{{Short description|none}} The [[discography]] of [[Saki Kubota|Sayuri Kume]], also known as Saki Kubota, includes eleven studio albums and ten singles released from 1979 to 2017.
==Overview== Her singles are as follows: *[[Ihojin]] (1979) *Nijūgoji (1980) *Kugatsu No Iro (1980) *Orange Airmail Special (1981) *Lens Eye (1981) *Negai (1982) *Ai No Jidai (1983) *Otomodachi (1984) *Pianissimo De... (1984) *Hyakuman Hon No Bara (1988)
Her [[studio album]]s are as follows: *Yumegatari (1979) *Tenkai (1980) *Saudade (1980) *Airmail Special (1981) *Mishiranu Hito Denaku (1982) *Nefertiti (1983) *Yoruno Sokowa Yawarakana Maboroshi (1984) *Tehillim 33 (1987) *Hajime no hi (1996) *Tenshi No Pan Kume Sayuri Sanbika Shu (2009) *7carats+1 (2017)
==Yumegatari== {{distinguish|text=[[w:ja:桑田靖子|Yasuko Kuwata]]'s sixth album (1985)}} {{main|w:ja:夢がたり}} {{Infobox album | italic_title = no | name = Yumegatari | type = studio | artist = Saki Kubota | cover = | alt = | released = 21 December 1979 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = | label = [[CBS/Sony]] | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = [[Tenkai (album)|Tenkai]] | next_year = 1980 }}
The album '''Yumegatari''' ([[Japanese writing system|Japanese]]: 夢がたり)<ref>CBS/Sony catalogue number 25AH919</ref> (English: "Dream Stories"<ref>Wells and Wilson (eds). The Russo-Japanese War in Cultural Perspective, 1904–05. 1999. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F_-HDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA62#v=onepage&q&f=false p 62].</ref> or "telling what one has dreamed"<ref>Vos. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ubwpOKnZAoQC A Study of the Ise-Monogatari]. 1957. p 113.</ref> or an "account of one's dream"<ref>David. The Kanji Handbook. 2006. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OxjRAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA167#v=onepage&q&f=false p 167].</ref> or "A Tale of Dreams")<ref>McCormick. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EfUkAQAAMAAJ Tosa Mitsunobu and the Small Scroll in Medieval Japan]. 2009.</ref> (1979) was released on 21 December 1979.<ref name=OtonanoPortal/> The album ''Yumegatari'' stayed at number 1 in the [[Oricon]] chart for seven consecutive weeks from 31 December 1979 to 11 February 1980.<ref>[https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/57997/full/ 安室奈美恵の勢い衰えず!ドリカム以来14年8ヶ月ぶりの6週連続首位]. [[Oricon News]]. 9 September 2008.</ref>
This album sold more than four hundred thousand copies<ref name=Oricon>[[Oricon]]</ref> and reached number 1 in both the [[Oricon]] LP album chart and the Oricon cassette tape album chart. It spent 21 weeks in the Oricon LP chart and 27 weeks in the Oricon cassette tape chart. It was number 4 in the Oricon annual chart.<ref name=Oricon/><ref>CD box booklet in "Saki Kubota Premium". Saki Kubota, Sony Music Entertainment. 31 January 2020. DQCL-772.</ref> It reached number 1 in the [[Cash Box of Japan]] LPs chart.<ref>[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]. 9 February 1980. [https://archive.org/details/cashbox41unse_37/page/37/mode/1up p 37].</ref> It reached number 1 in the [[Music Labo]] albums chart.<ref>Billboard. 19 January 1980, p 82. 26 January 1980. p 61. 2 February 1980, p 54. 9 February 1980, p 54.</ref> The song [[Ihojin]] was released as a single.
