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What, Me Worry? (album)

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What, Me Worry?
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 1982 (1982-06-21)
GenrePop music, Synthpop, Technopop
LabelYen Records (Alfa Records)
ProducerYukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi chronology
Neuromantic
(1981)
What, Me Worry?
(1982)
Tomorrow's Just Another Day
(1983)

What, Me Worry?, also known in Japan as Boku, Daijōbu!! (ボク、大丈夫!!), is the fourth solo studio album by Japanese multi-instrumentalist Yukihiro Takahashi, released on June 21, 1982 by Yen via Alfa Records. As well as his YMO bandmates Ryuichi Sakamoto and Haruomi Hosono, this album features guest appearances by Zaine Griff, Tony Mansfield, and Bill Nelson.

In Japan this album reached No. 35 on the Oricon LP chart.[1]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Yukihiro Takahashi and Peter Barakan; all music is composed by Takahashi, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."What, Me Worry?"instrumental 1:05
2."It's Gonna Work Out" (きっとうまくいく Kitto Umaku Iku)  4:00
3."Sayonara"Takahashi 5:33
4."This Strange Obsession"Zaine GriffGriff3:42
5."Flashback" (回想 Kaisō)TakahashiRyuichi Sakamoto5:17
6."The Real You" (本当の君 Hontō no Kimi)  4:45
7."Disposable Love" (使いすてハート Tsukai Sute Hāto)  4:29
8."My Highland Home in Thailand"instrumentalTakahashi, Bill Nelson1:11
9."All You've Got to Do" (すぐそこにある Sugu Soko ni Aru)  3:31
10."It's All Too Much" (すべて 素晴らしすぎる Subete Subarashi Sugiru)George HarrisonHarrison4:41
2005 re-issue bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."Futari no Kage Ni" (二人の陰に)Takahashi 4:37
12."Disposable Love" (使いすてハート Tsukai Sute Hāto) (Japanese Version)  4:28
13."Ich bin der glücklichste Mensch auf der Welt" (白銀は招くよ Shirogane wa Maneku yo, I am the Happiest Person in the World)Franz Grothe, trans. Toshio FujitaGrothe4:00

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Orikon chāto bukku. LP. Tōkyō: Orijinaru Konfidensu. 1990. ISBN 4871310256. OCLC 674130691.
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What, Me Worry? at Discogs (list of releases)