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'''Matsutoya Yumi''' (松任谷由実) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer currently signed with [[EMI Music Japan]]. She debuted in 1972 with the single "[[Henji wa Iranai]]" under her maiden name '''Arai Yumi''' (荒井由実). She is one of the most famous singers in [[Japan]]. According to a 2005 episode of [[MUSIC STATION]] she is the 6th best selling artist (2nd female) in Japan, selling over 37,790,000 copies. Since then, more recent figures say she has sold over 42,000,000 copies.
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'''Matsutoya Yumi''' (松任谷由実) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer-songwriter and producer currently signed with [[EMI Music Japan]]. She debuted in 1972 with the single "[[Henji wa Iranai]]" under her maiden name '''Arai Yumi''' (荒井由実). She is one of the most famous singers in [[Japan]]. According to a 2005 episode of [[MUSIC STATION]] she is the 6th best selling artist (2nd female) in Japan, selling over 37,790,000 copies. Since then, more recent figures say she has sold over 42,000,000 copies.
  
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==
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* [1979.12.01] [[The Gallery in My Heart]] (悲しいほどお天気)
 
* [1979.12.01] [[The Gallery in My Heart]] (悲しいほどお天気)
 
* [1980.06.21] [[Toki no Nai Hotel (album)|Toki no Nai Hotel]] (時のないホテル; ''Timeless Hotel'')
 
* [1980.06.21] [[Toki no Nai Hotel (album)|Toki no Nai Hotel]] (時のないホテル; ''Timeless Hotel'')
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* [1980.12.01] [[Surf & Snow|SURF & SNOW]]
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* [1980.12.01] [[Surf & Snow|SURF&SNOW]]
 
* [1981.05.21] [[Mizu no Naka no Asia e|Mizu no Naka no ASIA e]] (水の中のASIAへ; ''To Asia Inside the Water'')
 
* [1981.05.21] [[Mizu no Naka no Asia e|Mizu no Naka no ASIA e]] (水の中のASIAへ; ''To Asia Inside the Water'')
 
* [1981.11.01] [[Sakuban Oaishimashou]] (昨晩お会いしましょう; ''We'll Meet Overnight'')
 
* [1981.11.01] [[Sakuban Oaishimashou]] (昨晩お会いしましょう; ''We'll Meet Overnight'')
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===Best Albums===
 
===Best Albums===
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* [1976.06.20] [[Yuming Brand|Yuming brand]] <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
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* [1976.06.20] [[Yuming Brand|YUMING BRAND]] <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 
* [1977.12.25] [[Album (Matsutoya Yumi)|ALBUM]]
 
* [1977.12.25] [[Album (Matsutoya Yumi)|ALBUM]]
 
* [1998.11.06] [[Neue Musik]]
 
* [1998.11.06] [[Neue Musik]]
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===Box Sets===
 
===Box Sets===
 
* [1999.01.27] [[Yumi Matsutoya 1978-1989|YUMI MATSUTOYA 1978-1989]]
 
