Takuro Yoshida
Birth name吉田 拓郎 (Yoshida Takuro)
Born (1946-04-05) April 5, 1946
Okuchi, Kagoshima, Japan
GenresFolk, rock, pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar
harmonica
Years active1970–present
LabelsElec Records
Odyssey Records / CBS/Sony
For Life Music Entertainment
Teichiku Records
Avex Group

Takuro Yoshida (吉田 拓郎, Yoshida Takurō) is a Japanese male singer-songwriter. He was born on April 5, 1946, in Okuchi, Kagoshima, and raised in Hiroshima. He made his debut with the single "Imeji no Uta / Mark II" on June 1, 1970. His 1972 recording of "Tabi no Yado" sold over one million copies by September that year, and was awarded a gold disc.[1] He established the record company "For Life Records" with Yosui Inoue, Shigeru Izumiya, and Hitoshi Komuro in 1975. Yoshida is a musician whose songs have been used as theme songs in television series such as Jun (純) , the theme song of Cromartie High School), as well as being covered by popular artists like Hirakawachi 1-chome (Yoshida's "Natsu Yasumi"), KinKi Kids (Yoshida's "Zenbu Dakishimete").

Discography

Albums

  • Yoshida Takuro Seishun no Uta – Re-released on February 21, 1990
  • Yoshida Takuro on Stage Tomodachi <live album> – Re-released on February 21, 1990
  • Yoshida Takuro Ningen nante – Re-released on February 21, 1990
  • Genki desu. – Re-released on February 21, 1990
  • Otogi Zoushi – Re-released on February 21, 1990
  • Ima ha Mada Jinsei wo Katarazu – Re-released on February 21, 1990
  • Asu ni Mukatte Hashire (May 25, 1976) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
  • Private (April 25, 1977) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
  • Oinaru Hito (November 25, 1977) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
  • Roling 30 (November 21, 1978)- Re-released on April 21, 1988
  • Shangli-la (May 5, 1980) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
  • Asia no Katasumi de (November 5, 1980) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
  • Only You (May 1, 1981) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
  • Mujinto de ... (December 5, 1981)
  • Osamatachi no Haikingu in Budokan <live album> (November 21, 1982) – Re-released on March 21, 1990
  • Marathon (May 21, 1983) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
  • Jonetsu (November 5, 1983) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
  • Forever Young (October 21, 1984)
  • Ore ga Aishita Baka (June 5, 1985)
  • Yoshida Takuro One Last Night in Tsumagoi <live album> (1985)
  • The Yoshida Takuro <best album> (June 21, 1986) – Re-released on September 21, 1989
  • Samarkand Blue (September 5, 1986)
  • Much Better (April 21, 1988)
  • Himawari (February 8, 1989)
  • 176.5 (January 10, 1990)
  • détente (June 12, 1991)
  • Yoshida-cho no Uta (July 29, 1992)
  • Travellin' Man Live at NHK Studio 101 <live album> (December 17, 1993)
  • Long time no see (June 21, 1995)
  • Life (April 19, 1996)
  • Kando Ryoko Nami Takashi (August 21, 1996)
  • Minna Daisuki (November 1, 1997)
  • Hawaiian Rhapsody (October 30, 1998)
  • Yoshida Takuro The Best Penny Lane (November 3, 1999)
  • Yoshida Takuro in the Box (November 22, 2000) – A 25 CDs complete collection of works. Re-released on December 18, 2002
  • Konnichiwa (2001)
  • Yoshida no Uta (August 22, 2001)
  • Oldies (2002)
  • Golden Best Yoshida Takuro The Live Best (November 27, 2002)
  • Tsukiyo no Canoe (2003)
  • Yutakanaru Ichinichi <live album> (2004)
  • Isshun no Natsu (2005)
  • Hodokyo no Ue de (2007)
  • Gozenchu ni (April 2009)
  • 18ji Kaien <live album> (2009)
  • Gogo no Tenki (2012)
  • Yoshida Takuro Live Concert in Tsumagoi (September 2012)

References

  1. ↑ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 323. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
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