The album has been re-released a number of times.<ref>For a review of the 1990 release of this album, see [https://www.cdjournal.com/i/disc/-/1290120609 久保田早紀 / 夢がたり], CDJournal. For further commentary on the 2013 release of this album, see [https://www.cdjournal.com/i/disc/-/4112121495 久保田早紀 / 夢がたり (Blu-spac CD2)], CDJournal.</ref>
The song "Guitar Hiki O Mimasenka" (Japanese: ギター弾きを見ませんか) was covered by [[Isako Washio]] in 1991<ref>The cover version is the B side of "Yoru no Tenshi" (Japanese: 夜の天使), Sony Records catalogue number SRDL-3337.</ref> and [[w:ja:辛島美登里|Midori Karashima]] in 2017.<ref>[https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/TBSRadio_310871/ 「村上ゆきのスローリビング」に辛島美登里さんが登場！]. TBS Radio.</ref><ref>Cashmere. Universal Music catalogue number UICZ-4408.</ref>
The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:
Side A *Prologue...Yumegatari (Japanese: プロローグ・・・夢がたり) *Asa (Japanese: 朝) *Ihojin *Kikyou (Japanese: 帰郷) *Guitar Hikiwo Mimasenka (Japanese: ギター弾きを見ませんか) *Salam (Japanese: サラーム)
Side B *Byakuya (Japanese: 白夜) *[[Yumehiko]] (Japanese: 夢飛行) *Gensou Ryokou (Japanese: 幻想旅行) *Narcissus [Narcis] (Japanese: ナルシス) *Hoshizora No Shounen (Japanese: 星空の少年)
==Tenkai== {{main|w:ja:天界 (久保田早紀のアルバム)}} {{Infobox album | italic_title = no | name = Tenkai | type = studio | artist = Saki Kubota | cover = | alt = | released = 21 June 1980 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = | label = [[CBS/Sony]] | producer = | prev_title = [[Yumegatari]] | prev_year = 1979 | next_title = [[Saudade (Saki Kubota album)|Saudade]] | next_year = 1980 }}
The album '''Tenkai'''<ref>For further commentary on this album, see [https://www.cdjournal.com/i/disc/tenkai/4112121496 久保田早紀 / 天界 (Blu-spac CD2)], CDJournal.</ref> (Japanese: 天界)<ref>CBS/Sony catalogue number 27AH1011</ref> (English: "The Heavens")<ref>Kogure. The History of Modern Astronomy in Japan. Springer. 2021. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bIYmEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA84#v=onepage&q&f=false p 84].</ref> (1980) was released on 21 June 1980.<ref name=OtonanoPortal>[https://www.110107.com/s/oto/page/sayuri_kume Otonano Portal].</ref> This album reached number 11 in the Oricon albums chart<ref name=OriconChartBook1990LP128>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. p 128.</ref> and the [[Music Labo]] albums chart.<ref>[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]. 12 July 1980. [https://books.google.com/books?id=kSQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT82 p 51].</ref> It spent 12 weeks in the Oricon chart and sold more than forty thousand copies.<ref name=Oricon/>
It was re-released on [[Blu-spec CD2]]<ref>Catalogue number MHCL 30044</ref> on 10 April 2013, as part of the reissue series ''Nihon no Meiban Fukkoku Shirīzu'' (Japanese: 日本の名盤復刻シリーズ).<ref>[https://barks.jp/news/693606/ アナログレコード時代の日本の名盤、高品質Blu-spec CD2で49タイトル登場]. BARKS. 9 April 2013.</ref><ref>[https://www.cdjournal.com/i/news/-/51093 アナログ・レコード時代の日本の名盤を高品質Blu-spec CD2で一挙49タイトル復刻！]. CDJournal. 9 April 2013.</ref>
The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:
Side A *Shangri-La [Shangurira] (Japanese: シャングリラ). This song was praised by [[Sora Amamiya]],<ref>[https://natalie.mu/music/column/609651 マイベストトラック2024 Vol.4]. [[Natalie (website)|Natalie]]. 30 January 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.joqr.co.jp/ag/article/154865/ 雨宮天 「本当に愛を込めました」カバーアルバム『COVERSIII-Sora Amamiya favorite songs-』に込めた想い！]. [[Nippon Cultural Broadcasting|JOQR]]. 25 June 2025.</ref> who subsequently released a [[cover version]].<ref>As to this, and Sora Amamiya's performance of this song, see [https://natalie.mu/music/news/620078 雨宮天「少女A」「赤いスイートピー」など名曲カバーした5回目のリサイタル]. Natalie. 