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Yumi Matsutoya (松任谷 由実,Matsutōya Yumi?), nicknamed "Yuming" (ユーミン,Yūmin?), also known by her maiden name Yumi Arai (荒井由実,Arai Yumi?) (born January 19, 1954 ) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She was for a stretch of her career a top-selling solo music artist in Japan.

From 1972 through 1976, she worked using her birthname "Yumi Arai", and made a strong impact on the Japanese popular music scene. In those years, she wrote some unforgettable classics such as "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumaretanara" (1974) "Rouge no Dengon" (1976), and her first big-hit "Ano Hi ni Kaeritai" (1976).

After marrying her producer Masataka Matsutoya, she changed her stage name to "Yumi Matsutoya". In the 1980s and 90s, she released many hit songs, such as "Mamotte Agetai"(1981), "Anniversary" (1989), "Manatsu no Yo no Yume" (1993) and "Hello, My Friend" "Haru yo, Koi" (1994). From 1988 through 1995, she released eight studio albums and all of them sold over a million copies. Particularly, The Gates of Heaven (1990)...

Created by dipity on Jan 31, 2008

Last updated: 11/12/09 at 11:51 PM

• Yuming Compositions: Faces
  Dec 16, 2003

  Track listing:
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• Sweet, Bitter Sweet YUMING BALLAD BEST (disc 1)
  Nov 13, 2000

  Track listing: Hello, My Friend
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• Super Best of Yumi Arai 1972-1976 (disc 1)
  Apr 25, 2000

  Track listing: Cobalt Hour
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• Super Best of Yumi Arai 1972-1976 (disc 2)
  Apr 25, 2000

  Track listing: Chinese Soup
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• Neue Musik (disc 2)
  Nov 5, 1998

  Track listing: Refrain ga SakenderuSaigo no UsoShinju no PierceDang DangAoi Air MailVoyager - Hizuke no Nai Bohyo -Haru yo, KoiAnniversaryRondoDowntown BoyCinderella ExpressKanna 8 gousenManatsu no Yo no YumeGroove in RetroAi wa... I Can't Waiit for You, AnymoreSotsugyo Shashin
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• Neue Musik (disc 1)
  Nov 5, 1998

  Track listing: Mamotte AgetaiKoibito ga Santa ClausBlizzardSurf tengoku Ski tengokuDiamond dust ga kienu maniKiminaki SekaiSweet DreamsNo sideToki wo kakeru shojoDandelionValentine's radioSeishun no regretHello, my friendDestinyFutou wo wataru kaze
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• 
  Dec 4, 1997

  Track listing: Sunny day Holiday夢の中で～We are not alone,foreverWomanSaint of Love
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• Kathmandu
  Nov 30, 1995

  Track listing: KathmanduTake me homeInochi no HanaBaby PinkDelphineRinbukyoku (Rondo)Broken BarricadeMidnight ScarecrowChrome no TaiyouWalk on, Walk on byWeaver of Love ~ Orihime ~
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• Haruyo, Koi
  Oct 23, 1994

  Track listing: Haruyo, KoiHaruyo, Koi (Original Karaoke)
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• 
  Jul 20, 1991

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• Yuming Singles 1972-1976
  Mar 24, 1987

  Track listing: Velvet EasterAnohi Ni KaeritaiJunigatsu No AmeNanimo KikanaideMaho No KagamiKitto IeruSora To Umi No Kagayaki Ni MuketeYasashisa Ni TsutsumaretanaraHitomi O TojiteRouge No DengonSukoshidake KataomoiHenji Wa IranaiKageriyuku HeyaHikoki Gumo
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• Surf & Snow
  Nov 30, 1980

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• 
  Nov 4, 1978

  Track listing: Corvett 1954
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• 
  Nov 19, 1976

  Track listing: Good Luck and Good Bye
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• Yumi Matsutoya's Birthday
  Jan 18, 1954

  Yumi Matsutoya was born
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