The Sound of '70s
{{Infobox album
| name = The Sound of '70s
| type = studio
| artist = Yoshinori Sunahara
| cover = 1998 Sound of 70s cover.jpeg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1998|11|11}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Electronic
| length = {{Duration|m=47|s=45}}
| label = Ki/oon Records
| producer = Yoshinori Sunahara
| prev_title = Take Off and Landing
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Lovebeat
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = studio
| cover = 1999 Sound of 70s cover.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = German edition cover
}}
}}
The Sound of '70s is the third solo studio album by Yoshinori Sunahara. It was released on Ki/oon Records on November 11, 1998.{{cite web|url=https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/YoshinoriSunahara/discography/KSC2-243|title=THE SOUND OF '70s|website=Sony Music Entertainment Japan|language=ja|accessdate=January 28, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/210375/products/147455/1/|title=THE SOUND OF '70s {{!}} 砂原良徳|website=Oricon|language=ja|accessdate=January 28, 2020}} It was created as an homage to Pan American World Airways.{{cite web|url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/the-sound-of-70s/3198080379|title=砂原良徳 / THE SOUND OF '70s|website=CD Journal|language=ja|accessdate=January 28, 2020}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pan-am-the-sounds-of-the-70s-mw0000604009|title=Pan Am: The Sounds of the 70's - Yoshinori Sunahara|website=AllMusic|first=Ben|last=Davies|accessdate=January 28, 2020}}
| rev2 = Snoozer
| rev2score = favorable{{cite journal|first=Jiro|last=Dai|title=Recording Reviews|journal=Snoozer|publisher=Little More|language=ja|date=December 1998|page=153}}
}}
Ben Davies of AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "a far cry from an essential purchase."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese edition
| title1 = Theme from Take-Off (Magic Sunset)
| length1 = 2:39
| title2 = The New World Break
| length2 = 5:41
| title3 = Clipper's Discotheque Break
| length3 = 6:07
| title4 = Sun Song '70 (Bossa Version)
| length4 = 4:16
| title5 = Rhodes Funky Dub (Interlude)
| length5 = 3:50
| title6 = 747 Dub
| length6 = 5:30
| title7 = Swing the Clipper
| length7 = 4:12
| title8 = Theme from Landing (Live for Living)
| length8 = 2:53
| total_length = 47:45
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = German edition
| title1 = Theme from Take-Off (Magic Sunset)
| length1 = 2:39
| title2 = The New World Break
| length2 = 5:41
| title3 = Clipper's Discotheque Break
| length3 = 6:07
| title4 = Sun Song '70 (Bossa Version)
| length4 = 4:16
| title5 = Love Beat
| length5 = 6:37
| title6 = Rhodes Funky Dub (Interlude)
| length6 = 3:50
| title7 = 747 Dub
| length7 = 5:30
| title8 = Swing the Clipper
| length8 = 4:12
| title9 = Theme from Landing (Live for Living)" / "(silence)" / "(hidden track)
| length9 = 35:46
| total_length = 74:38
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|51779|The Sound of '70s}}
{{Yoshinori Sunahara}}
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