Sunshower (2024 Color Edition) [Japanese Import]

• 2024 Reissue Edition
• 1xLP pressed on Clear Pink Vinyl
• Taeko Onuki’s second album “SUNSHOWER”
• Includes her hits: “SUMMER CONNECTION”, “Kusuri wo Takusan”, “Nanimo Iranai”, “Tokai”, “Dare no Tame ni”, etc.
• Featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto & Chris Parker
• Originally Released on July 25th, 1977

This is Taeko Onuki’s 2nd album released in 1977.

The participating musicians were Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yu Imai, Kenji Omura, Tsunehide Matsuki, Tsugutoshi Goto, CRIS PARKER (Dr. of STUFF), Nobu Saito, Tatsuro Yamashita, Haruomi Hosono, Katzumi Watanabe, Yasuaki Shimizu, Shigeharu Mukai, Shigeru Suzuki, Shuichi Murakami, Tatsuo Hayashi, Masataka Matsutoya, and ao.

Influenced by Stevie Wonder, “Tokai” is known as one of Taeko Onuki’s most famous songs, and its lyrics, which include many satirical meanings of the time, are also interesting.

Art Direction – Kazuhiro Sato
Co-producer – Taeko Onuki
Engineer – Shinichi Tanaka
Music Director [Musical Direction], Arranged By – Ryuichi Sakamoto
Photography By – Tohru Onuki
Producer – Akira Ikuta, Seiji Kuniyoshi