15 April 2025. See further [https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/amamiyasora/info/573250 6/18 雨宮天 歌謡曲カバーアルバム「COVERSIII-Sora Amamiya favorite songs-」収録楽曲決定！], SonyMusic, 24 April 2025; [https://web.archive.org/web/20250618202151/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2025-06-17/p/2/ デイリー アルバムランキング], Oricon News, 17 June 2025; [https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2025-06-30/p/2/ 週間 アルバムランキング], Oricon News, 30 June 2017; and [https://www.cdjournal.com/i/disc/covers-3--sora-amamiya-favorite-songs-/4125030745 雨宮天 / COVERSIII -Sora Amamiya favorite songs-], CDJournal.</ref> *Tenkai (Japanese: 天界) *Midori No Yakata (Japanese: 碧の館) *Shinju Shotō (Japanese: 真珠諸島). This song has been included in compilations of disco music.<ref>[https://mikiki.tokyo.jp/articles/-/38255 西城秀樹、フォーリーブス、太田裕美ら〈ディスコ歌謡〉の名曲を収録! 「昭和40年男」監修の2枚組コンピCD発売]. [[w:ja:Mikiki|Mikiki]]. 27 June 2024.</ref> *Aquarian Age [Akuerian Eiji] (Japanese: アクエリアン･エイジ)
Side B *Budouju No Musume (Japanese: 葡萄樹の娘) *Nijūgoji *Denen Kyousoukyoku (Japanese: 田園協奏曲) *Misekakedake No Yasashisa *Saishuu Page [Saishū pēji] (Japanese: 最終ページ)
===Nijūgoji=== {{main|w:ja:25時 (久保田早紀の曲)}} {{Infobox song | name = Nijūgoji | version = | cover = | cover_size = | alt = | border = | caption = | type = Single | artist = Saki Kubota | album = | EP = | language = Japanese | English_title = | A-side = | B-side = Misekakedake No Yasashisa | written = | published = | released = 21 April 1980 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = 3:53 | label = [[CBS/Sony]] | writer = | composer = Saki Kubota | lyricist = Saki Kubota and Keisuke Yamakawa | producer = | chronology = Saki Kubota singles | prev_title = [[Ihojin]] | prev_year = 1979 | prev_version = | next_title = [[Kugatsu No Iro]] | next_year = 1980 | next_version = | tracks = | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|IlXE57weTlk|"Nijūgoji"}}|header=Audio video}} }} The single '''Nijūgoji'''<ref>This [[Romanization of Japanese|romanized]] name appears on the back cover of the sleeve of the vinyl record. Also called 25ji.</ref> (Japanese: 25時)<ref name=06SH745>CBS/Sony catalogue number 06SH745</ref> (English: "25th Hour")<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GUkQAQAAMAAJ 映画大全集]. 1998. p 555.</ref> (1980) reached number 19 in the [[Oricon Singles Chart]] and spent 11 weeks in that chart.<ref name=TOP2>[https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/201307/rank/single/ シングル売上TOP2作品] in "久保田早紀". [[Oricon News]].</ref> It sold 77,000 copies.<ref name=1997ChartBook/><ref name=1987ChartBook/> The song was composed by Saki Kubota. The lyrics were written by Saki Kubota and [[w:ja:山川啓介|Keisuke Yamakawa]]. The song was arranged by [[Mitsuo Hagita]]. The duration of the song is 3 minutes and 53 seconds.<ref name=06SH745/> The single was released on 21 April 1980.<ref name=TOP2/> The song on the B side of the single is "Misekakedake No Yasashisa" (Japanese: みせかけだけの優しさ). The duration of that song is 3 minutes and 17 seconds.<ref name=06SH745/>
==Saudade== {{main|w:ja:サウダーデ (久保田早紀のアルバム)}} {{Infobox album | italic_title = no | name = Saudade | type = studio | artist = Saki Kubota | cover = | alt = | released = 21 November 1980 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = | label = [[CBS/Sony]] | producer = | prev_title = [[Tenkai (album)|Tenkai]] | prev_year = 1980 | next_title = [[Saki Kubota discography#Airmail Special|Airmail Special]] | next_year = 1981 }} The album '''Saudade''' (Japanese: サウダーデ) (1980)<ref>CBS/Sony catalogue number 27AH1148</ref> was released on 21 November 1980. It includes music influenced by [[fado]].<ref>[https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/SakiKubota/discography/MHCL-30144 サウダーデ【Blu-spec CD2】]. Sony Music.</ref><ref name=Reminder133841821>[https://reminder.top/133841821/ 久保田早紀は「異邦人」だけじゃない！異国路線にケジメを付けたアルバム「サウダーデ」]. Re:minder. 7 June 2023.</ref><ref>(1999) [https://books.google.com/books?id=OsgRAQAAMAAJ 44] 地理 48</ref><ref>[https://www.cdjournal.com/i/disc/saudade/4113052134 久保田早紀 / サウダーデ (Blu-spac CD2)]. CDJournal.</ref>
This album reached number 54 in the Oricon albums chart.<ref name=OriconChartBook1990LP128/> The album spent 5 weeks in the chart and sold more than ten thousand copies.<ref name=Oricon/> The song "Kugatsu No Iro" was released as a single.
