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===Studio Albums===
 
===Studio Albums===
 
* [1973.11.20] [[Hikoukigumo (Arai Yumi album)|Hikoukigumo]] (ひこうき雲; ''Vapour Trail'') <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 
* [1973.11.20] [[Hikoukigumo (Arai Yumi album)|Hikoukigumo]] (ひこうき雲; ''Vapour Trail'') <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
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* [1974.10.05] [[Misslim|MISSLIM]] <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
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* [1974.10.05] [[Misslim (Arai Yumi)|MISSLIM]] <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 
* [1975.06.20] [[Cobalt Hour (album)|COBALT HOUR]] <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 
* [1975.06.20] [[Cobalt Hour (album)|COBALT HOUR]] <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 
* [1976.11.20] [[The 14th Moon|THE 14th MOON]] (14番目の月) <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 
* [1976.11.20] [[The 14th Moon|THE 14th MOON]] (14番目の月) <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
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==Compositions==
 
==Compositions==
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===Arai Yumi===
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===as Arai Yumi===
 
* [[Agnes Chan]] - [[Shiroi Kutsu Shita wa Niawanai]], [[Ai wo Tsugete (Agnes Chan)|Ai wo Tsugete]] (Lyrics, Song)
 
* [[Agnes Chan]] - [[Shiroi Kutsu Shita wa Niawanai]], [[Ai wo Tsugete (Agnes Chan)|Ai wo Tsugete]] (Lyrics, Song)
 
* [[Andersen]] - [[Surf Party]] (Song)
 
* [[Andersen]] - [[Surf Party]] (Song)
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* [[Yoshida Minako]] - [[Paradise e]] (Lyrics)
 
* [[Yoshida Minako]] - [[Paradise e]] (Lyrics)
 
* [[Yamamoto Koutarou & Hobo Weekend]] - [[Saigo no Vacance]] (Lyrics)
 
