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Mariya Takeuchi – University Street = ユニヴァーシティ・ストリート (E/E) – LP, JP 1979, With OBI
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University Street = ユニヴァーシティ・ストリート is an LP by Mariya Takeuchi from 1979 released on the RCA label.
About this album
University Street is an assured late-1970s Mariya Takeuchi album that helped define the sound of Japanese city pop. Released in 1979, it blends pop sophistication with funk, disco and kayōkyoku touches, balancing glossy arrangements with Takeuchi’s clear, expressive vocal style. The record sits at the point where urbane Japanese pop became more international in feel, yet still rooted in melodic immediacy and emotional directness. Its mix of sleek groove, heartfelt songwriting and carefully crafted studio detail makes it one of the album’s enduring statements from the era.
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A1 オン・ザ・ユニヴァーシティ・ストリート = On The University Street
A2 涙のワンサイデッド・ラヴ = Namida No One-Sided Love
A3 想い出のサマーデイズ = Omoide No Summer Days
A4 イズント・イット・オールウェイズ・ラヴ = Isn'T It Always Love
A5 ホールド・オン = Hold On
B1 J-Boy
B2 ブルー・ホライズン = Blue Horizon
B3 ドリーム・オブ・ユー〜レモンライムの青い風 = Dream Of You
B4 かえらぬ面影 = Kaeranu Omokage
B5 グッドバイ・ユニヴァーシティ= Good-By University