For You

TATSURO YAMASHITA (山下 達郎)

Producer
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

Associate Producer
Ryuzo "Junior" Kosugi (小杉 理宇造)

Production Co-Ordinator
Nobumasa Uchida (内田 宣政)

Disc Mastering Engineer
Tohru Kotetsu (小鉄 徹)

Recording Engineer
Tamotsu Yoshida (吉田 保)
Toshiro Itoh (伊東 俊郎)

SYNOPSIS

Often hailed as the pinnacle of city pop, For You captures Tatsuro Yamashita at his creative and commercial peak. From the infectious groove of “Sparkle” to the laid-back elegance of “Loveland, Island,” the album blends West Coast AOR influences with Yamashita’s unmistakable harmonies and studio mastery. Radiating the polished, sun-soaked optimism of early-’80s Japan, it remains both a definitive statement of the genre and one of Yamashita’s most beloved works. For collectors and fans alike, For You is more than an album—it’s the soundtrack of city pop itself.

GENRE & STYLE

Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop
Ballad, City Pop, Funk, Soft Rock, Soul

PERSONNEL

Re-Mix Engineer
Tamotsu Yoshida (吉田 保)

Assistant Engineer
Akira Fukada (深田 晃)
Masato Ohmori (大森 政人)
Shigemi Watanabe (渡辺 茂実)

Art Direction & Design
Hiroshi Takahara (高原 宏)

Cover Illustration
Eizin Suzuki (鈴木 英人)

PRESSING INFORMATION

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Air Records – RAL-8801
LP | 12”, 33⅓ RPM
Japan / 1982
Original Pressing, Promo

Inner Photograph
Nobuo Kubota

Artist Management
Kentaro Hattori
Masayuki Matsumoto (松本 昌幸)

Copyright Management
Kenichi Nomura (野村 憲一)

IDENTIFIERS

Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped (Variation 1)): V 〄Ⓑ RAL-8801A 112 ⁘ N
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped (Variation 1)): RAL-8801B 113 ⁘ ⁘ ⁘ ⁘ ⁘
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped (Variation 2)): V 〄Ⓑ RAL-8801A 111 ⁘ L
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped (Variation 2)): RAL-8801B 111 ⁘
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped (Variation 3)): V 〄Ⓑ RAL-8801A 117 ⁘ N
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped (Variation 3)): RAL-8801B 112 ⁘ ⁘ ⁘
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped (Variation 4)): V 〄Ⓑ RAL-8801A 114 ⁘ ⁘ ⁘ C
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped (Variation 4)): RAL-8801B 113 ⁘ ⁘ ⁘ ⁘ ⁘⁘ ⁘ ⁘

TRACKLIST

  • ARRANGED & COMPOSED BY
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    BACKING VOCALS
    Minako Yoshida (吉田 美奈子)

    BARITONE SAXOPHONE
    Shunzo Sunahara (砂原 俊三)

    BASS
    Kohki Itoh (伊藤 広規)

    DRUMS
    Jun Aoyama (青山 純)

    ELECTRIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC PIANO, PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    LYRICS BY
    Minako Yoshida (吉田 美奈子)

    PIANO, SYNTHESIZER
    Hiroyuki Namba (難波 弘之)

    TENOR SAXOPHONE
    Takeru Muraoka (村岡 建)

    TROMBONE
    Shigeharu Mukai (向井 滋春)
    Tadanori Konakawa (粉川 忠範)

    TRUMPET
    Masahiro Kobayashi (小林 正弘)
    Susumu Kazuhara (数原 晋)

  • ARRANGED & COMPOSED BY
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    BACKING VOCALS
    Minako Yoshida (吉田 美奈子)

    BARITONE SAXOPHONE
    Shunzo Sunahara (砂原 俊三)

    BASS
    Akira Okazawa (岡沢 章)

    DRUMS
    Yuichi Togashiki (渡嘉敷 祐一)

    ELECTRIC GUITAR
    Tsunehide Matsuki (松木 恒秀)

    ELECTRIC PIANO
    Hiroshi Satoh (佐藤 博)

