Shinji Tanimura (谷村 新司, Tanimura Shinji, 11 December 1948 – 8 October 2023) was a Japanese singer-songwriter.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | 谷村 新司 |
| Born | 11 December 1948 Osaka, Japan |
| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Died | 8 October 2023 (aged 74) |
| Genres | Kayōkyoku |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1971–2023 |
| Formerly of | Alice |
| Website | tanimura |
Life and career edit
Tanimura set up the musical group Alice together with Takao Horiuchi in 1971 and released his first extended play musical album in the following year.[2] Alice produced its first album two years later. During this time, Tanimura also composed several musical pieces for other singers, such as Momoe Yamaguchi.[3] In 1981, he held concerts in places such as Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Beijing.[4] He also made recordings on the Japanese division of the Casablanca Records label.[5]
Tanimura died on 8 October 2023, at the age of 74. It was reported that he had battled enteritis for some time and had surgery for the disease in March of the same year.[6]
Discography edit
Albums edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [7] | ||
| Higurashi (蜩) |
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13 |
| Umineko (海猫) |
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26 |
| Hikishio (引き潮) |
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20 |
| Kuroi Washi (黒い鷲) |
|
13 |
| Kassai (喝采) |
|
4 |
| Subaru (昴 -すばる-) |
|
2 |
| Umi wo Wataru Chou (海を渡る蝶) |
|
9 |
| Jade: Hisui (JADE-翡翠-) |
|
11 |
| Chichi to Ko (父と子) |
|
60 |
| Emblem |
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— |
| Hōyō: Satin Rose (抱擁 -SATIN ROSE-) |
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13 |
| Toge (棘-とげ-) |
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9 |
| Ningen Kousaten: Human Scramble (人間交差点-ヒューマン・スクランブル-) |
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11 |
| Kara (伽羅) |
|
24 |
| Old Time |
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24 |
| Ima no Mama de ii (今のままでいい) |
|
35 |
| Shishi to Bara" (獅子と薔薇) |
|
16 |
| Rondo (輪舞-ロンド-) |
|
21 |
| Price of Love |
|
45 |
| Kimi wo Wasurenai (君を忘れない) |
|
30 |
| Santo Monogatari (三都物語) |
|
37 |
| Basara (バサラ) |
|
30 |
| Itan |
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— |
| Seisei Kinari (生成 KINARI) |
|
71 |
| Laban (ラバン) |
|
94 |
| Nakazora (半空 NAKAZORA) |
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— |
| Orion 13 (オリオン13) |
|
10 |
| Makarii (マカリイ) |
|
40 |
| Otoshibe: Voice to Voice (音標 〜Voice to Voice〜) |
|
49 |
| Nine |
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27 |
| Nihon: Hare Bare (NIHON 〜ハレバレ〜) |
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— |
Self-cover albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| JPN Oricon [7] | ||
| Sobyō: Dessin (素描-Dessin-) |
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| Best Request |
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| 21Seiki Best of the Red 1972→'81 21Seiki Best of the Blue 1982→ |
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| Tanimura Bungakusen 2020: Grace (谷村文学選2020 ～グレイス～) |
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48 |
Cover albums edit
| Title | Album details |
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| "Dream Song 1 (2014-2015): Chikyuu Gekijou: 100Nen go no Kimi ni Kikasetai Uta" (DREAM SONGS I[2014-2015]地球劇場 〜100年後の君に聴かせたい歌〜) |
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Live albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| JPN Oricon [7] | ||
| Tanimura Shinji Recital '89 Corazon IV (谷村新司リサイタル'89 CORAZON IV) |
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55 |
| History at Aoyama Theatre |
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— |
| Ongaeshi Request Live Album: The Genepro (音帰し リクエストライヴ・アルバム〜Theゲネプロ〜) |
|
11 |
| Ima Tsutaetai (今 伝えたい) |
