Timely!! Explained

Timely!!
Type:Album
Artist:Anri
Cover:Timely!! (album cover).png
Released:December 5, 1983
Length:41:30
Label:For Life
Producer:Toshiki Kadomatsu
Prev Title:Bi・Ki・Ni
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:Coool
Next Year:1984

Timely!! is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Anri, released in 1983.

Overview

The album was a collaboration between Toshiki Kadomatsu and Anri.[1] It is considered one of Anri's best albums.[2]

The single "Cat's Eye" served as the opening for the 1983 anime series Cat's Eye. It was one of the highest selling singles in Japan in 1983, remaining number-one for five consecutive weeks. The single was re-recorded for the album and was later covered by girl group MAX in 2010.

Chart positions

Weekly charts

YearCountryChartPositionSales
1983JapanOricon Weekly LP Albums Chart1314,000[3]
Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart2196,000

Year-end charts

References

  1. Web site: Otaki. Ei. 2013. City Pop Now & Then. Billboard Japan.
  2. Web site: Winkie. Luke. 2019-01-11. City Pop, the optimistic disco of 1980s Japan, finds a new young crowd in the West. 2022-02-08. Chicago Reader. en-US. ...many City Pop fans consider her best work to be the superbly breezy 1983 release Timely!!, which is like a blueprint for the genre’s aesthetic..
  3. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 . Oricon Entertainment . 2006 . 978-48713-1077-2 . Okamoto . Satoshi.