Akira Terao

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Akira Terao, born Akira Terao on May 18, 1947, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese musician and actor. He began his music career in 1966 as the bassist for The Savage, a group sounds band, releasing his solo debut album was in 1970 and gaining significant recognition with his 1981 hit song "Ruby no Yubiwa" from the album Reflections, which sold 1.6 million copies in Japan. He followed this with Atmosphere (1983) and Standard (1987), returning later in his career with Re-Cool Reflections (2006). As an actor, he has appeared in several films including Dreams (1990), and After the Rain (1999).

Top tracks

06	Shadow City	Akira Terao	Reflections			04:25
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
05	Ruby No Yubiwa	Akira Terao	Reflections			04:18
	Writer: Takashi Matsumoto / Composers: Akira Terao
08	Dial M	Akira Terao	Reflections			03:47
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
10	Sasurai	Akira Terao	Reflections			04:05
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
01	Habana Express	Akira Terao	Reflections			04:13
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao

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Discography

Albums

Standard

℗ 1987 USM JAPAN, a division of UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC.: 04-02-1987

Standard

01	The Stolen Memories	Akira Terao	Standard			07:31
	Writer: Tamami Shaku / Composers: Tetsuji Hayashi
02	Midnight Hunter	Akira Terao	Standard			06:57
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Kenji Takamizu
03	Inter Change	Akira Terao	Standard			03:50
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Kenji Takamizu
04	Sabaku	Akira Terao	Standard			07:13
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
05	Koino Transcosmos	Akira Terao	Standard			04:01
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
06	Guuzen	Akira Terao	Standard			05:10
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Kenji Takamizu
07	Refrain	Akira Terao	Standard			06:32
	Writer: Etsuko Kisugi / Composers: Fumitaka Anzai

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Special Live In Tokyo

℗ 1984 USM JAPAN, a division of UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC.: 01-03-1984

Special Live In Tokyo

01	Nagisa No Campari Soda (Live)	Akira Terao	Special Live In Tokyo			04:22
	Writer: Takashi Matsumoto / Composers: Akira Terao
02	Ruby No Yubiwa (Live)	Akira Terao	SPECIAL LIVE IN TOKYO			03:45
	Writer: Takashi Matsumoto / Composers: Akira Terao
03	Habana Express (Live)	Akira Terao	Special Live In Tokyo			04:20
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
04	Natsu Arashi (Live)	Akira Terao	Special Live In Tokyo			03:40
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
05	Natsu Monogatari... (Live)	Akira Terao	Special Live In Tokyo			04:06
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
06	Masaka Tokyo (Live)	Akira Terao	Special Live In Tokyo			03:36
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
07	Merry Go Round (Live)	Akira Terao	Special Live In Tokyo			03:58
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao

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Atmosphere

℗ 1983 USM JAPAN, a division of UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC.: 01-12-1983

Atmosphere

01	Hiko Shonen	Akira Terao	Atmosphere			02:31
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
02	Long Distance Call	Akira Terao	Atmosphere			04:54
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
03	Ame No Fukei	Akira Terao	Atmosphere			04:23
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
04	Masaka Tokyo	Akira Terao	Atmosphere			04:07
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
05	Sunano Meiro	Akira Terao	Atmosphere			06:58
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
06	Natsuarashi	Akira Terao	Atmosphere			03:54
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
07	Konyade Period	Akira Terao	Atmosphere			04:36
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao

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Reflections

℗ 1981 USM JAPAN, a division of UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC.: 05-04-1981

Reflections

01	Habana Express	Akira Terao	Reflections			04:13
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
02	Nagisa No Campari Soda	Akira Terao	Reflections			04:29
	Writer: Takashi Matsumoto / Composers: Akira Terao
03	Kiboho	Akira Terao	Reflections			04:10
	Writer: Takashi Matsumoto / Composers: Akira Terao
04	Niki Monogatari	Akira Terao	Reflections			08:04
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
05	Ruby No Yubiwa	Akira Terao	Reflections			04:18
	Writer: Takashi Matsumoto / Composers: Akira Terao
06	Shadow City	Akira Terao	Reflections			04:25
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao
07	Yokisenu Dekigoto	Akira Terao	Reflections			04:13
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Akira Terao

