Sumi Imai





Music journalist, writer and Japanese translator, normally credited with translating lyrics.

APPEARANCES +


Lady Gaga = レディー・ガガ*
Mayhem = メイへム
2025
Franz Ferdinand
The Human Fear
2025
ウェット・レッグ*
Moisturizer = モイスチャライザー
2025, ,
Indie Rock
Rush
Rush 50
2025
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
The Boy Named If (Alive At Memphis Magnetic)
2024, CD, Album, EMI,
Hiatus Kaiyote = ハイエイタス・カイヨーテ*
Love Heart Cheat Code = ラブ・ハート・チート・コード
2024
Catpack
Catpack
2024
ポール・ウェラー*
66
2024
Tears For Fears
Songs For A Nervous Planet
2024
Beth Gibbons
Lives Outgrown
2024
ABBA
The Singles (The First Fifty Years)
2024
Queen
Queen I
2024
Radiohead
In Rainbows
2023
Kiss
Off The Soundboard (Poughkeepsie NY Mid-Hudson Arena November 28 1984)
2023
Pet Shop Boys
Smash (The Singles 1985–2020)
2023, ,
Dance-pop/Synth-pop
Little Simz
No Thank You
2023
Nirvana
In Utero
2023
Rush
Signals = シグナルズ 40周年記念リマスター・エディション
2023
Chvrches
The Bones Of What You Believe (10 Year Anniversary Edition)
2023
Lewis Capaldi
Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent
2023, ,
Alt-Pop/Indie Pop/Ballad/Vocal
Oneohtrix Point Never
Again
2023
Black Country, New Road = ブラック・カントリー・ニュー・ロード*
Live At Bush Hall = ライブ・アット・ブッシュ・ホール
2023
Metallica
72 Seasons = 72シーズンズ
2023
Moonchild
Reflections (Expanded Edition)
2023
Taylor Swift
Speak Now (Taylor's Version)
2023
Kelela
Raven
2023
Guns N' Roses = ガンズ・アンド・ローゼズ*
Perhaps = パハップス
2023, CD SHM-CD, ,
Hard Rock
Brian May + Friends : Brian May, Edward Van Halen*, Alan Gratzer, Phil Chen, Fred Mandel
Star Fleet Sessions
2023, 2x CD SHM-CD, ,
Blues Rock/Hard Rock
Taylor Swift
1989 (Taylor's Version)
2023
MIKA
Que Ta Tête Fleurisse Toujours
2023
Yo La Tengo
This Stupid World
2023
Kiss
Creatures Of The Night 40th Anniversary Remaster
2022
The Smile
A Light For Attracting Attention
2022
Dry Cleaning
Stumpwork
2022
Guns N' Roses
Use Your Illusion I & II
2022
Wet Leg
Wet Leg
2022
Megadeth
The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!
2022, CD SHM-CD, ,
Thrash
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
The Boy Named If
2022, CD SHM-CD,
Roger Taylor
The Outsider Tour - Live
2022
Arctic Monkeys
The Car
2022
Aerosmith
1971 (The Road Starts Hear)
2022
Belle & Sebastian
A Bit Of Previous
2022
Guns N' Roses
Use Your Illusion I
2022
Queen
The Miracle
2022, ,
Pop Rock
Rush
Moving Pictures
2022
Guns N' Roses
Use Your Illusion II
2022
Moonchild
Starfruit
2022
Tears For Fears
The Tipping Point
2022
Bibio
BIB10
2022
Maroon 5
Jordi
2021
STR4TA
Aspects
2021, ,
Jazz-Funk/Fusion/Disco
The Beach Boys = ビーチ・ボーイズ*
Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf's Up Sessions - 1969-1971 = フィール・フロウズ: サンフラワー&サーフズ・アップ・セッションズ1969-1971
2021, ,
Pop Rock
Sam Smith
Love Goes (Live At Abbey Road Studios)
2021
Hiatus Kaiyote
Mood Valiant
2021
Sting
The Bridge
2021, ,
Pop Rock
Dry Cleaning
New Long Leg
2021
Paul Weller With Jules Buckley & The BBC Symphony Orchestra*
An Orchestrated Songbook
2021, ,
Folk Rock/Acoustic/Symphonic Rock
Flying Lotus
Yasuke
2021
Black Country, New Road
For The First Time
2021
Sorry
925
2020
Darkstar
Civic Jams
2020
Keleketla!
Keleketla!
