# Tatsuro Yamashita — Sparkle

Tatsuro Yamashita’s Sparkle (1982) is No. 5 in our City Pop ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1982
- **Label:** Air
- **On one list:** City Pop
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Tatsuro Yamashita](https://waxonia.com/artist/tatsuro-yamashita/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/tatsuro-yamashita--sparkle/

## What we say

### No. 5 in [City Pop](https://waxonia.com/genre/city-pop/)

The guitar figure that opens For You, and the most imitated four bars in Japanese pop. Nothing here is doing more than it needs to.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Tatsuro%20Yamashita%20Sparkle) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=pqobRu9aR3M)

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