Takuro Yoshida

Takuro Yoshida
Birth name	吉田 拓郎 (Takuro Yoshida)
Born	(1946-04-05) April 5, 1946 Okuchi, Kagoshima, Japan
Genres	Folk, rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar harmonica
Years active	1970–present
Labels	Elec Records Odyssey Records / CBS/Sony For Life Music Entertainment Teichiku Records Avex Group

Takuro Yoshida (吉田 拓郎, Yoshida Takurō) is a Japanese male singer-songwriter. He was born on April 5, 1946, in Okuchi, Kagoshima, and raised in Hiroshima. He made his debut with the single "Imeji no Uta / Mark II" on June 1, 1970. His 1972 recording of "Tabi no Yado" sold over one million copies by September that year, and was awarded a gold disc. He established the record company "For Life Records" with Yosui Inoue, Shigeru Izumiya, and Hitoshi Komuro in 1975. Yoshida is a musician whose songs have been used as theme songs in television series such as Jun (純) , the theme song of Cromartie High School), as well as being covered by popular artists like Hirakawachi 1-chome (Yoshida's "Natsu Yasumi"), KinKi Kids (Yoshida's "Zenbu Dakishimete").

Discography

Albums

• Yoshida Takuro Seishun no Uta – Re-released on February 21, 1990
• Yoshida Takuro on Stage Tomodachi <live album> – Re-released on February 21, 1990
• Yoshida Takuro Ningen nante – Re-released on February 21, 1990
• Genki desu. – Re-released on February 21, 1990
• Otogi Zoushi – Re-released on February 21, 1990
• Ima ha Mada Jinsei wo Katarazu – Re-released on February 21, 1990
• Asu ni Mukatte Hashire (May 25, 1976) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
• Private (April 25, 1977) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
• Oinaru Hito (November 25, 1977) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
• Roling 30 (November 21, 1978)- Re-released on April 21, 1988
• Shangli-la (May 5, 1980) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
• Asia no Katasumi de (November 5, 1980) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
• Only You (May 1, 1981) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
• Mujinto de ... (December 5, 1981)
• Osamatachi no Haikingu in Budokan <live album> (November 21, 1982) – Re-released on March 21, 1990
• Marathon (May 21, 1983) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
• Jonetsu (November 5, 1983) – Re-released on February 21, 1990
• Forever Young (October 21, 1984)
• Ore ga Aishita Baka (June 5, 1985)
• Yoshida Takuro One Last Night in Tsumagoi <live album> (1985)
• The Yoshida Takuro <best album> (June 21, 1986) – Re-released on September 21, 1989
• Samarkand Blue (September 5, 1986)
• Much Better (April 21, 1988)
• Himawari (February 8, 1989)
• 176.5 (January 10, 1990)
• détente (June 12, 1991)
• Yoshida-cho no Uta (July 29, 1992)
• Travellin' Man Live at NHK Studio 101 <live album> (December 17, 1993)
• Long time no see (June 21, 1995)
• Life (April 19, 1996)
• Kando Ryoko Nami Takashi (August 21, 1996)
• Minna Daisuki (November 1, 1997)
• Hawaiian Rhapsody (October 30, 1998)
• Yoshida Takuro The Best Penny Lane (November 3, 1999)
• Yoshida Takuro in the Box (November 22, 2000) – A 25 CDs complete collection of works. Re-released on December 18, 2002
• Konnichiwa (2001)
• Yoshida no Uta (August 22, 2001)
• Oldies (2002)
• Golden Best Yoshida Takuro The Live Best (November 27, 2002)
• Tsukiyo no Canoe (2003)
• Yutakanaru Ichinichi <live album> (2004)
• Isshun no Natsu (2005)
• Hodokyo no Ue de (2007)
• Gozenchu ni (April 2009)
• 18ji Kaien <live album> (2009)
• Gogo no Tenki (2012)
• Yoshida Takuro Live Concert in Tsumagoi (September 2012)

External links

• Yoshida Takuro at For Life Music Entertainment
• Yoshida Takuro at Imperial Records (a Teichiku label)
• Yoshida Takuro at Avex Group