Saudade is the eleventh studio album by Japanese musician, producer, and composer Masayoshi Takanaka, released by Kitty Records on 10 September 1982.[1]. Saudade was the first Japanese instrumental album to hit number one on the Oricon charts in the same year it released in. Takanaka celebrated the 40th annaversary of the release of the album with a National Japanese tour in September 2022.[2]
The album was praised by the reviewer in Music Week. The album was given a two star rating, which meant that the reviewer predicted the album would achieve a "fair" level of sales.[3]
Charts
The album reached number 1 on the Oricon charts.[2][4] The album reached number 2 in the Music Labo albums chart,[5] having debuted at number 15.[6] It was number 2 in the Cash Box of Japan LPs chart published on 23 October 1982,[7] but no Japanese chart was published in either the preceding or following weeks.
40th anniversary tour
In 2022, Takanaka did a tour, called "Takanaka Super Live 2022 Saudade", to commerate the 40th anniversary of Saudade.[8][9][10]
12アルバム『SAUDADE』の40周年を記念した高中正義の全国ツアー 9月よりスタート. [Masayoshi Takanaka's Nationwide Tour Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of His Album Saudade Starts in September]. Guitar Magazine. 3 September 2022.
↑"Masayoshi Takanaka: Saudade, Polydor 810 506-4" in "Import" in "LP Reviews". Music Week. 24 September 1983. p 20.
↑1970–1989 Oricon Chart Book LP Edition. オリコンチャートブック〈LP編(昭和45年-平成1年)〉. Oricon Books. May 1990. ISBN 4871310256.
↑"Japan" in "Hits of the World". Billboard. 2 October 1982. p 60.
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