The tracks on the album are as follows:
Side A *Ihojin *Alfama No Musume [Arufama No Musume] (Japanese: アルファマの娘) *Tomato Uri No Uta (Japanese: トマト売りの歌) *18の祭り *Shigatsu Nijūgo Nichi Hashi (Japanese: 4月25日橋). The name of this song refers to the [[25 de Abril Bridge]].<ref name=Reminder133841821/>
Side B *Saudade (Japanese: サウダーデ) *Kugatsu No Iro *Doukei (Japanese: 憧憬) *Mayonaka No Sanpo *Beginning [Biginingu] (Japanese: ビギニング)
===Kugatsu No Iro=== {{main|w:ja:九月の色}} The single '''Kugatsu No Iro''' (Japanese: 九月の色) (1980)<ref name=07SH839>CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH839</ref> reached number 51 in the Oricon Singles Chart,<ref name=2005ChartBook>Oricon. Single Chart-Book Complete Edition 1968-2005. オリコン・マーケティング・プロモーション. April 2006. ISBN 9784871310765. p 169.</ref> and sold 23,000 copies.<ref name=1997ChartBook>1968-1997 Oricon Chart Book: 30 years anniversary: All Singles: Listing by Artist.</ref><ref name=1987ChartBook>1968-1987 Oricon Chart Book: 20 years: All Singles: Listing by Artist. Oricon Books.</ref> The single was released on 1 September 1980.<ref>[https://www.110107.com/s/oto/page/rain-j-ballads?ima=0000&oto=ROBO004#group_a-16 Disc. 1 Sweet Rain].</ref> The duration of the song "Kugatsu No Iro" is 3 minutes and 47 seconds. The song "Mayonaka No Sanpo" (Japanese: 真夜中の散歩) is on the B side of the single.<ref name=07SH839/>
==Airmail Special== {{main|w:ja:エアメール・スペシャル}} {{Infobox album | italic_title = no | name = Airmail Special | type = studio | artist = Saki Kubota | cover = | alt = | released = 21 May 1981 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = | label = [[CBS/Sony]] | producer = | prev_title = [[Saudade (Saki Kubota album)|Saudade]] | prev_year = 1980 | next_title = [[Mishiranu Hito Denaku]] | next_year = 1982 }} The album '''Airmail Special''' (Japanese: エアメール・スペシャル) (1981)<ref>CBS/Sony catalogue number 28AH1266</ref> was released on 21 May 1981.<ref name=OtonanoPortal/> This album reached number 33 in the Oricon LPs chart.<ref>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.</ref>
The tracks on the album are as follows:
Side A *Prologue [Purorōgu] (Japanese: プロローグ) *Orange Airmail Special *Campus Gai '81 (Japanese: キャンパス街'81). This song has, in the 21st century, been described as [[city pop]]<ref name=OtonanoPortal/> and included in [[Compilation album|compilations]] of city pop.<ref>[[City Pop Story - Urban & Ocean]] (2023) Sony Music Labels catalogue number MHJL 288-9.</ref><ref>[[City Pop Stories - '70s & '80s]] (2024) catalogue number DQCL 3929-3932</ref> *Nihon No Kodomatachi *1999
Side B *Amusement Zone [Amyūzumento zōn] (Japanese: アミューズメント・ゾーン) *Shang-hai Nostalgie (Japanese: 上海ノスタルジー) *Ennui (Japanese: アンニュイ). This song has, in the 21st century, been included in compilations of city pop.<ref>Light Mellow Neon Nights (2015) GT Music, Sony Music Direct, catalogue number MHCL 2553</ref><ref>[https://natalie.mu/music/news/160290 邦楽シティポップコンピ「Light Mellow」最新作2タイトル発売]. [[Natalie (website)|Natalie]]. 16 September 2015.</ref> *Panorama (Japanese: パノラマ) *Nagai Yoru
The "Airmail Special" CD in Saki Kubota Premium box set includes the song "Lens Eye" as a bonus track.
===Orange Airmail Special=== {{main|w:ja:オレンジ・エアメール・スペシャル}} The single '''Orange Airmail Special''' (Japanese: オレンジ・エアメール・スペシャル) (1981)<ref name=07SH971>CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH971</ref> reached number 62 in the Oricon Singles Chart,<ref name=2005ChartBook/> and sold 29,000 copies.<ref name=1997ChartBook/><ref name=1987ChartBook/> It has been said that the single sold fairly well.<ref>[https://tower.jp/article/series/2007/03/22/100046759/100046761 第11回 ─ ニューミュージック(3)]. News&Column. Tower Records. 22 March 2007. From [[w:ja:タワーレコード#bounce|Bounce]], number 284, 25 February 2007.</ref> The single was released on 21 April 1981. The song "Orange Airmail Special" was used in a television commercial for the orange drink called [[w:ja:キリンビバレッジ|Kirin Orange]] (Japanese: キリンオレンジ).<ref>[https://nikkan-spa.jp/1685497/2 『異邦人』の"久保田早紀"が語る、大ヒットで苦悩した日々と現在]. [[w:ja:SPA!|日刊SPA!]]. 30 July 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/399530 エアメール・スペシャル]. [[Billboard Japan]].</ref><ref>1981 television commercial for Kirin Orange</ref><ref>[https://www.cdjournal.com/i/disc/airmail-special/4113052135 久保田早紀 / エアメール・スペシャル (Blu-spac CD2)]. CDJournal.</ref> The song has been described as [[West Coast sound]].<ref name=Birthday1242>[https://news.1242.com/article/143927 5月11日は「異邦人」久保田早紀の誕生日]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 5 May 2018.</ref> The instruments used include the [[electric guitar]].<ref name=Reminder243359890/> The song was composed by Saki Kubota. The lyrics were written by Keisuke Yamakawa. The song was arranged by Mitsuo Hagita. The duration of the song is 3 minutes and 45 seconds. The song "Nagai Yoru" (Japanese: 長い夜) is on the B side of the single.<ref name=07SH971/>
===Lens Eye=== {{main|w:ja:レンズ・アイ}} The duration of the song '''Lens Eye''' (Japanese: レンズ・アイ) is 3 minutes and 17 seconds. The song "Nihon No Kodomatachi" (Japanese: 日本の子供達) was the B side of the single "Lens Eye".<ref>CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH1033</ref> The single was released on 26 August 1981.<ref name=idolnejp>[https://idol.ne.jp/kubotasaki 久保田早紀(くぼたさき)ディスコグラフィ]. 2020 to 2024.</ref> The song "Lens Eye" was not included in the album "Airmail Special".<ref name=Birthday1242/> The song "Lens Eye" was praised by CDJournal.<ref>[https://www.cdjournal.com/i/disc/golden-j---pop-the-best/1197110785 久保田早紀 / ゴールデン・Jポップ～ザ・ベスト]. [[w:ja:CDジャーナル|CDJournal]].</ref>
==Mishiranu Hito Denaku== {{main|w:ja:見知らぬ人でなく (久保田早紀のアルバム)}} The album '''Mishiranu Hito Denaku''' (Japanese: 見知らぬ人でなく) (1982)<ref>CBS/Sony catalogue number 28AH1452</ref> was released on 21 July 1982.<ref name=OtonanoPortal/> The song "Negai" was released as a single.
