1969 is a collaborative studio album by American band Pink Martini and Japanese singer Saori Yuki , released in Japan on October 12, 2011, by EMI Music Japan and in the
United States on November 1, 2011, by Heinz Records .[ 1] [ 2]
As of October 2013, the album had sold over 500,000 copies in Japan.[ 3]
Title Lyrics Music Original artist[ 4] 1. "Yuuzuki (Evening Moon)" Rei Nakanishi Miki Takahashi Jun Mayuzumi (1968)3:18 2. "Mayonaka no Bossa Nova (Midnight Bossa Nova)" Jun Hashimoto Kyohei Tsutumi Hide to Rosanna (1969) 3:15 3. "Du soleil plein les yeux (Eyes Full of Sun)" Catherine Desage Francis Lai Francis Lai et Severine (1970) 3:28 4. "Puff, the Magic Dragon " Akira Nogami (Japanese version, for Japan TV series Okā-san to Issho c. 1969 ) Leonard Lipton , Peter Yarrow Peter, Paul & Mary (1963) 3:50 5. "Ii janaino Shiawase naraba (It's Okay if I'm Happy)" Tokiko Iwatani Taku Izumi Naomi Sagara (1969)3:34 6. "Blue Light Yokohama" Jun Hashimoto Kyohei Tsutsumi Ayumi Ishida (1968)2:50 7. "Yoake no Scat (Melody for a New Dawn)" Michio Yamagami Taku Izumi Saori Yuki (1969) 3:16 8. "Mas que Nada " Fumio Nagata (Japanese version) Jorge Ben Astrud Gilberto (1969) 2:34 9. "Is That All There Is? " Tadashi Nagai, Rena Connor, Yoshio Kurosaki, Thomas M. Lauderdale, Camellia Nieh, Satomi Sano, Masumi and Stephen Timson, and Mas Yatabe.[ 4] Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Peggy Lee (1969)4:12 10. "Watashi mo Anata to Naite Ii? (Consolation)" Go Misawa Go Misawa Mieko Kaneda (1969) 3:34 11. "Wasuretainoni (I Want To Forget You, But...)" Larry Kolber ("I Love How You Love Me ") Terunobo Okuyama (Japanese) Barry Mann Moko, Beaver & Olive (1969) after The Paris Sisters (1961) 2:53 12. "Kisetsu no Ashioto (Footsteps of the Seasons)" Yasushi Akimoto Hitoshi Haba New song 3:47 Total length: 40:51
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^ "Japanese album certifications – 由紀さおり&Pink Martini (Saori Yuki & Pink Martini) – 1969" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved June 20, 2022 . Select 2012年2月 on the drop-down menu