Yellow Magic Orchestra - Naughty Boys & Instrumental (1983) [2019 SACD]

Posturing themselves as the synth-pop stars they already were (though only strictly speaking), Naughty Boys is more of a landmark for Japanese pop than electronic music. Beginning with the synth-pop hit "Kimi Ni Mune Kyun" (featuring vocals just as accomplished as its production), the album clearly sounds different; previous YMO material had never sounded explicitly like Asian pop music before. That said, it's still a solid album of commercial synth-pop and showed the group was still cultivating their Western connections, with help from guitarist Bill Nelson.

Tracks:

CD 1

1. Kimi Ni Mune Kyun -Uwaki Na Bakansu- 04:08
2. Expected Way 04:36
3. Focus 03:43
4. Ongaku 03:26
5. Opened My Eyes 03:42
6. You’ve Got To help Yourself 00:30
7. Lotus Love 04:07
8. Kai-Koh 04:29
9. Expecting Rivers 04:40
10. Wild Ambitions 05:12

CD 2 – Instrumental

1. Chaos Panic 04:13
2. Expected Way 04:36
3. Focus 03:45
4. Kai-Koh 04:28
5. Expeceted Rivers 04:38
6. You’ve Got To Help Yourself 04:22
7. Lotus Love 04:07
8. Ongaku 03:25
9. Opened My Eyes 03:45
10. Wild Ambitions 05:12