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Akiko Yano
Person · female · Japan · Tokyo · born 1955 · recording since 1976
Japanese singer-songwriter
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Also known as Akiko Yano · Akiko Suzuki · Akiko Suzuki · Akiko Yono · Fujiwara-sensei · YANO Akiko · +8 more
Timeline
44 events▣ Album 41◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1
1950s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: JAPANESE GIRL
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography1,020 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371039518
Biography
Akiko Yano (矢野 顕子, Yano Akiko; born Akiko Suzuki (鈴木 顕子, Suzuki Akiko); February 13, 1955) is a Japanese pop and jazz musician and singer. Born in Tokyo, she was raised in Aomori and began her singing career in the mid-1970s. She has been called "one of the major musical talents of the Japanese popular music world". Her vocals and eclectic style have often been compared to her slightly later English contemporary Kate Bush.
She has recorded with Yellow Magic Orchestra and its members Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, as well as with Swing Out Sister, Pat Metheny, The Chieftains, Lyle Mays, members of Little Feat, David Sylvian, Mick Karn, Kenji Omura, Gil Goldstein, Toninho Horta, Mino Cinelu, Jeff Bova, Charlie Haden, Peter Erskine, Anthony Jackson, David Rhodes, Bill Frisell, Thomas Dolby, the band Quruli, Rei Harakami as Yanokami and her daughter Miu Sakamoto.
Early life
Akiko Yano was born Akiko Suzuki in Tokyo in 1955. She grew up in Aomori, Japan, and learned to play the piano when she was three. She dropped out of high school and moved to Tokyo at the age of fifteen to become a professional musician, she quickly became involved in the city's jazz scene, and by seventeen was working as a studio recording artist for hire. She also performed with the band Tin Pan Alley.
Solo career
Yano's debut album, Japanese Girl
JAPANESE GIRLSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1気球にのって6:322クマ3:573電話線2:504津軽ツアー1:585ふなまち唄PartII5:486大いなる椎の木3:157へこりぷたあ3:508風太1:489丘を越えて3:0810ふなまち唄PartI3:57, was released on July 25, 1976, was a major hit in Japan, and gave Yano overnight success. The album was recorded in Los Angeles with Little Feat, and of the album's ten tracks, she wrote nine of them. The album has been praised for its unique blend of different musical styles such as jazz, pop, blues, and traditional Japanese folk music, and "still sounds fresh today", according to Paul Bowler of Record Collector magazine. The success led to her self-producing the second album, Iroha Ni Konpeitou, which was released in 1977. It was recorded primarily in Japan, and features Yano improvising on a variety of instruments, backed up by prominent musicians such as Rick Marotta and Haruomi Hosono. Around this time, Yano started collaborating with Yellow Magic Orchestra and joined them on two world tours. They also played as the backing band for her 1980 album Gohan Ga Dekitayo, which translates to "Dinner's Ready", and marked a shift in her musical style towards electro-pop. The album was also one of the earliest CDs ever released in 1982.
1981's Tadaima ("I'm Home") has become one of the most beloved of Yano's discography, and also one of her personal favorites. The record company asked for an album that would be a commercial success, so Yano gave them what they wanted on side one, but took side two in a different avant-garde direction, composed around nine short stories that were written by children. The album once again featured the Yellow Magic Orchestra, as well as a cartoonish heta-uma cover designed by Teruhiko Yumura, but was only released in Japan. The album's single "Harusaki Kobeni" was released before the album was recorded, and reached the top 40 chart after being used in cosmetics commercials.
Yano was introduced to British band, Japan, by Ryuichi Sakamoto of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, and in 1982 they met at the AIR Studios in London to record an album, Ai Ga Nakucha Ne ("There Must Be Love"). The record company, Japan Record, released the album as a set with a book of photography and at a lower price, as requested by Yano. After her 1984 album Oh Hisse, Oh Hisse, Yano took a one-year break from recording music to raise her children, and decided to refocus her career on jazz, which led to the 1989 album Welcome Back
WELCOME BACKSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1“It’s For You”6:432しんぱいなうんどうかい3:023みのりのあきですよ3:274悩む人4:485ほんとだね。4:166How Beautiful1:317かぜのひきかた6:328Hard Times, Come Again No More3:419Watching You5:0210Little Girl, Giant Heart5:49 featuring Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden and Peter Erskine. She relocated to New York City in 1990.
