Can I Sing? is the twelfth studio album by Japanese musician, producer, and composer Masayoshi Takanaka, released by Kitty Records on 5 October 1983.Kitty Records catalogue numbers 28MS 0045, 3133-8 (35KT) and 28CS 0045.
Charts The album reached number 2 on the Oricon chart.Oricon It reached number 2 on the Music Labo albums chart,"Japan" in "Hits of the World". Billboard. 29 October 1983, p 65. 5 November 1983, p 65. having debuted at number 7.Billboard. 22 October 1983, p 66. It reached number 2 on the Cash Box of Japan LPs chart published on 12 November 1983,Cash Box. 12 November 1983, p 27. but no Japanese chart was published the following week.
Single
The single Jumping Take Off reached number 70 on the Oricon Singles Chart.
Track listing
Personnel Credits and personnel adapted from liner notes.
Masayoshi Takanaka – electric guitar, other instruments, arrangements, string arranement (4) Yuji Toriyama – rhythm guitar, additional keyboards, programming Ken Morimura – keyboards, horn arrangement (7), string arrangement (10) Yuji Kawashima – additional keyboards (1, 2, 6–8) Chiharu Mikuzuki – bass guitar (1, 7–10) Getao Takahashi – bass guitar (2) Kayoko Ishu – aria (2) Masahiro Miyazaki – drums (3, 4, 7, 9, 10) Eve – chorus (3, 4) Yoshihiro Naruse – bass guitar (3) Yuhji Nakamura – bass guitar (4, 6) Kato Group – strings (4) Takao Kisugi – vocals (9) Ohno Group – strings (10)
Masayoshi Tananaka – producer Teruaki Igarashi – engineer Susumu Yamazaki – assistant engineer Studio Champ – cover design Hiroyuki Ishikura – cover illustration Masayoshi Sukita – photography Choux Suzuki – A&R, creative director Hidenori Taga – executive producer
See also 1983 in Japanese music
References 高中正義 / CAN I SING? (紙ジャケット仕様) (限定)(廃盤). CDJournal. 高中正義 / CAN I SING? (SHM-CD). CDJournal. 高中正義 日本を代表するスーパーギタリストのKittyイヤーズの人気作3作品がリマスター/180g重量盤カラーアナログ化. Tower Records. 20 October 2025.
External links Masayoshi Takanaka - Can I Sing?. 1983.