Kyohei Tsutsumi Tribute (筒美京平トリビュート), subtitled the popular music, is a tribute album to a Japanese composer Kyōhei Tsutsumi, released in 2007 by Natutawave Records under the distribution of Universal Music Group.

Kyohei Tsutsumi Tribute: the popular music
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	July 11, 2007
Genre	Pop
Length	49:52
Language	Japanese
Label	Nayutawave/Universal

Album information

The album was produced to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Tsutsumi's professional career as a songwriter. Tadataka Watanabe, his younger brother who has worked as a record executive of Warner Music Japan, was credited as a producer of the whole album.

From among over five-hundreds of his compositions that entered the Japanese chart, following songs were chosen for the album.[1] These original versions were also compiled on CD entitled The Popular Music: Original Compilation, and simultaneously released with tribute album.[2]

About this project, Tsutsumi said as follow: "Songs I wrote 30 or 40 years ago were revisited by younger artists. They have completed 12 tracks for this album, in their own very distinctive and attractive renditions. As a songwriter, I couldn't be happier. I would like to show my greatest gratitude to all the artists and personnel who took part in producing the album."[3]

Track listing

All songs composed by Kyōhei Tsutsumi

1. "Saraba Koibito (さらば恋人)" – 3:04
   • Performer – Masayoshi Yamazaki
   • Arranger – Takayuki Hattori
2. "Blue Light Yokohama (ブルー・ライト・ヨコハマ)" – 3:30
   • Performer – Kou Shibasaki
   • Arranger – Keiji Tanabe (with strings arrangement by Yasuaki Maejima)
3. "Tasogare My Love (たそがれマイ･ラブ)" – 3:59
   • Performer – Hideaki Tokunaga
   • Arranger – Tokunaga, Masayuki Sakamoto
4. "Sexual Violet No.1" – 4:44
   • Performer – Tsunku
   • Arranger – Shunsuke Suzuki
5. "Ningyo (人魚)" – 4:39
   • Performer – Bonnie Pink
   • Arranger – Shuntaro Kobayashi
6. "Osewa ni Narimashita (お世話になりました)" (renewed lyrics by ET-King) – 2:58
   • Performer – ET-King
7. "Tonde Istanbul Homme (飛んでイスタンブール Homme)" – 5:54
   • Performer – Masafumi Akikawa
   • Arranger – Takeshi Senoo
8. "Miserarete (魅せられて)" – 3:49
   • Performer – Hitomi Shimatani
   • Arranger – Yuta Nakano
9. "Natsu no Klaxon (夏のクラクション)" – 4:12
   • Performer – Gospellers
   • Arranger – Akira Inoue
10. "Manatsu no Dekigoto (真夏の出来事)" – 5:09
    • Performer – melody.
    • Arranger – melody., Yuichi Hamamatsu
11. "Momen no Handkerchief (木綿のハンカチーフ)" – 5:06
    • Performer – Masamune Kusano (from Spitz)
    • Arranger – Shintarō Tokita (from Sukima Switch)
12. "Mata Au Hi Made (また逢う日まで)" – 2:48
    • Performer – Crazy Ken Band
    • Arranger – Masao Onose, Trio the Dog Horns

Chart positions

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