YMO Versus The Human League | |
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EP / Remix by | |
Released | April 1993 |
Recorded | Fon Studios, Sheffield |
Genre | Synthpop, electropop |
Length | 21:30 |
Language | English & Japanese |
Label | Alfa |
Producer | Yoshihiro Akiya, Ray Hearn, David Beevers |
YMO Versus The Human League is an EP released in Japan and Asia in April 1993. It was released by Alfa Records and is a collaboration between Japanese electropop/ synthpop band Yellow Magic Orchestra and British new wave/synthpop band The Human League. It was the first release by The Human League after their abrupt dismissal from their 14-year-long recording contract with Virgin Records 10 months previously. [1]
It features four tracks (taken from Yellow Magic Orchestra, Solid State Survivor and Naughty Boys). " Behind the Mask" was remixed by Mark Gamble (based on Michael Jackson's version) instead of the Human League. "Kimi Ni Mune Kyun" (Trans: "My Heart Beats, for You (A Holiday Affair)") has new English lyrics written by Philip Oakey and sung by Susan Ann Sulley and Joanne Catherall. The song was later included as a B-side to The Human League's " Tell Me When" in 1994.
All songs arranged by Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall, Susan Ann Sulley and Mark Gamble.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | " Behind the Mask" | Chris Mosdell, Michael Jackson | Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi | 3:48 |
2. | "Kimi ni, Mune Kyun. (Uwaki na Vakansu) (君に、胸キュン。 (浮気なヴァカンス))" | Takashi Matsumoto, Philip Oakey | Haruomi Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi | 3:54 |
3. | "Kimi ni, Mune Kyun. (Uwaki na Vakansu) (君に、胸キュン。 (浮気なヴァカンス))" (Extended) | Matsumoto, Oakey | Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi | 5:54 |
4. | "Computer Game “Theme from The Circus” Firecracker Tong Poo (東風, Ton Pū)" | Hosono, Sakamoto, Takahashi Martin Denny Sakamoto | 7:53 |