* [1999.01.27] [[Yumi Matsutoya 1978-1989|YUMI MATSUTOYA 1978-1989]]
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* [2004.02.18] [[Yumi Arai 1972-1976|YUMI ARAI 1972-1976]]
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* [2004.02.18] [[Yumi Arai 1972-1976]]
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===VHS / DVDs===
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* [1982.03.21] [[Yuming Visual Volume 1]]
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* [1983.03.21] [[Yuming Visual Volume 2]]
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* [1984.09.01] [[Compartment (Train of Thought)|Compartment (TRAIN OF THOUGHT)]] (コンパートメント)
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* [1991.07.05] [[Wings of Light the Gates of Heaven Tour|WINGS OF LIGHT THE GATES OF HEAVEN TOUR]]
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* [1995.11.01] [[Into the Dancing Sun|INTO THE DANCING SUN]]
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* [1996.12.20] [[Yumi Arai the Concert With Old Friends (video)|Yumi Arai The Concert with old Friends]]
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* [1999.12.08] [[Yuming Spectacle Shangrila 1999|YUMING SPECTACLE SHANGRILA 1999]]
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* [2003.02.05] [[Yuming Surf & Snow in Zushi Marina Vol.16, 2002|YUMING SURF&SNOW in Zushi Marina Vol.16, 2002]]
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* [2004.02.18] [[Yuming Spectacle Shangrila 1999|YUMING SPECTACLE SHANGRILA 1999 (Renewal)]]
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* [2004.02.18] [[Yuming Spectacle Shangrila II|YUMING SPECTACLE SHANGRILA II]]
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* [2004.06.09] [[Tengoku no Hon'ya~Koibi]] (天国の本屋＊恋火; ''Heaven's Bookstore~Fire of Love'')
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* [2007.03.07] [[The Last Wednesday Tour 2006 ~Here Comes the Wave~|THE LAST WEDNESDAY TOUR 2006 ~HERE COMES THE WAVE~]]
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* [2008.03.05] [[Yuming Spectacle Shangrila III -a Dream of a Dolphin-|YUMING SPECTACLE SHANGRILA III -A DREAM OF A DOLPHIN-]]
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===Collaborations / Other===
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* [1984.05.25] [[Hi-Fi SET]] - [[Sings Yuming]]
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* [1985.03.06] [[Matsuda Seiko]] - [[Seiko-Train]]
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* [1985.06.01] '''Matsutoya Yumi''' {{·}} [[Oda Kazumasa]] {{·}} [[Zaitsu Kazuo]] - [[Ima Dakara]] (今だから; ''I Can Now'')
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* [1986.07.21] [[REIMY]] - [[REIMY Brand|REIMY BRAND]]
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* [1988.04.06] [[Dakishimetai (V.A.)|Dakishimetai]] (抱きしめたい; ''I Want to Hold You'')
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* [1992.10.21] [[I'm Your Fan -Tribute to Yumi Matsutoya-]]
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* [1992.11.19] [[Ishii Tatsuya|Carl Smokey Ishii]] & '''Matsutoya Yumi''' - [[Ai no Wave|Ai no WAVE]] (愛のWAVE; ''Wave of Love'')
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* [1993.04.21] [[Bread & Butter]] {{·}} [[Ishida Ayumi]] - [[Kureta Karuho Sakushi Shuu]] (呉田軽穂作詞集; ''Kureta Karuho's Song Lyrics Compilation'')
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* [1993.05.21] All Night-NIPPON Personalities - [[Ima, Boku-tachi ni Dekiru Koto]] (今、僕たちにできる事; ''Now, Things We're Able to Do'')
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* [1997.01.22] [["Ichigo Hakusho" wo Mouichido ~Arai Yumi Sakuhin Shuu]] (「いちご白書」をもう一度～荒井由実作品集; ''Seeing "Ichigo Hakusho" Again ~Arai Yumi's Work Compilation'')
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* [1997.03.21] [[Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe ~Matsutoya Yumi Sakuhin Shuu]] (雨音はショパンの調べ～松任谷由実作品集; ''The Sound of Rain is Like Chopin's Melody'')
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* [1997.03.21] [[Himitsu no Hanazono ~Kureta Karuho Sakuhin Shuu]] (秘密の花園～呉田軽穂作品集; ''The Secret Garden'')
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* [1999.09.22] [[Dear Yuming]]
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* [2000.01.21] '''Yuming''' + [[Pocket Biscuits]] - [[Millennium]]
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* [2002.10.17] [[Ichigoichie Sweets for my Spitz|Ichigoichie Sweets for my SPITZ]] (一期一会; ''Once-in-a-Lifetime Encounter'')
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* [2002.12.11] [[Queen's Fellows]]
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* [2003.07.16] [[Over the Sky: Yuming International Cover Album|OVER THE SKY: Yuming International Cover Album]]
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* [2004.01.21] [[Singer Song-Writer kara no Okurimono Arai Yumi Sakuhin Shuu]] (シンガーソングライターからの贈り物 荒井由実作品集; ''A Present from Singer Song-Writers)
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* [2004.11.10] [[Yosui Tribute|YOSUI TRIBUTE]]
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* [2006.04.12] [[Hana Hajime to Crazy Cats]] + '''Yuming''' - [[Still Crazy For You|STILL CRAZY for YOU]]
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* [2006.11.01] [[Friends of Love The Earth Project]] - [[Knockin' at the Door|Knockin' At The Door]]
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* [2007.07.11] [[Golden Circle]] featuring [[Teraoka Yohito]] {{·}} '''Matustoya Yumi''' {{·}} [[Yuzu]] - [[Music (Golden Circle)|MUSIC]] (ミュージック)
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* [2007.11.21] [[Under the Blue Moon: Yuming International Cover Album|UNDER THE BLUE MOON: Yuming International Cover Album]]
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* [2009.04.08] [[Shouting at Yuming Rocks|Shouting at YUMING ROCKS]]
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* [2009.10.21] [[Quruli Tribute]] (くるり鶏びゅ～と)
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* [2009.12.09] [[Pure Lips~Yuming Compositions]]
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* [2009.12.25] [[Quruli]] to '''Yuming''' - [[Shirt wo Araeba]] (シャツを洗えば; ''We Wash the Shirt'')
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==Compositions==
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===Arai Yumi===
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* [[Agnes Chan]] - [[Shiroi Kutsu Shita wa Niawanai]], [[Ai wo Tsugete (Agnes Chan)|Ai wo Tsugete]] (Lyrics, Song)
