# Greatest Hits! of Tatsuro Yamashita

Greatest Hits! of Tatsuro Yamashita is the first greatest hits album by Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita, released in July 1982.

## Overview

The album consists of Yamashita's songs mostly included on his previous six albums ranging from Circus Town to For You. The only song not included in any album is Amaku Kiken na Kaori which is only released as a single and a re-recording of Funky Flushin'. According to Yamashita, "Greatest Hits" is just a mundane joke that I thought of as a western music lover. The original album release (RAL-8803) included Yamashita's biography, discography, and various photographs in the form of a booklet.

## Lawsuit

In 1990, BMG Victor told Yamashita of its plans to release the album, and it asked Smile to provide technical help for the project. Smile agreed, and in September 1990 the album was released (BVCR-2505) with the phrase "the only album authorized by Tatsuro Yamashita" displayed on the "obi strip". It was not until February 1991 that when Yamashita received a fan letter complaining that some songs of the album's 12 tracks were different from the previous versions. Claiming the record company had engaged in false advertising, Yamashita and his production company hired attorney Atsushi Naito, and in February 1991 they sent BMG Victor a cease and desist letter.
Changes in this release are:
* Amaku Kiken na Kaori was taken from the 1984 compilation album Come Along II and DJ Katsuya Kobayashi can be heard in the intro.
* Ride on Time was replaced from the single version to the album version.
* Funky Flushin' was taken from the studio album Moonglow.
* Bomber uses the sound taken from the 1980 compilation album Come Along and DJ Katsuya Kobayashi can once again be heard in the intro
* Solid Slider was replaced from the 3 min. version to the 7 min. version from Spacy
* Interlude B Part II from For You is included at the beginning before Your Eyes.
A settlement was made in 1995 and it was once collected from the store. All of those edits were fixed in the 1997 issue of the album (BVCR-1541) along with three bonus tracks.

## Track listing

All music is composed by Tatsuro Yamashita

## Personnel
### Loveland, Island

* Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Right) & Background Vocals
* Jun Aoyama – Drums
* Koki Ito – Bass
* Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
* Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
* Hidefumi Toki – Alto Sax (Solo)
* Motoya Hamaguchi – Percussion
* Keiko Yamakawa – Harp
From the 1982 album "For You"

### 愛を描いて –Let's Kiss The Sun–

* Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Right), Percussion & Background Vocals
* Yutaka Uehara – Drums
* Akihiro Tanaka – Bass
* Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
* Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
* Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
* Kazumi Takeda – Trumpet
* Shigeharu Mukai – Trombone
* Tadanori Konakawa – Trombone
* Takeru Muraoka – Tenor Sax
* Shunzo Sunahara – Baritone Sax
From the 1979 album "Moonglow", also released as a single.

### Amaku Kiken na Kaori

* Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Left), Acoustic Piano (Solo) & Percussion
* Jun Aoyama – Drums
* Koki Ito – Bass
* Tsunehide Matsuki – Electric Guitar (Right)
* Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
* Motoya Hamaguchi – Percussion
* Shin Kazuhara – Trumpet
* Masahiro Kobayashi – Trumpet
* Shigeharu Mukai – Trombone
* Tadanori Konakawa – Trombone
* Takeru Muraoka – Tenor Sax
* Shunzo Sunahara – Baritone Sax
* Tadaaki Ohno – Strings Concert Master
* Koji Hajima – Conductor
* Strings arranged by Masahide Sakuma
Released only as a single.

### Ride on Time

* Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Right), Percussion & Background Vocals
* Jun Aoyama – Drums
* Koki Ito – Bass
* Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
* Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
* Hidefumi Toki – Alto Sax (Solo)
* Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
* Shin Kazuhara – Trumpet
* Yoshihiro Nakagawa – Trumpet
* Shigeharu Mukai – Trombone
* Tadanori Konakawa – Trombone
* Takeru Muraoka – Tenor Sax
* Shunzo Sunahara – Baritone Sax
From the 1980 single "Ride on Time".

### The Door into Summer

* Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Right), Clavinet, Percussion & Background Vocals
* Jun Aoyama – Drums
* Koki Ito – Bass
* Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
* Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
* Kenji Nakazawa – Flugelhorn (Solo)
* Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
From the 1980 album "Ride on Time".

### Funky Flushin'

* Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar & Background Vocals
* Jun Aoyama – Drums
* Koki Ito – Bass
* Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Solo)
* Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
* Motoya Hamaguchi – Percussion (Timbales Solo)
* Shin Kazuhara – Trumpet
* Masahiro Kobayashi – Trumpet
* Shigeharu Mukai – Trombone
* Tadanori Konakawa – Trombone
* Takeru Muraoka – Tenor Sax
* Shunzo Sunahara – Baritone Sax
Re-recording, original mix from the album "Moonglow".

