• Akiko Yano – Kikyu Ni Notte
    • Akiko Yano – Kuma
    • Akiko Yano – Denwasen
    • Akiko Yano – Tsugaru Tour
    • Akiko Yano – Funamachi-uta Part 2
    • Akiko Yano – Ooinaru Shiino-ki
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    • Akiko Yano – Futa
    • Akiko Yano – Oka Wo Koete
    • Akiko Yano – Funamachi-uta Part 1
    • 1. Kikyu Ni Notte
    • 2. Kuma
    • 3. Denwasen
    • 4. Tsugaru Tour
    • 5. Funamachi-uta Part 2
    • 6. Ooinaru Shiino-ki
    • 7. Herikoputaa
    • 8. Futa
    • 9. Oka Wo Koete
    • 10. Funamachi-uta Part 1

    Wewantsounds continue their ambitious Akiko Yano reissue program with the release of 'Japanese Girl', her landmark debut album from 1976. Backed by Little Feat (with Lowell George) and by the cream of Japanese musicians (including Haruomi Hosono), 'Japanese Girl' is one of the most important Japanese albums of the 70s, mixing pop, rock, Japanese folk together with Little Feat's superb classic sound.

    Other Releases by Akiko Yano

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    • – ウオーサオー
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      • – Una New York
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