Service (album)

Service is the seventh studio album by Yellow Magic Orchestra, released on .

Background

The band dissolved the following year after a world tour, but would later reform in 1993 for a one-off reunion album, Technodon.

Releases

Like ×∞Multiplies, it contains a mixture of YMO songs and comedy sketches performed by Super Eccentric Theater, or S.E.T. The first Dutch/German edition of the album shortened the sketches to ten-second interludes, effectively cutting the album's length in half. In 1999, the album was remastered under Hosono's supervision with new liner notes provided by lyricist Peter Barakan.

Songs

Service features "You've Got to Help Yourself", which was previously featured in instrumental form on the previous album, Naughty Boys Instrumental. The 2nd "S.E.T." track featured Casiopea's song "Time Limit" from their album Mint Jams. "以心電信" more accurately transliterates to "Telegraph from the heart".

Track listing

Personnel

Yellow Magic Orchestra – arrangements, electronics, mixing engineers, producers

• Haruomi Hosono – bass guitar, synth bass, keyboards, vocals
• Ryuichi Sakamoto – keyboards, vocals
• Yukihiro Takahashi – vocals, electronic drums, cymbals, keyboards

Guest musicians

• and Akihiko Yamazoe – technical assistance
• Peter Barakan – lyrics

• , , Osamu Hagihashi, , Kōichi Nagata, Etsuyo Mitani, Keiko Ishii & Akemi Imamura – counterparts

Staff

• Mitsuo Koike – recording and mixing engineer
• Akitsugu Doi – assistant engineer
• Teppei Kasai () – mastering engineer
• Tsuguya Inoue – art director, painting
• Beans – design

See also

• 1983 in Japanese music

References