* [[Yamamoto Koutarou & Hobo Weekend]] - [[Saigo no Vacance]] (Lyrics)
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===as Kureta Karuho===
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* [[Ishida Ayumi]] - [[Nami ni Natte]], [[Sunadokei (Ishida Ayumi)|Sunadokei]], [[Kodoku na Tabibito]], [[Blizzard (Ishida Ayumi)|BLIZZARD]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Itou Toshihiro]] - [[Aki Tsuiki]] (Song)
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* [[Iwasaki Hiromi]] - [[Toki no Megami]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Emu]] - [[Watashi ga Warui]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Zaitsu Kazuo]] with [[Hara Midori]] - [[Tsugunai no Hibi]] (Lyrics, Song)
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* [[Sakakibara Ikue]] - [[Yeah! Yeah! Ojousan]] (Song)
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* [[Sanuki Yuuko]] - [[Yuubae no Kaerimichi]], [[Onaji Umi no Mae de]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Shiraishi Marumi]]
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<ul>Both Lyrics and Composition of:<ol type="square"><li>[[Koibito ga Itemo]] </ol></ul>
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<ul>All Lyrics of:<ol type="square"><li>[[Orionza no Mukou]] <li>[[6-gatsu no Mabataki]] </ol></ul>
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* [[Sudou Kaoru]] - [[The Blackhole (Sudou Kaoru)|THE BLACKHOLE]], [[Second Love]], [[Sayonara wa Escalator de]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Tanaka Seiji]]
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<ul>Both Lyrics and Composition of:<ol type="square"><li>[[Kokoro no Tobira (Tanaka Seiji)|Kokoro no Tobira]] </ol></ul>
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<ul>Composition of:<ol type="square"><li>[[Dakara Bohemian]] </ol></ul>
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* [[Tahara Toshihiko]] - [[Ginga no Shinwa]] (Song)
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* [[CHEEBO]] - [[Nemureru Machi no Bijo]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Tone Mariko]] - [[Calendar (Tone Mariko)|Calendar]] (Song)
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* [[Nakamura Masatoshi]] - [[Hidokei (Nakamura Masatoshi)|Hidokei]], [[Mittsu Kazoero yo]] (Lyrics, Song)
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* [[Fuji Mariko]] - [[Scenario (Fuji Mariko)|Sce.na.ri.o]], [[Piano Forte]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Bread & Butter]]
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<ul>Both Lyrics and Composition of:<ol type="square"><li>[[Ano Koro no Mama]] </ol></ul>
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<ul>All Lyrics of:<ol type="square"><li>[[Tobacco Road 20]] <li>[[Yuuutsu]] <li>[[Hotel Pacific (Bread & Butter)|HOTEL PACIFIC]] <li>[[Shonan Girl|SHONAN GIRL]] <li>[[Fuyu no Hibiscus]] <li>[[Nukegara no Shirt]] </ol></ul>
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<ul>Japanese Lyrics of:<ol type="square"><li>[[I Just to Say I Love You|I Just To Say I Love You]] </ol></ul>
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* [[Matsuda Seiko]] - All Lyrics of:
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<ul><ol type="square"><li>[[Akai no Sweet Pea]] <li>[[Seifuku]] <li>[[Nagisa no Balcony]] <li>[[Lemonade no Natsu]] <li>[[Komugiiro no Mermaid]] <li>[[Madras Check no Koibito]] <li>[[Himitsu no Hanazono (Matsuda Seiko)|Himitsu no Hanazono]] <li>[[Hitomi wa Diamond]] <li>[[Aoi Photograph (Matsuda Seiko)|Aoi Photograph]] <li>[[Rock'n Rouge (Matsuda Seiko)|Rock'n Rouge]] <li>[[Bon Voyage (Matsuda Seiko)|Bon Voyage]] <li>[[Jikan no Kuni no Alice]] </ol></ul>
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* [[Matsumoto Akiko]] - [[Soon|soon]] (Song)
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* [[Matsumoto Noriko]] - [[Sayonara to Iwarete]] (Song)
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* [[Mizuki Alisa|Mizuki Arisa]]
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<ul>Both Lyrics and Composition of:<ol type="square"><li>[[Kotoshi Ichiban Kaze no Tsuyoi Gogo (Mizuki Arisa)|Kotoshi Ichiban Kaze no Tsuyoi Gogo]] </ol></ul>
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<ul>Composition of:<ol type="square"><li>[[Kimi ga Suki Dakara (Mizuki Arisa)|Kimi ga Suki Dakara]] </ol></ul>
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* [[Horie Mami]] - [[Camouflage (Horie Mami)|CAMOUFLAGE]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Horikawa Mayumi]] - [[Mousugu Steady]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Manna]] - [[Sayonara no Polaroid]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Mizukoshi Keiko]] - [[Kokoro no Tobira (Mizukoshi Keiko)|Kokoro no Tobira]] (Lyrics, Song)
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* [[Mimi|Miyamoto Noriko]] - [[Epilogue (Miyamoto Noriko)|Epilogue]], [[Asayake no Kokuhaku]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Morishita Eri]] - [[Twilight (Morishita Eri)|Twilight]], [[Koi no Inori]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Yakushimaru Hiroko]] - [[Woman "W no Higeki" Yori]], [[Fuyu no Bara]] (Song)
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* [[Yamashita Kumiko]] - [[Wonderful Cha-Cha]] (Lyrics)
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* [[Yamase Mami]] - [[Melon no Tameiki]], [[Konya wa Fairy Tale]] (Song)
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* [[Yoshikawa Chuuei]] - [[Musician (Yoshikawa Chuuei)|Musician]], [[Contrast (Yoshikawa Chuuei)|Contrast]] (Lyrics)
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* [[SoulJa]] x [[Misslim]] - [[Kinenbi.Home|Kinenbi・home]] (Lyrics, Song)
  
 
===Other Participations===
 
===Other Participations===

Revision as of 23:43, 15 February 2010

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

as Arai Yumi

as Kureta Karuho

Other Participations

External Links

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