[Yumi Matsutoya’s Masterpieces] A Collection of Heart-Touching Gems: Yuming’s Finest Hits

Hotel Without TimeMatsutōya Yumi

A Hotel Without Time / Yumi Matsutoya

The title track of Yumi Matsutoya’s album “Hotel Without Time,” released in June 1980, and it is often performed on live tours.

The album reached No.

3 on the Oricon charts.

It was later covered by Takao Tajima.

Even if you leaveMatsutōya Yumi

I sang Yumi Matsutoya’s “Even If You Leave.”

This is a track from the album “DA·DI·DA.” It’s a song about a woman who, even if she has to part ways with her lover, is determined to stride forward along the path she believes in.

As the phrase “we’re all Lonely Soldiers” suggests, the song maintains a brave, rousing tone throughout, the kind that stirs up courage.

ambushMatsutōya Yumi

Yumi Matsutoya – Machibuse

A classic woven with the ache of heartbreak and a firm resolve to reclaim love.

Originally written in 1976 for Seiko Miki, it was covered by Hitomi Ishikawa in 1981 and became a major hit.

Reaching No.

6 on the Oricon charts, it became one of Ishikawa’s signature songs.

Yumi Matsutoya’s delicate lyrical worldview blends beautifully with a melody that speaks to the heart.

It’s a track that evokes a forward-looking spirit, balancing the pain of waiting with a proactive approach to the one you love.

A gem that makes clear why it continues to be covered, and a song we hope everyone struggling with unrequited love will listen to.

Flower of LifeMatsutōya Yumi

Flower of Life ~ Instrumental My Destiny

It was supposed to be the 27th single CD of 1995, but its release was canceled because the lyrics contained elements that could evoke a disaster, out of consideration for the feelings of those affected by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that had occurred about a month earlier.

Setting the background aside, this song is about a woman who has fallen into a fiery, passionate love.

Wave of LoveMatsutōya Yumi

Love Wave × A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A single co-created by Yumi Matsutoya and Carl Smokey Ishii, released on November 9, 1992.

A love song with a buoyant rhythm, a sound that gradually clears into freshness, and the two voices blending comfortably! It’s a track that makes your heart leap as if breaking into a run—one that fills you with that kind of feeling!

The last spring breakMatsutōya Yumi

The Last Spring Break / Saigo No Haru Yasumi (2022 Ｍix)

This song was written for Hi-Fi Set and is included on their seventh album, OLIVE, released in 1979.

It’s a song about the bittersweet feelings of thinking about a boy she had a crush on when she goes back to the classroom during spring break after graduation to retrieve something she forgot, and about the sadness of each of them walking their own separate paths from now on.

Hello, my friendMatsutōya Yumi

Yumi Matsutoya – Hello, my friend

Released on July 27, 1994 as the 25th single, it was used as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Kimi to Ita Natsu.” Its medium tempo and slightly wistful melody have made it a highly popular number among many fans.

The performances by the star-studded recording members are also noteworthy.