Towa Tei discography

Towa Tei discography
Towa Tei in 2010
Studio albums	11
EPs	3
Soundtrack albums	2
Singles	26

The solo discography of Japanese musician Towa Tei and his side project Sweet Robots Against the Machine includes 11 studio albums, two compilation albums, two soundtracks, three extended plays and nine singles. Towa Tei came to fame in 1990 as a member of the American house group Deee-Lite in 1990, and released his debut solo album Future Listening! in 1994.

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		JPN Oricon [1][A]	JPN Billboard [B][C]
Future Listening!	Released: October 21, 1994 Label: For Life Music, Elektra Records Formats: CD, 2CD, LP, digital download	50	—
Sweet Robots Against the Machine	As Sweet Robots Against the Machine Released: February 10, 1997 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: 2CD, LP, digital download	55	—
Sound Museum	Released: May 25, 1997 Label: EastWest Japan, Elektra Formats: CD, LP, digital download	17	—
Last Century Modern	Released: July 28, 1999 Label: EastWest, Elektra Formats: CD, LP, digital download	20	—
Towa Tei	As Sweet Robots Against the Machine Released: May 2, 2002 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD, LP, digital download	55	—
Flash	Released: April 2, 2005 Label: V2 Records Formats: CD, digital download	55	—
Big Fun	Released: February 4, 2009 Label: Columbia Music Entertainment Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download	25	—[D]
Sunny	Released: May 11, 2011 Label: Hug Inc Formats: CD, digital download	23	—[E]
Lucky	Released: July 10, 2013 Label: Warner Music Japan, Hug Inc Formats: CD, digital download	36	—[F]
Cute	Released: July 29, 2015 Label: Hug Inc Formats: CD, digital download	52	74
Emo	Released: March 22, 2017 Label: Hug Inc Formats: CD, digital download	34	53
LP	Released: March 12, 2021 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download	44	56
Zoundtracks	Released: September 6, 2023 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD, Cassette, digital download	55	49
Touch	Released: September 6, 2023 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download	52	60
"—" denotes items which did not chart, or were released before the creation of a chart.

Extended plays

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		JPN Oricon [1][A]	JPN Billboard
Butterfly	Released: October 25, 1998[10] Label: EastWest Formats: CD	88	—
Alignment EP	As Sweet Robots Against the Machine Released: April 21, 2011[11] Label: Machbeat Formats: digital download	—	—
Mach 2012	Released: May 2, 2012 Label: Machbeat Formats: CD	143	—[G]
"—" denotes items which did not chart, were ineligible to chart, or were released before the creation of a chart.

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		JPN Oricon [1][A]
The Best of Towa Tei Works	Released: March 4, 1998 Label: For Life Records Formats: CD	—
Towa Tei Best	Released: October 24, 2001 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: CD	40
Best Korea	Released: November 12, 2002[14] Label: S.M. Entertainment Formats: CD	—
94–14 Remix	Released: July 23, 2014 Label: Warner Formats: CD	158
94–14	Released: September 3, 2014 Label: Warner Formats: CD	156
94–14 Covers	Released: September 3, 2014 Label: Warner Formats: CD	165
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

DJ mix compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		JPN Oricon [1][A]
Motivation Songs for Make-Up	Released: September 18, 2003 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD	222
Motivation Driving Sweets	Released: March 17, 2004 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD	148
Motivation 3	Released: April 19, 2006 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD	148
Motivation 4 Dusty Dance Hall	Released: August 19, 2006 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD	—
Motivation Five	Released: June 20, 2007 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD	117
Motivation 6 Adult Oriented Click Nonstop-Mix by Moodman	Released: December 5, 2007 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD	—
Motivation 7	Released: December 5, 2007 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD	189
Motivation H	Released: July 7, 2010 Label: Hug inc. Formats: CD	168
The Beat Goes On	Released: December 5, 2012 Label: Ultra-Vybe Formats: CD	260
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Remix albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		JPN Oricon [1][A]
Future Recall!	Released: December 16, 1994 Label: For Life Records Formats: CD	—
Future Recall 2	Released: March 17, 1995 Label: For Life Records Formats: CD	—
Stupid Fresh	Released: November 27, 1997 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: CD	—
Lost Control Mix	Released: November 25, 1999 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: CD	—
Lost Control Mix Disc 2	Released: January 26, 2000 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: CD	—
Re:Towa Tei	Sweet Robots Against the Machine Released: February 26, 2003 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD	115
Flasher	Released: November 23, 2005 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD	159
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Soundtracks