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TOKYO - CITY POP -

℗ 2024 UMG Recordings, Inc.: 01-06-2021

TOKYO - CITY POP -

01	Yorokobi No Hi	She's	TOKYO - CITY POP -			04:35
	Writer: Rui Momota - Ryoma Inoue / Composers: Rui Momota - Ryoma Inoue
02	Kinmokuseino Yoru	Kinokoteikoku	TOKYO - CITY POP -			04:05
	Writer: CHIAKI SATO / Composers: CHIAKI SATO
03	Tokyo Girl	Perfume	TOKYO - CITY POP -			04:27
	Writer: Yasutaka Nakata / Composers: Yasutaka Nakata
04	Ai No Heaven	Chara	TOKYO - CITY POP -			04:37
	Writer: Chara / Composers: Chara
05	Summer Time Love	Shiggy Jr.	TOKYO - CITY POP -			04:15
	Writer: Shigeyuki Harada / Composers: Shigeyuki Harada
06	Baby Blue	Fishmans	TOKYO - CITY POP -			06:09
	Writer: Shinji Sato / Composers: Shinji Sato
07	At Dawn	Pupa	TOKYO - CITY POP -			04:47
	Writer: Yukihiro Takahashi - Kyoko Amatatsu / Composers: Yukihiro Takahashi - Tomohiko Gondo

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City Pop Essentials - Drive -

℗ 2024 UMG Recordings, Inc.: 10-08-2023

City Pop Essentials - Drive -

01	Telephone Number	Junko Ohashi	City Pop Essentials - Drive -			03:58
	Writer: Yoshiko Miura / Composers: Ken Sato
02	Easy Drive	Takao Kisugi	City Pop Essentials - Drive -			04:50
	Writer: Etsuko Kisugi / Composers: Takao Kisugi
03	Stop Motion	Ami Ozaki	City Pop Essentials - Drive -			03:40
	Writer: Ami Ozaki / Composers: Ami Ozaki
04	Yokaze No Information	Kingo Hamada	City Pop Essentials - Drive -			04:16
	Writer: Kazuko Kobayashi / Composers: Kingo Hamada
05	Calaidoscopio	Akira Inoue	City Pop Essentials - Drive -			04:51
	Writer: Akira Inoue / Composers: Akira Inoue
06	Kagee No Machi	Ami Ozaki	City Pop Essentials - Drive -			03:15
	Writer: Ami Ozaki / Composers: Ami Ozaki
07	Drive! Drive! Drive!	Crazy Ken Band	City Pop Essentials - Drive -			04:02
	Writer: Ken Yokoyama / Composers: Ken Yokoyama

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TOKYO - SHOWA KAYO -

℗ 2024 UMG Recordings, Inc.: 12-02-2021

TOKYO - SHOWA KAYO -

01	Love Is Over (Single Version)	Ouyang Feifei	TOKYO - SHOWA KAYO -			04:36
	Writer: Kaoru Itoh / Composers: Kaoru Itoh
02	Sweet Memories (Amai Kioku)	Seiko Matsuda	TOKYO - SHOWA KAYO -			04:46
	Writer: Takashi Matsumoto / Composers: Masaaki Ohmura
03	Tsugunai	Teresa Teng	TOKYO - SHOWA KAYO -			03:49
	Writer: Toyohisa Araki / Composers: Takashi Miki
04	Kotoba Ni Dekinai	Off Course	TOKYO - SHOWA KAYO -			06:25
	Writer: Kazumasa Oda / Composers: Kazumasa Oda
05	Silhouette Romance	Junko Ohashi	TOKYO - SHOWA KAYO -			04:39
	Writer: Etsuko Kisugi / Composers: Takao Kisugi
06	Woman (From "W No Higeki")	Hiroko Yakushimaru	TOKYO - SHOWA KAYO -			03:51
	Writer: Takashi Matsumoto / Composers: Karuho Kureta
07	Tasogare My Love	Junko Ohashi	TOKYO - SHOWA KAYO -			03:49
	Writer: Yu Aku / Composers: Kyohei Tsutsumi

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Ketteiban !! "New Music no Jidai" Best

PONY CANYON INC.: 08-10-2008

Ketteiban !! "New Music no Jidai" Best

01	Aozora Hitorikiri	Yosui Inoue	Ketteiban !! "New Music no Jidai" Best			04:21
	Writer: Yosui Inoue / Composers: Yosui Inoue
02	"Ichigo Hakusho" wo Mouichido	Hirofumi Banba	Ketteiban !! "New Music no Jidai" Best			04:37
	Writer: Yumi Arai / Composers: Yumi Arai
03	Mayonaka no Door / Stay with Me	Miki Matsubara	Ketteiban !! "New Music no Jidai" Best			04:33
	Writer: Yoshiko Miura / Composers: Tetuji Hayashi
04	Olivia wo Kikinagara	Ami Ozaki	Ketteiban !! "New Music no Jidai" Best			03:38
	Writer: Ami Ozaki / Composers: Ami Ozaki
05	Ruby no Yubiwa	Akira Terao	Ketteiban !! "New Music no Jidai" Best			04:21
	Writer: Takashi Matsumoto / Composers: Akira Terao
06	Purple Town ～ You Oughta Know by Now ～	Junko Yagami	Ketteiban !! "New Music no Jidai" Best			04:10
	Writer: Yoshiko Miura / Composers: Ray Kennedy - JUNKO YAGAMI - David Foster - Jack Conrad
07	Ima no Kimi wa Pikapika ni Hikatte	Tetsuo Saito	Ketteiban !! "New Music no Jidai" Best			03:35
	Writer: Shigesato Itoi / Composers: Keiichi Suzuki

