Mai Yamane - Mai Yamane (2026)
BAND/ARTIST: Mai Yamane
- Title: Mai Yamane
- Year Of Release: 2026
- Label: NAPS
- Genre: City Pop, J-Pop, Jazz Pop, Soft Rock, Japanese Soul, AOR
- Quality: FLAC 16/44100
- Total Time: 01:23:00
- Total Size: 421 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
This self-titled compilation, released by NAPS in 2026, is a retrospective collection drawing from the early and most celebrated phase of Japanese singer Mai Yamane's career — the period stretching from her 1979 debut through the first years of the new decade, when she produced what would become her most enduring contributions to the city pop canon.
Born on October 9, 1958, Yamane first appeared on record in 1979 with the debut single «Gozen Reiji» (午前0時), and followed it the next year with the landmark album Tasogare (1980). The tracks gathered here — including «Wave», «City Drive», «Heart For Sale», «Fooling Myself», «Get Away» and the title piece «Tasogare» — stem from that celebrated debut LP and from its equally beloved follow-up, Sorry (1981). The second album's material, represented by songs such as «I'm Now Alone», «Turn On Street», «In Love», «Out Of The Night» and «Saturday Man», showcases a fully formed city pop voice: warm, jazz-inflected, nocturnal in mood, and impeccably produced.
Makoto Matsushita's refined arrangements formed the sonic backbone of Yamane's early recordings, lending them a distinctive late-night elegance that has only grown in stature with time. Her rendition of Eric Carmen's «Fooling Myself» remains among the most emotionally devastating recordings in her catalogue. The inclusion of early singles alongside album highlights makes this compilation a comprehensive portrait of an artist at the height of her commercial and artistic powers — long before her second act of global recognition as the voice of Cowboy Bebop. NAPS's ongoing reissue program continues to bring Yamane's foundational work to new international audiences.
Tracklist:
1-1 Mai Yamane - Wave [4:39]
1-2 Mai Yamane - I'm Now Alone [4:50]
1-3 Mai Yamane - (You And Me Still Keep On) Fall In Love [5:28]
1-4 Mai Yamane - City Drive [4:29]
1-5 Mai Yamane - Heart For Sale [3:49]
1-6 Mai Yamane - Fooling Myself [5:10]
1-7 Mai Yamane - 午前0時 [3:38]
1-8 Mai Yamane - Tasogare [6:13]
1-9 Mai Yamane - In Love [6:36]
1-10 Mai Yamane - Light,Wind and the Waves [3:44]
1-11 Mai Yamane - You Don't Have To Say [4:21]
1-12 Mai Yamane - Get Away [4:12]
1-13 Mai Yamane - Shabby Boy [5:09]
1-14 Mai Yamane - Out Of The Night [4:16]
1-15 Mai Yamane - Turn On Street [6:02]
1-16 Mai Yamane - Sorry (かわいそうだと言わないで) [5:09]
1-17 Mai Yamane - Saturday Man [5:13]
Born on October 9, 1958, Yamane first appeared on record in 1979 with the debut single «Gozen Reiji» (午前0時), and followed it the next year with the landmark album Tasogare (1980). The tracks gathered here — including «Wave», «City Drive», «Heart For Sale», «Fooling Myself», «Get Away» and the title piece «Tasogare» — stem from that celebrated debut LP and from its equally beloved follow-up, Sorry (1981). The second album's material, represented by songs such as «I'm Now Alone», «Turn On Street», «In Love», «Out Of The Night» and «Saturday Man», showcases a fully formed city pop voice: warm, jazz-inflected, nocturnal in mood, and impeccably produced.
Makoto Matsushita's refined arrangements formed the sonic backbone of Yamane's early recordings, lending them a distinctive late-night elegance that has only grown in stature with time. Her rendition of Eric Carmen's «Fooling Myself» remains among the most emotionally devastating recordings in her catalogue. The inclusion of early singles alongside album highlights makes this compilation a comprehensive portrait of an artist at the height of her commercial and artistic powers — long before her second act of global recognition as the voice of Cowboy Bebop. NAPS's ongoing reissue program continues to bring Yamane's foundational work to new international audiences.
Tracklist:
1-1 Mai Yamane - Wave [4:39]
1-2 Mai Yamane - I'm Now Alone [4:50]
1-3 Mai Yamane - (You And Me Still Keep On) Fall In Love [5:28]
1-4 Mai Yamane - City Drive [4:29]
1-5 Mai Yamane - Heart For Sale [3:49]
1-6 Mai Yamane - Fooling Myself [5:10]
1-7 Mai Yamane - 午前0時 [3:38]
1-8 Mai Yamane - Tasogare [6:13]
1-9 Mai Yamane - In Love [6:36]
1-10 Mai Yamane - Light,Wind and the Waves [3:44]
1-11 Mai Yamane - You Don't Have To Say [4:21]
1-12 Mai Yamane - Get Away [4:12]
1-13 Mai Yamane - Shabby Boy [5:09]
1-14 Mai Yamane - Out Of The Night [4:16]
1-15 Mai Yamane - Turn On Street [6:02]
1-16 Mai Yamane - Sorry (かわいそうだと言わないで) [5:09]
1-17 Mai Yamane - Saturday Man [5:13]
| Soul | Pop | Japanese / 邦楽 | Rock | FLAC / APE
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