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UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra 
Summary
UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra is a compilation album by Yellow Magic Orchestra. The songs were selected by keyboardist and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto. The album was also released as a premium edition. The premium edition came with a long-sleeved white shirt emblazed with the yMo logo as well as a yMo bandana that the band wore on the 1980 world tour 'From Tokio to Tokyo', along with a special Liner Notes Booklet and an autographed print by drummer and sometimes singer, Yukihiro Takahashi. It was cataloged as MHCL 291-4 and sold in Japan for 21,000 yen.
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| Released | 6 August 2003 |
| Genre | Electropop |
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment |
Track listing edit
All tracks arranged by YMO, except "Hirake Kokoro －Jiseiki－" by YMO & Kenji Omura and "Behind the Mask (Seiko Quartz CM Version)" by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Originally from | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Computer Game “Theme from The Circus”" | Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi | Yellow Magic Orchestra, 1978 | 1:47 | |
| 2. | "Firecracker" | Martin Denny | Yellow Magic Orchestra, 1978 | 4:51 | |
| 3. | "Tong Poo" (東風 Ton Pū) | Sakamoto | Yellow Magic Orchestra, 1978 | 6:14 | |
| 4. | "La Femme Chinoise" (中国女 Chūgoku Onna) | Chris Mosdell | Takahashi | Yellow Magic Orchestra, 1978 | 5:51 |
| 5. | "Technopolis" (Single Version) | Sakamoto | Solid State Survivor, 1979 | 3:51 | |
| 6. | "Insomnia" | Mosdell | Hosono | Solid State Survivor, 1979 | 4:57 |
| 7. | "Rydeen" (雷電 Raidīn) | Takahashi | Solid State Survivor, 1979 | 4:24 | |
| 8. | "Behind the Mask" | Mosdell | Sakamoto, Takahashi | Solid State Survivor, 1979 | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Solid State Survivor" | Mosdell | Takahashi | Solid State Survivor, 1979 | 3:59 |
| 10. | "Radio Junk" (Live at The Bottom Line in New York City) | Mosdell | Takahashi | Public Pressure, 1980 | 4:17 |
| 11. | "Jingle “Y.M.O.”" | Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi | X∞Multiplies, 1980 | 0:19 | |
| 12. | "Nice Age" | Mosdell | Sakamoto, Takahashi | X∞Multiplies, 1980 | 3:46 |
| 13. | "Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please!)" | Billy Butler | Archie Bell | X∞Multiplies, 1980 | 3:41 |
| 14. | "The End of Asia" | Sakamoto | X∞Multiplies, 1980 | 1:32 | |
| 15. | "Citizens of Science" | Mosdell | Sakamoto | X∞Multiplies, 1980 | 4:33 |
| 16. | "Jiseiki Hirake Kokoro" (磁性紀－開け心－) (Stereo Version) | Hosono | Sakamoto, Takahashi | Snakeman Show, 1981 (mono) World Tour 1980, 1996 (stereo) | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 61:29 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Originally from | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cue" | Hosono, Takahashi, Peter Barakan | Hosono, Takahashi | BGM, 1981 | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Ballet" | Takahashi, Barakan | Takahashi | BGM, 1981 | 4:32 |
| 3. | "U•T" | Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi | BGM, 1981 | 4:31 | |
| 4. | "Gradated Grey" (灰色の段階 Gurei no Dankai) | Hosono, Barakan | Hosono | Technodelic, 1981 | 5:32 |
| 5. | "Taisō" (体操) | Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi | Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi | Technodelic, 1981 | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Lover, Come Back to Me" (恋人よ我に帰れ Koibito yo Ware ni Kaere) | Oscar Hammerstein II | Sigmund Romberg | Music Fair, 1982 | 1:03 |
