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''Saravah!'' is the debut album of Japanese artist Music/YukihiroTakahashi. Released in 1978, it is named after the french record label owned by Pierre Barouh, a future collaborator of Takahashi.

After playing drums for the rock band Sadistic Mika Band throughout the seventies, Yukihiro decided to start his solo career and shift towards pop music, particularly the one from France and Italy. This is why this album contains covers of french and italian songs ("C'est Si Bon" and "Volare") as well as songs showcasing Yukihiro's english. Genres vary between CityPop and bossa nova, although this album would stand compared to Yukihiro's next albums who are more synthpop-heavy.

Notable session players on the album are Music/HaruomiHosono and Music/RyuichiSakamoto who, along with Yukihiro, would go on to form Music/YellowMagicOrchestra, as well as Chris Mosdell, a frequent songwriter of YMO who wrote one song on this album.

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''Saravah!'' is the debut album of Japanese artist Music/YukihiroTakahashi. Released in 1978, 1978 through Seven Seas Records, it is named after the french French record label owned by Pierre Barouh, a future collaborator of Takahashi.

After playing drums for the rock band Sadistic Mika Band throughout the seventies, Yukihiro Takahashi decided to start his solo career and shift towards pop music, particularly the one from France and Italy. This is why this album contains covers of french French and italian Italian songs ("C'est Si Bon" and "Volare") as well as songs showcasing Yukihiro's english. Takahashi's English. Genres vary between CityPop and bossa nova, although this album would stand compared to Yukihiro's Takahashi's next albums who are more synthpop-heavy.

Notable session players on the album are Music/HaruomiHosono and Music/RyuichiSakamoto who, along with Yukihiro, Takahashi, would go on to form Music/YellowMagicOrchestra, as well as Chris Mosdell, a frequent songwriter of YMO who wrote one song on this album.



%%* CityPop



%%* CoverVersion: "Volare" (by Domenico Modugno), "C'est Si Bon" (by André Hornez/Henri Betti) and "Mood Indigo" (by Duke Ellington/Irving Mills)

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%%* * CoverVersion: "Volare" (by was originally performed by Domenico Modugno), Modugno, "C'est Si Bon" (by was originally by André Hornez/Henri Betti) Betti, and "Mood Indigo" (by was originally by Duke Ellington/Irving Mills)Mills.



%%* FaceOnTheCover: The first of many albums where Yukihiro shows himself in various ways.

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%%* * FaceOnTheCover: The first album cover depicts Takahashi in front of many albums where Yukihiro shows himself in various ways.a fountain at night.



%%* {{Instrumentals}}: "Elastic Dummy"
%%* OneWordTitle: "Volare", "Saravah!", "Sunset" and "Present".
%%* TheRemake: The album celebrated its 50th anniversary by being rerecorded in 2018 under the title ''SARAVAH! SARAVAH!''

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%%* * {{Instrumentals}}: "Elastic Dummy"
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Dummy" has no lyrics.
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OneWordTitle: "Volare", "Saravah!", "Sunset" and "Present".
%%* TheRemake: The album celebrated its 50th anniversary by being rerecorded in 2018 under the title ''SARAVAH! SARAVAH!''
"Present" are all songs whose titles are exactly one word long each.



** Haruomi Hosono (playing bass) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (playing various keyboards) who would turn out to be Yukihiro's bandmates under the Yellow Magic Orchestra helm. Frequent YMO songwriter Chris Mosdell co-wrote "Black Street Midnight Queen".

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** Haruomi Hosono (playing bass) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (playing various keyboards) who would turn out to be Yukihiro's Takahashi's bandmates under the Yellow Magic Orchestra helm. Frequent YMO songwriter Chris Mosdell co-wrote "Black Street Midnight Queen".