### Windy Lady

* Allan Schwartzberg – Drums
* Will Lee – Bass
* John Tropea – Electric Guitar (Right)
* Jeff Mironov – Electric Guitar (Left)
* Pat Rebillot – Electric Piano
* Jimmy Maelen – Percussion
* Dave Samuels – Vibraphone
* George Young – Alto Sax (Solo)
* Randy Brecker – Trumpet
* Jon Faddis – Trumpet
* David Taylor – Trombone
* Wayne Andre – Trombone
* George Marge – Tenor Sax
* Romeo Penque – Baritone Sax
* Gene Orloff – Strings Concertmaster
From the 1976 album "Circus Town".

### Bomber

* Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar & Percussion
* Yutaka Uehara – Drums
* Akihiro Tanaka – Bass
* Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Solo)
* Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
* Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
From the 1978 album "Go Ahead!", rock drill SE at the beginning is removed in this album.

### Solid Slider

* Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar
* Yutaka Uehara – Drums
* Akihiro Tanaka – Bass
* Ryuichi Sakamoto – Keyboards
* Kenji Ohmura – Electric Guitar (Solo)
* Nobu Saito – Percussion
* Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
* Koji Hatori – Trumpet
* Shin Kazuhara – Trumpet
* Shigeharu Mukai – Trombone
* Tadanori Konakawa – Trombone
* Takeru Muraoka – Tenor Sax
* Shunzo Sunahara – Baritone Sax
From the 1977 album "Spacy".

### Let's Dance Baby

* Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Right), Percussion, Background Vocals & Bang!
* Yutaka Uehara – Drums
* Akihiro Tanaka – Bass
* Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
* Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
* Tomoo Okazaki – Alto Sax (Solo)
* Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
* Ryuzo Kosugi – Background Vocals
From the album "Go Ahead!", also released as a single.

### 潮騒 –The Whispering Sea–

* Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Solo), Percussion, Arp Bass, Percussion & Background Vocals
* Yutaka Uehara – Drums
* Hiroyuki Namba – Acoustic Piano
* Ryuichi Sakamoto – Synthesizer
* Chuei Yoshikawa – Acoustic Guitar
* Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
From the album "Go Ahead!".

### Your Eyes

* Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar, Electric Piano, Electric Sitar, Percussion & Background Vocals
* Jun Aoyama – Drums
* Koki Ito – Bass
* Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar
* Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
* Hidefumi Toki – Alto Sax (Solo)
* Chuei Yoshikawa – Acoustic Guitar
* Tadaaki Ohno – Strings Concertmaster
* Koji Hajima – Conductor
* Strings arranged by Hiroki Inui
From the album "For You".

### Love Space

* Shuichi Murakami – Drums
* Haruomi Hosono – Bass
* Tsunehide Matsuki – Electric Guitar
* Hiroshi Sato – Acoustic Piano
* Nobu Saito – Percussion
* Tomoo Okazaki – Alto Sax (Solo)
* Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
* Tatsuro Yamashita – Background Vocals
* Tadaaki Ohno – Strings Concertmaster
* Hitoshi Yoshizawa – Conductor
From the album "Spacy".

### Sparkle

* Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar, Percussion & Background Vocals
* Jun Aoyama – Drums
* Koki Ito – Bass
* Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
* Hidefumi Toki – Alto Sax (Solo)
* Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
* Shin Kazuhara – Trumpet
* Masahiro Kobayashi – Trumpet
* Shigeharu Mukai – Trombone
* Tadanori Konakawa – Trombone
* Takeru Muraoka – Tenor Sax
* Shunzo Sunahara – Baritone Sax
From the album "For You".

## Chart positions
### Weekly charts

| Year | Country | Chart | Position | Sales |
| 1982 | Japan | Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart | 2 | 214,000 |
| 1982 | Japan | Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart | 3 | 125,000 |
| 1997 | Japan | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 18 | 82,000 |

### Year-end charts

| Year | Country | Chart | Position | Sales |
| 1982 | Japan | Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 21 | 339,000 |

## Release history

| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
| Japan | July 21, 1982 | AIR/RVC | LP | RAL-8803 |
| Japan | July 21, 1982 | AIR/RVC | CT | RAT-8803 |
| Japan | May 21, 1984 | AIR/RVC | CD | RACD-5 |
| Japan | September 21, 1986 | AIR/RVC | CD | R32A-1021 |
| Japan | September 21, 1990 | RCA/BMG Victor | CD | BVCR-2505 |
| Japan | June 4, 1997 | RCA/BMG Japan | CD | BVCR-1541 |