released on 21 May 1981. This album reached number 33 in the Oricon LPs chart.1970-1989 Oricon Chart Book LP Edition. オリコンチャートブック〈LP編(昭和45年-平成1年)〉. Oricon Books. May 1990. ISBN 4871310256.
The tracks on the album are as follows:
Side A Prologue [Purorōgu] (Japanese: プロローグ) Orange Airmail Special Campus Gai '81 (Japanese: キャンパス街'81). This song has, in the 21st century, been described as city pop and included in compilations of city pop.City Pop Story - Urban & Ocean (2023) Sony Music Labels catalogue number MHJL 288-9.City Pop Stories - '70s & '80s (2024) catalogue number DQCL 3929-3932 Nihon No Kodomatachi 1999
Side B Amusement Zone [Amyūzumento zōn] (Japanese: アミューズメント・ゾーン) Shang-hai Nostalgie (Japanese: 上海ノスタルジー) Ennui (Japanese: アンニュイ). This song has, in the 21st century, been included in compilations of city pop.Light Mellow Neon Nights (2015) GT Music, Sony Music Direct, catalogue number MHCL 2553邦楽シティポップコンピ「Light Mellow」最新作2タイトル発売. Natalie. 16 September 2015. Panorama (Japanese: パノラマ) Nagai Yoru
The "Airmail Special" CD in Saki Kubota Premium box set includes the song "Lens Eye" as a bonus track.
Orange Airmail Special
The single Orange Airmail Special (Japanese: オレンジ・エアメール・スペシャル) (1981)CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH971 reached number 62 in the Oricon Singles Chart, and sold 29,000 copies. It has been said that the single sold fairly well.第11回 ─ ニューミュージック(3). News&Column. Tower Records. 22 March 2007. From Bounce, number 284, 25 February 2007. The single was released on 21 April 1981. The song "Orange Airmail Special" was used in a television commercial for the orange drink called Kirin Orange (Japanese: キリンオレンジ).『異邦人』の"久保田早紀"が語る、大ヒットで苦悩した日々と現在. 日刊SPA!. 30 July 2020.エアメール・スペシャル. Billboard Japan.1981 television commercial for Kirin Orange久保田早紀 / エアメール・スペシャル (Blu-spec CD2). CDJournal. The song has been described as West Coast sound.5月11日は「異邦人」久保田早紀の誕生日. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 5 May 2018. The instruments used include the electric guitar. The song was composed by Saki Kubota. The lyrics were written by Keisuke Yamakawa. The song was arranged by Mitsuo Hagita. The duration of the song is 3 minutes and 45 seconds. The song "Nagai Yoru" (Japanese: 長い夜) is on the B side of the single.
Lens Eye
The duration of the song Lens Eye (Japanese: レンズ・アイ) is 3 minutes and 17 seconds. The song "Nihon No Kodomatachi" (Japanese: 日本の子供達) was the B side of the single "Lens Eye".CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH1033 The single was released on 26 August 1981.久保田早紀(くぼたさき)ディスコグラフィ. 2020 to 2024. The song "Lens Eye" was not included in the album "Airmail Special". The song "Lens Eye" was praised by CDJournal.久保田早紀 / ゴールデン・Jポップ～ザ・ベスト. CDJournal.
Mishiranu Hito Denaku
The album Mishiranu Hito Denaku (Japanese: 見知らぬ人でなく) (1982)CBS/Sony catalogue number 28AH1452 was released on 21 July 1982. The song "Negai" was released as a single.
The tracks on the album are as follows:
Side A The City (Japanese: ザ・シティー) Mishiranu Hito Denaku (Japanese: 見知らぬ人でなく) Rasen Kaidan (Japanese: らせん階段) 夏の夜の10時30分 Just A Friend [Jasuto a furendo] (Japanese: ジャスト・ア・フレンド)
Side B Kigi Ga Ooki Katta Koro Ni (Japanese: 木々が大きかった頃に) Negai (Japanese: ねがい) Lonely People [Ronrī pīpuru] (Japanese: ロンリー・ピープル) Stage Door [Sutēji doa] (Japanese: ステージ・ドア) Shaso (Japanese: 車窓)
Negai
The single Negai (Japanese: ねがい) was released in 1982.CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH1161
Nefertiti
The album Nefertiti (Japanese: ネフェルティティ) (1983)CBS/Sony catalogue number 28AH1518 was released 21 April 1983. The name of this album, and of its title track, refer to Nefertiti.Saki Kubota Premium. 2020. DQCL-772. booklet, pp 36 to 39. The song "Ai No Jidai" was released as a single.
The songs on the LP and cassette tape were arranged by Kei Wakakusa. The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:
Side A Nefertiti (Japanese: ネフェルティティ) Gypsy (Japanese: ジプシー) Sophia Hatsu (Japanese: ソフィア発) Suna No Shiro (Japanese: 砂の城)
Side B Jawa No Higashi (Japanese: ジャワの東) Hada Zamui Gogo No Hi (Japanese: 肌寒い午後の日) Ai No Jidai (Japanese: 愛の時代) Fuyu No Mizuumi (Japanese: 冬の湖) Saishuubin (Japanese: 最終便)
Ai No Jidai The single Ai No Jidai (Japanese: 愛の時代)CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH1256 (English: "The Age of Love"(2010) 3 イスラーム世界研究 194 or "The Epoch of Love")英文學硏究 (Eibungaku kenkyū, Studies in English Literature). (English Literary Society of Japan. 研究社 (Kenkyūsha)). vols 65 to 67. p 250. (1983) was released on 1 February 1983. The song on the B side of this single is "Lucian" (Japanese: ルシアン).