Other projects
Yano's credits extend beyond her album projects. She was showcased by Japanese animation film company Studio Ghibli, which is known for works such as Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. Yano composed the music for the film My Neighbors the Yamadas (as well as performing a minor role as Fujihara-sensei) and created and performed the sound effects using only her voice for two short films Yadosagashi and Mizugumo Monmon by animation director Hayao Miyazaki. Both films were shown at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo. More recently in 2008, Yano performed as a voiceover actress on Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea as Ponyo's sisters. In addition, Yano composed music for Toei's animated feature, Atashin'chi and piano-based soundtrack for the film Tagatameni.
As an international artist, Yano has toured Europe extensively, performing at The Montreux Jazz Festival, Café de la Danse, and Cité de la Musique in Paris. In 2002, she also performed a week of special concerts at Pizza Express in London. In the United States, Yano has performed in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston and New York City where she periodically plays concerts throughout the year at Joe's Pub at the New York Public Theater. In July 2009, she performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival along with fellow pianist Hiromi Uehara.
In recent years she has appeared at the Blue Note in New York as a guest performer for Janis Siegel of The Manhattan Transfer, and as part of a trio with Anthony Jackson on bass and Cliff Almond on drums in concerts at the Blue Note Tokyo since 2003. In 2008, New York guitarist Marc Ribot joined Yano for sold-out shows at the Blue Note Tokyo.
Yano joined with Rei Harakami to create the duo Yanokami, and in 2007 they released their first studio album Yanokami. In 2009, Will Lee and Chris Parker joined her to form the Akiko Yano Trio.
Personal life
Yano married and soon after divorced Makoto Yano, the producer of her first recording. In 1975, her son Fuuta Yano was born. She later married fellow musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, with whom she had a daughter, Miu Sakamoto. The young couple can be seen playing a duet on the piano at home in the 1985 documentary Tokyo Melody. Yano separated from him in 1992, and they divorced in August 2006. Yano is Christian.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 71 | 96.4th |
| Studio albums | 42 | 99th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 44 | 98.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 50 | 90.9th |
| Genres | 13 | 98.2th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (71 release groups · 42 studio albums)
Albums · 42
1976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:03
1気球にのって6:322クマ3:573電話線2:504津軽ツアー1:585ふなまち唄PartII5:486大いなる椎の木3:157へこりぷたあ3:508風太1:489丘を越えて3:0810ふなまち唄PartI3:571977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:14
A1KAWAJI0:58A2いろはにこんぺいとう3:03A3待ちくたびれて3:51A4ほうろう4:12A5行け柳田5:03B1相合傘3:46B2ぽつん2:05B3昨日はもう4:36B4家路3:31B5やませ（東風）4:091978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 35:19
1こどもたち3:402カタルン カララン4:043ウオーサオー3:004TWO ON THE STAGE4:275大きな石4:086アンダンテ・カンタービレ(ロシア民謡)3:237やめるわけにゃいかないわ3:478ヨ・ロ・コ・ビ3:059ト・キ・メ・キ5:451979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
