| Shinji Tanimura | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | 谷村 新司 |
| Born | (1948-12-11)11 December 1948 Osaka, Japan |
| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Died | 8 October 2023(2023-10-08) (aged 74) |
| Genres | Kayōkyoku |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1971–2023 |
| Formerly of | Alice |
| Website | tanimura |
Shinji Tanimura (谷村 新司, Tanimura Shinji, 11 December 1948 – 8 October 2023) was a Japanese singer-songwriter.
Life and career
Tanimura set up the musical group Alice together with Takao Horiuchi in 1971 and released his first extended play musical album in the following year. Alice produced its first album two years later. During this time, Tanimura also composed several musical pieces for other singers, such as Momoe Yamaguchi. In 1981, he held concerts in places such as Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Beijing. He also made recordings on the Japanese division of the Casablanca Records label.
Tanimura died on 8 October 2023, at the age of 74. It was reported that he had battled enteritis for some time and had surgery for the disease in March of the same year.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon | ||
| Higurashi (蜩) |
|
13 |
| Umineko (海猫) |
|
26 |
| Hikishio (引き潮) |
|
20 |
| Kuroi Washi (黒い鷲) |
|
13 |
| Kassai (喝采) |
|
4 |
| Subaru (昴 -すばる-) |
|
2 |
| Umi wo Wataru Chou (海を渡る蝶) |
|
9 |
| Jade: Hisui (JADE-翡翠-) |
|
11 |
| Chichi to Ko (父と子) |
|
60 |
| Emblem |
|
— |
| Hōyō: Satin Rose (抱擁 -SATIN ROSE-) |
|
13 |
| Toge (棘-とげ-) |
|
9 |
| Ningen Kousaten: Human Scramble (人間交差点-ヒューマン・スクランブル-) |
|
11 |
| Kara (伽羅) |
|
24 |
| Old Time |
|
24 |
| Ima no Mama de ii (今のままでいい) |
|
35 |
| Shishi to Bara (獅子と薔薇) |
|
16 |
| Rondo (輪舞-ロンド-) |
|
21 |
| Price of Love |
|
45 |
| Kimi wo Wasurenai (君を忘れない) |
|
30 |
| Santo Monogatari (三都物語) |
|
37 |
| Basara (バサラ) |
|
30 |
| Itan |
|
— |
| Seisei Kinari (生成 KINARI) |
|
71 |
| Laban (ラバン) |
|
94 |
| Nakazora (半空 NAKAZORA) |
|
— |
| Orion 13 (オリオン13) |
|
10 |
| Makarii (マカリイ) |
|
40 |
| Otoshibe: Voice to Voice (音標 〜Voice to Voice〜) |
|
49 |
| Nine |
|
27 |
| Nihon: Hare Bare (NIHON 〜ハレバレ〜) |
|
— |
Self-cover albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon | ||
| Sobyō: Dessin (素描-Dessin-) |
|
— |
| Best Request |
|
— |
| 21Seiki Best of the Red 1972→'81 21Seiki Best of the Blue 1982→ |
|
— |
| Tanimura Bungakusen 2020: Grace (谷村文学選2020 ～グレイス～) |
|
48 |
Cover albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| "Dream Song 1 (2014-2015): Chikyuu Gekijou: 100Nen go no Kimi ni Kikasetai Uta" (DREAM SONGS I地球劇場 〜100年後の君に聴かせたい歌〜) |
|
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon | ||
| Tanimura Shinji Recital '89 Corazon IV (谷村新司リサイタル'89 CORAZON IV) |
|
55 |
| History at Aoyama Theatre |
|
— |
| Ongaeshi Request Live Album: The Genepro (音帰し リクエストライヴ・アルバム〜Theゲネプロ〜) |
|
11 |
| Ima Tsutaetai (今 伝えたい) |
|
— |
| Shinji Tanimura Recital 2022 The Singer: Yume no sono Saki (SHINJI TANIMURA RECITAL 2022「THE SINGER」～夢のその先～) |
|
— |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon | ||
| Alone Together |
