Variety (Mariya Takeuchi album)

Variety
Studio album by
Mariya Takeuchi
Released25 April 1984 (1984-04-25)
RecordedJuly 1983–January 1984
GenreJ-pop
Length42:14
LanguageJapanese, English
LabelMoon Records
ProducerTatsuro Yamashita
Mariya Takeuchi chronology
Viva Mariya!
(1982) 		Variety
(1984) 		Request
(1987)
Singles from Variety
  1. "Mou Ichido"
    Released: April 10, 1984 (1984-04-10)
  2. "Mersey Beat de Utawasete"
    Released: August 25, 1984 (1984-08-25)
  3. "Plastic Love"
    Released: March 25, 1985 (1985-03-25)

Variety is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Mariya Takeuchi. It was released on 25 April 1984[1] through Moon Records. Variety is considered as Takeuchi's "comeback" album after being on hiatus since 1981,[2][3] and is the first album entirely written by her.[4] The album is produced by Takeuchi's husband, Tatsuro Yamashita.[4]

To international audiences, Variety is known for containing "Plastic Love" which, although only seeing moderate success in Japan when it was released as a single in 1985, saw a resurgence in popularity internationally in 2017 after a remix was uploaded to YouTube.[2]

  1. ^ "アルバム・ディスコグラフィー MOON/WARNER編 (1984-現在)". Mariya Takeuchi Official Website (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b St. Michel, Patrick (17 November 2018). "Mariya Takeuchi: The pop genius behind 2018's surprise online smash hit from Japan". The Japan Times. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ^ "竹内まりや 『もう一度』". Men's Non-no (in Japanese). Shueisha. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b (1984). Album notes for Variety by Mariya Takeuchi, vinyl back cover. Tokyo: Moon Records (MOCT-28011)