Can I Sing?

Can I Sing?
Studio album by
Released5 October 1983
Recorded1983
Genres
Length38:36
LabelKitty
ProducerMasayoshi Takanaka
Masayoshi Takanaka chronology
Saudade
(1982)
Can I Sing?
(1983)
Natsu Zen Kai
(1984)

Can I Sing? is the twelfth studio album by Japanese musician, producer, and composer Masayoshi Takanaka, released by Kitty Records on 5 October 1983.[1]

Charts

The album reached number 2 on the Oricon chart.[2] It reached number 2 on the Music Labo albums chart,[3] having debuted at number 7.[4] It reached number 2 on the Cash Box of Japan LPs chart published on 12 November 1983,[5] but no Japanese chart was published the following week.

Single

The single Jumping Take Off reached number 70 on the Oricon Singles Chart.[2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Masayoshi Takanaka.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Tokyo…Singin' in the City"Diane Silverthorn3:19
2."我ら星の子" (Warera Boshi no Ko, "Us Children of the Stars") 3:39
3."Sail on Fire"Chris Mosdell4:24
4."Straight from Your Heart"Mosdell3:42
5."Jumping Take Off" 4:16
6."Santigo Bay Rendez-Vous"Silverthorn4:26
7."Funk'n'Roll Train" 2:53
8."Cry Baby Cry" 4:19
9."Noon"Etsuko Kisugi3:04
10."Can I Sing…For You" 4:36

Personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from liner notes.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kitty Records catalogue numbers 28MS 0045, 3133-8 (35KT) and 28CS 0045.
  2. 1 2 Oricon
  3. ↑ "Japan" in "Hits of the World". Billboard. 29 October 1983, p 65. 5 November 1983, p 65.
  4. ↑ Billboard. 22 October 1983, p 66.
  5. ↑ Cash Box. 12 November 1983, p 27.
  6. ↑ Masayoshi Takanaka - Can I Sing?, 1983, retrieved 14 April 2026