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Based on 118 ratings
1981 Ratings: #97
November 1, 1981 / Release Date
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Polydor / Label
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ShoeRice
96

Yasuha is criminally underrated and it hurts to see. She's really only known as the Fly-Day Chinatown artist and that sucks, especially when the album its on is THIS good.

Transit has always been a personal favourite of mine ever since I first listened to it and it's one of my favourite albums I have on vinyl. The thing I like most about this album is that its like a night version of a City Pop album. It has such a cool night in a city like Tokyo or Seoul vibe which goes against most ... read more

WITS
85

typa music to bring a smile to my face

the score feels low, no? 🔥🔥🔥

Album swap rec @shoerice

I've always wanted to check out these big city pop albums, even though Yasuha is new to me. This really feels like an album that is super popular and widely loved, so it's rather surprising to see it have so little traction on AOTY.

The seamless blend of pop bangers with frequent scat breaks and calm jazz is so comforting. I could listen to this for days on end. Overall, it ... read more

jsjmmc
91

listening on a long drive to the beach is highly recommended

flyday chinatown is amazing yet most of the other songs keep up to par with it

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ShoeRice
96

Yasuha is criminally underrated and it hurts to see. She's really only known as the Fly-Day Chinatown artist and that sucks, especially when the album its on is THIS good.

Transit has always been a personal favourite of mine ever since I first listened to it and it's one of my favourite albums I have on vinyl. The thing I like most about this album is that its like a night version of a City Pop album. It has such a cool night in a city like Tokyo or Seoul vibe which goes against most ... read more

Poupigo
95

Je pense que c'est le meilleur album de city pop que j'ai écouté pour l'instant

WITS
85

typa music to bring a smile to my face

the score feels low, no? 🔥🔥🔥

Album swap rec @shoerice

I've always wanted to check out these big city pop albums, even though Yasuha is new to me. This really feels like an album that is super popular and widely loved, so it's rather surprising to see it have so little traction on AOTY.

The seamless blend of pop bangers with frequent scat breaks and calm jazz is so comforting. I could listen to this for days on end. Overall, it ... read more

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