The Alfee

The Alfee is a popular Japanese musical group made up of Masaru Sakura (voice, bass guitar), Kōnosuke Sakazaki (voice, acoustic guitar, percussion) and Toshihiko Takamizawa (voice, electric guitar). The group was formed in 1973 and released its first single in 1974. In 2003, HMV Records Japan rated them #92 in their "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists".

Single discography

Titles are listed chronologically, oldest at the top. The titles are listed in English translation first, followed by the original Japanese, (a rōmaji transliteration in parentheses) and the release date in parentheses (if known). If all songs on a single are in English, the titles will be shown only once.

1970s

• Summer Shower / Dangerous Apple
  夏しぐれ／危険なリンゴ (Natsu Shigure / Kiken na Ringo) (August 25, 1974)
• Youthful Memories / Midsummer Dream
  青春の記憶／真夏の夢 (Seishun no Kioku / Manatsu no Yume) (May 25, 1975)
• Love Letter / Long Lost Days
  ラブレター／過ぎ去りし日々 (Rabu Reta- / Sugisarishi Hibi) (January 21, 1979)
  • "Love Letter" was the "image song" for the 1978 commercial "Shouwa Note."
• Like the Dancing Girl / The Goodbye Was Nonchalant
  踊り子のように／さよならはさりげなく (Odoriko no you ni / Sayonara ha Sarigenaku) (April 21, 1979)
• In the Night of Falling Stars... / Street Corner Hero
  星降る夜に…／街角のヒーロー (Hoshi Furu Yoru ni... / Machikado no Hi-ro-) (July 21, 1979)
• Jack Frost / The Farewell Bell
  冬将軍／さよならの鐘 (Fuyu Shougun / Sayonara no Kane) (October 21, 1979)