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City Pop Radio - Summer Chill -

℗ 2024 UMG Recordings, Inc.: 06-09-2024

City Pop Radio - Summer Chill -

01	Simple Love	Junko Ohashi	City Pop Radio - Summer Chill -			03:45
	Writer: Takashi Matsumoto / Composers: Ken Sato
02	Summer Breeze	Miyuki Kosaka	City Pop Radio - Summer Chill -			03:23
	Writer: Sonomi Ari / Composers: Tetsuji Hayashi
03	Crazy For You	Marina Saito	City Pop Radio - Summer Chill -			04:54
	Writer: Shinya Tada / Composers: Shinya Tada
04	Natsu No Mirage	Kanako Wada	City Pop Radio - Summer Chill -			04:31
	Writer: Reiko Yukawa / Composers: Tsukasa
05	Yokaze No Information	Kingo Hamada	City Pop Radio - Summer Chill -			04:16
	Writer: Kazuko Kobayashi / Composers: Kingo Hamada
06	Last Good-Bye	Tatsuhiko Yamamoto	City Pop Radio - Summer Chill -			03:17
	Writer: Keisuke Yamakawa / Composers: Tatsuhiko Yamamoto
07	Night Of Summer Side	Masanori Ikeda	City Pop Radio - Summer Chill -			04:05
	Writer: Masao Urino / Composers: Nobody

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CITY POP RADIO - NIGHT TUNE -

℗ 2024 UMG Recordings, Inc.: 19-09-2024

CITY POP RADIO - NIGHT TUNE -

01	Melody	Naoko Gushima	CITY POP RADIO - NIGHT TUNE -			04:43
	Writer: Naoko Gushima / Composers: Naoko Gushima
02	Yoruno High Way	Junko Ohashi	CITY POP RADIO - NIGHT TUNE -			04:00
	Writer: Michio Yamagami / Composers: Tatsushi Umegaki
03	City Lights Blue	Kiyoshi Hasegawa	CITY POP RADIO - NIGHT TUNE -			03:06
	Writer: Masako Arikawa / Composers: Kiyoshi Hasegawa
04	You Need Me	Noriki	CITY POP RADIO - NIGHT TUNE -			04:52
	Writer: Dwight Waldron / Composers: Souichi Noriki
05	Kanashiki By-Player	Kingo Hamada	CITY POP RADIO - NIGHT TUNE -			04:38
	Writer: Kazuko Kobayashi / Composers: Kingo Hamada
06	Mayonakano Joke	Takako Mamiya	CITY POP RADIO - NIGHT TUNE -			04:54
	Writer: Ichiko Takehana / Composers: Hiroyuki Namba
07	Tonaride Neteru Hito	Kirinji	CITY POP RADIO - NIGHT TUNE -			04:36
	Writer: Takaki Horigome / Composers: Takaki Horigome

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Ketteiban !! CM no Jidai Best

PONY CANYON INC.: 07-10-2009

Ketteiban !! CM no Jidai Best

01	My Pure Lady	Ami Ozaki	Ketteiban !! CM no Jidai Best			03:17
	Writer: Ami Ozaki / Composers: Ami Ozaki
02	Kisetsu no Naka De	Chiharu Matsuyama	Ketteiban !! CM no Jidai Best			03:15
	Writer: Chiharu Matsuyama / Composers: Chiharu Matsuyama
03	Musoubana	Hiroshi Madoka	Ketteiban !! CM no Jidai Best			05:23
	Writer: HIROSHI MADOKA / Composers: HIROSHI MADOKA
04	Watashi no Heart wa Stop Motion	Tomoko Kuwae	Ketteiban !! CM no Jidai Best			03:40
	Writer: Machiko Ryu / Composers: Shunichi Tokura
05	Moero Ii Onna	Twist	Ketteiban !! CM no Jidai Best			03:37
	Writer: Masanori Sera / Composers: Masanori Sera
06	Ruby no Yubiwa	Akira Terao	Ketteiban !! CM no Jidai Best			04:20
	Writer: Takashi Matsumoto / Composers: Akira Terao
07	Ima no Kimi wa Pikapika ni Hikatte	Tetsuo Saito	Ketteiban !! CM no Jidai Best			03:35
	Writer: Shigesato Itoi / Composers: Keiichi Suzuki

