Paraiso (はらいそ, Haraiso) is Haruomi Hosono's fourth solo album and Yellow Magic Band's (later Yellow Magic Orchestra) first album. This album continues the tropical style of Hosono House, Tropical Dandy and Bon Voyage co., while being influenced by the music of Hawaii and Okinawa, incorporating electronic sounds that would be later developed on Hosono's and YMO's careers. YMO, The Yellow Magic Band at this point in time, was composed of Tin Pan Alley members and studio musicians, such as Hosono's former Happy End bandmate Shigeru Suzuki and future YMO members Ryuichi Sakamoto (who would later perform an altered version of "Asatoya Yunta" in his solo career) and Yukihiro Takahashi, as well as guitarist Hirofumi Tokutake (who would later perform in Technodon and Wild Sketch Show).
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Released | April 25, 1978 | |||
Recorded | December 1977 – January 1978 | |||
Studio | Alfa Studio "A", Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo Crown Studio, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo ("Asatoya Yunta") | |||
Genre | City pop Jazz fusion Exotica Technopop | |||
Length | 34:37 | |||
Label | Alfa Sony Music Direct | |||
Producer | Haruomi Hosono | |||
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All tracks are written by Haruomi Hosono, except "Japanese Rhumba" by Gerald F. Miller (credited as 'G. Miller');[1][2] "Asatoya Yunta", a traditional Okinawan song and "Fujiyama Mama", written by Jack Hammer with lyrics translated by Seiichi Ida and additional lyrics written by Hosono
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Tokio Rush" | 3:31 |
2. | "Shimendōka" (四面道歌) | 4:44 |
3. | "Japanese Rhumba" | 3:34 |
4. | "Asatoya Yunta" (安里屋ユンタ) | 2:15 |
5. | "Fujiyama Mama" | 2:50 |
6. | "Femme Fatale" (妖婦 Yōfu) | 5:00 |
7. | "Shambhala Signal" (シャンバラ通信 Shanbara Tsūshin) | 3:36 |
8. | "Worry Beads" | 4:28 |
9. | "Paraiso" (はらいそ Haraiso) | 4:35 |