1980s

• Pantomime / Toward the Reckless Tears of Tomorrow
  無言劇／明日なき暴走の果てに (Mugongeki / Ashita naki Bousou no Hate ni) (March 21, 1980)
  • "Pantomime" was the theme song for the 1980 TV Tokyo drama "Aitsu to Ore."
• Beautiful Season / Feeling Love
  美しいシーズン／Feeling Love (Utsukushii Shi-zun / Feeling Love) (June 21, 1980)
  • "Beautiful Season" was the theme song for the 1980 Toei Eiga release "Furyou Shounen."
• I Want to Be Your Lover / Check Out
  恋人になりたい／CHECK OUT (Koibito ni Naritai / Check Out) (November 5, 1980)
• The Letter with No Forwarding Address / Northern Hotel
  宛先のない手紙／北のHOTEL (Atesaki no Nai Tegami / Kita no Hotel) (May 21, 1981)
• Rain Shower / Weather That Can't Be Described in Words
  通り雨／言葉にしたくない天気 (Toori Ame / Kotoba ni Shitakunai Tenki) (October 21, 1979)
• Don't Cry My Love / Last Kiss by Morning Call
  泣かないでMY LOVE／モーニング・コールでラスト・キッス (Nakanai de My Love / Mo-ningu Ko-ru de Rasuto Kissu) (March 21, 1982)
• Sunset Summer / Suppressed Insanity! Jumping Groupie
  SUNSET SUMMER／絶狂！ジャンピング・グルーピー (Sunset Summer / Zekkyou! Janpingu Guru-pi-) (June 21, 1982)
• Parting Rhythm / Elegy
  別れの律動（リズム）／挽歌 (Wakare no Ritsudou (Rizumu) / Banka) (November 21, 1982)
• Daybreak Paradise Road / Prayer
  暁のパラダイス・ロード／祈り (Akatsuki no Paradaisu Ro-do / Inori) (March 21, 1983)
• Marie-Anne / Radical Teenager
  メリーアン／ラジカル・ティーンエイジャー (Meri-an / Rajikaru Ti-neija-) (June 21, 1983)
• Starry Sky Distance / Downtown Street
  星空のディスタンス／DOWNTOWN STREET (Hoshizora no Disutansu / Downtown Street) (January 21, 1984)
  • "Starry Sky Distance" was the theme song for the 1984 TBS Network TV drama "Mujaki na Kankei."
• Starship: Seeking the Light / The Beat of Love
  STARSHIP－光を求めて－／愛の鼓動 (Starship -Hikari wo Motomete / Ai no Kodou) (May 21, 1984)
  • "Starship: Seeking the Light" was the "peace theme" for the 1984 movie SF Shinseki Lensman.
  • "The Beat of Love" was the "love theme" for the 1984 movie SF Shinseki Lensman.
• Pavement of Lovers / Rollover Yesterday
  恋人達のペイヴメント／ロールオーバー・イエスタディ (Koibitotachi no Peivumento / Ro-ruo-ba- Iesutadi) (October 17, 1984)
  • "Pavement of Lovers" was the image song for the 1984 Glico Almond Chocolate commercial.
• Cinderella Isn't Sleepy / A Last Song
  シンデレラは眠れない／A Last Song (Shinderera ha Nemurenai / A Last Song) (February 21, 1985)
  • "Cinderella Isn't Sleepy" was the spring 1985 image song for Kanebou Keshouhin.
• Foggy Sofia / Blue Age Revolution
  霧のソフィア／BLUE AGE REVOLUTION (Kiri no Sofia / Blue Age Revolution) (October 16, 1985)
• Windy Day, with You / The Tale of the Worldy and Melancholy Man
  風曜日、君をつれて／世にも悲しい男の物語 (Fūyōbi, Kimi wo Tsurete / Yo ni mo Kanashii Otoko no Monogatari) (March 5, 1986)
  • "Windy Day, with You" was the summer 1985 Okinawa campaign song for All Nippon Airways.
• Sweat & Tears / Explain the Wind
  SWEAT & TEARS／風よ教えて (Sweat & Tears / Kaze yo Oshiete) (July 5, 1986)
• Rockdom: Blowing in the Wind / Days Gone By
  ROCKDOM －風に吹かれて－／DAYS GONE BY (Rockdom: Kaze ni Fukarete / Days Gone By) (September 5, 1986)
• Sapphire Eyes / Embraced by the Wintry Wind
  サファイアの瞳／木枯しに抱かれて… (Safaia no Hitomi / Kogarashi ni Idakarete) (March 11, 1987)
  • "Sapphire Eyes" was the 1987 image song for the Lion "Page One" commercial campaign.
• Don't Pass Me By / For the Brand-New Dream
  君が通り過ぎたあとに －DON'T PASS ME BY－／FOR THE BRAND－NEW DREAM (Kimi ga Tōrisugita Ato ni -Don't Pass Me By- / For the Brand-New Dream) (March 11, 1987)
  • "Don't Pass Me By" was the theme song for the 1987 Toho Eiga anime movie "Touch 3".
  • "For the Brand-New Dream" was the ending theme song for the 1987 Toho Eiga anime movie "Touch 3".
• A Hundred Nights / Long Way to Freedom
  白夜－byaku－ya－／LONG WAY TO FREEDOM (Byaku-ya / Long Way to Freedom) (July 1, 1987)
  • "Long Way to Freedom" was the 1987 Alps Denki commercial campaign image song.
• My Truth / It's Alright (October 28, 1987)
  • "It's Alright" was the 1988 Osaka International Women's Marathon image song.
• Don't Forget the January Rain / Girl
  １月の雨を忘れない／Girl (1-gatsu no Ame wo Wasurenai / Girl) (January 21, 1988)
  • "It's Alright" was the 1988 Fuji network "Momoiro Gakuentoshi" theme song.
• Weekend Shuffle: Gorgeous Weekend / I Want to Gaze at You
  WEEKEND SHUFFLE－華やかな週末－／見つめていたい (Weekend Shuffle - Hanayaka na Shūmatsu / Mitsumeteitai) (March 16, 1988)
  • "Weekend Shuffle: Gorgeous Weekend" was theme song for the 1988 TBS network drama "Papa ha Nenjū Kurō-suru".
  • "I Want to Gaze at You" was a song used in the 1988 TBS network drama "Papa ha Nenjū Kurō-suru".
• 19 / Outlaw Blues
  19（nineteen）／アウトロー・ブルース (19 / Autoro- Buru-su) (July 27, 1988)
• Faith of Love / You Get to Run (December 21, 1988)
  • "Faith of Love" was the main theme for the 1988 Toho Eiga movie "Gekitotsu".
  • "You Get to Run" was the Fighting theme for the 1988 Toho Eiga movie "Gekitotsu".
• I Can Hear the Songs of My Lover / Alone: And the Road Goes On
  恋人の歌がきこえる／Alone－それでも道はつづく－ (Koibito no Uta ga Kikoeru / Alone -Sore demo Michi ha Tsuzuku) (October 25, 1989)
  • "I Can Hear the Songs of My Lover" was the theme song for the 1989 NTV drama "I Can Hear the Songs of My Lover".