The tracks on the album are as follows:
Side A *The City (Japanese: ザ・シティー) *Mishiranu Hito Denaku (Japanese: 見知らぬ人でなく) *Rasen Kaidan (Japanese: らせん階段) *夏の夜の10時30分 *Just A Friend [Jasuto a furendo] (Japanese: ジャスト・ア・フレンド)
Side B *Kigi Ga Ooki Katta Koro Ni (Japanese: 木々が大きかった頃に) *Negai (Japanese: ねがい) *Lonely People [Ronrī pīpuru] (Japanese: ロンリー・ピープル) *Stage Door [Sutēji doa] (Japanese: ステージ・ドア) *Shaso (Japanese: 車窓)
===Negai=== {{main|w:ja:ねがい (久保田早紀の曲)}} The single '''Negai''' (Japanese: ねがい) was released in 1982.<ref>CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH1161</ref>
==Nefertiti== {{main|w:ja:ネフェルティティ (久保田早紀のアルバム)}} The album '''Nefertiti''' (Japanese: ネフェルティティ) (1983)<ref>CBS/Sony catalogue number 28AH1518</ref> was released 21 April 1983.<ref name=OtonanoPortal/> The name of this album, and of its title track, refer to [[Nefertiti]].<ref>Saki Kubota Premium. 2020. DQCL-772. booklet, pp 36 to 39.</ref> The song "Ai No Jidai" was released as a single.
The songs on the LP and cassette tape were arranged by [[w:ja:若草恵|Kei Wakakusa]].<ref name=Birthday1242/> The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:
Side A *Nefertiti (Japanese: ネフェルティティ) *Gypsy (Japanese: ジプシー) *Sophia Hatsu (Japanese: ソフィア発) *Suna No Shiro (Japanese: 砂の城)
Side B *Jawa No Higashi (Japanese: ジャワの東) *Hada Zamui Gogo No Hi (Japanese: 肌寒い午後の日) *Ai No Jidai (Japanese: 愛の時代) *Fuyu No Mizuumi (Japanese: 冬の湖) *Saishuubin (Japanese: 最終便)
===Ai No Jidai=== The single '''Ai No Jidai''' (Japanese: 愛の時代)<ref>CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH1256</ref> (English: "The Age of Love"<ref>(2010) [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fQlOAQAAMAAJ 3] イスラーム世界研究 194</ref> or "The Epoch of Love")<ref>英文學硏究 (Eibungaku kenkyū, Studies in English Literature). ([[w:ja:日本英文学会|English Literary Society of Japan]]. 研究社 ([[Kenkyūsha]])). [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GcsxAAAAIAAJ vols 65 to 67]. p 250.</ref> (1983) was released on 1 February 1983.<ref name=idolnejp/> The song on the B side of this single is "Lucian" (Japanese: ルシアン).