| 7. | "Kimi ni, Mune Kyun. (Uwaki na Vakansu)" (君に、胸キュン。 （浮気なヴァカンス）) | Takashi Matsumoto | Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi | Naughty Boys, 1983 | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Chaos Panic" | Hosono, Barakan | Hosono | "Kimi ni, Mune Kyun." single, 1983 | 4:12 |
| 9. | "Ongaku" (音楽) | Sakamoto | Sakamoto | Naughty Boys, 1983 | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Lotus Love" | Hosono | Hosono | Naughty Boys, 1983 | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Kai-Koh" (邂逅) | Sakamoto | Sakamoto | Naughty Boys, 1983 | 4:26 |
| 12. | "Kageki na Shukujo" (過激な淑女) | Matsumoto | Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi | single, 1983 | 4:10 |
| 13. | "The Madmen" (マッドメン Maddomen) | Hosono, Barakan | Hosono | Service, 1983 | 4:40 |
| 14. | "You've Got to Help Yourself" (以心電信 Ishin Denshin) | Hosono, Barakan | Sakamoto, Takahashi | Service, 1983 | 4:43 |
| 15. | "Perspective" | Sakamoto, Barakan | Sakamoto | Service, 1983 | 5:14 |
| 16. | "M-16" | Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi | Propaganda, 1984 | 4:11 | |
| 17. | "Pocketful of Rainbows" (ポケットが虹でいっぱい Poketto ga Niji de Ippai) | Fred Wise, Ben Weisman Reiko Yukawa (translation) | Wise, Weisman | Technodon, 1993 | 4:59 |
| 18. | "Behind the Mask" (Seiko Quartz CM Version) | Sakamoto, Takahashi | Previously unreleased | 2:15 | |
| Total length: | 75:25 | ||||
Digital release edit
On October 20, 2017, a 30-track digital version of the compilation was released to streaming services.[1] This version omits track 16 from CD 1 (the stereo version of "Hirake Kokoro") as well as tracks 6, 16, 17 and 18 from CD 2 ("Lover Come Back To Me", "M-16", "Pocketful Of Rainbows" and the Seiko Quartz CM Version of "Behind The Mask").
Personnel edit
- Haruomi Hosono - Bass guitar, Synthesizer/Synth Bass, Keyboards, Drum machines, Samplers, Electronics, Sequencer, Marimba, Vocals
- Ryuichi Sakamoto - Keyboards, Electric piano, Synthesizer, Vocoder, Drum machines, Samplers, Electronics, Percussion, Vocals
- Yukihiro Takahashi - Drums, Electronic drums, Cymbals, Drum machines, Samplers, Percussion, Vocals
- Hideki Matsutake - Modular synthesizers, Sequencer, Programming
- Chris Mosdell - Lyrics, Vocals on "Citizens of Science"
- Masayoshi Takanaka - Guitar on "La Femme Chinoise"
- Tomoko Nunoi (née Ebe) - Sexy Voice (Vocals) on "La Femme Chinoise"
- Makoto Ayukawa - Guitar on "Solid State Survivor"
- Akiko Yano - Keyboards & Vocals on "Radio Junk"
- Moichi Kuwahara - Voice on "Jingle “Y.M.O.”"
- Kenji Omura - Guitar on "Nice Age", "Tighten Up", "Citizens of Science" & "Hirake Kokoro －Jiseiki－"
- Sandii - Vocals on "Nice Age"
- Mika Fukui - Voice on "Nice Age"
- Katsuya Kobayashi - Voice on "Tighten Up"
- Masato Ibu - Voice on "Tighten Up" & "The End of Asia"
- Peter Barakan - Lyrics
- Mari Nakamoto - Vocals on "Lover, Come Back to Me"
- Takashi Matsumoto - Lyrics
- Bill Nelson - Guitar on "Chaos Panic", "Ongaku", "Lotus Love", "Kai-Koh" & "Kageki na Shujuko"
- Takeshi Fujii & Akihiko Yamazoe - Technical Assistance on "Kimi ni, Mune Kyun.", "Chaos Panic", "Ongaku", "Lotus Love", "Kai-Koh", "Kageki na Shujuko", "The Madmen", "You've Got to Help Yourself", "Perspective" & "M-16"
- Regency - Doo-wop on "Pocketful of Rainbows"
References edit
- ^ "UC YMO - Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra". Discogs.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.