Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits

Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits
Studio album by Kyu Sakamoto
Released	1963
Recorded	Tokyo
Genre	J-pop, vocal
Label	Capitol

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Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits is an album by Kyu Sakamoto released in 1963 in the U.S. by Capitol Records. All of the songs on the album are sung 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 HMV 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 Japanese text on the box translates as "gunpowder".

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