There is a cover version of "Lucian" by [[w:ja:木元ゆうこ|Yuko Kimoto]] (1983).<ref>矛盾期. Polydor catalogue number 28MX-1133</ref>
==Yoruno Sokowa Yawarakana Maboroshi== {{main|w:ja:夜の底は柔らかな幻}} {{Infobox album | italic_title = no | name = Yoruno Sokowa Yawarakana Maboroshi | type = studio | artist = Saki Kubota | cover = | alt = | released = 1 October 1984 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = | label = [[CBS/Sony]] | producer = | prev_title = [[Nefertiti (Saki Kubota album)|Nefertiti]] | prev_year = 1983 | next_title = [[Saki Kubota discography#Tehillim 33|Tehillim 33]] | next_year = 1987 }} The album '''Yoruno Sokowa Yawarakana Maboroshi''' (Japanese: 夜の底は柔らかな幻) (1984)<ref>CBS/Sony catalogue number 28AH1776</ref> was released on 1 October 1984.<ref name=OtonanoPortal/> This album has been described as her greatest masterpiece.<ref name=Birthday1242/> The 2013 novel of the same name, by [[Riku Onda]], is named after this album.<ref>[https://books.bunshun.jp/articles/-/3465 『地獄の黙示録』をやる、という初心で始めた小説]. [[Bungeishunjū|Bungeishunjū Books]] 16 January 2013.</ref>
The songs on the LP and cassette tape were arranged by [[w:ja:久米大作|Daisaku Kume]].<ref name=Birthday1242/> The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:
Side A: Fortessimo Dream *Melancholy No Tablecloth [Merankorī no tēburukurosu] (Japanese: メランコリーのテーブルクロス) *Tsuki No Hamabe Button Ga Hitotsu (Japanese: 月の浜辺ボタンがひとつ) *Nejireta Venus (Japanese: ねじれたヴィーナス) *Kugatsu No Restaurant (Japanese: 9月のレストラン) *Samui Ehagaki (Japanese: 寒い絵葉書)
Side B: Pianissimo Dream *Yoru No Soko Wa Yawaraka Na Maboroshi *Pianissimo De *Phoenicia (Japanese: フェニキア) *Mienai Te (Japanese: 見えない手)
===Pianissimo De=== The single '''Pianissimo De'''<ref>This text appears on the appears on the A side.</ref> (Japanese: ピアニッシモで...) (1984)<ref name=07SH1560>CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH1560</ref> was released 1 October 1984.<ref name=idolnejp/> The song on the B side of the single is "Yoru No Soko Wa Yawaraka Na Maboroshi" (Japanese: 夜の底は柔らかな幻).<ref name=07SH1560/>
==Otomodachi== {{main|w:ja:お友達 (曲)}} The single '''Otomodachi''' (Japanese: お友達)<ref>CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH1473</ref> (English: "Friend")<ref>Samuel E Martin. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2p3TAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT468#v=onepage&q&f=false "tomo"]. Tuttle Concise Japanese Dictionary. [[Tuttle Publishing]]. 2008. Revised Edition. 2012.</ref> (1984) was released 23 March 1984.<ref name=idolnejp/> The song is included in the compilation album '''Saki Kubota Best Selection''' (1984).<ref>CBS/Sony catalogue number 28KH 1616</ref>
==Tehillim 33== The album '''Tehillim 33'''<ref>For a review of this album, see [https://www.cdjournal.com/i/disc/-/3203120559 テヒリーム33 久米小百合(VO) 他 (再発)]. CDJournal.</ref> (Japanese: テヒリーム33) (1987) was released in 1987<ref>Catalogue number MCD-10021</ref> and reprinted in 2004.
Tehillim 33 was Sayuri Kume's first solo album of Christian music. She had previously participated in the album '''Utau Tabibito''' (Japanese: 歌う旅人) (1985).<ref>[https://www.jprime.jp/articles/-/35321 『異邦人』で大ヒットの元・久保田早紀「全部売り尽くした」結婚を機に引退、布教の道で音楽宣教師として活動する"今"]. [[w:ja:週刊女性PRIME|週刊女性Prime]]. 8 February 2025.</ref> "Tehillim" means [[psalm]].<ref name=idolnejp/>
The tracks on the Tehillim 33 album include the following hymns, in Japanese: "Syu Wo Homeyo Waga Kokoro" (主をほめよわが心), "Chiisaki Hoshi Wa" (小さき星は), "Wunderbarer Konig" (くすしき神-讃美歌73番-), "Euroclydon" (風激しく-讃美歌126番-), "Lancashire" (地よ声高く-讃美歌154番-), "[[Just as I Am (hymn)|Just As I Am, Without One Plea]]" (いさおなき我を-讃美歌271番-), the "[[Fairest Lord Jesus|Crusader's Hymn]]" (イエス君はいとうるわし-讃美歌166番-), "[[The Church's One Foundation]]" (いとも尊き-讃美歌191番-),<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vVY1pJTiAnI いとも尊き-讃美歌191番-]. Provided by Space Shower FUGA.</ref> "St. Chrysostom" (主よ、主の愛をば-讃美歌342番-), Little Stars Are Shining (Epilogue) (小さき星は（エピローグ）-讃美歌455番-), "Beautiful Lillies, White As the Snow" by [[w:ja:アリス・ジーン・クリーター|Alice Jean Cleator]] (うるわしの白百合-讃美歌496番-) and "[[I Love to Tell the Story]]" (いともかしこし-讃美歌502番-).
The tracks include recordings of hymns that are included the [[w:ja:讃美歌 (1954年版)|1954 Edition]].
