To Ki Me Ki [LP]

Akiko Yano - To Ki Me Ki [LP]

2026 restock; LP version. Wewantsounds continues its Akiko Yano reissue series with the release of the singer's third studio album To Ki Me Ki, recorded in New York and released in 1978 in Japan. It follows her cult Iroha Ni Konpeitou LP and keeps the similar blend of Japanese pop and New York funk found in the latter. To Ki Me Ki features such musicians as Rick Marotta, Will Lee, and David Spinozza, and also programmer Hideki Matsutake who would soon join the YMO with Akiko. To Ki Me Ki is reissued outside of Japan for the first time, remastered in Tokyo by revered engineer Mitsuo Koike and featuring original artwork by Tsutomu Murakami with four-page color insert and new liner notes by Paul Bowler.

A1. Kodomo Tachi (3:43) A2. Katarun Kararan (4:09) A3. Uo Sao (3:00) A4. Two On The Stage (4:33) A5. Okina Ishi (4:14) B1. Andante Cantabile (3:22) B2. Yameru Wakenya Ikanaiwa (3:46) B3. Yo Ro Ko Bi (3:04) B4. To Ki Me Ki (5:49)