Tamahime-sama

Album Cover

Artist

Togawa Jun

Album

Tamahime-sama (玉姫様; Princess Tama)

Released

1984.01.24

Catalog Number

YLR-28014

Tracklist

• Side A

1. Doto no Ren'ai (怒濤の恋愛; Equal Romance)
2. Teinen Pushiganga (諦念プシガンガ; A Piece of Flesh)
3. Konchugun (昆虫軍; Military Insects)
4. Yuumon no Giga (憂悶の戯画; Caricature of Distress)

• Side B

1. Tonari no Indojin (隣りの印度人; My Indian Neighbors)
2. Tamahime-sama (玉姫様; Princess Tama)
3. Mori no Hitobito (森の人々; People of the Forest)
4. Odorenai (踊れない; Don't Dance)
5. Mushi no Onna (蛹化の女; Pupating Woman)

Information

Tamahime-sama is the debut studio album released by Togawa Jun. The album is Togawa's first release as a solo artist, working outside of her bands. The title track was composed by Hosono Haruomi, the bassist for YMO. The Japanese music magazine Rolling Stone Japan rated the album as the 18th greatest Japanese album of all time . The album has been described as very theatrical and dark, and it contains a large range of musical styles such as electronic to traditional folk, which are often all used in the same song. The cover of the album features Togawa as a dragonfly. During promotional events such as photographs and live performances of songs from the album, Togawa wore dragonfly wings.

The album reached #14 on the weekly Oricon chart during it's original run, selling 41,130 copies. The 2006 reissue reached #236 on Oricon charts, and charted for 1 week. The 2011 reissue reached #254 on Oricon charts, and charted for 1 week.

Reissues

Togawa promoting the album

Format	Released	Catalog Number	Price
CT	1984.03.25	YLC-28014	-
CD	1984.09.25	38XA-22	-
CD	1987.03.25	32XA-149	-
CD	1993.08.21	ALCA-512	-
CD	1994.12.21	ALCA-9125	-
CD	1996.12.18	ALCA-5126	-
CD	2006.02.22	MHCL-712	¥2,310
CD	2011.05.11	MHCL-20132	¥2,500

External Links

• Japanese Wikipedia: 玉姫様
• Sony Music Profile: 2006 Reissue
• Oricon Profile: 1993 Reissue | 1994 Reissue | 2006 Reissue | 2011 Reissue