|
12 |
| New Best Now 70 |
|
— |
| "Best of Best" |
|
41 |
| Big Artist Best Collection |
|
— |
| One and Only |
|
— |
| Sarai (サライ) |
|
81 |
| The Man / Shinji Tanimura Best Selection |
|
68 |
| Single A-Side/B-Side Collection |
|
— |
| Best: Betsuri to Tabidachi (ベスト〜別離と旅立ち〜) |
|
— |
| New Best |
|
— |
| Twin Best |
|
— |
| The Best Selection: Subaru, Ii Hitabidachi (ザ・ベスト・セレクション 〜昴-すばる-・いい日旅立ち〜) |
|
— |
| Treasure Collection |
|
— |
| Arigatō (アリガトウ) |
|
— |
| Remastering Collection Best (リマスタリングコレクション・ベスト) |
|
— |
| New Best |
|
— |
| Best Collection: II Hitabidachi (Best Collection〜いい日旅立ち〜) |
|
25 |
| Original Album Selection (オリジナル・アルバム セレクション) |
|
— |
| Shinji Tanimura with Piano My Note |
|
— |
| Tanimura Shinji The Best: Hi wa mata Noboru (谷村新司・ザ・ベスト 〜陽はまた昇る〜) |
|
— |
| Standard: Kokyū (STANDARD〜呼吸〜) |
|
11 |
| Stage Selection Album Early Time: 38Nen me no Subaru (ステージ・セレクション・アルバム「EARLY TIMES」〜38年目の昴〜) |
|
— |
Box sets
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Tanimura Shinji Daizenshū (谷村新司大全集) |
|
| The Chronicles |
|
Singles
| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP) |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Hi wa Mata Noboru" (陽はまた昇る) | 21 | Toshiba EMI |
| 1980 | "Subaru" (昴 -すばる-) | 2 | Polystar |
| 1981 | "Tenrō" (天狼) | 35 | |
| "Gunjō" (群青) | 15 | ||
| "Seinen no Ki" (青年の樹) | 45 | ||
| "Kaze wa Hageshiku" (風は激しく) | 62 | ||
| 1982 | "Superstar" (スーパースター) | 51 | |
| 1983 | "Chiisana Kata ni Ame ga Furu" (小さな肩に雨が降る) | — | |
| "22sai" (22歳) | 14 | ||
| 1984 | "Tanjōbi: Arifureta Tasogare no Machi nite" (誕生日 -ありふれた黄昏の街にて-) | 54 | |
| "Seishun Zankoku Monogatari" (青春残酷物語) | 46 | ||
| "Yorugao" (夜顔) | 85 | ||
| 1985 | "Ai no Chikai: Give It All Today" (愛の誓い -Give it all today-) | 24 | |
| "12Ban Machi no Carol" (12番街のキャロル) | 53 | ||
| "Keiji" (刑事) | — | ||
| "Roman Tetsudō: Tojō-hen" (浪漫鉄道＜途上篇＞) | 34 | ||
| 1986 | "Gion Matsuri" (祇園祭) | — | |
| "Koufuku: Shiawase" (幸福 -しあわせ-) | 30 | ||
| 1987 | "Ima no Mama de ii" (今のままでいい) | 86 | |
| 1988 | "Far Away" | 69 | |
| "Eiyū" (英雄) | 70 | ||
| 1989 | "Aoi Bara: Blue Roses" (青い薔薇 -BLUE ROSES-) | — | |
| "Otoko to Onna ni Modoru Toki" (男と女に戻る時) | — | ||
| "Miyako no Ame ni Furu Gotoku" (都に雨の降るごとく) | — | ||
| 1990 | "Dreams Come True" | — | |
| 1991 | "Futari no Nishūkan" (夏の二週間) | 93 | |
| "Kimi wo Wasurenai" (君を忘れない) | — | ||
| 1992 | "Santo Monogatari" (三都物語) | 41 | |
| 1993 | "Kai: Kizahashi" (階 -きざはし-) | 28 | |
| "Last News: The Man Theme" (ラストニュース -THE MANのテーマ-) | — | ||
| 1994 | "Against" (アゲインスト) | 93 | |
| 1995 | "Messiah Futatabi" (メシアふたたび) | — | Victor Entertainment |
| "Kimi no Soba ni Iru" (君のそばにいる) | — | Pony Canyon | |
| 1996 | "Ai ni Kaeritai" (愛に帰りたい) | — | |
| 1997 | "Sakuramori" (櫻守) | 86 | |
| 1998 | "Kokoro no Eki" (心の駅) | — | |
| 1999 | "Aura" | 76 | |
| 2000 | "Harvest" (ハーヴェスト) | — | Mama's & Papa's |
| 2006 | "Kaze no Koyomi" (風の暦) | 13 | Avex Io |
| 2007 | "Yumejin" (夢人〜ユメジン〜) | 16 | |
| 2008 | "Ii Tabidachi Hi" (いい日旅立ち) | — | Polystar |
| "Ima Arite" (今ありて) | — | Avex Io | |
| "Tsubame" (ツバメ) | — | ||
| "Road Song" (ロード・ソング) | — | ||