A1LOVE OF MY LIFEA2ALL DEAD, ALL DEADA3YOU’RE MY BEST FRIENDA4YOU AND IB1GOOD OLD‐FASHIONED LOVER BOYB2NEVERMOREB3WE ARE THE CHAMPIONSB4TEO TORRIATTE (Let Us Cling Together)1980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:14:21
Disc 1A1Hitotsudake5:42A2Les Petit Bon Bon6:16A3Coloured Water4:43B1Zaikungtong Shonen6:25B2High Time5:17B3Dogs Awaiting7:34Disc 2C1Tong Poo4:23C2Aoi Sanmyaku4:03C3Genkotsuyama No Onigurisama8:35C4Gokigen Wanisan2:59D1Mata Aone4:08D2Te Wa Tsutaeru - Tetsudaeru4:20D3Gohan Ga Dekitayo5:32D4You're The One4:241981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 38:22
A1ただいま。4:01A2いつか王子様が5:04A3VET2:24A4ASHKENAZY WHO?3:25A5いらないもん2:45B1たいようのおなら - おとうさん - おとうさん - ぼくがおとなになったら - せんせい - おかあさんのおひげ - もし一億円あったら - いぬ - ぼくはなきみそ9:32B2I Sing4:05B3春咲小紅3:35B4ROSE GARDEN3:311982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 37:04
1愛がなくちゃね4:532悲しくてやりきれない4:033What's Got In Your Eyes?4:074おいしい生活1:145みちでバッタリ2:146女たちよ 男たちよ4:077あいするひとよ4:278Sleep On My Baby3:599Another Wedding Song2:3810どんなときも どんなときも どんなときも3:5611Good Night1:261984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 44:32
1おもちゃのチャチャチャ4:322HI,HI,HI4:223きょうのわたくし3:254HIGHLAND4:345SIMON SMITH AND THE AMAZING DANCING BEAR2:546ラーメンたべたい6:007素顔3:288終りの季節3:549GREENFIELDS5:0110ASSEMBLY6:221985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
Disc 1A1Chanson française –French Song–A2Vorfrühling –Earliest Spring–B1Beau soir –Beautiful Evening–B2Il pleure dans mon coeur –Tears Fall in my Heart–Disc 2C1The Owl and the Pussy‐CatC2Fromm –Piety–D1Pastorale –Pastoral–D2Le temps a laissé son manteau –Old Time Now His Mantle Hath Doffed–Disc 3EはこF小まどからDisc 4GリンゴHゆめのよる1986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 38:58
1The Girl of Integrity4:312David4:193ちいさい秋みつけた4:314一分間2:375おてちょ。(Drop me a Line)4:386海と少年3:427夏の終り4:188そこのアイロンに告ぐ4:079Home Sweet Home6:151987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 49:10
1わたしたち5:142風をあつめて5:253やがて一人4:564Un Jour4:585無風状態2:296花のように5:017ふりむけばカエル4:058Levee Break4:559Röslein Auf Der Heiden3:0610自転車でおいで4:2711おおきいあい4:341989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 44:51
1“It’s For You”6:432しんぱいなうんどうかい3:023みのりのあきですよ3:274悩む人4:485ほんとだね。4:166How Beautiful1:317かぜのひきかた6:328Hard Times, Come Again No More3:419Watching You5:0210Little Girl, Giant Heart5:491991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 48:10
1BAKABON5:002釣りに行こう (WHY DON’T WE GO FISHING)4:223THE LETTER4:394ANGLER’S SUMMER5:275スナオになりたい。(I WANT TO BE SUNAO)4:566湖のふもとでねこと暮らしている (DOWN BY THE LAKE,LIVING WITH MY CAT)5:257SAYONARA〜CHEROKEE3:558いいこ いいこ (GOOD GIRL)4:029愛はたくさん (LOTS OF LOVE)5:3810LOVE LIFE4:461992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 47:35
1SUPER FOLK SONG3:522Daikan4:043SOMEDAY4:134Yokogao2:425Natsu ga Owaru3:086HOW CAN I BE SURE3:257MORE AND MORE AMOR2:558SUPURINKURAA3:169OoPARI2:4810Sore Dake de Ureshii4:0911Hei no Ue de4:1912Chuuousen4:0813Prayer4:361992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 47:49
1赤ちゃんのおしり(初CD化)3:342あしたこそ,あなた(初CD化)3:413春咲小紅3:364おいしい生活1:175てはつたえる→てつだえる4:236花のように4:597ラーメンたべたい6:028How Beautiful1:359Watching You5:0410わたしたち5:1311自転車でおいで4:2812どんなときも どんなときも どんなときも3:571993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 46:47
