# Anri

Eiko Kawashima (川島 栄子, Kawashima Eiko, born 31 August 1961), better known as Anri (杏里), is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture. In a career spanning more than 40 years, she achieved commercial success and popularity in the city pop music scene during the 1980s.

## Biography

Her debut release was 1978's "Oribia o Kikinagara" ("While Listening to Olivia"), written by Amii Ozaki.
She achieved commercial success and popularity with her signature classic 1983 release, Timely!!, which spawned the hits "Cat's Eye" and "Kanashimi ga Tomaranai" ("I Can't Stop the Loneliness"). "Cat's Eye" was used as the first opening theme of the eponymous 1983 anime series of the same name and debuted as No. 1 on Countdown Japan. It spent 4 weeks at No. 1 on the Oricon chart. It was one of the first J-pop songs used for an anime theme song. In 2017, she performed the song live at the opening of the touring ice show Fantasy on Ice amongst others. She appeared at the Red and White New Year's Music Special at the end of that same year, performing "Cat's Eye".
Other hit songs include: "Summer Candles" and "Dolphin Ring", both of which became standard songs played at Japanese weddings and receptions. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Anri's albums were bestsellers. She has had highly successful tours—one with an attendance of almost 100,000—and toured Hawaii for the first time in 1987. She sang Furusato, a folklore song, during the 1998 Winter Olympics closing ceremonies . In 2002, she began collaborating with jazz fusion guitarist Lee Ritenour, who produced her 2002 LP Smooth Jam – Quiet Storm.
With the renewed popularity of city pop, and her songs having been sampled by many new artists of the vaporwave and future funk genres, Anri has enjoyed new success and popularity outside of Japan.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
| Title | Details | JPN Oricon |
| Anri: Apricot Jam (杏里 Apricot Jam) | Released: 1978 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 51 |
| Feelin' | Released: 1979 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 71 |
| Kanashimi no Kujaku (哀しみの孔雀, Sad Peacock) | Released: 1981 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | - |
| Heaven Beach | Released: 1982 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 89 |
| Bi・Ki・Ni | Released: 1983 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 27 |
| Timelyǃǃ | Released: 1983 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 1 |
| Coool | Released: 1984 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 5 |
| Wave | Released: 1985 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 5 |
| Mystique | Released: 1986 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 6 |
| Trouble in Paradise | Released: 1986 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 9 |
| Summer Farewells | Released: 1987 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 4 |
| Boogie Woogie Mainland | Released: 1988 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 2 |
| Circuit of Rainbow | Released: 1990 Label: For Life Formats: CD, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 1 |
| Mind Cruisin' | Released: 1990 Label: For Life Formats: CD, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 1 |
| Neutral | Released: 1991 Label: For Life Formats: CD, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 2 |
| Moana Lani | Released: 1992 Label: For Life Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 3 |
| Angel Whisper | Released: 1996 Label: For Life Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 4 |
| Twin Soul | Released: 1997 Label: For Life Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 9 |
| Moonlit Summer Tales | Released: 1998 Label: For Life Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 5 |
| Ever Blue | Released: 1999 Label: For Life Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 24 |
| The Beach House | Released: 2000 Label: For Life Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 20 |
| My Music | Released: 2001 Label: Dolphin Hearts Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 48 |
| Sol | Released: 2005 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 192 |
| Smooth & Groove | Released: 2015 Label: IVY Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 52 |
| Anri | Released: 2018 Label: IVY Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 38 |

### Cover albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
| Title | Details | JPN Oricon |
| Smooth Jam: Aspasia | Released: 2002 Label: Nippon Crown Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | - |
| Smooth Jam: Quiet Storm | Released: 2002 Label: Nippon Crown Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | - |
| Tears of Anri | Released: 2007 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 25 |
| Tears of Anri II | Released: 2008 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 30 |

#### Self-cover albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
| Title | Details | JPN Oricon |
| Anri Again – Best of Myself | Released: 2009 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 44 |
| Surf City -Coool Breeze- | Released: 2013 Label: IVY Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 19 |
| Surf & Tears | Released: 2014 Label: IVY Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | - |

### Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon |
| Fun Time | Released: 2017 Label: IVY Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 84 |

### Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
| Title | Details | JPN Oricon |
| Anri the Best | Released: 1980 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | - |
| Anri: The Best (杏里 ザ・ベスト) | Released: 1980 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | - |
| Omoikiri American ~ I Love Popping World, Anri ~ (思いきりアメリカン 〜I Love Poping World,Anri〜) | Released: 1982 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 43 |
| The Anri (ザ・杏里) | Released: 1986 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 13 |
| Meditation | Released: 1987 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 3 |
| My Favorite Songs | Released: 1988 Label: For Life Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 8 |
| My Favorite Songs 2 | Released: 1991 Label: For Life Formats: CD, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming | 2 |
| 16th Summer Breeze | Released: 1994 Label: For Life Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 1 |
| Opus 21 | Released: 1995 Label: For Life Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 1 |
| Anri the Best | Released: 2000 Label: For Life Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 8 |
| R134 Ocean Delights | Released: 2003 Label: For Life Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 34 |
| a day in the summer The Best from "16th Summer Breeze" and "OPUS 21" | Released: 2007 Label: For Life Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 259 |
| Heart to Heart 〜with you〜 | Released: 2011 Label: Warner Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 50 |
| Melodies: Smooth & Groove | Released: 2016 Label: Warner Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 71 |
| ANRI Voice to Voice | Released: 2021 Label: Disc Union Formats: LP | - |