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details
Visionary Soundtrack by Towa Tei	Released: July 25, 1998 Label: East West Japan Formats: CD
Dai Nipponjin Original Soundtrack	Soundtrack for the film Big Man Japan (2007) Released: November 28, 2007 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD
Super Crooks (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)	Soundtrack for the series Super Crooks Released: November 27, 2021 Label: Maisie Music Publishing

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Album
		JPN Oricon [1]	JPN Billboard [H]	AUS [18]	KOR Overseas [I]	UK [21]	US Dance [22]
"Technova" (featuring Bebel Gilberto)	1995	—	—	—	—	—	22	Future Listening!
"Luv Connection"[23] (featuring Joi Cardwell, Vivien Sessoms)		—	—	—	—	178	30
"Happy" (featuring Vivian Sessoms and Bahamadia)	1997	94	—	—	—	—	3	Sound Museum
"GBI (German Bold Italic)" (featuring Kylie Minogue and Haruomi Hosono)		—	—	50	—	63	—
"A Ring" (featuring Pascale Borel)	1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	Last Century Modern
"Let Me Know" (featuring Chara))		34	—	—	—	—	—
"Funkin' for Jamaica"[24] (featuring Joanne, Les Nubians, Wisdom Life & Tom Browne)		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Last Century Modern"[24] (featuring UA)		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Mars" (火星, Kasei) (featuring Ikuko Harada)	2000	61	—	—	—	—	—	Towa Tei Best
"Funkin' for Jamaica" (re-release)[25] (featuring Joanne, Les Nubians, Wisdom Life & Tom Browne)	2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	Last Century Modern
"Koi no Upload" (恋のアップロード, "Love Upload")[26]	2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"A.O.R."[27] (featuring Lina Ohta)	2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	Big Fun
"Mind Wall"[28] (featuring Miho Hatori)		—	21	—	48	—	—
"Taste of You"[29] (featuring Taprikk Sweezee)	2009	—	—[J]	—	—	—	—
"Marvelous"[31][32] (with Yurico)	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sunny
"The Burning Plain"[33] (with Yukihiro Takahashi & Kiko Mizuhara)	2011	—	—[K]	—	28	—	—
"Licht"[35]	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	Lucky
"Radio"[36] (with Yukihiro Takahashi & Tina Tamashiro)		—	78	—	—	—	—
"Apple"[37] (with Ringo Sheena)		76[L]	60	—	—	—	—
"Hold Me Tighter in the Rain"[38] (with Vivien Sessoms)		—	—	—	—	—	—	94–14 Covers
"18"[39] (with Shinichi Osawa)	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Chaise Longue"[40]		—	—	—	—	—	—	Cute
"Heaven"[41] (with Junko Wada)	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Cul de Sac"[42] (with Leo Imai)		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sound of Music"[43] (with UA)		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Brand New Emo"[44] (Towa Tei as Metafive with Mizuhara Sisters)	2017	186	—	—	—	—	—	Emo
"—" denotes items which did not chart, were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, or were not released in this region.

Promotional singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Dance [22]
"Batucada"[45] (featuring Bebel Gilberto)	1996	—	Future Listening!
"Forget Me Nots"[46] (Sweet Robots Against the Machine featuring Viviam Sessions & Joi Cardwell)	1997	—	Sweet Robots Against the Machine
"Private Eyes"[47] (featuring Bebel Gilberto)		—	Sound Museum
"Butterfly"[48] (featuring Ayumi Tanabe and Vivian Sessoms)	1998	—	Butterfly / Last Century Modern
"Congratulations!"[49] (featuring Cory Daye)	1999	30	Last Century Modern
"Free"[50] (Sweet Robots Against the Machine with Rozz, Vivian Sessoms & Juiceman)	2002	—	Towa Tei
"Latte Macaron"[51]		—
"Different Nu Nu"[52]	2004	—	Flash
"Sometime Samurai"[53] (featuring Kylie Minogue)	2005	—
"Melody"[54] (featuring Byron Stingily)		—
"Milky Way"[55] (featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukalicious)		—
"My Sharona"[55] (featuring Buffalo Daughter, Tycoon Tosh)		—
"N705i"[M]	2008	—	Non-album single
"Pac Is Back!"[N]	2010	—
"Upload"[58] (with Bakubaku Dokin)	2011	—	Mach 2012
"Milky Way"[59]	2012	—
"Wordy"[59] (with Bakubaku Dokin)		—
"Luv Pandemic"[60] (with Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi)	2015	—	Cute
"—" denotes items which did not chart or were not released in this region.