1Children in the Summer5:172Shenadoah3:053Time Is6:134You're Not Here (In NY)3:585Living With You3:266I Am a Dog4:517あなたには言えない (Can’t Tell You)3:268Calling You4:349湖のふもとでまだ猫と暮らしている (Down by the Lake, Still Living With My Cat)5:4910Love Is6:081994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 41:28
1丘を越えて3:042ふなまち唄 Part I3:553アメフリ0:494相合傘2:305昨日はもう4:346やませ (東風)4:107こどもたち3:448ヨ・ロ・コ・ビ3:069Waterways Flow Backwards Again2:3310気球にのって4:3711行け柳田4:5912ハロー・ゼア3:271994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1てはつたえる→てつだえる2LISTEN TO ME,NOW3夏なんです4愛がたりない5ふりむけばカエル6COLOURED WATER7東風8HELLO THERE9花のように10青い山脈11ひとつだけ1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 58:16
1愛があれば?4:232Me and My Sea Otter5:233サヨナラ4:284街4:395夢のヒヨコ4:276Pipoca3:187Oh Dad4:428すばらしい日々7:009String of Pearls5:0610にぎりめしとえりまき4:1711Elephant Hotel0:5712Friends Again4:2213てぃんさぐぬ花5:141995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 53:36
1虹がでたなら3:002星の王子さま3:393夏のまぼろし4:004想い出の散歩道3:525What I Meant to Say4:226フロッタージュ氏の怪物狩り2:527椰子の実2:588愛について3:349機関車3:3710恋は桃色2:5211Daddy’s Baby2:3412ニューヨーク・コンフィデンシャル4:1213突然の贈りもの5:0414いつのまにか晴れ3:3915New Song3:211997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 44:33
1Kyoto4:262Jin Jin3:483KURIIMU SHICHUU [The Stew]5:164Snow5:525Happiness4:496Oui Oui5:327I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry4:518Brooklyn Bridge5:489All The Bones Are White4:111999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 2 tracks
1GIRLFRIENDS FOREVER2ゆうぐれ[DUSK]1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:31
1I SING4:052VET2:273COLOURED WATER4:444GOOD NIGHT1:305WHAT'S GOT IN YOUR EYES?4:106ANOTHER WEDDING SONG2:427SLEEP ON MY BABY4:028HIGH TIME5:199おてちょ。(Drop me a Line)4:3810LEVEE BREAK4:541999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 57:19
1WHY THIS3:592GIRLFRIENDS FOREVER5:313AI‐TAI5:074SHE DRIVES6:445GO GIRL4:006ゆうぐれ(DUSK)4:557ひとりぼっちはやめた(QUIT BEING ALONE)3:578KAGAYAITERU(LET IT SHINE)6:029ISETAN‐TAN3:1010ICE CREAM,ICE CREAM5:0411MOON OVER SAN DIEGO5:4512永遠のともだち(GIMME A HOLLER)3:052000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 56:37
1Paper Doll3:102会いたい気持ち4:023赤いクーペ4:244海辺のワインディング・ロード4:205雷が鳴る前に4:246しようよ4:167ニットキャップマン4:348夢を見る人3:459Photograph3:0810世界はゴー・ネクスト3:5611遠い町で3:5412Home Girl Journey1:4113さようなら4:1414在広東少年3:3015さすらい3:192002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 45:42
1Dreaming Girl4:022You Are What You Eat3:423いないと [It’s Us]3:174Walk, Don’t Run2:485トランスワールド5:356Let’s Hawai’i3:417Money Song4:078ウナ・セラ・ディ東京4:359ねこがかくしているもの [What Cats Feel]5:1510Good Guy4:4411Happiest Drummer3:562004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 42:47
1行かないで3:422N.Y.C.3:083まっ赤なビー玉2:254House of Desire (Burnin’ Down)3:435おいてくよ4:176Night Train Home (acoustic version)5:127Too Good To Be True4:318Our Lives4:429Nobuko5:3210Night Train Home5:352006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 31:28
1自転車でおいで4:312中央線4:163PRESTO(Acoustic Version)3:454ごはんができたよ4:545架空の星座5:066ひとつだけ5:167そこのアイロンに告ぐ3:402008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 42:05
1When I Die4:432Evacuation Plan3:363The Long Time Now3:284Song for the Sun4:095Whole Lotta Love6:006しまった4:477いい子だね3:378People Are Strange4:089The Wall4:3910変わるし2:582010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:01:54