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City Pop Essentials ~ Male Voices ~

℗ 2024 UMG Recordings, Inc.: 24-10-2023

City Pop Essentials ~ Male Voices ~

01	Ruby No Yubiwa	Akira Terao	City Pop Essentials ~ Male Voices ~			04:18
	Writer: Takashi Matsumoto / Composers: Akira Terao
02	Seppun -Kiss-	Original Love	City Pop Essentials ~ Male Voices ~			04:42
	Writer: Takao Tajima / Composers: Takao Tajima
03	Sayonara Color	Super Butter Dog	City Pop Essentials ~ Male Voices ~			05:18
	Writer: Takashi Nagazumi / Composers: Takashi Nagazumi
04	Jikanga Nai	Kirinji	City Pop Essentials ~ Male Voices ~			04:42
	Writer: Takaki Horigome / Composers: Takaki Horigome
05	4.13	Johnny Ohkura	City Pop Essentials ~ Male Voices ~			04:01
	Writer: Johnny Ohkura / Composers: Johnny Ohkura
06	Night Of Summer Side	Masanori Ikeda	City Pop Essentials ~ Male Voices ~			04:05
	Writer: Masao Urino / Composers: Nobody
07	Let's Go To The Darkside Of The Moon (Single Version)	Original Love	City Pop Essentials ~ Male Voices ~			04:31
	Writer: Ryutaro Kihara / Composers: Takao Tajima

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Yakushauta 60 Alive (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)

℗ 2021 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC: 10-12-2021

Yakushauta 60 Alive (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)

01	Only My Song (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)	Koichi Sato	Yakushauta 60 Alive (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)			05:02
	Writer: Tatemi Yoshida / Composers: Toshikatsu Uchiumi
02	Don’t You Feel Lonely? (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)	Koichi Sato	Yakushauta 60 Alive (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)			04:42
	Writer: Youhei Shibata / Composers: Naoyuki Onda
03	The House of the Rising Sun (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)	Koichi Sato	Yakushauta 60 Alive (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)			05:28
	Composers: Traditional
04	Lazy Day (Over And Over Again) (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)	Koichi Sato	Yakushauta 60 Alive (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)			03:51
	Writer: Kouzo Endo / Composers: Wray Chafin - Dobie Gray - Bud Reneau
05	Blues De Shinina (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)	Koichi Sato	Yakushauta 60 Alive (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)			06:37
	Writer: Yoko Aki / Composers: Ryudo Uzaki
06	Yokohama Honky Tonk Blues (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)	Koichi Sato	Yakushauta 60 Alive (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)			06:56
	Writer: Tatsuya Fuji / Composers: Eddie Ban
07	Shut Up!! (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)	Koichi Sato	Yakushauta 60 Alive (Live at Blue Note Tokyo / 2021)			03:55
	Composers: Ryudo Uzaki

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City Pop Essentials ~ Winter ~

℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc.: 01-12-2023

City Pop Essentials ~ Winter ~

01	Ruby No Yubiwa	Akira Terao	City Pop Essentials ~ Winter ~			04:18
	Writer: Takashi Matsumoto / Composers: Akira Terao
02	Down Town Christmas (Reprise)	Kyoko	City Pop Essentials ~ Winter ~			05:45
	Writer: Kyoko / Composers: Taichi Ohira
03	X'mas Day In The Next Life	Yukihiro Takahashi	City Pop Essentials ~ Winter ~			04:58
	Writer: Keiichi Suzuki / Composers: Yukihiro Takahashi
04	Yes - No	Smooth Ace	City Pop Essentials ~ Winter ~			05:09
	Writer: Kazumasa Oda / Composers: Kazumasa Oda
05	Merry X'mas Wo Agetai	Shoko Inoue	City Pop Essentials ~ Winter ~			05:52
	Writer: Katsuya Koga / Composers: Shoko Inoue
06	Besten Dank	Hiroshi Takano	City Pop Essentials ~ Winter ~			04:36
	Writer: Hiroshi Takano / Composers: Hiroshi Takano
07	Winter's Tale	Hiroshi Takano	City Pop Essentials ~ Winter ~			05:15
	Writer: Hiroshi Takano / Composers: Takao Tajima

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