Remixes

• Sean Callery - 24 Theme (Towa Tei 24 Hours Remix)
• Björk - Hyperballad (Towa Tei Remix)
• Benjamin Biolay - Les Cerfs Volants (Towa Tei Remix)
• En Vogue - Whatever (Towa Tei Remix)

Notes

1. Sources for additional chart positions are as follows: Future Listening!,[2] Sweet Robots Against the Machine,[2] "Happy",[2] Sound Museum,[3] Butterfly,[2] "Let Me Know",[2] Last Century Modern,[3] "Kasei",[2] Towa Tei Best,[2] Motivation Songs for Make-Up,[2] Motivation Driving Sweets,[2] Towa Tei,[2] Re: Towa Tei,[2] Flash,[3]
2. The Hot Albums chart was established in 2015.
3. Sources for chart positions are as follows: Cute,[4] Emo.[5]
4. The album charted at number 32 on the Top Albums Sales chart, prior to the establishment of the Hot Albums Chart in 2015.[6]
5. The album charted at number 20 on the Top Albums Sales chart,[7] and number one on the Top Independent Albums and Singles chart,[8] prior to the establishment of the Hot Albums Chart in 2015.
6. The album charted at number 28 on the Top Albums Sales chart, prior to the establishment of the Hot Albums Chart in 2015.[9]
7. The album charted at number 92 on the Top Albums Sales chart,[12] and number 23 on the Top Independent Albums and Singles chart,[13] prior to the establishment of the Hot Albums Chart in 2015.
8. Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Mind Wall",[15] "Radio",[16] "Apple".[17]
9. Week references for Gaon: "The Burning Plain",[19] "Mind Wall"[20]
10. "Taste of You" charted at number 98 on Adult Contemporary Airplay chart.[30]
11. "The Burning Plain" charted at number 56 on Adult Contemporary Airplay chart.[34]
12. 2015 release.
13. Commercial jingle for the NTT DoCoMo phone of the same name, and originally released to iTunes.[56] In 2008, the song was re-arranged and re-titled "A.O.R."
14. Promotional song to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of the game Pac-Man.[57]

