Single Collection

[Machine Translation] This singles compilation covers all the singles released by Masato Tomobe, a singer-songwriter who has continued to influence many musicians including Naotaro Moriyama, 52 years after his debut in 2024, when he was a member of Midi. Also included are "Good Morning Blues" released independently in 1991 and "Already Spring/ Cheers" released by URC Records in 1972, as well as a Japanese cover of Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" that was used in a JR Group commercial. The album also includes a Japanese cover of Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender," which was aired as a JR Group commercial, "Wonderful Goodbye" composed by Kazushi Miyazawa and performed by THE BOOM, "Fashionable Clothes" and "Hana" co-written with Makoto Yano, "Morning Poet" and "Yurei What a Cool Guy" featuring Bo Gambos, and many other songs that are single versions of songs from the album. All songs were remastered in 2024. The mastering engineer is Moe Kazama ( studio Chatri ).

2024年デビュー52年、今なお森山直太朗はじめ多くのミュージシャンに影響を与え続けるシンガーソングライター、友部正人がミディ在籍時にリリースしたシングルを全て網羅したシングル・コンピレーション。さらに1991年に自主制作でリリースされた「グッドモーニングブルース」と1972年にURCレコードよりリリースされた「もう春だね/乾杯」も追加収録。JRグループのCM曲としてオンエアされたエルビス・プレスリー「Love Me Tender」の日本語カバーや、宮沢和史が作曲、THE BOOMが演奏を務めた「すばらしいさよなら」、矢野誠との共作「おしゃれな服」「花」、ボ・ガンボスが参加した「朝は詩人」「ゆうれいなんていかしてる」など話題となった楽曲をはじめ、アルバムとは異なるシングル・バージョンの楽曲も多数収録。全曲2024年最新リマスタリング。マスタリングエンジニアは風間萌 (studio Chatri)。