** City Pop legend Tatsuro Yamashita provided backing vocals.

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** City Pop legend Tatsuro Yamashita provided backing vocals.vocals.
* TitleTrack: The second track on the album shares its name with the album itself.
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* BreakUpSong: "Mood Indigo"
--> ''Always get that mood indigo''
--> ''Since my baby said goodbye''
* CityPop

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* %%* BreakUpSong: "Mood Indigo"
--> %%--> ''Always get that mood indigo''
--> %%--> ''Since my baby said goodbye''
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* CoverVersion: "Volare" (by Domenico Modugno), "C'est Si Bon" (by André Hornez/Henri Betti) and "Mood Indigo" (by Duke Ellington/Irving Mills)
* DrivenToSuicide:
--> ''When I get that mood indigo''
--> ''I could lay me down and die''
* ExcitedShowTitle
* FaceOnTheCover: The first of many albums where Yukihiro shows himself in various ways.
* GayParee: The album's cover picture was taken in Paris and the back cover features the Eiffel Tower.
* GratuitousEnglish: "Mood Indigo" and "Black Street Midnight Queen"
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Italian on the cover of "Volare"
* GratuitousFrench: One verse of "C'est Si Bon".
* GratuitousSpanish: A few words on "La Rosa".
* {{Instrumentals}}: "Elastic Dummy"
* OneWordTitle: "Volare", "Saravah!", "Sunset" and "Present".
* TheRemake: The album celebrated its 50th anniversary by being rerecorded in 2018 under the title ''SARAVAH! SARAVAH!''

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* %%* CoverVersion: "Volare" (by Domenico Modugno), "C'est Si Bon" (by André Hornez/Henri Betti) and "Mood Indigo" (by Duke Ellington/Irving Mills)
* %%* DrivenToSuicide:
--> %%--> ''When I get that mood indigo''
--> %%--> ''I could lay me down and die''
* ExcitedShowTitle
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%%* FaceOnTheCover: The first of many albums where Yukihiro shows himself in various ways.
* GayParee: The album's cover picture was taken in Paris and the back cover features the Eiffel Tower.
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%%* GratuitousEnglish: "Mood Indigo" and "Black Street Midnight Queen"
* %%* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Italian on the cover of "Volare"
* %%* GratuitousFrench: One verse of "C'est Si Bon".
* %%* GratuitousSpanish: A few words on "La Rosa".
* %%* {{Instrumentals}}: "Elastic Dummy"
* %%* OneWordTitle: "Volare", "Saravah!", "Sunset" and "Present".
* %%* TheRemake: The album celebrated its 50th anniversary by being rerecorded in 2018 under the title ''SARAVAH! SARAVAH!''



* SpecialGuest: Haruomi Hosono (playing bass) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (playing various keyboards) who would turn out to be Yukihiro's bandmates under the Yellow Magic Orchestra helm. Frequent YMO songwriter Chris Mosdell co-wrote "Black Street Midnight Queen".

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* SpecialGuest: SpecialGuest:
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Haruomi Hosono (playing bass) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (playing various keyboards) who would turn out to be Yukihiro's bandmates under the Yellow Magic Orchestra helm. Frequent YMO songwriter Chris Mosdell co-wrote "Black Street Midnight Queen".
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The album was rerecorded under the title ''SARAVAH! SARAVAH!'' in 2018, celebrating the album's 40th anniversary; it was Takahashi's final studio album before his death from brain cancer in 2023.

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The album was rerecorded under the title ''SARAVAH! SARAVAH!'' in 2018, celebrating the album's 40th anniversary; it was Takahashi's final studio album before his death from brain cancer pneumonia in 2023.
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The album was rerecorded under the title ''SARAVAH! SARAVAH!'' in 2018, celebrating the album's 50th anniversary.

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The album was rerecorded under the title ''SARAVAH! SARAVAH!'' in 2018, celebrating the album's 50th anniversary.
40th anniversary; it was Takahashi's final studio album before his death from brain cancer in 2023.
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After playing drums for the rock band Sadistic Mika Band throughout the seventies, Yukihiro decided to start his solo career and shift towards pop music, particularily the one from France and Italy. This is why this album contains covers of french and italian songs ("C'est Si Bon" and "Volare") as well as songs showcasing Yukihiro's english. Genres vary between city pop and bossa nova, although this album would stand compared to Yukihiro's next albums who are more synthpop-heavy.

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After playing drums for the rock band Sadistic Mika Band throughout the seventies, Yukihiro decided to start his solo career and shift towards pop music, particularily particularly the one from France and Italy. This is why this album contains covers of french and italian songs ("C'est Si Bon" and "Volare") as well as songs showcasing Yukihiro's english. Genres vary between city pop CityPop and bossa nova, although this album would stand compared to Yukihiro's next albums who are more synthpop-heavy.
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The album was rerecorded under the title '''SARAVAH! SARAVAH!'' in 2018, celebrating the album's 50th anniversary.

