The discography of Sayuri Kume, also known as Saki Kubota, includes eleven studio albums and ten singles released from 1979 to 2017.
Her singles are as follows:
Her studio albums are as follows:
The album Yumegatari (Japanese: 夢ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ) (English: "Dream Stories" or "telling what one has dreamed" or an "account of one's dream" or "A Tale of Dreams") (1979) was released on 21 December 1979. The album Yumegatari stayed at number 1 in the Oricon chart for seven consecutive weeks from 31 December 1979 to 11 February 1980.
This album sold more than four hundred thousand copies and reached number 1 in both the Oricon LP album chart and the Oricon cassette tape album chart. It spent 21 weeks in the Oricon LP chart and 27 weeks in the Oricon cassette tape chart. It was number 4 in the Oricon annual chart. It reached number 1 in the Cash Box of Japan LPs chart. It reached number 1 in the Music Labo albums chart. The song Ihojin was released as a single.
The album has been re-released a number of times.
The song "Guitar Hiki O Mimasenka" (Japanese: ã®ã¿ã¼弾ãÂÂãÂÂè¦Âã¾ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ) was covered by Isako Washio in 1991 and in 2017.
The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:
Side A
Side B
The album Tenkai (Japanese: 天çÂÂ) (English: "The Heavens") (1980) was released on 21 June 1980. This album reached number 11 in the Oricon albums chart and the Music Labo albums chart. It spent 12 weeks in the Oricon chart and sold more than forty thousand copies.
It was re-released on Blu-spec CD2 on 10 April 2013, as part of the reissue series Nihon no Meiban Fukkoku Shirëzu (Japanese: æ¥拮åÂÂç¤復åÂȋ·ãªã¼ãº).
The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:
Side A
Side B
The single Nijà «goji (Japanese: 25æÂÂ) (English: "25th Hour") (1980) reached number 19 in the Oricon Singles Chart and spent 11 weeks in that chart. It sold 77,000 copies. The song was composed by Saki Kubota. The lyrics were written by Saki Kubota and . The song was arranged by Mitsuo Hagita. The duration of the song is 3 minutes and 53 seconds. The single was released on 21 April 1980. The song on the B side of the single is "Misekakedake No Yasashisa" (Japanese: ã¿ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã ãÂÂã®åªãÂÂãÂÂ). The duration of that song is 3 minutes and 17 seconds.
The album Saudade (Japanese: ãµã¦ãÂÂã¼ãÂÂ) (1980) was released on 21 November 1980. It includes music influenced by fado.
This album reached number 54 in the Oricon albums chart. The album spent 5 weeks in the chart and sold more than ten thousand copies. The song "Kugatsu No Iro" was released as a single.
The tracks on the album are as follows:
Side A
Side B
The single Kugatsu No Iro (Japanese: ä¹ÂæÂÂã®è²) (1980) reached number 51 in the Oricon Singles Chart, and sold 23,000 copies. The single was released on 1 September 1980. The duration of the song "Kugatsu No Iro" is 3 minutes and 47 seconds. The song "Mayonaka No Sanpo" (Japanese: çÂÂå¤Âä¸Âã®æ£æ©) is on the B side of the single.
The album Airmail Special (Japanese: ã¨ã¢ã¡ã¼ã«ãÂȋ¹ãÂÂã·ã£ã«) (1981) was released on 21 May 1981. This album reached number 33 in the Oricon LPs chart.
The tracks on the album are as follows:
Side A
Side B
The "Airmail Special" CD in Saki Kubota Premium box set includes the song "Lens Eye" as a bonus track.
The single Orange Airmail Special (Japanese: ãªã‹³ã¸ãÂȋ¨ã¢ã¡ã¼ã«ãÂȋ¹ãÂÂã·ã£ã«) (1981) reached number 62 in the Oricon Singles Chart, and sold 29,000 copies. It has been said that the single sold fairly well. The single was released on 21 April 1981. The song "Orange Airmail Special" was used in a television commercial for the orange drink called (Japanese: ãÂÂãªã³ãªã‹³ã¸). The song has been described as West Coast sound. The instruments used include the electric guitar. The song was composed by Saki Kubota. The lyrics were written by Keisuke Yamakawa. The song was arranged by Mitsuo Hagita. The duration of the song is 3 minutes and 45 seconds. The song "Nagai Yoru" (Japanese: é·ãÂÂå¤Â) is on the B side of the single.
The duration of the song Lens Eye (Japanese: ㋳ãºãÂȋ¢ã¤) is 3 minutes and 17 seconds. The song "Nihon No Kodomatachi" (Japanese: æ¥拮åÂÂä¾ÂéÂÂ) was the B side of the single "Lens Eye". The single was released on 26 August 1981. The song "Lens Eye" was not included in the album "Airmail Special". The song "Lens Eye" was praised by CDJournal.
The album Mishiranu Hito Denaku (Japanese: è¦ÂçÂ¥ãÂÂã¬人ã§ãªãÂÂ) (1982) was released on 21 July 1982. The song "Negai" was released as a single.
The tracks on the album are as follows:
Side A
Side B
The single Negai (Japanese: ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ) was released in 1982.
The album Nefertiti (Japanese: ãÂÂãÂÂã§ã«ãÂÂã£ãÂÂã£) (1983) was released 21 April 1983. The name of this album, and of its title track, refer to Nefertiti. The song "Ai No Jidai" was released as a single.
The songs on the LP and cassette tape were arranged by . The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:
Side A
Side B
The single Ai No Jidai (Japanese: æÂÂã®æÂÂ代) (English: "The Age of Love" or "The Epoch of Love") (1983) was released on 1 February 1983. The song on the B side of this single is "Lucian" (Japanese: ã«ã·ã¢ã³).
There is a cover version of "Lucian" by (1983).
