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Haruomi Hosono's Tropical Dandy, released in 1975, is a landmark album that blends exotica, jazz, and pop, laying the groundwork for the city pop genre. The album features performances from the band Tin Pan Alley, formerly known as Caramel Mama, and continues the tropical style initiated in his previous work, Hosono House .
Reviews
"Hosono plays the drunk Japanese tourist swaddled in an oversized Hawaiian shirt, belching through Elvis and Irving Berlin karaoke... Hosono deserves distinction for prefiguring stuff like Pizzicato Five and Momus and Stereo Total—without being arch and obnoxious." – Pitchfork
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Artist: Haruomi HosonoLabel: Crown, Kakubarhythm, Stones Throw RecordsFormat: LPUnits: 1Country: USGenre: Soul & Funk
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A1 チャタヌガ・チュー・チュー = Chattanooga Choo Choo
A2 ハリケーン・ドロシー = Hurricane Dorothy
A3 絹街道 = Kinukaido
A4 熱帯夜 = Nettaiya
A5 北京ダック = Peking Duck
B1 漂流記 = Hyoryuki
B2 ハニー・ムーン = Honey Moon
B3 三時の子守唄 = Sanji No Komori Uta
B4 三時の子守唄 = Sanji No Komori Uta (Instrumental)
B5 漂流記 = Hyoryuki (Instrumental)
Description
- Description
- Release details
- Tracklist
-
Haruomi Hosono's Tropical Dandy, released in 1975, is a landmark album that blends exotica, jazz, and pop, laying the groundwork for the city pop genre. The album features performances from the band Tin Pan Alley, formerly known as Caramel Mama, and continues the tropical style initiated in his previous work, Hosono House .
Reviews
"Hosono plays the drunk Japanese tourist swaddled in an oversized Hawaiian shirt, belching through Elvis and Irving Berlin karaoke... Hosono deserves distinction for prefiguring stuff like Pizzicato Five and Momus and Stereo Total—without being arch and obnoxious." – Pitchfork
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Artist: Haruomi HosonoLabel: Crown, Kakubarhythm, Stones Throw RecordsFormat: LPUnits: 1Country: USGenre: Soul & Funk
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A1 チャタヌガ・チュー・チュー = Chattanooga Choo Choo
A2 ハリケーン・ドロシー = Hurricane Dorothy
A3 絹街道 = Kinukaido
A4 熱帯夜 = Nettaiya
A5 北京ダック = Peking Duck
B1 漂流記 = Hyoryuki
B2 ハニー・ムーン = Honey Moon
B3 三時の子守唄 = Sanji No Komori Uta
B4 三時の子守唄 = Sanji No Komori Uta (Instrumental)
B5 漂流記 = Hyoryuki (Instrumental)
