Alone is the tenth studio album by Japanese musician, producer, and composer Masayoshi Takanaka, released by Kitty Records on 10 December 1981. Musically, Alone blends jazz fusion with elements of city pop, funk, and touches of electronic music. The album features the title track "Alone". Another track, "Penguin Dancer", gained renewed attention after being sampled by Grimes.Watch City Pop Legend Masayoshi Takanaka Perform In America For The First Time In 40 Years. Stereogum. 12 March 2025.

Background Alone followed the release of The Rainbow Goblins in 1981.Takanaka 'Interview'. 朝のホットライン.

Track listing

Personnel Credits and personnel adapted from liner notes

Bass guitar: Getao Takahashi (tracks: A1, A3), Masakazu Goto (tracks: B4), Yasuo Tomikura (tracks: A2, A4-B2) Drums: Masahiro Miyazaki (tracks: B4); Yuichi Togashiki (tracks: A1-B3) Keyboards: Haruo Togashi (tracks: A4, B2), Hiroki Inui (tracks: A1, A3); Kiyosumi Ishikawa (tracks: A2, B1, B4); Yoshinobu Maruyama (tracks: A1, B3); Yuji Kawashima (tracks: A1, A3-B2, B4) Percussion: Makoto Kimura (tracks: B4); Susumu Ohno (tracks: B4); Yuki Sugawara (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B4) Strings – Kato Grop (tracks: A4, B1) Violin – Masahiro Takekawa (tracks: B3) Vocals – Choux Suzuki (tracks: A1, B3), Masaki Ueda (tracks: A1) Producer, arranger, composer, electric guitar: Masayoshi Takanaka Lyricist: Choux Suzuki (tracks: B4)

Charts The album reached number 5 on the Oricon chart.Oricon The album reached number 6 in the Music Labo albums chart,"Japan" in "Hits of the World". Billboard. 9 January 1982, p 38. having debuted at number 10.Billboard. 26 December 1981. p 82. It reached number 5 on the Cash Box of Japan LPs chart published on 23 January 1982,Cash Box. 23 January 1982, p 32. but no Japanese chart was published in either the preceding or following weeks.

Release history + Release history for Alone Region Date Formats LabelCatalogue number Japan 10 December 1981 Kitty Records 1990 CDKTCR-1019 24 May 1997 CD (reissue) Universal Music JapanKTCR-1549

See also 1981 in Japanese music

References 高中正義 / ALONE (SHM-CD). CDJournal. 高中正義 / ALONE (紙ジャケット仕様) (限定)(廃盤). CDJournal.

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