Solid State Survivor

Infobox Album | Name = Solid State Survivor
Type = Album
Artist = Yellow Magic Orchestra


Released = 1979
Recorded =
Genre = Electropop
Length = 32:23
Label = Alfa Records
Producer = Haruomi Hosono
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1fvsa9cgy23g link]
Last album = "Yellow Magic Orchestra"
(1978)
This album = "Solid State Survivor"
(1979)
Next album = "Public Pressure"
(1980)

"Solid State Survivor" was the second album of Yellow Magic Orchestra. It contains one of their most well-known songs, "Rydeen". "Behind the Mask" became known to a wider audience due to a cover by Eric Clapton. The main riff was also sampled by satirical rap group Goldie Lookin' Chain on their track "Your Mother's Got a Penis".

"Solid State Survivor" was never released in the United States, but several songs from this album were compiled for release in the States as the US pressing of "×∞Multiplies". It is only one of a handful of YMO albums in which the track titles do not have a Japanese equivalent.

Track listing

tracklist
writing_credits = yes
headline = Side one
title1 = Technopolis
length1 = 4:14
writer1 = Ryuichi Sakamoto
title2 = Absolute Ego Dance
length2 = 4:37
writer2 = Haruomi Hosono
title3 = Rydeen
length3 = 4:26
writer3 = Yukihiro Takahashi
title4 = Castalia
length4 = 3:31
writer4 = Sakamoto

tracklist
writing_credits = yes
headline = Side two
title1 = Behind the Mask
length1 = 3:36
writer1 = Chris Mosdell/Sakamoto
title2 = Day Tripper
length2 = 2:40
writer2 = Lennon/McCartney
title3 = Insomnia
length3 = 4:57
writer3 = Mosdell/Hosono
title4 = Solid State Survivor
length4 = 3:58
writer4 = Mosdell/Takahashi

Personnel

*Ryuichi Sakamoto: keyboards, vocals
*Yukihiro Takahashi: drums, vocals
*Haruomi Hosono: Bass, keyboards, vocals
*Chris Mosdell: Lyrics
*Hideki Matsutake: Computer programming
*Makoto Ayukawa: Guitar on "Day Tripper" and "Solid State Survivor"
*Sandii: Voices on "Absolute Ego Dance"