Sweet Revenge (Ryuichi Sakamoto album)
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| Released | 17 June 1994 | |||
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| Genre | Downtempo, Trip-hop, Chillout | |||
| Length | 60:26 (Japanese version) 51:29 (International version) | |||
| Label | Güt / For Life Music (Japan) Elektra (USA) | |||
| Producer | Ryuichi Sakamoto | |||
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| NME | 5/10 |
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Sweet Revenge is a 1994 album by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The Japanese and international releases have different track listings, with the international pressing featuring (uncredited) re-mixes of half of the songs. The title track is an instrumental piece originally composed for the soundtrack of Bernardo Bertolucci's Little Buddha.
A re-recording of "Psychedelic Afternoon", featuring original lyricist David Byrne on vocals and sporting modified lyrics, was released in 2013 as a way to raise money and awareness for children who survived the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. An animated music video was released concurrently with the new version.
The album includes other collaborations, with Amedeo Pace, Holly Johnson and Roddy Frame, among others.