ON THE STREET CORNER 1 - Tatsuro Yamashita

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This is a re-release of the album that made Tatsuro Yamashita synonymous with a cappella. However, as indicated by the '86 version label, it seems that most of the main vocals have been re-recorded. The inclusion of covers of classic doo-wop songs is also typical of Yamashita. This masterpiece has finally returned.

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Amazon Review

Based on "doo-wop," a vocal style that was established in America from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, Tatsuro Yamashita's a cappella album "ON THE STREET CORNER 1," created through multi-track recording by himself, has been newly released as a digitally remastered edition with bonus tracks. From songs that Tatsuro Yamashita recorded as a hobby to live favorites, to classics from the 1950s and 1960s, including Jo Stafford's romantic ballad <1> revived in a doo-wop style by the vocal group Dupries, and The Clovers' cover <9> with its soothing, sacred chorus, these songs are vividly brought back to life with Yamashita's warm vocals. (Takako Takemura)