Deja Vu (A.B.'s song)

"Deja Vu" is a 1984 song by the Japanese male instrumental group the A.B.'s (actual band name is AB'S),[1] released on the StreetSounds label (reference number XKHAN 503). It first charted on 14 April 1984, and it reached number 80 in the British album charts. It remained on the charts for two weeks.[2]

"Deja Vu"
Single by AB'S (/A.B.'s)
A-side"Deja Vu"
B-side"Asian Moon"
Released1984 (UK)
RecordedAugust 1982
GenreInstrumental; Pop music
LabelStreetSounds
Composer(s)Naoki WATANABE
Lyricist(s)Yoshihiko ANDO
Producer(s)AB'S & Toshio OGURI

It was the first track on their first studio album, which was also called "AB'S". In Japan, this song was not released as a single. The other tracks on the album were "Dee-Dee-Phone", "Django", "Fill the Sail", "Asian Moon", "In the City Night", "Girl" and "Just You".[3]

The members of the band were Fujimaru Yoshino and Makoto Matsushita on vocals and guitars, Yoshihiko Ando on vocals and keyboards, Naoki Watanabe on vocals and bass, and Atsuo Okamoto on vocals, drums, and percussion.[3]

The album was released on vinyl on 21 January 1983, with the identification MOON-28007 1983.[3] It was later released as a CD, on 21 February 2001, with the identification of AMCM-4521 [3] by Warner Music Group.[4]

References
  1. AB'S is known as a rock band in Japan. All their songs have lyrics.
  2. Rice, Tim; Rice, Jonathan; Gambaccini, Paul (1990), Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness World Records and Guinness Publishing, ISBN 0-85112-398-8
  3. Parachute Web Site. - Ab'S "Ab'S". Homepage.mac.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-30.
  4. "AB'S". Warner Music Japan. Warner Music Japan. Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-02-16.


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