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), 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.

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", "Asiam Moon", "In the City Night", "Girl" and "Just You".

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.

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

AB'S

AB'S (often written "A.B.'s" in the U.K.) is a male Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 1982. In Japan, their music is regularly associated with "city pop" or adult-oriented rock. Their song "Deja Vu" was released in the U.K. and often categorized as instrumental and or jazz funk, but the music of AB'S, including "Deja Vu" is also known for their chorus performance in Japan.

The band currently consists of Fujimaru Yoshino (芳野藤丸) (guitars, vocals), Makoto Matsushita (松下誠) (guitars, vocals), Naoki Watanabe (渡辺直樹) (bass guitars, vocals), Atsuo Okamoto (岡本郭男) (drums, vocals). As all the members are session players, sometimes the band is compared to Toto (band) in Japan.

AB'S is sometimes known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, funk and progressive rock.

Biography

Formation (1982)

The members are Fujimaru Yoshino and the recording members of his first solo album Yoshino Fujimal released in 1982. Yoshino recruited Matsushita when he listened to Matsushita's first album First Light (1981) and he wanted to form a band with Matsushita. Yoshino also recruited Watanabe and Okamoto, both of whom were formerly a Bassist and Drummer (respectively) for the Brass-Rock band, SPECTRUM from 1979 to 1981, and Ando also for his ability of writing lyrics.