Aoi Studio 1st and 7th Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre
Folk
Length
41:23
Label
URC
Producer
Haruomi Hosono[1]
Sachiko Kanenobu chronology
Misora (1972)
It's Up to You (1995)
Singles from Misora
"Leave It to Time" Released: July 1971[1]
Misora (Japanese: み空, lit. 'Beautiful Sky') is the debut album of Japanese singer-songwriter Sachiko Kanenobu, released on September 1, 1972 by URC (Underground Record Club) Records.[2]
Joni Mitchell, Donovan and Pentangle were among Kanenobu's influences.[3] The songs have been described as "capturing Kanenobu's distinct youthful innocence, her fascination with nature, and a longing for inner peace." Released in Japan with no concerts to promote it, Misora achieved commercial success in Japan[4] but soon slipped into obscurity.[3] The science fiction author Philip K. Dick, a friend of Kanenobu's fiancée Paul Williams, was impressed by the album, and would later produce a single ("Fork in the Road / Tokyo Song") with Kanenobu.[5]
Misora garnered a cult following in the years since its release, drawing comparisons with the work of Mitchell. It was reissued in 1995 to acclaim,[2] and Light in the Attic Records also reissued the album (as part of the label's Japan Archival Series) on July 19, 2019, with English translations of the lyrics by Kanenobu.[6]
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^ ab"Her 1970s Japanese Folk Masterpiece Was Almost Lost to History". KQED. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
^"The 20 Best Album Re-Issues of 2019". PopMatters. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
^Wagner, Daniel (2019-01-08). "How an American Guitarist Inspired a Japanese Folk Legend to Play Again (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
^Beaudoin, Jedd (2019-07-11). "Mom's Back to Her Crazy Life: An Interview With Japanese Folk Pioneer Sachiko Kanenobu". PopMatters. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
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