References

1. "TOWA TEIの作品" [Towa Tei Products]. Oricon. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
2. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. TOWA TEI. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
3. "ＴＯＷＡ ＴＥＩのプロフィール" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
4. "Japan Billboard Hot Albums". Billboard (in Japanese). August 5, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
5. "Japan Billboard Hot Albums". Billboard (in Japanese). March 30, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
6. "Japan Billboard Top Albums Sales". Billboard (in Japanese). February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
7. "Japan Billboard Top Albums Sales". Billboard (in Japanese). May 18, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
8. "Japan Billboard Top Albums Sales". Billboard (in Japanese). February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
9. "Japan Billboard Top Albums Sales". Billboard (in Japanese). July 17, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
10. "バタフライ". Amazon. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
11. "テイ・トウワ、2日連続で新作を配信！". CDJournal (in Japanese). April 20, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
12. "Japan Billboard Top Albums Sales". Billboard (in Japanese). May 9, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
13. "Japan Billboard Top Albums Sales". Billboard (in Japanese). May 9, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
14. "TOWA TEI - TOWA TEI BEST KOREA". Hot Tracks (in Korean). Retrieved January 16, 2018.
15. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). February 11, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
16. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). July 17, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
17. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). July 24, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
18. "Australian Charts > Kylie Minogue". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
19. "2011년 28주차 Digital Chart 국외". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
20. "2011년 31주차 Digital Chart 국외". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
21. Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
    • "Luv Connection": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 DJ T – Tzant". Zobbel. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
    • "GBI": "UK Charts > Kylie Minogue". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
22. "Towa Tei Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
23. "Towa Tei – Luv Connection". Discogs. 12 September 1995. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
24. "Towa Tei – Special Limited Cut From: Lost Control Mix". Discogs. 10 November 1999. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
25. "Towa Tei – Special Limited Cut From: Lost Control Mix". Discogs. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
26. "Towa Tei Release & Media" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 11, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
27. "MySpace.com - TOWA TEI - JP - Club / Hip Hop / House" (in Japanese). MySpace. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
28. "アルバムからの先行配信曲が話題のテイ・トウワ、新年ラジオ・プログラムもスタート!!" (in Japanese). Listen Music. 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
29. "BIG FUN" (in Japanese). Beatport. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
30. "Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay Chart". Billboard (in Japanese). February 4, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
31. "第93回 テイ・トウワ 氏 DJ／アーティスト". Musicman-net (in Japanese). F.B.Communications Inc. & Magnet Co., Ltd. December 27, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
32. "Marvelous - EPTOWA TEI" (in Japanese). iTunes. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
33. "テイ・トウワ、ニュー・シングル「The Burning Plain」を配信！" (in Japanese). CDJournal. April 8, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
34. "Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay Chart". Billboard (in Japanese). February 4, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
35. "草間彌生アートワーク！高橋幸宏、椎名林檎ほか豪華ゲスト陣が参加！！" (in Japanese). HMV. July 17, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
36. "TOWA TEI新作に林檎、YMO各メンバー、手嶌、ハマケンら" (in Japanese). Natalie. June 19, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
37. "テイ・トウワ ウィズ 椎名林檎" (in Japanese). Disk Union. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
38. "Hold Me Tighter In The Rain" (in Japanese). Warner Music Group. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
39. "TOWA TEI、ベスト&カバーベストを同時リリース" (in Japanese). Natalie. July 2, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
40. "ソロデビュー20周年を迎えているTOWA TEIのレーベル「MACH BEAT」から7inchが3タイトル同時発売!" (in Japanese). Disk Union. October 17, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
41. "TOWA TEI最新シングルに和田がボーカル参加" (in Japanese). Be the Voice. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
42. "テイ・トウワが語る、トレンドを超えた音楽の作り方「アンテナが錆びてても必要な電波は入ってくる」" (in Japanese). Real Sound. July 1, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
43. "TOWA TEI WITH UASOUND OF MUSIC" (in Japanese). Technique. July 1, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
44. "e-onkyo 2017年3月度推薦作品" (in Japanese). AnyMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
45. "Towa Tei Feat. Bebel Gilberto – Batucada". Discogs. 1996. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
46. "Sweet Robots Against the Machine – Forget Me Nots". Discogs. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
47. "En Vogue / Towa Tei – Whatever / Private Eyes". Discogs. 1997. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
48. "Towa Tei – Butterfly". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
49. "TOWA TEI" (in Japanese). Towa Tei. Archived from the original on February 5, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
50. "Sweet Robots Against The Machine – Free". Discogs. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
51. "Sweet Robots Against The Machine – Latte & Macaron (Relax Version) / Free (Tv Spot)". Discogs. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
52. "Towa Tei – Different Nu Nu". Discogs. 25 December 2004. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
53. "Towa Tei – Sometime Samurai". Discogs. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
54. "Towa Tei – Melody / Sometime Samurai". Discogs. 13 June 2005. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
55. "Towa Tei – Milky Way / My Sharona". Discogs. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
56. "N705i - Single". Discogs. 13 February 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
57. "スチャダラパー＆TOWA TEIがパックマン30周年を祝福". Natalie. 1 December 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
58. "Upload TOWA TEI with BAKUBAKUDOKIN". Discogs. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
59. "TOWA TEI新作パーティに細野、小山田、砂原、バニビら". Natalie. April 19, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
60. "SOUND OF MUSIC (12inch) [Analog] Limited Edition". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved January 14, 2018.