Benisuzume

Benisuzume
Studio album by
Yumi Matsutoya
Released5 March 1978
Length40:35
LanguageJapanese
LabelEMI Music Japan
ProducerMasataka Matsutoya
Yumi Matsutoya chronology
14-banme no Tsuki (The 14th Moon)
(1976)		 Benisuzume
(1978)		 Ryūsenkei '80
(1978)

Benisuzume (Japanese: 紅雀, English: "Red Sparrow"), sometimes called Linnet / Beni Suzume, is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yumi Matsutoya. It was released through EMI Music Japan on 5 March 1978.

Background

This is the first album released after Matsutoya's marriage to Masataka Matsutoya and thus her first under the name Yumi Matsutoya (she had previously recorded under the name Yumi Arai). The album features Latin and South American musical influences.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yumi Matsutoya.

No.TitleLength
1."The Lighthouse (9月には帰らない; Kugatsu Niwa Kaeranai)"4:55
2."Erigeron Philadelphicus, Erigeron Annuus (ハルジョオン・ヒメジョオン)"3:57
3."Without Me (私なしでも; Watashi Nashi Demo)"3:16
4."Sentimental By the Mediterranean Sea (地中海の感傷; Chichukai No Kanshou)"3:51
5."Linnet (紅雀; Beni Suzume)"3:32
6."Crime and Punishment (罪と罰; Tsumi To Batsu)"4:26
7."The Letter You'll Never Read (出さない手紙; Dasanai Tegami)"4:12
8."Until the White Morning (白い朝まで; Shiroi Asa Made)"3:17
9."Memories of the Laundry-Gate (ランドリーゲイトの想い出; Laundry-Gate No Omoide)" (also titled LAUNDRY-GATEの想い出)5:30
10."Left Behind (残されたもの; Nokosareta Mono)"3:35
Total length:40:35

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Musicians

Technical

References

  1. ↑ "Linnet / Beni Suzume". Apple Music. Retrieved 2026-04-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "紅雀 | Discography". 松任谷由実　オフィシャルサイト - YUMI MATSUTOYA OFFICIAL SITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  3. ↑ king_o_titans (2021-07-03). "紅雀 / 松任谷由実". アルバム文化が絶滅するまでアルバムレビューするブログ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  4. ↑ 紅雀 (Media notes). Yumi Matsutoya. EMI Music Japan. 5 March 1978.