1グッドモーニング4:252へびの泣く夜3:423椅子3:574春風4:425犬の帰宅3:176嘆きの淵にある時も4:047おかあさん2:268Say It Ain't So4:149きよしちゃん4:1610My Love4:0511右手5:3112Vincent4:5613さあ冒険だ3:3814Green Tea Farm4:2315いい日旅立ち4:182012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
1People Got To Be Free2てぃんさぐぬ花3The Letter4Reach Out5You Really Got Me6すばらしい日々7こんなところにいてはいけない8学べよ9ウナ・セラ・ディ東京10気球にのって11Whole Lotta Love12椰子の実2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 47:20
1500マイル5:162毎日がブランニューデイ2:243デイ・ドリーム・ビリーバー3:304誇り高く生きよう4:065雑踏3:456多摩蘭坂5:287胸が張り裂けそう3:558約束3:559恩赦5:0110セラピー4:4711ひとつだけ5:132014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 44:43
1電話線2:402飛ばしていくよ4:373YES‐YES‐YES5:194リラックマのわたし3:175在広東少年6:016ごはんとおかず3:257ISETAN‐TAN‐TAN3:548愛の耐久テスト4:079Captured Moment3:0810かたおもい3:5711Never Give Up on You4:182015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:22:14
Disc 11大いなる椎の木3:442Wichita Lineman3:403思い出の散歩道4:314The End of the World4:155I'm Movin On5:496ソバカスのある少女4:507冬越え4:438A Song For Us6:43Disc 21へびの泣く夜4:352水彩画の街〜乱れ髪5:273終りの季節3:254氷雨月のスケッチ4:295こんなところにいてはいけない4:106ポケットいっぱいの秘密7:417変わるし4:558絹街道3:389ひとつだけ5:392015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 49:24
Disc 11Tong Poo3:422あたまがわるい4:313そりゃムリだ3:324わたしとどうぶつと。4:455わたしと宇宙とあなた4:316モスラの歌3:487大丈夫です4:118颱風5:049悲しくてやりきれない4:5510Welcome to Jupiter4:1611PRAYER6:09Disc 21Tong Poo（Naked Jupiter ver.）2わたしとどうぶつと。（Naked Jupiter ver.）3モスラの歌（Naked Jupiter ver.）4大丈夫です（Naked Jupiter ver.）5颱風（Naked Jupiter ver.）6Welcome to Jupiter（Naked Jupiter ver.）7PRAYER（Naked Jupiter ver.）矢野顕子＋TIN PAN PART II さとがえるコンサート
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:24:46
1Kikyu ni Notte(Satogaeru Concert 2015)4:352Sorya Muri Da(Satogaeru Concert 2015)3:443Hisamezuki no Sketch(Satogaeru Concert 2015)5:344Omoide no Sanpomichi(Satogaeru Concert 2015)4:185Dakishimetai(Satogaeru Concert 2015)4:436Piece of Change(Satogaeru Concert 2015)4:467Ike Yanagida(Satogaeru Concert 2015)7:238Dream a Little Dream of Me(Satogaeru Concert 2015)3:019Aiaigasa(Satogaeru Concert 2015)4:0410Haru Ichiban(Satogaeru Concert 2015)4:5411Queer Notions(Satogaeru Concert 2015)3:3112Taifu(Satogaeru Concert 2015)6:2313Hana Ichimonme(Satogaeru Concert 2015)6:0614Kawarushi(Satogaeru Concert 2015)4:3615Hitotsu Dake(Satogaeru Concert 2015)5:5516Koi wa Momoiro(Satogaeru Concert 2015)3:3517Kaze wo Atsumete(Satogaeru Concert 2015)7:382017 · Demo
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 56:00
1Bye Bye4:432野球が好きだ4:273Full Moon Tomorrow3:574汽車に乗って3:465引っ越し3:366かくれんぼの村3:317OVER5:268Drivin’, Cryin’, Missin’ You3:569Soft Landing4:2010Wives and Lovers4:5111六本木で会いましょう3:2112夕焼けのなかに5:3513SUPER FOLK SONG RETURNED4:312018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 46:59
1When We're In Space4:252パール5:313バナナが好き3:224父5:045大人はE4:586横顔3:077Rose Garden4:538ただいまの歌 ～ふたりぼっちで行こうver.～3:459Smile3:3810あなたとわたし3:4911やさぐれLOVE4:272021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1Star Afar, Light Journey2Coming Into The World3My Bus (Version 2)4Our Life With Fish Sausages5Little Bird, Little Love6Tsugaru Kaikyou Fuyugeshiki7My Beloved Landlord8Nani Sore9Music Is A Gift10Nothing In Tow2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks
