Saudade (Masayoshi Takanaka album)

Saudade is the eleventh studio album by Japanese musician, producer, and composer Masayoshi Takanaka, released by Kitty Records on 10 September 1982.Takanaka - Saudade, 1982. Saudade was the first Japanese instrumental album to hit number one on the Oricon charts in the same year it released in. Takanaka celebrated the 40th anniversary of the release of the album with a National Japanese tour in September 2022.アルバム『SAUDADE』の40周年を記念した高中正義の全国ツアー　9月よりスタート. [Masayoshi Takanaka's Nationwide Tour Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of His Album Saudade Starts in September]. Guitar Magazine. 3 September 2022.

Reception

The album was praised by the reviewer in Music Week. The album was given a two star rating, which meant that the reviewer predicted the album would achieve a "fair" level of sales."Masayoshi Takanaka: Saudade, Polydor 810 506-4" in "Import" in "LP Reviews". Music Week. 24 September 1983. p 20.

Charts The album reached number 1 on the Oricon charts.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 album reached number 2 in the Music Labo albums chart,"Japan" in "Hits of the World". Billboard. 2 October 1982. p 60. having debuted at number 15.Billboard. 25 September 1982. p 55. It was number 2 in the Cash Box of Japan LPs chart published on 23 October 1982,Cash Box. 23 October 1982, p 29. Cash Box refers to the album as "Sadage". but no Japanese chart was published in either the preceding or following weeks.

40th anniversary tour In 2022, Takanaka did a tour, called "Takanaka Super Live 2022 Saudade", to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Saudade.「今度の大阪城野音では、何とか晴れ男になりたいんですが(笑)」 . ぴあ関西版WEB, formerly ぴあ中部版 from Pia. 28 October 2022.高中正義の全国ツアー決定名作『SAUDADE』から40周年！. Player. 13 July 2022.高中正義　稀代のギタリストの現在地「50年やっていても届けたいのはいい音､感じる音､琴線に触れる音」. Yahoo! Japan ニュース. 15 December 2022.

Track listing All tracks are written by Masayoshi Takanaka, except where noted. A Fair Wind – 4:32 Saudade – 3:41 Eona – 5:36 Breakin' Loose – 4:46 Ride 'em High – 3:52 Chill Me Out (lyrics by Narada Michael Walden) – 4:37 New York Strut – 5:40 The Forest of My Heart (Walden) – 4:54 Manifestation (Walden) – 6:10

Personnel Credits and personnel adapted from liner notes.

Masayoshi Takanaka – guitar, vocals, arrangements Joaquin Liévano – guitar Frank Martin – keyboards, vocals T. M. Stevens – bass, vocals Narada Michael Walden – drums, arrangements Sheila E. – percussion Randy Jackson, Leslie Ann Jones, Kelly Kool, Wanda Walden – vocals Andy Narell – steel pans on "Saudade" Patrick Cowley – synthesizer on "Chill Me Out" Narada Michael Walden – producer Masayoshi Takanaka – associate producer Susan Brill, Kazuo Munakata – project coordination Dave Frazer – basic track engineer Leslie Ann Jones – overdub engineer, remix Elisa Romano – assistant engineer Koichi Chigi – design Masayoshi Sukita – photography Choux Suzuki – artist management, direction Greg DiGiovine – project supervision Hidenori Taga – executive producer

Saudade (Masayoshi Takanaka album)

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