# Hiroshi Sato (musician)

Hiroshi Sato (佐藤博, June 3, 1947 – October 24, 2012) was a Japanese singer-songwriter, born in Chiran, Kagoshima and raised in Kyoto. He was an influential keyboardist in the Japanese jazz fusion and soft rock scenes during the late 1970s and 1980s, later dubbed "city pop".

## Early life and career

Hiroshi was born as the eldest son of a temple in his home town of Chiran in the Kagoshima Prefecture, but moved to Kyoto in 1949 at the age of two.
During his high school years, Sato obtained a reel-to-reel tape recorder and began learning how to play the bass guitar and drums, recording his work in a garage. At age 20 he also began playing the piano, and later stated that "when I was 20 years old, I practiced so much that I was willing to give up the world if I didn't turn pro."
Around 1970, he started his career as a pianist in a jazz band in Osaka, eventually leading to his collaboration with other blues musicians such as the West Road Blues Band and Masaki Ueda, as well as folk musicians such as Kyozo Nishioka as part of "The Dylan", Masaji Otsuka and Ryo Kagawa.
In 1976, along with forming Shigeru Suzuki's short-lived band Huckleback and collaborating with Haruomi Hosono and his friends from Tin Pan Alley, he released his first solo album "SUPER MARKET" through Nippon Columbia. He released 14 total albums up until his hiatus after "Oracle", which was released through Eastworld Records in 1996.

## Discography
### Albums

| Album | Medium | Release Number | Release Date | Label |
| SUPER MARKET | LP | LQ-7008-C | May 25, 1976 | Wave Concept (Nippon Columbia) |
| SUPER MARKET | CD | COCA-11141 | November 21, 1993 | Nippon Columbia |
| SUPER MARKET | CD | COR-11141 | November 21, 1993 | Nippon Columbia |
| SUPER MARKET | CD (on demand) | CORR-10298 | June 22, 2009 | Nippon Columbia |
| SUPER MARKET | CD | TWCP-25 | November 21, 2012 | Tower to the People (Tower Records) |
| Time | LP | LX-7009 | January 25, 1977 | Wave Concept |
| Time | CD | ARCD-1002 | March 10, 2003 | Ardun Records |
| Time | CD (on demand) | CORR-10529 | December 21, 2009 | Nippon Columbia |
| Time | CD | TWCP-26 | November 21, 2012 | Tower to the People |
| Time | LP | HMJA-101 | April 18, 2015 | HMV Record Shop (HMV) |
| Time | LP | | November 3, 2019 | Sony Music Entertainment Japan |
| ORIENT | LP | MKF-1047 | June 1, 1979 | Kitty Records |
| ORIENT | CD | PROT-1056 | March 13, 2013 | Universal Music Group |
| ORIENT | CD | MKF-1047 | December 24, 2014 | Kitty Records |
| ORIENT | LP | PROT-7002 | April 18, 2015 | HMV Record Shop |
| ORIENT | LP | WWSLP-12 | February 16, 2018 | WEWANTSOUNDS |
| Awakening | LP | ALR-28036 | June 25, 1982 | Alfa Records |
| Awakening | CD | 32XA-91 | August 25, 1986 | Alfa Records |
| Awakening | CD | ALCA-9144 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records |
| Awakening | CD | MHCL-648 | September 21, 2005 | GT Music (Sony Music Direct Japan Inc.) |
| Awakening | CD | MHCL-30275 | December 10, 2014 | Sony Music Entertainment Japan |
| Awakening | LP | MHJ7-3 | August 24, 2016 | Sony Music Entertainment Japan |
| Awakening | LP | MHJL-106 | November 3, 2019 | Sony Music Entertainment Japan |
| SAILING BLASTER | LP | ALR-28059 | June 25, 1984 | Alfa Records |
| SAILING BLASTER | CD | 32XA-92 | 1986 | Alfa Records |
| SAILING BLASTER | CD | ALCA-9145 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records |
| SAILING BLASTER | Blu-spec CD2 (paper jacket) | BRIDGE-239 | June 3, 2015 | Bridge Records |
| SOUND OF SCIENCE | LP | ALR-28081 | July 25, 1986 | Alfa Records |
| SOUND OF SCIENCE | CD | 32XA-70 | August 25, 1986 | Alfa Records |
| SOUND OF SCIENCE | CD | ALCA-9146 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records |
| SOUND OF SCIENCE | Blu-spec CD2 (paper jacket) | BRIDGE-240 | June 3, 2015 | Bridge Records |
| This Boy | LP | ALR-28066 | May 25, 1985 | Alfa Records |
| This Boy | CD | 32XA-39 | September 10, 1985 | Alfa Records |
| FUTURE FILE | LP | ALR-28095 | May 25, 1987 | Alfa Records |
| FUTURE FILE | CD | 32XA-158 | May 25, 1987 | Alfa Records |
| FUTURE FILE | CD | ALCA-9147 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records |
| FUTURE FILE | Blu-spec CD2 | MHCL-30310 | June 3, 2015 | GT Music |
| AQUA | LP | ALR-28110 | June 25, 1988 | Alfa Records |
| AQUA | CD | 32XA-210 | June 25, 1988 | Alfa Records |
| AQUA | CD | ALCA-9148 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records |
| AQUA | Blu-spec CD2 | MHCL-30311 | June 3, 2015 | GT Music |
| TOUCH THE HEART | CD | 29A2-18 | June 25, 1989 | Alfa Records |
| TOUCH THE HEART | CD | ALCA-9149 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records |
| TOUCH THE HEART | Blu-spec CD2 | MHCL-30312 | June 3, 2015 | GT Music |
| Good Morning | CD | ALCA-56 | July 25, 1990 | Alfa Records |
| Good Morning | CD | ALCA-9150 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records |
| Good Morning | CD | DQCL-684 | November 24, 2017 | Sony Music Entertainment Japan |
| Self Jam | CD | ALCA-159 | July 21, 1991 | Alfa Records |
| Self Jam | CD | ALCA-9151 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records |
| Self Jam | Blu-spec CD2 | DQCL-685 | November 24, 2017 | Sony Music Direct Japan, Inc. |
| HAPPY & LUCKY | CD | ALCA-494 | June 21, 1993 | Alfa Records |
| HAPPY & LUCKY | CD | ALCA-9152 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records |
| HAPPY & LUCKY | Blu-spec CD2 | DQCL-686 | November 24, 2017 | Sony Music Direct Japan, Inc. |
| ALL OF ME | CD | TOCT-8882 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records |
| ALL OF ME | CD | QIAG-70057 | September 8, 2012 | Tower to the People |
| Oracle | CD | TOCT-9706 | November 7, 1996 | Universal Music Group |
| Oracle | CD | QIAG-70058 | September 8, 2012 | Tower to the People |
| THAT'S ALL RIGHT | CD | SMD-0001 | June 24, 2003 | Sara Music |
| Amazing | LP | | January 20, 2004 | Sara Music |
| AMAZING Vol. II | CD | ECCA-1003 | April 5, 2006 | |
| CREAMY AQUA | CD | GHR-0001 | Aug 4, 2007 | Groovin' High Records |