1Dragon Rises2What A View3Earth: My Home Planet4Nurturing5Moon, Earth, And Our Dragon6Southbound To Antarctic7The Deepest Blue8Spacewalkers9Long Live, Hayabusa 2.10Lovely Vegetables11Lunar Reincarnation12I Feel You13Transparent World14Cloud Underneath2026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 29:11
1海男と瑠璃亜2:372DO YOU LOVE ME?4:533うちゅうから3:124THREE ROCKETS4:175生きものたちへ2:336THE RIVER3:227YOU ARE SPECIAL TO ME4:158LIFETIME BASEBALL4:022026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 29:07
1海男と瑠璃亜2:362Do You Love Me?4:523うちゅうから3:124Three Rockets4:165生きものたちへ2:326The River3:227You Are Special To Me4:158Lifetime Baseball4:02
Album · 14
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| 1977 | 長月 神無月Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks1あんたがたどこさ 2あわて床屋 3いもむしごろごろ 4待ちぼうけ 5アメフリ 6相合傘 7金太郎 8あの町この町 9風太2 10君が代 11達者でナ 12絹街道 13津軽ツアー 14ジャイアンツを恋うる歌 | Live | 1977 | |
| 1979 | 東京は夜の7時Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 41:31A1God's Loyal Love0:30 A2東京は夜の７時6:27 A3Water Ways Flow Backward Again2:31 A4サッちゃん2:02 A5行け柳田4:42 A6気球にのって4:35 B1いもむしごろごろ3:52 B2カタルンカララン3:55 B3ト・キ・メ・キ4:59 B4Walk on the Way of Life7:58 | Live | 25 April 1979 | |
| 1988 | グッド・イーブニング・トウキョウSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks1電話線 2ほうろう 3クマ 4いもむしごろごろ 5ちいさい秋みつけた 6おてちょ。 7わたしたち 8ふりむけばカエル 9花のように 10おおきいあい 11また会おね | Live | 21 May 1988 | |
| 1989 | Home Music IISearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:04:191いつか王子様が5:07 2どんなときも どんな ときも どんなときも3:58 3Greenfields5:02 4ごはんができたよ5:33 5一分間2:36 6春咲小紅3:36 7愛がなくちゃね4:54 8Home Sweet Home6:12 9愛がたりない4:38 10ラーメンたべたい6:00 11自転車でおいで4:27 12無風状態2:31 13ひとつだけ5:14 14The Girl Of Integrity4:31 | Compilation | 1 January 1989 | |
| 1990 | Akiko YanoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 49:431Highland4:36 2Ramen Tabetai6:00 3Mufujotai2:31 4Pastorale1:48 5Gokigen Wanisan3:01 6Owari No Kisetsu3:53 7Omocha No Cha Cha Cha4:31 8David4:22 9Greenfields5:04 10Komado Kara3:41 11Fuimukeba Kaeru4:05 12Home Sweet Home6:11 | Compilation | 5 October 1990 | |
| 1995 | 愛がたりないSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 30:101妖精の詩2:39 2HELLO THERE3:26 3在広東少年（シングル・ヴァージョン）5:27 4あしたこそ、あなた3:40 5ごめんなさい Oh Yeah3:17 6わたしのにゃんこ3:32 7愛がたりない4:37 8赤ちゃんのおしり3:32 | Compilation | 21 January 1995 | |
| 1996 | ひとつだけ / the very best of 矢野顕子Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:16:091ひとつだけ4:43 2気球にのって3:12 3電話線2:52 4在広東少年6:29 5春先小紅3:38 6どんなときも どんなときも どんなときも3:58 7ラーメンたべたい4:56 8David4:21 9自転車でおいで4:28 10Watching You5:04 11いいこ いいこ (GOOD GIRL)4:05 12Super Folk Song3:49 13中央線4:05 14すばらしい日々7:53 15夢のヒヨコ (DREAMING CHICK)4:28 16二人のハーモニー4:47 17New Song3:21 | Compilation | 23 September 1996 | |
| 1999 | ホーホケキョとなりの山田くん 家内安全は、世界の願い。Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 47 tracks · 1:11:27Disc 1 1テーマI お話がはじまるよ1:46 2愉快な音楽I 猪突猛進0:25 3カッコウI らしくないメインタイトル0:29 4ノクターン第1番変ロ短調 作品9の1より4:13 5交響曲第5番第1楽章「葬送行進曲」より0:29 6結婚行進曲(劇音楽「真夏の夜の夢」より)より4:22 7となりの山田くんのテーマ 〜オーケストラバージョン〜3:35 8楽しいブリッジI0:21 9テーマによるワルツ 〜オーケストラバージョン〜1:43 10生き生きBGM3:21 11犬のおまわりさん2:25 12心配事のBGM I1:08 13心配事のBGM II0:25 14夕日の疾走1:01 15テーマII よかったね1:11 16だまって俺についてこい0:33 17愉快な音楽II とりあえず、押さないで下さい0:53 18カッコウII あ、おかえり0:28 19楽しいブリッジII0:15 20たかしとまつ子のタンゴ1:00 21ぽんぽこ狸囃子1:13 22愉快な音楽III 辛口だね0:24 23父親の悲哀0:39 24自由の楽園0:23 25交響曲第1番「巨人」第4楽章より3:32 26テーマIII 春の雨1:41 27カッコウIII ストロガフガフ0:27 28カッコウIV ご名答0:27 29カッコウV はよからボケんといて0:25 Disc 21忘れ物のロンドI ミョウガの朝1:16 2忘れ物のロンドIII ミョウガの朝1:19 3さくら さくら0:45 4アダージョより2:07 5若者たち1:42 6カッコウⅥ 夏の夢0:28 7愉快な音楽Ⅴ 学園は楽し0:50 8ドキドキBGM0:46 9電話線2:55 10プレリュードとフーガ 第8番変ホ短調(BWV853)よりプレリュード4:14 11陽気な音楽Ⅲ 我が道を行く1:16 12忘れ物のロンド 〜ブリッジ〜0:27 13忘れ物のロンドIII 善行のすすめ0:36 14月光仮面はだれでしょう3:24 15夢破れて0:24 16玩具の交響曲第2楽章メヌエット2:27 17ケ・セラ・セラ3:20 18ひとりぼっちはやめた[QUIT BEING ALONE]3:57 | Soundtrack | 1 July 1999 | |