==Hajime no hi== The album '''Hajime no hi''' (Japanese: はじめの日) (1996)<ref name=TDCT1125>Catalogue number TDCT-1125</ref> (English: "First Day")<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5gYaAQAAMAAJ 新修実用辞典: 机上版]. [[Shueisha]] (集英社). 1983.</ref> was released on 25 February 1996,<ref name=TDCT1125/> and reissued on 22 November 2000.<ref>MIDI Inc. Catalogue number MDCL-1401</ref><ref>[https://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/318464 はじめの日]. Billboard Japan.</ref><ref>For a review of the 1996 release of this album, see [https://www.cdjournal.com/i/disc/-/1196040430 久米小百合 / はじめの日 (廃盤)], CDJournal. For a review of the 2000 release of this album, see [https://www.cdjournal.com/i/disc/hajime-no-hi/3200091834 久米小百合 / はじめの日], CDJournal.</ref>
==Tenshi No Pan Kume Sayuri Sanbika Shu== The album '''Tenshi No Pan Kume Sayuri Sanbika Shu''' (Japanese: 天使のパン くめさゆり・さんびか集) (2009)<ref>Catalogue number MDCL-1495</ref><ref>[https://www.christiantoday.co.jp/articles/3781/20090703/news.htm 久米小百合さん、13年ぶりの新アルバム「天使のパン」発売]. Christian Today. 3 July 2009.</ref> was released on 24 June 2009.<ref>[https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/201212/products/819250/1/ 天使のパン くめさゆり・さんびか集]. Oricon News.</ref><ref>For a review of this album, see [https://www.cdjournal.com/i/disc/-/4109041067 くめさゆり / 天使のパン くめさゆり・さんびか集]. CDJournal.</ref>
==Saki Kubota Best of Best== The album '''Saki Kubota Best of Best''' (Japanese: Saki Kubota Best of Best: 久保田早紀 ベスト・オブ・ベスト (Kubota Saki Besuto obu Besuto)) was released on 21 November 1992.<ref>Catalogue number SRCL 2537</ref> The pictures on the jacket are from 1979.<ref>[https://www.cdjournal.com/i/disc/-/1193010520 久保田早紀 / ベスト・オブ・ベスト (廃盤)]. CDJournal.</ref>
==Golden J-Pop/The Best Saki Kubota== The album '''Golden J-Pop/The Best Saki Kubota''' (Japanese: GOLDEN J-POP/THE BEST 久保田早紀) was released on 21 November 1997.<ref>Catalogue number SRCL 4132</ref> It is part of the "Golden J-Pop/The Best" series.<ref>[https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Cata/j-pop/artist/index.html Golden J-Pop/The Best]</ref><ref>For a review of this album, see [https://www.cdjournal.com/i/disc/golden-j---pop-the-best/1197110785 久保田早紀 / ゴールデン・Jポップ～ザ・ベスト]. CDJournal.</ref>
==Dream Price 1000 Saki Kubota Ihojin== The album '''Dream Price 1000 Saki Kubota Ihojin''' (Japanese: DREAM PRICE 1000 久保田早紀 異邦人) was released on 11 October 2001.<ref>Catalogue number MHCL 8</ref> It is part of the "Dream Price" series.<ref>[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2001/11/16/national/cd-industry-aims-at-aging-music-buffs/ CD industry aims at aging music buffs]. The Japan Times. 16 November 2001.</ref><ref>For a review of this album, see [https://www.cdjournal.com/i/disc/-/3201080269 久保田早紀 / 異邦人]. CDJournal.</ref>
==Golden Best Saki Kubota== {{main|w:ja:GOLDEN☆BEST 久保田早紀}} The album '''Golden Best Saki Kubota''' (Japanese: GOLDEN☆BEST 久保田早紀) was released on 20 November 2002.<ref>Catalogue number MHCL-189~90.</ref> The album includes material not previously released on CD.<ref>[https://www.cdjournal.com/i/disc/-/3202100567 久保田早紀 / GOLDEN☆BEST (2CD)]. CDJournal.</ref> The album ''Golden Best Saki Kubota'' includes karaoke versions of both the ''Yumegatari'' version, and the (Portuguese recording) ''Saudade'' version, of the song "Ihojin".<ref>[https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/201307/products/494278/1/ GOLDEN☆BEST/久保田早紀]. Oricon.</ref>
==999 Best Saki Kubota== The album '''999 Best Saki Kubota''' (Japanese: 999 Best 久保田早紀) was released on 18 October 2006.<ref>Catalogue number MHCL-899</ref><ref>Sony Music Shop</ref><ref>[https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/201307/products/672813/1/ 999 Best 久保田早紀]. Oricon News.</ref>