| "Jūsan'ya" (十三夜) | 83 | ||
| 2009 | "Sakura wa Sakura" (桜は桜) | — | |
| "Musica" (ムジカ) | — | ||
| 2012 | "Hajimari no Monogatari/Bansō" (はじまりの物語/伴奏) | 13 | DAO |
| 2014 | "Shinji Tanimura Selection the Singer Haru: Sakura Sake" (Shinji Tanimura Selection THE SINGER・春 〜サクラサク〜) | — | VAP |
| "Shinji Tanimura Selection the Singer Natsu: Yakusoku no Ki no Shita de" (Shinji Tanimura Selection THE SINGER・夏 〜やくそくの樹の下で〜) | — | ||
| "Shinji Tanimura Selection the Singer Aki: Kaze no Jidai" (Shinji Tanimura Selection THE SINGER・秋 〜風の時代〜) | — | ||
| 2015 | "Shinji Tanimura Selection the Singer Fuyu: Yumeji" (Shinji Tanimura Selection THE SINGER・冬 〜夢路〜) | — | |
| 2017 | "Ah/Keep On" (嗚呼/Keep On!) | — | Universal Music Japan |
Duet singles
| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP) |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "Wasurete Ii no: Ai no Makugire" (忘れていいの-愛の幕切れ-)
|
21 | Polystar |
| 1986 | "Classic" (クラシック -CLASSIC-)
|
— | |
| 1992 | "Sarai" (サライ)
|
20 | Funhouse |
| 2012 | "Kaze no Komori Uta: Ashita no Kimi e" (風の子守歌 〜あしたの君へ〜)
|
54 | Avex Io |
| 2015 | "Hokuriku Roman: Premium Duet Edition" (北陸ロマン 〜プレミアムデュエットバージョン〜)
|
27 | Universal Music Japan |
| 2016 | "Arcila no Hoshi" (アルシラの星)
|
37 |
Videography
Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Tanimura Shinji: Fūshika-den (谷村新司～風姿花伝～) |
|
| Tanimura Shinji & Sada Masashi One Time Only Nippon Budokan Live (谷村新司 さだまさし One Time Only 日本武道館ライヴ) |
|
| Corazon Special Tanimura Shinji Recital '91 (コラソンスペシャル 谷村新司リサイタル ’91) |
|
| Kanzenban Neodragon Shūkai Orion 13 (完全版「ネオドラゴン集会“オリオン13”の夕べ@鶯谷」) |
|
| Tanimura Shinji x Aoyama Gekijou The Final: 2003 & 2014 (谷村新司 × 青山劇場 THE FINAL～2003「句読点」&2014「CURTAIN CALL」～) |
|
| Dream Song 1 (2014-2015): Chikyuu Gekijou: 100Nen go no Kimi ni Kikasetai Uta (DREAM SONGS I地球劇場 〜100年後の君に聴かせたい歌〜) |
|
| Tanimura Shinji Recital in Kokuritsu Gekijo The Singer 2016 & 2017 (谷村新司リサイタル in 国立劇場「THE SINGER」2016 & 2017) |
|
References
- "Vox Populi: Bidding farewell to the master of powerful songs, Shinji Tanimura". Asahi Shimbun. October 18, 2023.
- "Alice Biography". Universal Music Japan (in Japanese). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- "谷村新司さん「ここまで書いていいのかな？」百恵さんの気持ち込めた曲が引退コンサート１曲目に". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- "「中国国民にも深く愛され…」 谷村新司さん、海外から悼む声相次ぐ". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- Jade, Shinji Tanimura. Casablanca (Japan) Records 28P-35 (1982)
- "Japanese singer Shinji Tanimura dies at 74". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ "谷村新司の作品". Oricon (in Japanese). December 30, 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Shinji Tanimura discography at Discogs
- Shinji Tanimura at IMDb
- 1948 births
- 2023 deaths
- 20th-century Japanese male singers
- 21st-century Japanese male singers
- People from Suminoe, Osaka
- Singers from Osaka
- Japanese male singer-songwriters
- Universal Music Japan artists
- Academic staff of the Tokyo College of Music
- Academic staff of Shanghai Conservatory of Music
- Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon