The Alfee is a popular Japanese musical group composed of :
Masaru Sakurai (桜井 賢) : voice, bass guitar, born January 20, 1955
Kōnosuke Sakazaki (坂崎 幸之助) : voice, acoustic guitar, percussion, born April 15, 1954
Toshihiko Takamizawa (高見沢 俊彦) : voice, electric guitar, born April 17, 1954
The group was formed with four members in 1973 after they met on the campus of Meiji Gakuin University. The fourth member, Yasuo Miyake (三宅 康夫), left the band shortly after it formed (sometime between 1975 and 1979 based on the album covers and information on The Alfee's official site).
They released their debut single on August 25, 1974. In 2003, HMV Records Japan rated them #92 in their "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists"
Single discography:
1970s
* Summer Shower / Dangerous Apple
夏しぐれ／危険なリンゴ (Natsu Shigure / Kiken na Ringo) (August 25, 1974)
* Youthful Memories / Midsummer Dream
青春の記憶／真夏の夢 (Seishun no Kioku / Manatsu no Yume) (May 25, 1975)
* Love Letter / Long Lost Days
ラブレター／過ぎ去りし日々 (Rabu Reta- / Sugisarishi Hibi) (January 21, 1979)
o "Love Letter" was the "image song" for the 1978 commercial "Shouwa Note."
* Like the Dancing Girl / The Goodbye Was Nonchalant
踊り子のように／さよならはさりげなく (Odoriko no you ni / Sayonara ha Sarigenaku) (April 21, 1979)
* In the Night of Falling Stars... / Street Corner Hero
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