1990s

• Flower Revolution / Bad Girl (January 31, 1990)
  • "Flower Revolution" was the image song for "Expo '90" and the 1990 Osaka International Women's Marathon.
• Promised Love / Someday (February 5, 1992)
  • "Promised Love" was the theme song for the 1992 NTV drama "Pole Position! Aishiki Hito he...".
  • "Someday" was the image song for the 1992 Osaka International Women's Marathon.
• Believe / Running Wild (February 3, 1993)
  • "Believe" was the theme song for the 1992 TBS network show "Move".
  • "Running Wild" was the image song for the 1993 Osaka International Women's Marathon.
• Victory / Time Spirit (April 28, 1993)
  • "Victory" was the 1993 J.League "A.S. Flugels" official song.
• I Want to Meet You Once Again / Chasing Down the Wind
  もう一度君に逢いたい／風を追いかけて (Mou Ichidō Kimi ni Aitai / Kaze wo Oikakete) (December 1, 1993)
  • "I Want to Meet You Once Again" was the ending theme for the 1992 NTV drama "Super TV: Jōhō Saizensen".
  • "Chasing Down the Wind" was the image song for the 1994 Osaka International Women's Marathon.
• Haven't Yet Seen the Love Poem to You / Power for Love
  まだ見ぬ君への愛の詩／愛こそ力 ～Power for Love～ (Mada Minu Kimi he no Ai no Shi / Ai koso Chikara ~Power for Love~) (May 14, 1994)
  • "Haven't Yet Seen the Love Poem to You" was the image song for the 1994 Mitsuya Cider commercial campaign.
  • "Power for Love" was the ending theme for the 1994 Fuji network show "Time Angle".
• Complex Blue: Except for the Love, I'm Too Sad / Theme of Romance / Theme of Solitude
  COMPLEX BLUE －愛だけ哀しすぎて－/ THEME OF ROMANCE / THEME OF SOLITUDE (Complex Blue -Ai dake Kanashisugite / Theme of Romance / Theme of Solitude) (September 20, 1994)
  • "Complex Blue: Except for the Love, I'm Too Sad" was the theme song for the 1994 Fuji network video series "Complex Blue".
• The Adventurers / El Dorado
  冒険者たち／El Dorado (Bōkensha-tachi / El Dorado) (October 20, 1994)
  • "The Adventurers" was the theme song for the 1994 NHK network anime series "Montana Jones".
• El Dorado / The Adventure Begins
  エルドラド／The Adventure Begins (Eru Dorado / The Adventure Begins) (October 20, 1994)
  • "El Dorado" was the ending theme for the 1994 NHK network anime series "Montana Jones".
• Love Never Dies / Glory Days (January 29, 1996)
  • "Love Never Dies" was the theme song for the 1996 NTV drama "Kiseki no Romance".
  • "Glory Days" was the image song for the 1996 Osaka International Women's Marathon.
• The Shape of Love: Send My Heart / Everybody Needs Love Generation
  倖せのかたち ～Send My Heart～／EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE GENERATION－Live at YOKOHAMA RED BRICKS, 10th August 1996－ (Shiawase no Katachi ~Send My Heart~ / Everybody Needs Love Generation) (October 16, 1996)
  • "The Shape of Love: Send My Heart" was the song for the 1996 Tōhō Seimei commercial campaign.
• Brave Love: Galaxy Express 999 / Beyond the Win (February 25, 1998)
  • "Brave Love: Galaxy Express 999" was the theme song for the 1998 Toei anime movie "Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy".
  • "Beyond the Win" was the image song for the 1998 Osaka International Women's Marathon.
• The Bell of Hope as the Morning Breaks / Beginning of the Time
  希望の鐘が鳴る朝に／Beginning of the Time (Kibō no Kane ga Naru Asa ni / Beginning of the Time) (February 3, 1999)
  • "The Bell of Hope as the Morning Breaks" was the theme song for the 1999 TBS network Toshiba Nichiyō Gekijō movie "Salaryman Kintarō".
  • "Beginning of the Time" was the image song for the 1999 Osaka International Women's Marathon.
• Justice for True Love / A.D. 1999 (August 18, 1999)
  • "Justice for True Love" was the theme song for the 1999 anime movie "Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo 2: Satsuriku no Deep Blue".

