| Debut Album | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Sayuri Ishikawa |
| Cover: | Debut Album.jpg |
| Released: | August 25, 1973 |
| Genre: | Kayōkyoku, Enka |
| Length: | [1] |
| Next Title: | Omoide / Aoi Sanmyaku |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
is the debut and first studio album by Japanese singer Sayuri Ishikawa (石川さゆり). The album was released on 25 August 1973 by Nippon Columbia (日本コロムビア). Of the twelve songs in the album, four are original songs written for Ishikawa. The other eight songs are covers.
| Title | Original title | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aoi Tsukiyo no Sampo Michi" | 青い月夜の散歩道 | (山上路夫) | (猪俣公章) | (栗田俊夫) | Written for Ishikawa | ||
| 2 | "Akai Fusen" | 赤い風船 | (安井かずみ) | (筒美京平) | (栗田俊夫) | Originally sung by Miyoko Asada 浅田美代子 | ||
| 3 | "Watashi no Joka-machi" | (安井かずみ) | (平尾昌晃) | (土持城夫) | Originally sung by Rumiko Koyanagi 小柳ルミ子 | |||
| 4 | "Tenshi mo Yume Miru" | 天使も夢みる | (阿久悠) | (中村泰士) | (栗田俊夫) | Originally sung by Junko Sakurada 桜田淳子 | ||
| 5 | "Sensei" | せんせい | (阿久悠) | (遠藤実) | (土持城夫) | Originally sung by Masako Mori 森昌子 | ||
| 6 | "Tsugaru no Sato" | 津軽の里 | (山上路夫) | (猪俣公章) | (小谷充) | Written for Ishikawa | ||
| 7 | "Kakurenbo" | かくれんぼ | (山上路夫) | (猪俣公章) | (小谷充) | Written for Ishikawa | ||
| 8 | "Toshigoro" | としごろ | (山上路夫) | (猪俣公章) | (小谷充) | Originally sung by Momoe Yamaguchi 山口百恵 | ||
| 9 | "Yugao no Ame" | 夕顔の雨 | (千家和也) | (都倉俊一) | (土持城夫) | Originally sung by Masako Mori 森昌子 | ||
| 10 | "Wakaba no Sasayaki " | 若葉のささやき | (山上路夫) | (遠藤実) | (栗田俊夫) | Originally sung by Mari Amachi 天地真理 | ||
| 11 | "Haru no Otozure" | 春のおとずれ | (山上路夫) | (森田公一) | (栗田俊夫) | Originally sung by Rumiko Koyanagi 小柳ルミ子 | ||
| 12 | "Anato to Watashi no Mura-matsuri" | あなたと私の村祭り | (山上路夫) | (猪俣公章) | (栗田俊夫) | Written for Ishikawa |
Kakurenbo (かくれんぼ) was originally released as the first single of Ishikawa with Tsugaru no Sato (津軽の里) as its B-side.
Aoi Tsukiyo no Sampo Michi (青い月夜の散歩道) was Ishikawa’s second single with Anato to Watashi no Mura-matsuri (あなたと私の村祭り) as its B-side.
The album came with a 60 cm x 30 cm centerfold portrait of Ishikawa. However, the sleeve does not credit the photographer for the portrait nor for the album’s cover photo. Even though this album was released in Ishikawa’s debut year 1973, Ishikawa is not credited with the title “Columbia Princess" (コロムビア・プリンセス), the title used by Nippon Columbia to promote the artist in her debut year.[2]
The sleeve credits Columbia Yurikago Kai (コロムビアゆりかご会 chorus) for track 1, Columbia Studio Orchestra (コロムビア・スタジオ・オーケストラ) for tracks 1, 6, 7 and 12, and the Shin Shitsunai-gaku Kyokai (新室内楽協会) for the other songs.