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The album was rerecorded under the title '''SARAVAH! ''SARAVAH! SARAVAH!'' in 2018, celebrating the album's 50th anniversary.
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After playing drums for the rock band Sadistic Mika Band throughout the seventies, Yukihiro decided to start his solo career and shift towards pop music, particularily the one from France and Italy. This is why this album contains covers of french and italian songs ("C'est Si Bon" and "Volare") as well as songs showcasing Yukihiro's english. Genres vary between city pop, bossa nova and

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After playing drums for the rock band Sadistic Mika Band throughout the seventies, Yukihiro decided to start his solo career and shift towards pop music, particularily the one from France and Italy. This is why this album contains covers of french and italian songs ("C'est Si Bon" and "Volare") as well as songs showcasing Yukihiro's english. Genres vary between city pop, pop and bossa nova and
nova, although this album would stand compared to Yukihiro's next albums who are more synthpop-heavy.
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* Instrumentals: "Elastic Dummy"

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* Instrumentals: {{Instrumentals}}: "Elastic Dummy"
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''Saravah!'' is the debut album of Japanese artist Music/YukihiroTakahashi. Released in 1978, it is named after the french record label owned by Pierre Barouh, a future collaborator of Takahashi.

After playing drums for the rock band Sadistic Mika Band throughout the seventies, Yukihiro decided to start his solo career and shift towards pop music, particularily the one from France and Italy. This is why this album contains covers of french and italian songs ("C'est Si Bon" and "Volare") as well as songs showcasing Yukihiro's english. Genres vary between city pop, bossa nova and

Notable session players on the album are Music/HaruomiHosono and Music/RyuichiSakamoto who, along with Yukihiro, would go on to form Music/YellowMagicOrchestra, as well as Chris Mosdell, a frequent songwriter of YMO who wrote one song on this album.

The album was rerecorded under the title '''SARAVAH! SARAVAH!'' in 2018, celebrating the album's 50th anniversary.

!!Tracklist

# "Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blue)"
# "Saravah!"
# "C'est Si Bon"
# "La Rosa"
# "Mood Indigo"
# "Elastic Dummy"
# "Sunset"
# "Black Street Midnight Queen"
# "Present"

!!This album provides examples of:

* BreakUpSong: "Mood Indigo"
--> ''Always get that mood indigo''
--> ''Since my baby said goodbye''
* CityPop
* ColorCodedEmotions: Blue as a representation of sadness/loneliness on "Mood Indigo"
--> ''I'm so lonely I could cry''
--> '' 'Cause there's nobody who cares about me''
--> ''I'm just a soul who's bluer than blue can be''
* CoverVersion: "Volare" (by Domenico Modugno), "C'est Si Bon" (by André Hornez/Henri Betti) and "Mood Indigo" (by Duke Ellington/Irving Mills)
* DrivenToSuicide:
--> ''When I get that mood indigo''
--> ''I could lay me down and die''
* FaceOnTheCover: The first of many albums where Yukihiro shows himself in various ways.
* GayParee: The album's cover picture was taken in Paris and the back cover features the Eiffel Tower.
* GratuitousEnglish: "Mood Indigo" and "Black Street Midnight Queen"
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Italian on the cover of "Volare"
* GratuitousFrench: One verse of "C'est Si Bon".
* GratuitousSpanish: A few words on "La Rosa".
* Instrumentals: "Elastic Dummy"
* OneWordTitle: "Volare", "Saravah!", "Sunset" and "Present".
* TheRemake: The album celebrated its 50th anniversary by being rerecorded in 2018 under the title ''SARAVAH! SARAVAH!''
* RemixAlbum: The album was remixed by YMO engineer Yoshifumi Iio in 1994
* SpecialGuest: Haruomi Hosono (playing bass) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (playing various keyboards) who would turn out to be Yukihiro's bandmates under the Yellow Magic Orchestra helm. Frequent YMO songwriter Chris Mosdell co-wrote "Black Street Midnight Queen".
** Shigeru Suzuki, former member of Happy End and musical partner of Hosono plays guitar on the album.
** City Pop legend Tatsuro Yamashita provided backing vocals.

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