UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra

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UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra
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Compilation album by
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Released6 August 2003
GenreElectropop
LabelSony Music Entertainment

UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra is a compilation album by Yellow Magic Orchestra. The songs were selected by keyboardist and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto. The album was also released as a premium edition. The premium edition came with a long-sleeved white shirt emblazed with the yMo logo as well as a yMo bandana that the band wore on the 1980 world tour 'From Tokio to Tokyo', along with a special Liner Notes Booklet and an autographed print by drummer and sometimes singer, Yukihiro Takahashi. It was cataloged as MHCL 291-4 and sold in Japan for 21,000 yen.

Track listing[]

All tracks arranged by YMO, except "Hirake Kokoro －Jiseiki－" by YMO & Kenji Omura and "Behind the Mask (Seiko Quartz CM Version)" by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginally fromLength
1."Computer Game “Theme from The Circus”" Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro TakahashiYellow Magic Orchestra, 19781:47
2."Firecracker" Martin DennyYellow Magic Orchestra, 19784:51
3."Tong Poo" (東風 Ton Pū) SakamotoYellow Magic Orchestra, 19786:14
4."La Femme Chinoise" (中国女 Chūgoku Onna)Chris MosdellTakahashiYellow Magic Orchestra, 19785:51
5."Technopolis" (Single Version) SakamotoSolid State Survivor, 19793:51
6."Insomnia"MosdellHosonoSolid State Survivor, 19794:57
7."Rydeen" (雷電 Raidīn) TakahashiSolid State Survivor, 19794:24
8."Behind the Mask"MosdellSakamoto, TakahashiSolid State Survivor, 19793:36
9."Solid State Survivor"MosdellTakahashiSolid State Survivor, 19793:59
10."Radio Junk" (Live at The Bottom Line in New York City)MosdellTakahashiPublic Pressure, 19804:17
11."Jingle “Y.M.O.”" Hosono, Sakamoto, TakahashiX∞Multiplies, 19800:19
12."Nice Age"MosdellSakamoto, TakahashiX∞Multiplies, 19803:46
13."Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please!)"Billy ButlerArchie BellX∞Multiplies, 19803:41
14."The End of Asia" SakamotoX∞Multiplies, 19801:32
15."Citizens of Science"MosdellSakamotoX∞Multiplies, 19804:33
16."Jiseiki Hirake Kokoro" (磁性紀－開け心－) (Stereo Version)HosonoSakamoto, TakahashiSnakeman Show, 1981 (mono)
World Tour 1980, 1996 (stereo)		3:25
Total length:61:29
Disc 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginally fromLength
1."Cue"Hosono, Takahashi, Peter BarakanHosono, TakahashiBGM, 19814:32
2."Ballet"Takahashi, BarakanTakahashiBGM, 19814:32
3."U•T" Hosono, Sakamoto, TakahashiBGM, 19814:31
4."Graduated Grey" (灰色（グレイ）の段階 Gurei no Dankai)Hosono, BarakanHosonoTechnodelic, 19815:32
5."Taisō" (体操)Hosono, Sakamoto, TakahashiHosono, Sakamoto, TakahashiTechnodelic, 19814:20
6."Lover, Come Back to Me" (恋人よ我に帰れ Koibito yo Ware ni Kaere)Oscar Hammerstein IISigmund RombergMusic Fair, 19821:03
7."Kimi ni, Mune Kyun. (Uwaki na Vakansu)" (君に、胸キュン。 （浮気なヴァカンス）)Takashi MatsumotoHosono, Sakamoto, TakahashiNaughty Boys, 19834:06
8."Chaos Panic"Hosono, BarakanHosono"Kimi ni, Mune Kyun." single, 19834:12
9."Ongaku" (音楽)SakamotoSakamotoNaughty Boys, 19833:26
10."Lotus Love"HosonoHosonoNaughty Boys, 19834:04
11."Kai-Koh" (邂逅)SakamotoSakamotoNaughty Boys, 19834:26
12."Kageki na Shukujo" (過激な淑女)MatsumotoHosono, Sakamoto, Takahashisingle, 19834:10
13."The Madmen" (マッドメン Maddomen)Hosono, BarakanHosonoService, 19834:40
14."You've Got to Help Yourself" (以心電信 Ishin Denshin)Hosono, BarakanSakamoto, TakahashiService, 19834:43
15."Perspective"Sakamoto, BarakanSakamotoService, 19835:14
16."M-16" Hosono, Sakamoto, TakahashiPropaganda, 19844:11
17."Pocketful of Rainbows" (ポケットが虹でいっぱい Poketto ga Niji de Ippai)Fred Wise, Ben Weisman
Reiko Yukawa (translation)		Wise, WeismanTechnodon, 19934:59
18."Behind the Mask" (Seiko Quartz CM Version) Sakamoto, TakahashiPreviously unreleased2:15
Total length:75:25

Personnel[]

  • Haruomi Hosono - Bass guitar, Synthesizer/Synth Bass, Keyboards, Drum machines, Samplers, Electronics, Sequencer, Marimba, Vocals
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto - Keyboards, Electric piano, Synthesizer, Vocoder, Drum machines, Samplers, Electronics, Percussion, Vocals
  • Yukihiro Takahashi - Drums, Electronic drums, Cymbals, Drum machines, Samplers, Percussion, Vocals
  • Hideki Matsutake - Modular synthesizers, Sequencer, Programming
  • Chris Mosdell - Lyrics, Vocals on "Citizens of Science"
  • Masayoshi Takanaka - Guitar on "La Femme Chinoise"
  • Tomoko Nunoi (née Ebe) - Sexy Voice (Vocals) on "La Femme Chinoise"
  • Makoto Ayukawa - Guitar on "Solid State Survivor"
  • Akiko Yano - Keyboards & Vocals on "Radio Junk"
  • Moichi Kuwahara - Voice on "Jingle “Y.M.O.”"
  • Kenji Omura - Guitar on "Nice Age", "Tighten Up", "Citizens of Science" & "Hirake Kokoro －Jiseiki－"
  • Sandii - Vocals on "Nice Age"
  • Mika Fukui - Voice on "Nice Age"
  • Katsuya Kobayashi - Voice on "Tighten Up"
  • Masato Ibu - Voice on "Tighten Up" & "The End of Asia"
  • Peter Barakan - Lyrics
  • Mari Nakamoto - Vocals on "Lover, Come Back to Me"
  • Takashi Matsumoto - Lyrics
  • Bill Nelson - Guitar on "Chaos Panic", "Ongaku", "Lotus Love", "Kai-Koh" & "Kageki na Shujuko"
  • Takeshi Fujii & Akihiko Yamazoe - Technical Assistance on "Kimi ni, Mune Kyun.", "Chaos Panic", "Ongaku", "Lotus Love", "Kai-Koh", "Kageki na Shujuko", "The Madmen", "You've Got to Help Yourself", "Perspective" & "M-16"
  • Regency - Doo-wop on "Pocketful of Rainbows"
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