The album Yoruno Sokowa Yawarakana Maboroshi (Japanese: å¤Âã®åºÂã¯æÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãª幻) (1984) was released on 1 October 1984. This album has been described as her greatest masterpiece. The 2013 novel of the same name, by Riku Onda, is named after this album.
The songs on the LP and cassette tape were arranged by . The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:
Side A: Fortessimo Dream
Side B: Pianissimo Dream
The single Pianissimo De (Japanese: ãÂÂã¢ãÂÂãÂÂã·ã¢ã§...) (1984) was released 1 October 1984. The song on the B side of the single is "Yoru No Soko Wa Yawaraka Na Maboroshi" (Japanese: å¤Âã®åºÂã¯æÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãª幻).
The single Otomodachi (Japanese: ãÂÂÃ¥ÂÂéÂÂ) (English: "Friend") (1984) was released 23 March 1984. The song is included in the compilation album Saki Kubota Best Selection (1984).
The album Tehillim 33 (Japanese: ãÂÂãÂÂãªã¼ã 33) (1987) was released in 1987 and reprinted in 2004.
Tehillim 33 was Sayuri Kume's first solo album of Christian music. She had previously participated in the album Utau Tabibito (Japanese: æÂÂãÂÂæ 人) (1985). "Tehillim" means psalm.
The tracks on the Tehillim 33 album include the following hymns, in Japanese: "Syu Wo Homeyo Waga Kokoro" (主ãÂÂãÂȋÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂå¿Â), "Chiisaki Hoshi Wa" (å°ÂãÂÂãÂÂæÂÂã¯), "Wunderbarer Konig" (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂç¥Â-è®Âç¾ÂæÂÂ73çª-), "Euroclydon" (風æ¿ÂãÂÂãÂÂ-è®Âç¾ÂæÂÂ126çª-), "Lancashire" (å°ãÂÂ声é«ÂãÂÂ-è®Âç¾ÂæÂÂ154çª-), "Just As I Am, Without One Plea" (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãªãÂÂæÂÂãÂÂ-è®Âç¾ÂæÂÂ271çª-), the "Crusader's Hymn" (ã¤ã¨ã¹åÂÂã¯ãÂÂã¨ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ-è®Âç¾ÂæÂÂ166çª-), "The Church's One Foundation" (ãÂÂã¨ãÂÂå°ÂãÂÂ-è®Âç¾ÂæÂÂ191çª-), "St. Chrysostom" (主ãÂÂãÂÂ主ã®æÂÂãÂÂã°-è®Âç¾ÂæÂÂ342çª-), Little Stars Are Shining (Epilogue) (å°ÂãÂÂãÂÂæÂÂã¯ï¼Âã¨ãÂÂãÂÂã¼ã°ï¼Â-è®Âç¾ÂæÂÂ455çª-), "Beautiful Lillies, White As the Snow" by (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã®ç½ç¾åÂÂ-è®Âç¾ÂæÂÂ496çª-) and "I Love to Tell the Story" (ãÂÂã¨ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ-è®Âç¾ÂæÂÂ502çª-).
The tracks include recordings of hymns that are included the .
The album Hajime no hi (Japanese: ã¯ãÂÂãÂÂã®æÂÂ¥) (1996) (English: "First Day") was released on 25 February 1996, and reissued on 22 November 2000.
The album Tenshi No Pan Kume Sayuri Sanbika Shu (Japanese: 天使ã®ãÂÂã³ ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂȋÂÂãÂÂã³ãÂÂéÂÂ) (2009) was released on 24 June 2009.
The album Saki Kubota Best of Best (Japanese: Saki Kubota Best of Best: ä¹ ä¿Âç°æ©素ãÂÂã¹ãÂÂãÂȋªãÂÂãÂȋÂÂã¹ã (Kubota Saki Besuto obu Besuto)) was released on 21 November 1992. The pictures on the jacket are from 1979.
The album Golden J-Pop/The Best Saki Kubota (Japanese: GOLDEN J-POP/THE BEST ä¹ ä¿Âç°æ©ç´Â) was released on 21 November 1997. It is part of the "Golden J-Pop/The Best" series.
The album Dream Price 1000 Saki Kubota Ihojin (Japanese: DREAM PRICE 1000 ä¹ ä¿Âç°æ©素ç°é¦人) was released on 11 October 2001. It is part of the "Dream Price" series.
The album Golden Best Saki Kubota (Japanese: GOLDENâÂÂBEST ä¹ ä¿Âç°æ©ç´Â) was released on 20 November 2002. The album includes material not previously released on CD. The album Golden Best Saki Kubota includes karaoke versions of both the Yumegatari version, and the (Portuguese recording) Saudade version, of the song "Ihojin".
The album 999 Best Saki Kubota (Japanese: 999 Best ä¹ ä¿Âç°æ©ç´Â) was released on 18 October 2006.
The box set Saki Kubota Premium was released in January 2020, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her debut in 1979. Its contents consists of nine CDs, a blu-ray DVD and an 80 page booklet. The box set includes the theme song of the radio programme Do You Love Me (Japanese: ãÂÂã¦ãÂȋ¦ãÂȋ©ãÂÂãÂȋÂÂã¼) in Futari no Heya (Japanese: ãµãÂÂãÂÂã®é¨å±Â), which was broadcast on NHK-FM in 1984. That song is released for the first time on home media.
The album The Essential Saki Kubota (Japanese: ä¹ ä¿Âç°æ©素ã¨ãÂÂãÂȋ³ã·ã£ã«) was released on 4 June 2025. It is an analog record, on translucent red vinyl. It is a 12-inch rpm LP. It reached number 18 on the Oricon daily album chart. It reached number 74 on the Billboard Japan weekly "Top Albums Sales" physical sales chart.