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* [[Andersen]] - [[Surf Party]] (Song)
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* [[Ishikawa Seri]]
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<ul><ol type="square"><li>[[Asayake ga Kieru Mae ni]], [[Kiri no Sankyou]] (Lyrics, Song)<li>[[Hitori Shibai (Ishikawa Seri)|Hitori Shibai]] (Song)</ol></ul>
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* [[Oota Hiromi]]
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<ul><ol type="square"><li>[[Aoi Kasa (Oota Hiromi)|Ao Kasa]] (Lyrics, Song)<li>[[Fukurokouji]], [[Higurashi]] (Song)</ol></ul>
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* [[Okazaki Yuki]] - [[Good Luck and Good Bye]], [[Heart wo Tabete]] (Lyrics, Song)
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* [[Kahashi Katsumi]] - [[Ai wa Totsuzen ni]] (Song)
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* [[Kan Setsukazu]]
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<ul><ol type="square"><li>[[Hitori Shibai (Kan Setsukazu)|Hitori Shibai]] (Lyrics, Song)<li>[[Hitoribocchi no Ongakukai]], [[Tooku e]] (Lyrics)</ol></ul>
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* [[Gou Hiromi]] - All Lyrics of:
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<ul><ol type="square"><li>[[Gogo no Image]] <li>[[20-sai wo Sugi tara]] <li>[[Koi no Highway]] <li>[[Uchuu no Kanata e]] <li>[[Kimi no Oyaji]] <li>[[Ame ni Hitori]] <li>[[Whiskey Bonbon]] <li>[[Light Green no Kyuujistu]] <li>[[Aohige no Otoko]] <li>[[Dare mo Konai Sekai e]] <li>[[Garasubari no Elevator]] </ol></ul>
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* [[Sawada Kenji]] - [[Wink de Sayonara]], [[Bara no Magokoro]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Nakata Ken]] - [[Suki Tootta Yoake]] (Lyrics, Song)
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* [[TIN PAN ALLEY]] - [[Tsuki ni Terasarete]] (Lyrics)
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* [[David & Michele]] - [[Ima Nanji|Ima Nanji?]] (Lyrics, Song)
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* [[Pisces]] - [[Koibito to Konaide]] (Lyrics, Song)
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* [[Hi-Fi SET]]
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<ul>Both Lyrics and Composition of:<ol type="square"><li>[[Sotsugyou Shashin (Hi-Fi SET single)|Sotsugyou Shashin]] <li>[[Asahi no Naka de Hohoende (Hi-Fi SET)|Asahi no Naka de Hohoende]] <li>[[Kouryou]] <li>[[Farewell Party]]</ol></ul>
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<ul>All Lyrics of:<ol type="square"><li>[[Juuen Mokuba]] <li>[[Sky Restaurant]] <li>[[Doyou no Yoru wa Haneda ni Kuru no]] <li>[[Shiawase ni Narutame]] <li>[[Hoshi Furu Mayonaka]] <li>[[Je m'Ennuie|Je m'ennuie]] <li>[[Hoshi no Stranger]] <li>[[Mayonaka no Omokage]] <li>[[Grand Canyon (Hi-Fi SET)|Grand Canyon]]</ol></ul>
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* [[BUZZ]] - [[Natsu no Sora]], [[Mawari Butai]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Hasegawa Kiyoshi]] - [[Danser]], [[Ai wa Yozora e]], [[Utsukushii Hibi]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Bang Bang (group)|Bang Bang]] - [["Ichigo Hakusho" wo Mouichido]], [[Tsumetai Ame (Bang Bang)|Tsumetai Ame]], [[Kirisame no Asa Totsuzen ni]] (Lyrics, Song)
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* [[Big Mammoth]] - [[Ano Ko no Kokoro wa Boku no Mono]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Hirayama Miki]] - [[Yasashii Tokai]], [[Anata no Kuru Mise]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Pony Tail]] - [[Futari wa Kataomoi]] (Lyrics, Song)
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* [[Matsushima Tomoko]] - [[Sugita Koto Dakara]] (Lyrics, Song)
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* [[Miki Seiko]]
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<ul>Both Lyrics and Composition of:<ol type="square"><li>[[Machibuse (Miki Seiko)|Machibuse]]</ol></ul>
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<ul>Lyrics of:<ol type="square"><li>[[Koi no Stadium]] </ol></ul>
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* [[Minami Saori]] - [[Seishun ni Hajinai You ni]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Yoshida Minako]] - [[Paradise e]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Yamamoto Koutarou & Hobo Weekend]] - [[Saigo no Vacance]] (Lyrics)
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===Other Participations===
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* [[Kosaka Chuu]] - [[Arigatou (Kosaka Chuu)|Arigatou]] (Piano: [[Fuyu Haru Natsu|Fuyu・Haru・Natsu]], [[Michikusa (Kosaka Chuu)|Michikusa]])
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* [[BUZZ]] - [[Ken to Mary ~Ai to Kaze no You ni~]] (Piano)
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* [[Kobayashi Keiko]] - [[Kanashimi Gokko]] (Piano: [[Yasashii Asa no Uta]], [[Karappo no Sekai]])
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* [[MOTHER GOOSE]] - [[Panorama House]] (Jacket Cover, Recommendation Comment)
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* [[Matsutoya Masataka]] - [[Yoru no Tabibito]] (Jacket Cover)
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* [[T-SQUARE|THE SQUARE]] - [[Uchi Mizu ni Rainbow]] (Title, Jacket Design)
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* [[Inagaki Jun'ichi]] - [[Ocean Blue (Inagaki Jun'ichi)|Ocean Blue]] (Chorus)
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* [[Takanaka Masayoshi]] - [[Traumatic Kyokutou Tanteidan|TRAUMATIC・Kyoukutou Tanteidan]] (Chorus: [[China (Takanaka Masayoshi)|CHINA]])
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* [[Takebe Satoshi]] - [[Clara]] (Jacket Cover)
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* V.A. - [[Mattari!~Fragments of Yuming|MATTARI!~FRAGMENTS OF YUMING]] (Tracklist)
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* [[Piccadilly Circus]] - [[Piccadilly Circus (album)|Piccadilly Circus]] (Chorus: [[Good Friend]])
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* [[Tomita Teiichi|Tomita Lab]] - [[Shipbuilding]] (Vocals, Lyrics: [[God Bless You!|God bless you!]])
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* [[Hajime Chitose]] - [[Nomad Soul]] (Title)
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* [[Port of Notes]] - [[Evening Glow]] (Chorus: [[Sunshine in the Rain|Sunshine in The Rain]])
  
