Magic Monkey

Saiyūki (西遊記) or Magic Monkey is a soundtrack released by Godiego for the television show of the same name, known as Monkey in the west. After its initial release in 1978 as an LP and Compact Cassette, it was recognized by the Oricon as the number 1 selling record and cassette for 1979. It was later released on a CD on October 21, 1993,[1][2] and then again as a remastered CD on March 19, 2008.[3]

Magic Monkey
The remastered CD release's cover
Soundtrack album by
Godiego
ReleasedOctober 25, 1978
GenreRock
Length42:35
LabelNippon Columbia
Godiego chronology
CM Song Graffiti
(1978)		 Magic Monkey
(1978)		 OUR DECADE
(1979)
Singles from Magic Monkey
  1. "Gandhara"
    Released: October 1, 1978
  2. "Monkey Magic"
    Released: December 25, 1978

Summary

It was initially released as Magic Monkey (Saiyūki) in Japan, as Monkey in the UK, and Magic Monkey in Australia ("Magic Monkey" appears on the original Japanese release). The track listing of the UK-edition differs slightly from the original Japanese release, while the Australian edition is identical to the Japanese release. All of the songs are sung entirely in English on the Japanese release, whereas the British and Australian releases contain a half-Japanese and half-English version of "Gandhara".

Track list

All lyrics are written by Yōko Narahashi. All arrangement by Mickey Yoshino.

Magic Monkey (Saiyūki) (Japanese) track listing
No.TitleMusicVocalsLength
1."The Birth of the Odyssey ~ Monkey Magic"Yoshino ("The Birth of the Odyssey")
Yukihide Takekawa ("Monkey Magic")		Takekawa, Steve Fox4:59
2."Gandhara"TakekawaTakekawa5:22
3."Asiatic Fever"YoshinoTommy Snyder3:52
4."We're Heading Out West to India"TakekawaTakekawa4:40
5."Thank You, Baby"TakekawaTakekawa1:56
6."Steppin' Into Your World"YoshinoTakekawa4:03
7."Havoc In Heaven"TakekawaTakekawa3:35
8."Dragons and Demons"YoshinoFox3:16
9."A Fool!"YoshinoTakekawa3:26
10."Flying"YoshinoSnyder2:38
11."Celebration"TakekawaTakekawa4:55
Total length:42:35
Monkey (British) track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Birth of the Odyssey ~ Monkey Magic"4:59
2."A Fool!"3:26
3."Asiatic Fever"3:52
4."Dragons and Demons"3:16
5."Celebration"4:55
6."Gandhara" (First Verse Japanese, Second Verse English)5:22
7."Steppin' Into Your World"4:03
8."Flying"2:38
9."Havoc In Heaven"3:35
10."We're Heading Out West to India"4:40
11."Thank You, Baby"1:56
Total length:42:35
Magic Monkey (Australian) track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Birth of the Odyssey ~ Monkey Magic"4:59
2."Gandhara" (First Verse Japanese, Second Verse English)5:22
3."Asiatic Fever"3:52
4."We're Heading Out West to India"4:40
5."Thank You, Baby"1:56
6."Steppin' Into Your World"4:03
7."Havoc In Heaven"3:35
8."Dragons and Demons"3:16
9."A Fool!"3:26
10."Flying"2:38
11."Celebration"4:55
Total length:42:35

References
  1. "コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント | ゴダイゴ". Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  2. "ゴダイゴ-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック". Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  3. "ＧＯＤＩＥＧＯ-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック". Retrieved 2010-01-07.
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