2020
Georgia
Seeking Thrills
2020
Ellie Goulding
Brightest Blue
2020
Ron Sexsmith
Hermitage
2020
Yves Tumor
Heaven To A Tortured Mind
2020
Elton John With Ray Cooper
Live From Moscow
2020
Asian Dub Foundation
Access Denied
2020
Doves
The Universal Want
2020
Grimes
Miss Anthropocene
2020
Julianna Barwick
Healing Is A Miracle
2020
Katy Perry
Smile
2020
Judy Garland
The Best Of Judy Garland
2020
Khruangbin
Mordechai
2020
Megadeth
Warheads On Foreheads
2019
Andrew Lloyd Webber = アンドリュー・ロイド・ウェバー*
Cats - Original London Cast = キャッツ－オリジナル・ロンドン・キャスト
2019
The National
I Am Easy To Find
2019
Thom Yorke
Anima
2019
The Cinematic Orchestra
To Believe
2019
Lana Del Rey
Norman Fucking Rockwell!
2019
Bibio
Ribbons
2019
The Brand New Heavies
TBNH
2019, ,
Soul/Funk
Pet Shop Boys
Inner Sanctum
2019
Rhye
Blood
2018
Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes
2018
Coldplay
Live In Buenos Aires
2018
U2
Songs Of Experience = ソングス・オブ・エクスペリエンス
2018
Tom Misch
Geography
2018
The Vamps
Night & Day (Day Edition)
2018
Young Fathers
Cocoa Sugar
2018
Underworld & Iggy Pop
Teatime Dub Encounters
2018
アデル* = Adele
25
2017
Benjamin Booker
Witness
2017
LANY
LANY
2017
Shawn Mendes
Illuminate
2017, ,
Acoustic/Pop Rock
Maroon 5
Red Pill Blues
2017, ,
Vocal
Mount Kimbie
Love What Survives
2017
Katy Perry = ケイティ・ペリー*
Witness = ウィットネス
2017
SOHN
Rennen
2017
The National
Sleep Well Beast
2017
Pet Shop Boys
Release / Further Listening 2001–2004
2017, CD, 2x CD, All Media, ,
Ambient/Electro/Indie Rock/Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Ron Sexsmith
The Last Rider
2017
Cheap Trick = チープ・トリック*
We're All Alright! = ウィア・オール・オーライト！
2017
Taylor Swift
Reputation
2017
Imagine Dragons = イマジン・ドラゴンズ*
Night Visions = ナイト・ヴィジョンズ
2017
Radiohead
OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017
2017
Jake Bugg
On My One
2016
Bon Jovi = ボン・ジョヴィ*
This House Is Not For Sale = ディス・ハウス・イズ・ノット・フォー・セール
2016, CD, ,
Hard Rock/Pop Rock/AOR
Die Antwoord = ダイ・アントワード*
Mount Ninji And Da Nice Time Kid = マウント・ニンジ・アンド・ダ・ナイス・タイム・キッド
2016
Wild Nothing
Life Of Pause
2016
The Heavy
Hurt & The Merciless
2016
L.A. Salami
Dancing With Bad Grammar: The Director's Cut
2016, ,
Folk Rock/Indie Rock
Maki Asakawa
Maki Asakawa UK Selection
2016
Cheap Trick = チープ・トリック*
Bang Zoom Crazy...Hello = バン・ズーム・クレイジー・ハロー
2016
MIA*
AIM
2016
Andrew Weatherall
Convenanza
2016
Bon Jovi = ボン・ジョヴィ*
Burning Bridges = バーニング・ブリッジズ
2015
Duran Duran
Paper Gods
2015
Years & Years
Communion
2015
Oneohtrix Point Never
Garden Of Delete
2015
Inna
Body And The Sun
2015, ,
Euro House/Deep House/Electro/Dance-pop/Downtempo
Hudson Mohawke
Lantern
2015
Roots Manuva
Bleeds
2015
Sam Smith
In The Lonely Hour Extra (Drowning Shadows)
2015
Jam City
Dream A Garden
2015
Charli XCX = チャーリー・ＸＣＸ*
Sucker
2015
Various
What's Up Dance The Greatest Hits ★ III ★
2014, 2xCD, Comp, P/Mixed, Universal Music, ,
House/Electro House/Progressive House/Dance-pop/Pop Rap
プリンス* & サードアイガール*
プレクトラムエレクトラム
2014
Gorillaz
The Singles Collection 2001-2011
2014
Idina Menzel
Snow Wishes
2014
Katy Perry = ケイティ・ペリー*
Prism (Japan Visit Special Edition) = プリズム (来日記念スペシャル・エディション)
2014
Eno • Hyde
Someday World
2014
The Wolfhounds
Unseen Ripples From A Pebble
2014
The Horrors
Luminous
2014
Paul Weller = ポール・ウェラー*
More Modern Classics = モア・モダン・クラシック
2014
Sonzeira
Brasil Bam Bam Bam
2014
MatthewDavid
In My World
2014
The Jasmine Minks
Cut Me Deep: The Anthology 1984-2014
2014
5 Seconds Of Summer
Don't Stop
2014
Asian Dub Foundation
The Signal And The Noise
2013, CD, Beat Records, ,
Reggae/Ragga
Various
What's Up Dance The Greatest Hits ★ II ★
2013, 2x CD, ,
House/Electro House/Progressive House/Dance-pop/Pop Rap
Mumford & Sons
Babel
2013
M.I.A.