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— |
| Shinji Tanimura Recital 2022 The Singer: Yume no sono Saki (SHINJI TANIMURA RECITAL 2022「THE SINGER」～夢のその先～) |
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Compilation albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [7] | ||
| Alone Together |
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12 |
| New Best Now 70 |
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| "Best of Best" |
|
41 |
| Big Artist Best Collection |
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— |
| One and Only |
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— |
| Sarai (サライ) |
|
81 |
| The Man / Shinji Tanimura Best Selection |
|
68 |
| Single A-Side/B-Side Collection |
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| Best: Betsuri to Tabidachi (ベスト〜別離と旅立ち〜) |
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| New Best |
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| Twin Best |
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| The Best Selection: Subaru, Ii Hitabidachi (ザ・ベスト・セレクション 〜昴-すばる-・いい日旅立ち〜) |
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| Treasure Collection |
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— |
| Arigatō (アリガトウ) |
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| Remastering Collection Best (リマスタリングコレクション・ベスト) |
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| New Best |
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| Best Collection: II Hitabidachi (Best Collection〜いい日旅立ち〜) |
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25 |
| Original Album Selection (オリジナル・アルバム セレクション) |
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| Shinji Tanimura with Piano My Note |
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| Tanimura Shinji The Best: Hi wa mata Noboru (谷村新司・ザ・ベスト 〜陽はまた昇る〜) |
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| Standard: Kokyū (STANDARD〜呼吸〜) |
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11 |
| Stage Selection Album Early Time: 38Nen me no Subaru (ステージ・セレクション・アルバム「EARLY TIMES」〜38年目の昴〜) |
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Box sets edit
| Title | Album details |
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| Tanimura Shinji Daizenshū (谷村新司大全集) |
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| The Chronicles |
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Singles edit
| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP)[7] |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Hi wa Mata Noboru" (陽はまた昇る) | 21 | Toshiba EMI |
| 1980 | "Subaru" (昴 -すばる-) | 2 | Polystar |
| 1981 | "Tenrō" (天狼) | 35 | |
| "Gunjō" (群青) | 15 | ||
| "Seinen no Ki" (青年の樹) | 45 | ||
| "Kaze wa Hageshiku" (風は激しく) | 62 | ||
| 1982 | "Superstar" (スーパースター) | 51 | |
| 1983 | "Chiisana Kata ni Ame ga Furu" (小さな肩に雨が降る) | — | |
| "22sai" (22歳) | 14 | ||
| 1984 | "Tanjōbi: Arifureta Tasogare no Machi nite" (誕生日 -ありふれた黄昏の街にて-) | 54 | |
| "Seishun Zankoku Monogatari" (青春残酷物語) | 46 | ||
| "Yorugao" (夜顔) | 85 | ||
| 1985 | "Ai no Chikai: Give It All Today" (愛の誓い -Give it all today-) | 24 | |
| "12Ban Machi no Carol" (12番街のキャロル) | 53 | ||
| "Keiji" (刑事) | — | ||
| "Roman Tetsudō: Tojō-hen" (浪漫鉄道＜途上篇＞) | 34 | ||
| 1986 | "Gion Matsuri" (祇園祭) | — | |
| "Koufuku: Shiawase" (幸福 -しあわせ-) | 30 | ||
| 1987 | "Ima no Mama de ii" (今のままでいい) | 86 | |
| 1988 | "Far Away" | 69 | |
| "Eiyū" (英雄) | 70 | ||
| 1989 | "Aoi Bara: Blue Roses" (青い薔薇 -BLUE ROSES-) | — | |
| "Otoko to Onna ni Modoru Toki" (男と女に戻る時) | — | ||
| "Miyako no Ame ni Furu Gotoku" (都に雨の降るごとく) | — | ||
| 1990 | "Dreams Come True" | — | |
| 1991 | "Futari no Nishūkan" (夏の二週間) | 93 | |
| "Kimi wo Wasurenai" (君を忘れない) | — | ||
| 1992 | "Santo Monogatari" (三都物語) | 41 | |
| 1993 | "Kai: Kizahashi" (階 -きざはし-) | 28 | |
| "Last News: The Man Theme" (ラストニュース -THE MANのテーマ-) | — | ||
| 1994 | "Against" (アゲインスト) | 93 | |
