Salyu discography
| Salyu discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 14 |
| B-sides | 17 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 19 |
The discography of Salyu consists of three studio albums, one compilations album, and 14 solo singles, four collaboration singles and one DVD. Out of her releases, her 2007 album Terminal is her most successful, being certified gold by the RIAJ.[1]
Most of Salyu's music is written and produced by Takeshi Kobayashi, however occasionally other musicians write and compose for Salyu. Salyu has written the lyrics to 11 songs: "Birthday," "Cure the World," "Extension," "L.A.F.S.," "I" (アイ（Ｉ）, Ai), "I Believe," "Iris (Shiawase no Hako)" (しあわせの箱, "Box of Happiness"), "Liberty," "Sweet Pain," "Tangram" (タングラム, Tanguramu) and "Whereabouts (For Anthony)." She has co-written six songs' lyrics: "Dialogue," "Halfway," "Life Is Beautiful," "Mirror," "Sōkyokusen" (双曲線, "Hyperbola") and "Taion" (体温, "Temperature"). She wrote the music for "Cruise" and "L.A.F.S.," also producing the sound for "L.A.F.S."
Studio albums
| Year | Album information | Chart positions [2] |
Total sales [3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Landmark
|
22 | 29,000 |
| 2007 | Terminal
|
2 | 87,000 |
| 2010 | Maiden Voyage
|
7 | 32,000 |
| 2011 | S(o)un(d)beams
|
12 | 13,000 |
| 2012 | photogenic
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| 2015 | Android & Human Being
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Compilation album
| Year | Album information | Chart positions [2] |
Total sales [3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Merkmal
|
13 | 40,000 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon sales [3] |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon singles charts [2] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100* [4] | |||||
| 2004 | "Valon-1" | Answer song to "Valon" | 34 | — | 9,300 | Landmark |
| "Dialogue" | 74 | — | 4,500 | |||
| 2005 | "Peaty" | 92 | — | 2,100 | ||
| "Suisei" (彗星, "Comet") | 54 | — | 5,300 | |||
| "Kaze ni Noru Fune" (風に乗る船, "Ship Sailing in the Breeze") | 29 | — | 6,900 | Terminal | ||
| 2006 | "Tower" | 33 | — | 7,300 | ||
| "Name" | 15 | — | 17,000 | |||
| "Platform" (プラットホーム, Purattohōmu) | 16 | — | 19,000 | |||
| 2007 | "Liberty" | 14 | — | 7,900 | Maiden Voyage | |
| "Iris (Shiawase no Hako)" (しあわせの箱, "Box of Happiness") | Ending Theme Song for Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box | 26 | — | 10,000 | ||
| 2009 | "Corteo (Gyōretsu)/Halfway" (コルテオ～行列～, "Corteo (Procession)") | 10 | 6 | 16,000 | ||
| "Extension" | 21 | 32 | 7,200 | |||
| 2010 | "Atarashii Yes" (新しいYES, "New Yes") | 14 | 6 | 7,000 | ||
| "Life" | 21 | 7 | 8,500 | Photogenic | ||
| 2011 | "Aozora/Magic" (青空, "Blue Skies") | 16 | 4 | 7,400 | ||
| "Hanashitai Anata to" (話したいあなたと, "I Want to Talk with You") | Released under salyu x salyu | TBA | ||||
| 2012 | "Lighthouse" | Photogenic | ||||
| 2015 | "THE RAIN" | Android & Human Being | ||||
As featured artist
| Release | Artist | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon sales [3] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon singles charts [2] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [4] |
RIAJ digital tracks* [5] | ||||||
| 2004 | Ilmari x Salyu | "Valon" | First release as Salyu | 12 | — | — | 29,000 | — |
| 2006 | Bank Band with Salyu | "To U" | Charity single | 2 | — | — | 320,000 | Sōshisōai 2 |
| 2008 | Wise feat. Salyu | "Mirror" | 40 | 28 | — | 4,100 | Love Quest | |
| 2010 | Miss Monday feat. Kiyosaku from Mongol800, Salyu, Shock Eye from Shōnan no Kaze |
"Life Is Beautiful" | 41 | 60 | 22 | 4,200 | Beautiful | |
*RIAJ Digital Track Chart established April 2009
DVDs
- 2007: Salyu Clips 2004-2007
Other appearances
| Release | Artist | Title | Notes | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Mr. Children | "Hana" (花, "Flower") | Background vocals with Akko (My Little Lover) | "Yasashii Uta" (single) |
| 2003 | Tatsuya Kokufu | "Uta" (うた, "Song") | Background vocals | Rock Tensei |
| 2007 | Mr. Children | "Pocket Castanets" (ポケット カスタネット, Poketto Kasutanetto) | Home | |
| "Sunrise" | ||||
| "Tōri Ame" (通り雨, "Rain Shower") | ||||
| "Wake Me Up!" | ||||
| Quruli feat. Salyu | "Wien 5" | "Kotoba wa Sankaku, Kokoro wa Shikaku" (single) | ||
| 2009 | Bradberry Orchestra feat. Salyu & Erii | "Lucky" | Only released as a ringtone | – |
| 2010 | Caterpillar | "Ashiato" (足跡, "Footsteps") | Digital download, band featuring Takeshi Kobayashi, Yo Hitoto, Salyu, Gaku-MC, Tosaka Kyōdai, and Wakadanna | – |
| Tavito Nanao | "Kensaku Shōnen" (検索少年, "Research Boy") | Billion Voices | ||
| "One Voice (Moshi mo Watashi ga Koe o Dasetara)" (one voice （もしもわたしが声を出せたら）, "What If I Could Speak") | ||||
| Mr. Children | "Toriko" (虜, "Prisoner") | Background Vocals | Split the Difference (DVD) |
References
- ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年2月. RIAJ (in Japanese). March 10, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "アーティスト： Salyu". Oricon. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved December 6, 2010. (subscription only)
- ^ a b "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
- ^ 有料音楽配信チャート (in Japanese). RIAJ.