Tropical Dandy

HARUOMI HOSONO (細野 晴臣)

PRODUCER
Haruomi Hosono (細野 晴臣)

CHORUS [TROPICAL BOYS]
Kazuhiro Ichihashi (市橋 一宏)
Kosetsu Minami (南 こうせつ)
Makoto Kubota (久保田 麻琴)
Shigeru Suzuki (鈴木 茂)

CHORUS [TROPICAL LADY SINGERS]
Kayoko Ishu (伊集 加代)
Minako Yoshida (吉田 美奈子)
Taeko Ohnuki (大貫 妙子)

HORN & STRINGS ARRANGED BY
Makoto Yano (矢野 誠)

SYNOPSIS

With Tropical Dandy, Haruomi Hosono dove deep into the exotic, borderless sounds that would define his early solo career. Mixing Latin rhythms, Caribbean grooves, and a playful sense of pastiche, the album paints a colorful portrait of imagined tropics through Hosono’s unique lens. Equal parts homage and invention, it captures his fascination with world music long before the term became mainstream, while keeping the warmth and wit that run through all of his work. A cornerstone in Hosono’s “tropical trilogy,” Tropical Dandy is both a cult classic and a vital step toward the eclectic vision that later shaped Yellow Magic Orchestra.

Original Japanese Title:
トロピカル・ダンディー

GENRE & STYLE

Electronic, Jazz, Blues, Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Easy Listening, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Soft Rock, Pacific

PERSONNEL

PRESSING INFORMATION

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Panam – GW-4012, Crown – GW-4012
LP | 12”, 33⅓ RPM
Japan / 1975
Original Pressing

PIANO, CLAVINET
Hiroshi Sato (佐藤 博)

PIANO, ORGAN [HAMMOND]
Masataka Matsutoya (松任谷 正隆)

TRUMPET
Teruyuki Fukushima (福島 照之)

UKULELE
Yoji Yamashita (山下 洋治)

ARTWORK
Yasuo Yagi (八木 康夫)

IDENTIFIERS

Matrix / Runout (Side A, label): CSL-2994
Matrix / Runout (Side B, label): CSL-2995
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped (Variant 1)): CSL - 2994 〄 F 1-A-9
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped (Variant 1)): CSL - 2995 〄 3-A-8

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