Saravah!

Saravah!
Studio album by
Yukihiro Takahashi
ReleasedJune 21, 1978 (1978-06-21)
RecordedAlfa Studio "A", Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo
GenreKayokyoku
Length35:58
LabelSeven Seas (King Records)
ProducersYukihiro Takahashi, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Yukihiro Takahashi chronology
Saravah!
(1978)		 Murdered by the Music
(1980)

Saravah! is the debut solo studio album by Japanese multi-instrumentalist Yukihiro Takahashi, released on June 21, 1978.

The album is named after Pierre Barouh's record label of the same name and Claude Lelouch's A Man and a Woman. Takahashi conceived the album during his time as the drummer for the Sadistic Mika Band, as he felt dissatisfied with the band's direction. The album is inspired by French New Wave music and film, and the works of artists such as Boz Scaggs and Burt Bacharach.

On October 24, 2018, Saravah! was reissued as Saravah Saravah!, with Takahashi re-recording all of his vocals, as he had been unhappy with his vocal performance on the original album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yukihiro Takahashi, except where noted. All song arrangements and production by Takahashi (rhythm) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (brass, strings and keyboards).

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu)"Domenico Modugno, Franco MigliacciModugno, Matteo Treppiedi2:26
2."Saravah!"  4:03
3."C'est si bon"André Hornez, Jun'ichi NakaharaHenri Betti3:12
4."La Rosa" Kazuhiko Katō5:04
5."Mood Indigo"Irving MillsDuke Ellington, Barney Bigard2:51
6."Elastic Dummy"instrumentalSakamoto5:03
7."Sunset"  4:04
8."Back Street Midnight Queen"Takahashi, Chris Mosdell 4:15
9."Present"  4:46

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "Saravah Saravah!". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  2. ↑ St. Michel, Patrick (17 October 2019). "Rediscover the Solo Debut of Yellow Magic Orchestra's Yukihiro Takahashi". daily.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 Hadfield, James (23 November 2018). "YMO's Yukihiro Takahashi celebrates a pair of 40th anniversaries". Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2026.

See also

Saravah! at Discogs (list of releases)