| 1999 | ホーホケキョとなりの山田くん 〜よし、ジブリと一緒に作るぞ!〜Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 25 tracks · 28:411テーマⅠお話がはじまるよ1:47 2心配事のBGMⅠ1:09 3カッコウⅢ ストロガフガフ0:29 4カッコウⅠ らしくないメインタイトル0:30 5カッコウⅥ 夏の夢0:29 6カッコウⅤ はよからボケんといて0:29 7忘れ物のロンドⅢ 善行のすすめ0:38 8愉快な音楽Ⅱ とりあえず、押さないで下さい0:54 9愉快な音楽Ⅳ ミョウガの朝1:18 10愉快な音楽Ⅴ 学園は楽し0:51 11愉快なブリッジ0:28 12心配事のBGMⅡ0:26 13夕日の疾走1:02 14テーマⅢ 春の雨1:43 15陽気な音楽Ⅲ 我が道を行く1:18 16陽気な音楽Ⅰ1:20 17ドキドキBGM0:47 18忘れ物のロンドⅡ ミョウガの朝1:20 19忘れ物のロンド ～ブリッジ～0:29 20忘れ物のロンドⅠ ミョウガの朝1:18 21たかしとまつ子のタンゴ1:02 22父親の悲哀0:41 23生き生きBGM3:22 24ひとりぼっちはやめた4:06 25適当にね～ケ・セラ・セラ0:45 | Soundtrack | 1 July 1999 | |
| 2000 | TWILIGHT〜the“LIVE”best of Akiko Yano〜Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 1:15:201愛がなくちゃね。（ライヴ）5:47 2クリームシチュー(The Stew)（ライヴ）4:42 3いいこいいこ(Good Girl)（ライヴ）3:49 4ラーメンたべたい（ライヴ）5:58 5Girlfriends Forever（ライヴ）4:49 6虹がでたなら（ライヴ）7:13 7また会おね（ライヴ）5:03 8Okinawa（ライヴ）12:08 9ひとりぼっちはやめた(Quit Being Alone)（ライヴ）4:25 10にぎりめしとえりまき(The Riceball And The Maffler)（ライヴ）5:50 11ちいさい秋みつけた（ライヴ）7:50 12電話線（ライヴ）3:24 13David（ライヴ）4:22 | Compilation,Live | 21 June 2000 | |
| 2003 | ピヤノアキコ。 ~the best of solo piano songs~Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:02:401中央線4:07 2在広東少年3:30 3しようよ4:15 4Super Folk Song3:51 5恋は桃色2:53 6New Song3:23 7椰子の実2:57 8雷が鳴る前に4:24 9さようなら4:14 10愛について3:33 11How Can I Be Sure3:22 12ニットキャップマン4:34 13Prayer4:38 14ばらの花5:13 15電話線2:41 16あしたてんきになれ～雨ふり～相合傘5:05 | Compilation | 1 October 2003 | |
| 2005 | 「誰がために」オリジナル・サウンドトラックSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks1誰がために 2街〜記憶 3風想〜予感 4再生 5Winding Road 6モノクローム〜戦地の記憶 7キス 8風想〜家族と絆 9The Girl On The Beach〜回想 10斜陽 11モノクローム〜憤り 12風想〜シャッター 13モノクローム〜抑制 14Starting Over 15Anger 16モノクローム〜愛する人へ 17街〜再現 18モノクローム〜想い出 19誰がために–In the Rain– 20翼〜約束 21風想〜彼女の風 22The Girl On The Beach〜蒼茫 23翼〜暗流 24審判 25翼〜決別 26誰がために (Instrumental) | Soundtrack | 13 October 2005 | |
| 2006 | いままでのやのあきこSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 31 tracks · 2:26:03Disc 1 1ふなまち唄 Part II5:48 2行け 柳田4:59 3昨日はもう4:33 4ヨ・ロ・コ・ビ3:07 5青い山脈4:08 6ひとつだけ5:15 7ごはんができたよ5:34 8たいようのおなら おとうさん おとうさん ぼくがおとなになったら せんせい おかあさんのおひげ もし一億円あったら いぬ ぼくはなきみそ9:36 9I Sing4:05 10春咲小紅3:37 11海と少年3:44 12リンゴ2:46 13悲しくてやりきれない4:05 14“It's For You”6:43 15また会おね5:18 Disc 21BAKABON5:03 2湖のふもとでねこと暮らしている5:28 3SHENANDOAH3:07 4SUPER FOLK SONG3:52 5PRAYER4:38 6てぃんさぐぬ花5:14 7Barbie jungle4:44 8All The Bones Are White4:12 9ひとりぼっちはやめた3:58 10ラーメンたべたい6:07 11にぎりめしとえりまき5:55 12いないと[It's Us]3:18 13Money Song4:08 14あたしンち4:21 15N.Y.C.3:09 16Nobuko5:31 | Compilation | 23 August 2006 | |
| 2014 | JAPANESE GIRL - Piano Solo Live 2008 -Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 38:431気球にのって4:05 2クマ3:14 3電話線3:12 4津軽ツアー4:12 5ふなまち唄 PartⅡ5:25 6大いなる椎の木3:57 7へこりぷたあ3:32 8風太2:47 9丘を越えて4:47 10ふなまち唄 PartⅠ3:32 | Live | 26 November 2014 |
Single · 13
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | ごめんなさい Oh Yeah / ごあいさつのうたSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1ごめんなさい Oh Yeah 2ごあいさつのうた | 1982 | ||
| 1994 | すばらしい日々Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 11:181すばらしい日々7:58 2電話線3:20 | 1 May 1994 | ||