2000s

• Never Fade / Wake Up: Goodbye 20th Century Boy / In Order to Become Free
  NEVER FADE／Wake Up ～Goodbye 20th century boy／自由になるために (Never Fade / Wake Up ~Goodbye 20th Century Boy~ / Jiyū ni Naru Tame ni) (December 6, 2000)
  • "Never Fade" was the ending theme for the TV Asahi program "T x 2Show".
  • "Wake Up: Goodby 20th Century Boy" was the ending theme for the Yomiuri TV/NTV program "Wake Up".
  • "In Order to Become Free" was the image song for the 2000 Osaka International Women's Marathon.
• Juliet / Change the Wind (August 22, 2001)
  • "Juliet" was the theme song for the TV Asahi program "Sushi Azarashi" and the ending theme for the TV Asahi program "T x 2Show".
  • "Change the Wind" was the image song for the 2001 Osaka International Women's Marathon.
• The Sun Won't Set / World of Chaos
  太陽は沈まない／Chaosの世界 (Taiyō ha Shizumanai / Chaos no Sekai) (August 14, 2002)
  • "The Sun Won't Set" was the theme song for the Fuji network drama "Shomuni FINAL".
  • "World of Chaos" was the image song for the 2002 Osaka International Women's Marathon.
• Dandelion Verse / Swinging Generation 2003
  タンポポの詩／SWINGING GENERATION 2003 (Tanpopo no Uta / Swinging Generation 2003) (August 13, 2003)
  • "Dandelion Verse" was the ending theme for the TV Asahi anime "Doraemon".
• Bridge of Hope / Eyeing the Morning Star / The Bell of Hope as the Morning Breaks: 2004 Mix Version
  希望の橋／夜明けの星を目指して／希望の鐘が鳴る朝に ～2004 mix version～ (Kibō no Hashi / Yoake no Hoshi wo Mezashite / Kibō no Kane ga Naru Asa ni) (February 18, 2004)
  • "Bridge of Hope" was the theme song for the TBS network drama "Salaryman Kintarō 4".
  • "Eyeing the Morning Star" was the image song for the 2004 Osaka International Women's Marathon.
• 10 Billion Love Stories / Closer to ZeRo! / The Time of Vanishing Loneliness '05
  100億のLove Story／ZeRoになれ！／悲しみが消える時'05 (100 Oku no Love Story / ZeRo ni Nare! / Kanashimi ga Kieru Toki '05) (February 18, 2004)
  • "10 Billion Love Stories" was the theme song for the TBS network original movie "Kochira Hon'ike Gamisho 5".
  • "Closer to ZeRo!" was the image song for the 2005 Osaka International Women's Marathon.