    LYRICS BY
    Minako Yoshida (吉田 美奈子)

    PERCUSSION
    Motoya Hamaguchi (浜口 茂外也)

    PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    STRINGS
    Ohno Group

    TENOR SAXOPHONE
    Takeru Muraoka (村岡 建)

    TROMBONE
    Sumio Okada (岡田 澄雄)
    Yasuo Hirauchi (平内 保夫)

    TROMBONE [SOLO]
    Shigeharu Mukai (向井 滋春)

    TRUMPET
    Masahiro Kobayashi (小林 正弘)
    Susumu Kazuhara (数原 晋)

  • ALTO SAXOPHONE
    Hidefumi Toki (土岐 英史)

    BARITONE SAXOPHONE
    Shunzo Sunahara (砂原 俊三)

    BASS
    Kohki Itoh (伊藤 広規)

    DRUMS
    Jun Aoyama (青山 純)

    ELECTRIC GUITAR
    Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)

    ELECTRIC GUITAR, PIANO, MARIMBA, PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    ELECTRIC PIANO
    Hiroyuki Namba (難波 弘之)

    LYRICS, ARRANGED & COMPOSED BY
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    TENOR SAXOPHONE
    Takeru Muraoka (村岡 建)

    TROMBONE
    Shigeharu Mukai (向井 滋春)
    Tadanori Konakawa (粉川 忠範)

    TRUMPET
    Masahiro Kobayashi (小林 正弘)
    Susumu Kazuhara (数原 晋)

  • ALTO SAXOPHONE
    Hidefumi Toki (土岐 英史)

    ARRANGED & COMPOSED BY
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    BASS
    Kohki Itoh (伊藤 広規)

    DRUMS
    Jun Aoyama (青山 純)

    ELECTRIC GUITAR, PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    LYRICS BY
    Minako Yoshida (吉田 美奈子)

    PIANO
    Hiroshi Satoh (佐藤 博)

    STRINGS
    Ohno Group

    SYNTHESIZER
    Hiroyuki Namba (難波 弘之)

  • ALTO SAXOPHONE
    Hidefumi Toki (土岐 英史)

    BASS
    Kohki Itoh (伊藤 広規)

    DRUMS
    Jun Aoyama (青山 純)

    ELECTRIC GUITAR
    Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)

    ELECTRIC GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    HARP
    Keiko Yamakawa (山川 恵子)

    LYRICS, ARRANGED & COMPOSED BY
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    PERCUSSION
    Motoya Hamaguchi (浜口 茂外也)

    PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO, SYNTHESIZER
    Hiroyuki Namba (難波 弘之)

  • ARRANGED & COMPOSED BY
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    BACKING VOCALS
    Minako Yoshida (吉田 美奈子)

    BASS
    Kohki Itoh (伊藤 広規)

    DRUMS
    Jun Aoyama (青山 純)

    ELECTRIC GUITAR, PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO, SYNTHESIZER, GLOCKENSPIEL, PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    HARP
    Keiko Yamakawa (山川 恵子)

    LYRICS BY
    Minako Yoshida (吉田 美奈子)

    SYNTHESIZER
    Hiroyuki Namba (難波 弘之)

  • ARRANGED, COMPOSED & LYRICS BY
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    BASS
    Kohki Itoh (伊藤 広規)

    DRUMS
    Jun Aoyama (青山 純)

    ELECTRIC GUITAR, PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO, PERCUSSION
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    PIANO
    Hiroyuki Namba (難波 弘之)

  • ACOUSTIC GUITAR
    Chuei Yoshikawa (吉川 忠英)

    ALTO SAXOPHONE
    Hidefumi Toki (土岐 英史)

    STRINGS ARRANGED BY
    Hiroyuki Inui

    ARRANGED & COMPOSED BY
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    ELECTRIC GUITAR
    Kazuo Shiina (椎名 和夫)

    ELECTRIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC PIANO, ELECTRIC SITAR, PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS
    Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)

    LYRICS BY
    Alan O'Day

    PIANO
    Hiroyuki Namba (難波 弘之)

    STRINGS
    Ohno Group