### Box sets

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
| Title | Details | JPN Oricon |
| Anri in the box | Released: 2020 Label: For Life Formats: 22-CDs | - |
| Coool / Timely | Released: 2023 Label: For Life Formats: 2CDs, 2 T-Shirts | - |
| Heaven Beach / Bi・Ki・Ni | Released: 2023 Label: For Life Formats: 2CDs, 2 T-Shirts | - |

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Label | Formats |
| Year | Single | JPN Physical | Label | Formats |
| 1978 | "Olivia wo Kikinagara" （オリビアを聴きながら） | 65 | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1979 | "Chichuukai Dream" （地中海ドリーム） | 86 | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1979 | "Namida wo Umi ni Kaeshitai" （涙を海に返したい） | - | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1979 | "Inspiration" （インスピレーション） | - | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1980 | "Kaze no Jealousy" （風のジェラシー） | - | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1980 | "Kawaii Boring" （可愛いポーリン） | - | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1981 | "Cotton Kibun" （コットン気分） | - | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1981 | "Ikoku no Dekigoto" （異国の出来事） | - | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1982 | "Espresso de Nerenai" （エスプレッソで眠れない） | - | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1982 | "Omoikiri American" （思いきりアメリカン） | 74 | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1982 | "Fly by day" | - | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1983 | "Lady Sunshine" | - | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1983 | "Cat's Eye" | 1 | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1983 | "Kanashimi ga Tomaranai" （悲しみがとまらない） | 4 | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1984 | "Kimama ni Reflection" （気ままにREFLECTION） | 7 | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1985 | "16(Sixteen)Beat" | 31 | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1986 | "Oriental Rose" （オリエンタル・ローズ） | 39 | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1986 | "Morning Squall" （モーニング スコール） | 51 | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1986 | "Trouble in Paradise" | - | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1987 | "Happy end de Furaretai" （HAPPYENDでふられたい） | 17 | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1987 | "Surf & Tears" | 27 | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1988 | "Summer Candles" | 16 | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1988 | "Snow Flake no Machikado" （スノーフレイクの街角） | 12 | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1991 | "Sweet Emotion" | 13 | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 1991 | "Back to the basic" | 43 | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 1991 | "Uso Nara Yasashiku" （嘘ならやさしく） | 14 | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 1991 | "Last Love" （ラスト ラブ） | 14 | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 1992 | "Lani: Heavenly Garden" | 18 | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 1993 | "Dolphin Ring" （ドルフィン・リング） | 9 | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 1994 | "All of you" | 27 | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 1994 | "Share Hitomi no Naka no Hero" （SHARE 瞳の中のヒーロー） | 47 | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 1995 | "Legends of Love" | 67 | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 1996 | "Ano Natsu ni Modoritai" （あの夏に戻りたい） | 50 | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 1996 | "Mou Hitotsu no Birthday" （もうひとつのBirthday） | - | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 1997 | "Cat's Eye-2000" | 47 | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 1997 | "Future For You" | - | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 1998 | "Eternity" | 85 | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 1998 | "Natsu no Tsuki" （夏の月） | 22 | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 1999 | "Aenai Setsunasa to" （逢えないせつなさと） | - | For Life Records | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 2001 | "Sunset Beach Hotel" | 100 | Nippon Crown | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 2001 | "Sunset Beach Hotel" | - | Nippon Crown | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 2004 | "Return To The Silence" | - | Nippon Columbia | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 2005 | "Field of Lights" | - | Nippon Columbia | CD, digital download, streaming |
| 2008 | "Mou Kanashikunai: Anri 30th Anniversary Edition" （もう悲しくない〜anri 30th anniversary edition〜） | 99 | Universal Music Japan | CD, digital download, streaming |

#### Digital singles

| Year | Single |
| 2019 | "Duke's Anthem" |
| 2019 | "Wasurerarenai Okurimono" |
| 2019 | "Crescent Moon" |
| 2023 | "Cat's Eye 2023" |

#### Collaboration singles

| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP) | Label |
| 2002 | "Candle Light" with Tetsurou Oda | 97 | Cutting edge |
| 2003 | "Tenshi wa Hitomi wo Tojite" with Hiroyuki Amano | - | independent |
| 2021 | "Watching over you" with Mariya Takeuchi | - | Warner Music Japan |
| 2024 | "Marine Blue Memories" with Tatsuya Ishii | - | Warner Music Japan |

## Videography
### Live albums

| Year | Title | Details |
| 1984 | ANRI in Concert | Released: 1984 Formats: Laserdisc VHS |
| 1987 | Anri: Live in Budokan | Formats: Laserdisc VHS |
| 1988 | Anri: Hiroshima Peace Concert | Formats: Laserdisc VHS |
| 1989 | Anri: Concert in Hawaii | Formats: VHS |