Album discography

Titles are listed chronologically, oldest at the top. The titles are listed in English translation first, followed by the original Japanese, (a rōmaji transliteration in parentheses) and the release date in parentheses (if known). If an album title is in English, the title will be shown only once.

• Youthful Memories
  青春の記憶 (Seishun no Kioku) (July 25, 1975)
• Time and Tide (August 21, 1979)
• Sanshūji
  讃集詩 (Sanshūji) (May 21, 1980)
• Almighty (October 21, 1981)
• doubt, (April 21, 1982)
• Alfee (January 5, 1983)
• Alfee's Law (September 5, 1983)
• Page One: 13 Pieces of Alfee (December 5, 1983)
• The Renaissance (July 5, 1984)
• Alfee Gold (September 5, 194)
• Alfee Silver (September 5, 1984)
• Best Selection I (December 5, 1984)
• Alfee A-Side Collection
  ALFEE A面 コレクション (Alfee A-men Korekushon) (May 21, 1985)
• Alfee B-Side Collection
  ALFEE B面 コレクション (Alfee B-men Korekushon) (May 21, 1985)
• For Your Love (June 19, 1985)
• Alfee 4-Way Story (1) (August 21, 1985)
• Alfee 4-Way Story (2) (August 21, 1985)
• The Best Song (December 5, 1985)
• Alfee A-Side Collection Special
  アルフィーA面コレクション スペシャル (Arufi- A-men Korekushon Supesharu) (April 21, 1986)
• Alfee B-Side Collection Special
  アルフィーB面コレクション スペシャル (Arufi- B-men Korekushon Supesharu) (April 21, 1986)
• Ages (November 25, 1986)
• Non-Stop (December 21, 1986)
• One Night Dreams 1983-1987: Special Live Edition (September 17, 1987)
• U.K. Breakfast (December 9, 1987)
• Best Selection II (May 21, 1988)
• DNA Communication (March 21, 1989)

• The Alfee Classics with London Symphony Orchestra (March 21, 1990)
• Arcadia (October 17, 1990)
• The Alfee: The Best (December 4, 1991)
• Journey (April 29, 1992)
• Promised Love: The Alfee Ballad Selection (December 16, 1992)
• Confidence: The Alfee Acoustic Special Live (July 21, 1993)
• Single History I: 1979-1982 (September 20, 1994)
• Single History II: 1983-1986 (November 20, 1994)
• Single History III: 1987-1990 (December 20, 1994)
• To the End of the Dream
  夢幻の果てに (Mugen no Hate ni) (January 20, 1995)
• Single History IV: 1991-1994 (February 20, 1995)
• Live in Progress (July 21, 1995)
• Love (March 21, 1996)
• The Alfee Classics II: The Alfee with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (December 16, 1996)
• Emotional Love Songs (November 19, 1997)
• Emotional Message Songs (November 19, 1997)
• Nouvelle Vague (March 25, 1998)
• Pride (August 7, 1998)
• ōrb (September 29, 1999)
• Glint Beat (September 12, 2001)
• The Alfee Classics III: The Alfee with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (November 16, 2001)
• The Best 1997-2002: apres nouvelle vague (March 5, 2003)
• Going My Way (October 1, 2003)
• Racing to the Dream: The Osaka International Marathon Image Song Album
  夢よ急げ-大阪国際女子マラソンイメージソング・アルバム- (Yume yo Isoge - Ōsaka Kokusai Joshi Marason Ime-ji Songu Arubamu) (March 10, 2004)
• The Alfee 30th Anniversary Hit Single Collection 37 (August 25, 2004)

External links

• Alfee.com (in Japanese)
• Alfee Mania (official fan club, in Japanese)
• HMV Japan "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists" (in Japanese)

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