| 1994 | 夢のヒヨコSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 12:591夢のヒヨコ4:28 2いいこ いいこ (live version)4:03 3夢のヒヨコ (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:28 | 1 July 1994 | ||
| 1997 | クリームシチュー/Oui Oui(ウイウイ)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1クリームシチュー 2Oui Oui(ウイウイ) | 1 May 1997 | ||
| 1997 | クリームシチュー(ザ・シチュー)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1クリームシチュー | 1 October 1997 | ||
| 1998 | ホーム・スウィート・ホームSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks1Home Sweet Home 2Time Is 3Watching You | 25 March 1998 | ||
| 1998 | 丘を越えてSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1丘を越えて 2電話線 | 22 April 1998 | ||
| 1999 | ひとりぼっちはやめたSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:001ひとりぼっちはやめた [QUIT BEING ALONE]4:01 2ひとりぼっちはやめた [QUIT BEING ALONE] オリジナルカラオケ3:59 | 1 July 1999 | ||
| 2002 | DREAMING GIRLSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:431Dreaming Girl4:02 2You Are What You Eat3:41 | 6 March 2002 | ||
| 2002 | くまんばちがとんできたSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:421くまんばちがとんできた2:22 2くまんばちがとんできた (Instrumental)2:20 | 20 November 2002 | ||
| 2003 | あたしンちSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1あたしンち(映画「あたしンち」主題歌) 2いいこ いいこ(GOOD GIRL) | 3 December 2003 | ||
| 2006 | PRESTOSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1PRESTO | 1 February 2006 | ||
| 2020 | 愛を告げる小鳥Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:191愛を告げる小鳥5:19 | 16 September 2020 |
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 監督失格Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks1しあわせなバカタレ (Piano Version） 2はじまりの旅 3Wheels Turning 4Deep Down 5しあわせなバカタレ 6終わらない旅 | Soundtrack | 12 October 2011 | |
| 2013 | リラックマのわたしSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks1リラックマのわたし 2プレゼント 3海のものでも、山のものでも (Piano Version) 4リラックマのわたし (Piano Version) 5リラックマのわたし (Instrumental) | 7 August 2013 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Akiko Yano head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 71 | 96.4th |
| Studio albums | 42 | 99th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 44 | 98.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 50 | 90.9th |
| Genres | 13 | 98.2th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Oribe prize | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yanokami(band) | — | present | |
| シスターラビッツ(band) | — | present | original |
| シスターラビッツ(band) | — | present | |
| The Hammonds(band) | — | present | |
| シスターラビッツ(band) | — | present | original |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b215b03a-8e0b-48ca-b832-bbbd0db504f0discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b215b03a-8e0b-48ca-b832-bbbd0db504f0core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107424genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107424seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiko_Yanobiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiko_Yano
Why this artist is in the database
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- List of singer-songwriters
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Wikidata: Q107424 · MusicBrainz: b215b03a-8e0b-48ca-b832-bbbd0db504f0
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