==Saki Kubota Premium== The [[box set]] '''Saki Kubota Premium''' was released in January 2020, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her debut in 1979.<ref>[https://www.christiantoday.co.jp/articles/27535/20191226/sayuri-kume-40th-anniversary-saki-kubota-premium.htm 久米小百合さんデビュー40周年 記念BOX「久保田早紀プレミアム」来年1月末発売]. [[w:ja:クリスチャントゥデイ|Christian Today]]. 26 December 2019.</ref><ref>[https://rooftop1976.com/news/2019/12/26181904.php 久保田早紀デビュー40周年記念BOX、貴重な初商品化音源収録。5万字以上に及ぶインタビュー・ライナー掲載！]. [[w:ja:Rooftop|Rooftop]]. 26 December 2019.</ref><ref>[https://rooftop1976.com/news/2020/01/31125234.php 久保田早紀、貴重な初商品化音源・5万字以上に及ぶ久保田早紀インタビューライナー収録のデビュー40周年記念BOX「久保田早紀プレミアム」発売！]. Rooftop. 31 January 2020.</ref> Its contents consists of nine CDs, a blu-ray DVD and an 80 page booklet. The box set includes the theme song of the radio programme ''Do You Love Me'' (Japanese: ドウ・ユ・ラブ・ミー) in ''Futari no Heya'' (Japanese: ふたりの部屋), which was broadcast on [[NHK-FM]] in 1984. That song is released for the first time on home media.<ref>[https://barks.jp/news/861729/ 久保田早紀、デビュー40周年記念BOX「久保田早紀プレミアム」発売]. [[w:ja:BARKS|BARKS]]. 31 January 2020.</ref>
==The Essential Saki Kubota== The album '''The Essential Saki Kubota''' (Japanese: 久保田早紀 エッセンシャル)<ref>Catalogue number MHJL-424</ref> was released on 4 June 2025. It is an analog record,<ref>[https://www.cdjournal.com/i/news/kubota-saki/116728 久保田早紀、アナログ・レコード企画『久保田早紀 エッセンシャル』リリース]. [[w:ja:CDジャーナル|CDJournal]]. 25 February 2025.</ref><ref>[https://mikiki.tokyo.jp/articles/-/40649 久保田早紀、"異邦人"など珠玉の12曲を収めたアナログ盤がリリース]. [[w:ja:Mikiki|Mikiki]]. 25 February 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.cdjournal.com/i/news/kubota-saki/119054 久保田早紀、代表曲を収録したベスト・アナログ・ディスク『久保田早紀 エッセンシャル』発売]. CDJournal. 4 June 2025.</ref><ref name=Reminder243359890>[https://reminder.top/243359890/ 久保田早紀は「異邦人」だけじゃない！2025年に再評価必至のエッセンシャルな魅力とは？]. Re:minder. 4 June 2025.</ref><ref>[https://e.usen.com/news/news-release/-64.html 久保田早紀の代表曲を収録した���スト・アナログ・ディスク！「久保田早紀 エッセンシャル」、6月4日（水）発売！]. USEN encore, from [[w:ja:USEN|USEN]]. 6 June 2025.</ref> on translucent red vinyl. It is a 12-inch {{frac|33|1|3}}[[rpm]]<ref>[https://www.110107.com/s/oto/news/detail/TP03626 久保田早紀の代表曲を収録。ベスト・アナログ・ディスク『久保田早紀 エッセンシャル』が6月4日発売！]. Otonano Portal. 4/6/2025.</ref> [[LP record|LP]].<ref>[https://tower.jp/item/6793284 久保田早紀 エッセンシャル＜完全生産限定盤/カラー・ヴァイナル(クリア・レッド)＞]. [[w:ja:タワーレコード#日本FC|Tower Records]].</ref> It reached number 18 on the Oricon daily album chart.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250604090239/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2025-06-03/p/2/ デイリー アルバムランキング]. Oricon News. 3 June 2025.</ref> It reached number 74 on the [[Billboard Japan]] weekly "[[Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales|Top Albums Sales]]" physical sales chart.<ref>[https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2025&month=06&day=16 Top Albums Sales]. Billboard Japan. 11 June 2025.</ref>
==References== *[https://news.1242.com/article/143927 5月11日は「異邦人」久保田早紀の誕生日]. News Online. [[Nippon Broadcasting System]]. 5 May 2018. *[https://reminder.top/133841821/ 久保田早紀は「異邦人」だけじゃない！異国路線にケジメを付けたアルバム「サウダーデ」]. Re:minder. 7 June 2023. *[https://33man.jp/article/column38/009332.html 幻想旅行に出かけたいときには最適だ～久保田早紀『サウダーデ』～平井"ファラオ"光（馬鹿よ貴方は）連載]. Mimi Man (耳マン) from [[w:ja:リットーミュージック|Rittor Music]]. 21 October 2020. *[https://www.kiokunokiroku.jp/artist/000038 久保田早紀] in "Artiste Archive". 記憶の記録LIBRARY from [[w:ja:日本音楽制作者連盟|Federation of Music Producers Japan]]. {{reflist}}
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