Magic Monkey
{{Infobox album
| name = Magic Monkey
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Godiego
| cover = Magic Monkey.jpg
| alt =
| caption = The remastered CD release's cover
| released = October 25, 1978
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Rock
| length = 42:35
| label = Nippon Columbia
| producer =
| prev_title = CM Song Graffiti
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = OUR DECADE
| next_year = 1979
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Magic Monkey
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Gandhara
| single1date = October 1, 1978
| single2 = Monkey Magic
| single2date = December 25, 1978
}}
}}
{{nihongo|Saiyūki|西遊記}} or Magic Monkey is a soundtrack released by Godiego for the television show of the same name, known as Monkey in the west. After its initial release in 1978 as an LP and Compact Cassette, it was recognized by the Oricon as the number 1 selling record and cassette for 1979. It was later released on a CD on October 21, 1993,{{cite web|url=http://columbia.jp/artist-info/godiego/COCA-11090.html|title=コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント {{!}} ゴダイゴ|accessdate=2010-01-07}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/67993/1/|title=ゴダイゴ-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック|accessdate=2010-01-07}} and then again as a remastered CD on March 19, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/751564/1/|title=ＧＯＤＩＥＧＯ-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック|accessdate=2010-01-07}}
Summary
It was initially released as Magic Monkey (Saiyūki) in Japan, as Monkey in the UK, and Magic Monkey in Australia ("Magic Monkey" appears on the original Japanese release). The track listing of the UK-edition differs slightly from the original Japanese release, while the Australian edition is identical to the Japanese release. All of the songs are sung entirely in English on the Japanese release, whereas the British and Australian releases contain a half-Japanese and half-English version of "Gandhara".
Track list
{{track listing
| headline = Magic Monkey (Saiyūki) (Japanese) track listing
| extra_column = Vocals
| total_length = 42:35
| all_lyrics = Yōko Narahashi. All arrangement by Mickey Yoshino
|title1=The Birth of the Odyssey ~ Monkey Magic
|music1=Yoshino ("The Birth of the Odyssey")
Yukihide Takekawa ("Monkey Magic")
|length1=4:59
|extra1=Takekawa, Steve Fox
|title2=Gandhara
|music2=Takekawa
|length2=5:22
|extra2=Takekawa
|title3=Asiatic Fever
|music3=Yoshino
|length3=3:52
|extra3=Tommy Snyder
|title4=We're Heading Out West to India
|music4=Takekawa
|length4=4:40
|extra4=Takekawa
|title5=Thank You, Baby
|music5=Takekawa
|length5=1:56
|extra5=Takekawa
|title6=Steppin' Into Your World
|music6=Yoshino
|length6=4:03
|extra6=Takekawa
|title7=Havoc In Heaven
|music7=Takekawa
|length7=3:35
|extra7=Takekawa
|title8=Dragons and Demons
|music8=Yoshino
|length8=3:16
|extra8=Fox
|title9=A Fool!
|music9=Yoshino
|length9=3:26
|extra9=Takekawa
|title10=Flying
|music10=Yoshino
|length10=2:38
|extra10=Snyder
|title11=Celebration
|music11=Takekawa
|length11=4:55
|extra11=Takekawa
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Monkey (British) track listing
| total_length = 42:35
|title1=The Birth of the Odyssey ~ Monkey Magic
|length1=4:59
|title6=Gandhara
|note6=First Verse Japanese, Second Verse English
|length6=5:22
|title3=Asiatic Fever
|length3=3:52
|title10=We're Heading Out West to India
|length10=4:40
|title11=Thank You, Baby
|length11=1:56
|title7=Steppin' Into Your World
|length7=4:03
|title9=Havoc In Heaven
|length9=3:35
|title4=Dragons and Demons
|length4=3:16
|title2=A Fool!
|length2=3:26
|title8=Flying
|length8=2:38
|title5=Celebration
|length5=4:55
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Magic Monkey (Australian) track listing
| total_length = 42:35
|title1=The Birth of the Odyssey ~ Monkey Magic
|length1=4:59
|title2=Gandhara
|note2=First Verse Japanese, Second Verse English
|length2=5:22
|title3=Asiatic Fever
|length3=3:52
|title4=We're Heading Out West to India
|length4=4:40
|title5=Thank You, Baby
|length5=1:56
|title6=Steppin' Into Your World
|length6=4:03
|title7=Havoc In Heaven
|length7=3:35
|title8=Dragons and Demons
|length8=3:16
|title9=A Fool!
|length9=3:26
|title10=Flying
|length10=2:38
|title11=Celebration
|length11=4:55
}}