| 1995 | "Messiah Futatabi" (メシアふたたび) | — | Victor Entertainment |
| "Kimi no Soba ni Iru" (君のそばにいる) | — | Pony Canyon | |
| 1996 | "Ai ni Kaeritai" (愛に帰りたい) | — | |
| 1997 | "Sakuramori" (櫻守) | 86 | |
| 1998 | "Kokoro no Eki" (心の駅) | — | |
| 1999 | "Aura" | 76 | |
| 2000 | "Harvest" (ハーヴェスト) | — | Mama's & Papa's |
| 2006 | "Kaze no Koyomi" (風の暦) | 13 | Avex Io |
| 2007 | "Yumejin" (夢人〜ユメジン〜) | 16 | |
| 2008 | "Ii Tabidachi Hi" (いい日旅立ち) | — | Polystar |
| "Ima Arite" (今ありて) | — | Avex Io | |
| "Tsubame" (ツバメ) | — | ||
| "Road Song" (ロード・ソング) | — | ||
| "Jūsan'ya" (十三夜) | 83 | ||
| 2009 | "Sakura wa Sakura" (桜は桜) | — | |
| "Musica" (ムジカ) | — | ||
| 2012 | "Hajimari no Monogatari/Bansō" (はじまりの物語/伴奏) | 13 | DAO |
| 2014 | "Shinji Tanimura Selection the Singer Haru: Sakura Sake" (Shinji Tanimura Selection THE SINGER・春 〜サクラサク〜) | — | VAP |
| "Shinji Tanimura Selection the Singer Natsu: Yakusoku no Ki no Shita de" (Shinji Tanimura Selection THE SINGER・夏 〜やくそくの樹の下で〜) | — | ||
| "Shinji Tanimura Selection the Singer Aki: Kaze no Jidai" (Shinji Tanimura Selection THE SINGER・秋 〜風の時代〜) | — | ||
| 2015 | "Shinji Tanimura Selection the Singer Fuyu: Yumeji" (Shinji Tanimura Selection THE SINGER・冬 〜夢路〜) | — | |
| 2017 | "Ah/Keep On" (嗚呼/Keep On!) | — | Universal Music Japan |
Duet singles edit
| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP)[7] |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "Wasurete Ii no: Ai no Makugire" (忘れていいの-愛の幕切れ-)
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21 | Polystar |
| 1986 | "Classic" (クラシック -CLASSIC-)
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| 1992 | "Sarai" (サライ)
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20 | Funhouse |
| 2012 | "Kaze no Komori Uta: Ashita no Kimi e" (風の子守歌 〜あしたの君へ〜)
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54 | Avex Io |
| 2015 | "Hokuriku Roman: Premium Duet Edition" (北陸ロマン 〜プレミアムデュエットバージョン〜)
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27 | Universal Music Japan |
| 2016 | "Arcila no Hoshi" (アルシラの星)
|
37 |
Videography edit
Video albums edit
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Tanimura Shinji: Fūshika-den (谷村新司～風姿花伝～) |
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| Tanimura Shinji & Sada Masashi One Time Only Nippon Budokan Live (谷村新司 さだまさし One Time Only 日本武道館ライヴ) |
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| Corazon Special Tanimura Shinji Recital '91 (コラソンスペシャル 谷村新司リサイタル ’91) |
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| Kanzenban Neodragon Shūkai Orion 13 (完全版「ネオドラゴン集会“オリオン13”の夕べ@鶯谷」) |
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| Tanimura Shinji x Aoyama Gekijou The Final: 2003 & 2014 (谷村新司 × 青山劇場 THE FINAL～2003「句読点」&2014「CURTAIN CALL」～) |
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| Dream Song 1 (2014-2015): Chikyuu Gekijou: 100Nen go no Kimi ni Kikasetai Uta (DREAM SONGS I[2014-2015]地球劇場 〜100年後の君に聴かせたい歌〜) |
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| Tanimura Shinji Recital in Kokuritsu Gekijo The Singer 2016 & 2017 (谷村新司リサイタル in 国立劇場「THE SINGER」2016 & 2017) |
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References edit
- ^ "Vox Populi: Bidding farewell to the master of powerful songs, Shinji Tanimura". Asahi Shimbun. October 18, 2023.
- ^ "Alice Biography". Universal Music Japan (in Japanese). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "谷村新司さん「ここまで書いていいのかな？」百恵さんの気持ち込めた曲が引退コンサート１曲目に". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "「中国国民にも深く愛され…」 谷村新司さん、海外から悼む声相次ぐ". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Jade, Shinji Tanimura. Casablanca (Japan) Records 28P-35 (1982)
- ^ "Japanese singer Shinji Tanimura dies at 74". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ a b c d e f "谷村新司の作品". Oricon (in Japanese). December 30, 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
External links edit
- Official website
- Shinji Tanimura discography at Discogs
- Shinji Tanimura at IMDb