Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits
| Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits | |
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| Released | 1963 |
| Recorded | Tokyo |
| Genre | Kayokyoku, vocal |
| Label | Capitol |
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Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits is an album by Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto released in 1963 in the United States by Capitol Records. All of the songs on the album are performed in Japanese and feature the title track, a #1 hit in the U.S. for three weeks in 1963, and peaking at #6 in the UK when issued by EMI on its His Master's Voice label. The 'b'-side, "Anoko No Namaewa Nantenkana", and a cover of "Good Timin'", a hit in 1960 for R&B singer Jimmy Jones, in both the US and the UK.
The album is subtitled 坂本九の唄う日本のヒット歌集 (Sakamoto Kyu no Utau Nihon no Hitto Kashuu, lit. 'A Collection of Japanese Hit Songs Sung by Kyu Sakamoto').