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Eiko Kawashima (川島 栄子, Kawashima Eiko, born 31 August 1961), better known as Anri (杏里), is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture.[3] In a career spanning more than 40 years, she achieved commercial success and popularity in the city pop music scene during the 1980s.
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Her debut release was 1978's "Oribia o Kikinagara" ("While Listening to Olivia"),[1][4][5] written by Amii Ozaki.
She achieved commercial success and popularity with her signature classic 1983 release, Timely!!, which spawned the hits "Cat's Eye" and "Kanashimi ga Tomaranai" ("I Can't Stop the Loneliness").[5][6][7][8] "Cat's Eye" was used as the first opening theme of the eponymous 1983 anime series of the same name[4][9][6] and debuted as No. 1 on Countdown Japan. It spent 4 weeks at No. 1 on the Oricon chart.[10] It was one of the first J-pop songs used for an anime theme song. In 2017, she performed the song live at the opening of the touring ice show Fantasy on Ice amongst others.[11] She appeared at the Red and White New Year's Music Special at the end of that same year, performing "Cat's Eye".
Other hit songs include: "Summer Candles" and "Dolphin Ring", both of which became standard songs played at Japanese weddings and receptions. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Anri's albums were bestsellers. She has had highly successful tours—one with an attendance of almost 100,000—and toured Hawaii for the first time in 1987. She sang Furusato, a folklore song, during the 1998 Winter Olympics closing ceremonies .[3] In 2002, she began collaborating with jazz fusion guitarist Lee Ritenour, who produced her 2002 LP Smooth Jam – Quiet Storm.[3]
With the renewed popularity of city pop, and her songs having been sampled by many new artists of the vaporwave and future funk genres, Anri has enjoyed new success and popularity outside of Japan.[3]
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Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [12] | ||
| Anri: Apricot Jam (杏里 Apricot Jam) |
|
51 |
| Feelin' |
|
71 |
| Kanashimi no Kujaku (哀しみの孔雀, Sad Peacock) |
|
- |
| Heaven Beach |
|
89 |
| Bi・Ki・Ni |
|
27 |
| Timelyǃǃ |
|
1 |
| Coool |
|
5 |
| Wave |
|
5 |
| Mystique |
|
6 |
| Trouble in Paradise |
|
9 |
| Summer Farewells |
|
4 |
| Boogie Woogie Mainland |
|
2 |
| Circuit of Rainbow |
|
1 |
| Mind Cruisin' |
|
1 |
| Neutral |
|
2 |
| Moana Lani |
|
3 |
| Angel Whisper |
|
4 |
| Twin Soul |
|
9 |
| Moonlit Summer Tales |
|
5 |
| Ever Blue |
|
24 |
| The Beach House |
|
20 |
| My Music |
|
48 |
| Sol |
|
192 |
| Smooth & Groove |
|
52 |
| Anri |
|
38 |
Cover albums
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [12] | ||
| Smooth Jam: Aspasia |
|
- |
| Smooth Jam: Quiet Storm |
|
- |
| Tears of Anri |
|
25 |
| Tears of Anri II |
|
30 |
Self-cover albums
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [12] | ||
| Anri Again – Best of Myself |
|
44 |
| Surf City -Coool Breeze- |
|
19 |
| Surf & Tears |
|
- |
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [12] | ||
| Fun Time |
|
84 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [12] | ||
| Anri the Best |
|
- |
| Anri: The Best (杏里 ザ・ベスト) |
|
- |
| Omoikiri American ~ I Love Popping World, Anri ~ (思いきりアメリカン 〜I Love Poping World,Anri〜) |
|
43 |
| The Anri (ザ・杏里) |
|
13 |
| Meditation |
|
3 |
| My Favorite Songs |
|
8 |
| My Favorite Songs 2 |
|
2 |
| 16th Summer Breeze |
|
1 |
| Opus 21 |
|
1 |
| Anri the Best |
|
8 |
| R134 Ocean Delights |
|
34 |
| a day in the summer The Best from "16th Summer Breeze" and "OPUS 21" |
|
259 |
| Heart to Heart 〜with you〜 |
|
50 |
| Melodies: Smooth & Groove |
|
71 |
| ANRI Voice to Voice |
|
- |
Box sets
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Label | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Physical | ||||
| 1978 | "Olivia wo Kikinagara" （オリビアを聴きながら） |
65 | For Life Records | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming |
| 1979 | "Chichuukai Dream" （地中海ドリーム） |
86 | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | |
| "Namida wo Umi ni Kaeshitai" （涙を海に返したい） |
- | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | ||
| "Inspiration" （インスピレーション） |
CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | |||
| 1980 | "Kaze no Jealousy" （風のジェラシー） |
CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | ||
| "Kawaii Boring" （可愛いポーリン） |
CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | |||
| 1981 | "Cotton Kibun" （コットン気分） |
CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | ||
| "Ikoku no Dekigoto" （異国の出来事） |
CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | |||
| 1982 | "Espresso de Nerenai" （エスプレッソで眠れない） |
CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | ||
| "Omoikiri American" （思いきりアメリカン） |
74 | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | ||
| "Fly by day" | - | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | ||
| 1983 | "Lady Sunshine" |
CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | ||
| "Cat's Eye" |
1 | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | ||
| "Kanashimi ga Tomaranai" （悲しみがとまらない） |
4 | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | ||
| 1984 | "Kimama ni Reflection" （気ままにREFLECTION） |
7 | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | |
| 1985 | "16(Sixteen)Beat" | 31 | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | |
| 1986 | "Oriental Rose" （オリエンタル・ローズ） |
39 | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | |
| "Morning Squall" （モーニング スコール） |
51 | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | ||
| "Trouble in Paradise" |
- | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | ||
| 1987 | "Happy end de Furaretai" （HAPPYENDでふられたい） |
17 | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | |
| "Surf & Tears" |
27 | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | ||
| 1988 | "Summer Candles" |
16 | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | |
| "Snow Flake no Machikado" （スノーフレイクの街角） |
12 | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming | ||
| 1991 | "Sweet Emotion" |
13 | CD, digital download, streaming | |
| "Back to the basic" |
43 | CD, digital download, streaming | ||
| "Uso Nara Yasashiku" （嘘ならやさしく） |
14 | CD, digital download, streaming | ||
| "Last Love" （ラスト ラブ） |
CD, digital download, streaming | |||
| 1992 | "Lani: Heavenly Garden" |
18 | CD, digital download, streaming | |
| 1993 | "Dolphin Ring" （ドルフィン・リング） |
9 | CD, digital download, streaming | |
| 1994 | "All of you" |
27 | CD, digital download, streaming | |
| "Share Hitomi no Naka no Hero" （SHARE 瞳の中のヒーロー） |
47 | CD, digital download, streaming | ||
| 1995 | "Legends of Love" |
67 | CD, digital download, streaming | |
| 1996 | "Ano Natsu ni Modoritai" （あの夏に戻りたい） |
50 | CD, digital download, streaming | |
| "Mou Hitotsu no Birthday" （もうひとつのBirthday） |
- | CD, digital download, streaming | ||
| 1997 | "Cat's Eye-2000" |
47 | CD, digital download, streaming | |
| "Future For You" |
- | CD, digital download, streaming | ||
| 1998 | "Eternity" |
85 | CD, digital download, streaming | |
| "Natsu no Tsuki" （夏の月） |
22 | CD, digital download, streaming | ||
| 1999 | "Aenai Setsunasa to" （逢えないせつなさと） |
- | CD, digital download, streaming | |
| 2001 | "Sunset Beach Hotel" |
100 | Nippon Crown | CD, digital download, streaming |
| "Sunset Beach Hotel" |
- | CD, digital download, streaming | ||
| 2004 | "Return To The Silence" |
Nippon Columbia | CD, digital download, streaming | |
| 2005 | "Field of Lights" |
CD, digital download, streaming | ||
| 2008 | "Mou Kanashikunai: Anri 30th Anniversary Edition" （もう悲しくない〜anri 30th anniversary edition〜） |
99 | Universal Music Japan | CD, digital download, streaming |
Digital singles
Collaboration singles
| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP)[12] |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Candle Light"
|
97 | Cutting edge |
| 2003 | "Tenshi wa Hitomi wo Tojite"
|
- | independent |
| 2021 | "Watching over you"
|
-[14] | Warner Music Japan |
| 2024 | "Marine Blue Memories"
|
-[15] | Warner Music Japan |
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Live albums
| Year | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ANRI in Concert | Released: 1984 Formats: Laserdisc VHS |
| 1987 | Anri: Live in Budokan | Formats: Laserdisc VHS |
| 1988 | Anri: Hiroshima Peace Concert | Formats: Laserdisc VHS |
| 1989 | Anri: Concert in Hawaii | Formats: VHS |
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