Anri
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Anri | |
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| Born | Kawashima Eiko (川島 栄子) August 31, 1961 |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
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| Genres | Japanese pop, city pop |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Anri (杏里), real name Eiko Kawashima (川嶋 栄子, Kawashima Eiko) (born August 31, 1961), is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, born in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.[2]
Biography
Her debut release was the 1978 Oribia o Kikinagara (While Listening to Olivia),[3][1][4] written by Amii Ozaki. Her song "Cat's Eye" was used as the first opening theme for the eponymous 1983 anime series Cat's Eye[3][5][6] and debuted as #1 on Countdown Japan. It spent 4 weeks at #1 on the Oricon chart.[7] It was one of the first J-pop songs used as an anime theme song. Another of her hit from the same year was Kanashimi ga Tomaranai (I can't stop the loneliness).[6][4][8][9] Both songs appeared on the 1983 album "Timely!!". She also appeared at the Red and White New Year's Music Special at the end of that same year. Another hit single she had released is "Goodbye Boogie Dance" from November 1983.
Other hit songs include Summer Candles and Dolphin Ring, both of which became standard songs played at Japanese weddings and receptions. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Anri's albums were bestsellers. She has had highly successful tours—one with attendance of almost 100,000—and toured Hawaii for the first time in 1987. She sang the closing theme for the 1998 Winter Olympics at Nagano.[2] In 2002, she began collaborating with jazz fusion guitarist Lee Ritenour, who produced her 2002 LP Smooth Jam - Quiet Storm.[2]
With the renewed popularity of city pop, and her songs having been sampled by many new artists of the vaporwave and future funk genres, Anri has also enjoyed new popularity outside of Japan.[2]
Discography
Studio Albums
| Year | Album name | Label |
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| 1978 | Apricot Jam | For Life Records |
| 1979 | Feelin' | |
| 1981 | 哀しみの孔雀 (Sad Peacock) | |
| 1982 | Heaven Beach | |
| 1983 | Bi・Ki・Ni | |
| Timely!! | ||
| 1984 | Coool | |
| 1985 | Wave | |
| 1986 | Mystique | |
| Trouble in Paradise | ||
| 1987 | Summer Farewell | |
| 1988 | Boogie Woogie Mainland | |
| 1990 | Circuit of Rainbow | |
| Mind Cruisin' | ||
| 1991 | Neutral | |
| 1992 | Moana Lani | |
| 1993 | 1/2 & 1/2 | |
| 1996 | Angel Whisper | |
| 1997 | Twin Soul | |
| 1998 | Moonlit Summer Tales | |
| 1999 | Ever Blue | |
| 2000 | The Beach House | |
| 2001 | My Music | Dolphin Hearts |
| 2002 | Smooth Jam: Aspasia (cover album) | |
| Smooth Jam: Quiet Storm (cover album) | ||
| 2005 | Sol | Columbia Music Entertainment |
| 2007 | Tears of Anri (cover album) | Universal Music |
| 2008 | Tears of Anri 2 (cover album) | |
| 2009 | Anri Again - Best of Myself (cover album) | |
| 2013 | Surf City -Coool Breeze- (cover album) | Ivy Records |
| 2014 | Surf & Tears (cover album) | |
| 2015 | Smooth & Groove | |
| 2017 | Fun Time (Live) | |
| 2019 | ANRI |
Compilations
| Year | Album Name | Label |
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| 1980 | Anri the Best | For Life Records |
| 1982 | Amazing American ~ I Love Poping World, Anri ~ | |
| 1986 | ザ・杏里 | |
| 1987 | Meditation | |
| 1988 | My Favorite Songs | |
| 1991 | My Favorite Songs 2 | |
| 1994 | 16th Summer Breeze | |
| 16th Summer Breeze ORIGINAL KARAOKE | ||
| 1995 | Opus 21 | |
| 2000 | Anri the Best | |
| 2003 | R134 Ocean Delights | |
| 2007 | a day in the summer The Best from "16th Summer Breeze" and "OPUS 21" | |
| 2011 | Heart to Heart 〜with you〜 | Warner Music Japan |
References
- ^ a b "歌手・作曲家の杏里さん 学校休んでも父の仕事に同行". Nikkei. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-06-14. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d Winkie, Luke. "City Pop, the optimistic disco of 1980s Japan, finds a new young crowd in the West". chicagoreader.com. Chicago Reader. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ a b "新曲3曲を配信しライブも 57歳・杏里「栄光と挫折」の40年". Nikkan Gendai. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-20. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ a b "杏里". tower.jp. Tower. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Sevakis, Justin (July 25, 2014). "I Am Not At SDCC". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ a b "杏里デビュー４０周年 記念アルバム「ＡＮＲＩ」 ８０年代の音楽が私の"核"". Sankei. 3 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-03. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "1983年10月17日、杏里「CAT'S EYE」が4週目のオリコン1位を獲得～「CAY'S EYE」が開いた新しい時代の『扉』". Nippon Broadcasting System. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "杏里・悲しみがとまらない秘話（中編）". daily.co.jp. Daily. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "杏里 悲しみがとまらない秘話（後編）". daily.co.jp. Daily. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
External links
- Anri discography at Discogs
- Official website Official Website.
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