1969 (Pink Martini and Saori Yuki album)

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1969
Studio album by
Pink Martini and Saori Yuki
ReleasedOctober 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)
RecordedMarch–June, 2011
Studio
Genre
Length40:51
LabelHeinz
Producer
Pink Martini chronology
A Retrospective
(2011) 		1969
(2011) 		Get Happy
(2013)

1969 is a collaborative studio album by American band Pink Martini and Japanese singer Saori Yuki, released in Japan on October 12, 2011, by EMI Music Japan and in the United States on November 1, 2011, by Heinz Records.[1][2]

As of October 2013, the album had sold over 500,000 copies in Japan.[3]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginal artist[4]Length
1."Yuuzuki (Evening Moon)"Rei NakanishiMiki TakahashiJun Mayuzumi (1968)3:18
2."Mayonaka no Bossa Nova (Midnight Bossa Nova)"Jun HashimotoKyohei TsutumiHide to Rosanna (1969)3:15
3."Du soleil plein les yeux (Eyes Full of Sun)"Catherine DesageFrancis LaiFrancis Lai et Severine (1970)3:28
4."Puff, the Magic Dragon"Akira Nogami (Japanese version, for Japan TV series Okā-san to Issho c. 1969)Leonard Lipton, Peter YarrowPeter, Paul & Mary (1963)3:50
5."Ii janaino Shiawase naraba (It's Okay if I'm Happy)"Tokiko IwataniTaku IzumiNaomi Sagara (1969)3:34
6."Blue Light Yokohama"Jun HashimotoKyohei TsutsumiAyumi Ishida (1968)2:50
7."Yoake no Scat (Melody for a New Dawn)"Michio YamagamiTaku IzumiSaori Yuki (1969)3:16
8."Mas que Nada"Fumio Nagata (Japanese version)Jorge BenAstrud Gilberto (1969)2:34
9."Is That All There Is?"Tadashi Nagai, Rena Connor, Yoshio Kurosaki, Thomas M. Lauderdale, Camellia Nieh, Satomi Sano, Masumi and Stephen Timson, and Mas Yatabe.[4]Jerry Leiber and Mike StollerPeggy Lee (1969)4:12
10."Watashi mo Anata to Naite Ii? (Consolation)"Go MisawaGo MisawaMieko Kaneda (1969)3:34
11."Wasuretainoni (I Want To Forget You, But...)"Larry Kolber ("I Love How You Love Me")
Terunobo Okuyama (Japanese)		Barry MannMoko, Beaver & Olive (1969)
after The Paris Sisters (1961)		2:53
12."Kisetsu no Ashioto (Footsteps of the Seasons)"Yasushi AkimotoHitoshi HabaNew song3:47
Total length:40:51

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for 1969
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[12] Platinum 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Discography" (in Japanese). EMI Music Japan. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Pink Martini / Saori Yuki – 1969". AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Gorder, Alisha (October 1, 2013). "How Pink Martini Became a Portland Export Worth Millions". Portland Monthly. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Liner notes, 1969, Heinz Records, November 2011.
  5. ^ "Official Cyta-IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart – Εβδομάδα 10/2012" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  6. ^ 1969 | 由紀さおり&ピンク・マルティーニ [1969 | Saori Yuki & Pink Martini] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Pink Martini Chart History (Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "Traditional Jazz Albums – Week of November 19, 2011". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  9. ^ オリコン年間 CDアルバムランキング 2012年度 [Oricon Annual CD Album Ranking 2012] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  10. ^ "Jazz Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  11. ^ "Traditional Jazz Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "Japanese album certifications – 由紀さおり＆Pink Martini (Saori Yuki & Pink Martini) – 1969" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 20, 2022. Select 2012年2月 on the drop-down menu
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