 
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Matsutoya Yumi promoting AND I WILL DREAM AGAIN... (2009)

Matsutoya Yumi (松任谷由実) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and producer currently signed with EMI Music Japan. She debuted in 1972 with the single "Henji wa Iranai" under her maiden name Arai Yumi (荒井由実). She is one of the most famous singers in Japan. According to a 2005 episode of MUSIC STATION she is the 6th best selling artist (2nd female) in Japan, selling over 37,790,000 copies. Since then, more recent figures say she has sold over 42,000,000 copies.

Profile

  • Name: Matsutoya Yumi (松任谷由実)
  • Maiden Name: Arai Yumi (荒井由実)
  • Nickname: Yuming (ユーミン)
  • Pen Name: Kureta Karuho (呉田軽穂)
  • Birth Date: January 19th, 1954
  • Birth Place: Hachiouji, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
  • Blood Type: O

Information

She was born to a rich dry store owner and become intimate with music at a young age. She graduated from Tama University of the Arts where she studied music, and began to walk the way of music. Yumi debuted as a singer with the single "Henji wa Iranai" in 1972 and her first album Hikoukigumo in 1973. She married music arranger, composer, and producer Matsutoya Masataka in 1976, who had previously arranged her album THE 14th MOON.

She is a pioneer having opened up a new world of music by rich musical, witty songs. Her fans especially enjoy her bright stage settings and costumes which she is famous for. Beginning with the release of her album Sakuban Oaishimashou in 1981 until the release of Cowgirl Dreamin' in 1997, she had seventeen consecutive albums chart #1 on the Oricon charts. She likes to dress up, and hardly two of the photos on her CD covers and in the booklets look like they were of the same person.

Her vocal characteristics has a slight forced, nasal character. She does not display any high pitched over-tones, often expected of female Japanese pop singers.

Discography

Studio Albums

Best Albums

Other Albums

Singles

Box Sets

VHS / DVDs

Collaborations / Other

Compositions

Arai Yumi

Other Participations

External Links

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