Matangi
2013
Eric Clapton
Old Sock
2013
Gary Numan
Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)
2013, ,
New Wave/Darkwave/Industrial
David Lynch
The Big Dream
2013
Mando Diao
Greatest Hits Volume 1
2013
Karl Hyde
Edgeland
2013, ,
Synth-pop/Ethereal/Experimental
Various
What's Up ★ Dance The Greatest Hits
2012, 2xCD, Comp, Universal Music, ,
House/Electro House/Dance-pop/Synth-pop/Contemporary R&B/Pop Rap
Bloc Party
Four
2012
Grizzly Bear
Shields
2012
Various
2012 Grammy Nominees
2012
Lightships
Electric Cables
2012
My Best Fiend
In Ghostlike Fading
2012
Lana Del Rey
Born To Die (The Paradise Edition)
2012
David Lynch
Crazy Clown Time
2011
Atari Teenage Riot
Is This Hyperreal?
2011
Bibio
Mind Bokeh
2011
Various
Just Pop! (Pop × Rock × Cute ★DJ Mix★)
2010, CD, Comp, Mixed, Universal Music,
Corinne Bailey Rae
The Sea
2010
Taylor Swift = テイラー・スウィフト*
Taylor Swift = テイラー・スウィフト
2010
Katy Perry
Teenage Dream
2010
Taylor Swift = テイラー・スウィフト*
Speak Now = スピーク・ナウ
2010, CD, CD, All Media, ,
Country Rock/Pop Rock
Girls
Broken Dreams Club
2010
Katy Perry = ケイティ・ペリー*
MTV Unplugged = MTV アンプラグド
2010
Blur
Special Sampler 2009
2009, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr + DVD-V, Promo, NTSC, Food, EMI, Parlophone
Mando Diao
Give Me Fire!
2009
Red Light Company
Fine Fascination
2009
Speech Debelle
Speech Therapy
2009
Delphic
Counterpoint EP
2009
The Chemical Brothers
Brotherhood
2008
Ron Sexsmith
Exit Strategy Of The Soul
2008
Katy Perry = ケイティ・ペリー*
I Kissed A Girl = キス・ア・ガール
2008
Katy Perry = ケイティ・ペリー*
One Of The Boys = ワン・オブ・ザ・ボーイズ
2008
Avant
Avant
2008
Asian Dub Foundation
Punkara
2008, CD, ,
Bhangra/Hindustani/Breakbeat/Punk/Dub/Ragga/Hip Hop/Folk
The Courteeners
St. Jude
2008
The Verve
Forth
2008
Fountains Of Wayne
Traffic And Weather
2007
The Chemical Brothers
Singles 93-03
2007
Joss Stone
Introducing Joss Stone
2007
Hot Club De Paris
Drop It 'Til It Pops
2007
Simian Mobile Disco
Attack Decay Sustain Release
2007
The Chemical Brothers
We Are The Night
2007
Robbie Williams
Rudebox
2006
Duels = デュエルズ*
The Bright Lights And What I Should Have Learned = ザ・ブライト・ライツ・アンド・ホワット・アイ・シュッド・ハヴ・ラーンド
2006
Pet Shop Boys
Fundamental
2006, CD, CD, All Media, ,
House/Abstract/Euro House/Tech House/Synth-pop/Ballad
Mansun
Legacy : The Best Of Mansun
2006
Coldplay
The Hardest Part
2006
Lene Marlin
Lost In A Moment
2005
Athlete
Tourist
2005
Coldplay = コールドプレイ*
X&Y
2005
Lisa Marie Presley
Now What
2005
Cocteau Twins
Head Over Heels
2005
Sexsmith* & Kerr*
Destination Unknown
2005
The Chemical Brothers
Push The Button
2005
The Departure
All Mapped Out
2005
Mando Diao
Hurricane Bar
2004
Ron Sexsmith
Retriever
2004
Supergrass
Supergrass Is 10. The Best Of 94-04
2004
Manic Street Preachers
Everything Live
2004, ,
Alternative Rock
Kings Of Convenience
Riot On An Empty Street
2004
Auf der Maur*
Auf der Maur
2004
Joss Stone
Mind Body & Soul
2004
Starsailor
Silence Is Easy
2003
Doves
Lost Sides
2003
Robbie Williams
Live Summer 2003
2003, ,
Pop Rock
Doves
The Last Broadcast
2002
Gemma Hayes
Night On My Side
2002
My Vitriol
Finelines
2001
Starsailor
Love Is Here
2001
Mansun = マンサン*
I Can Only Disappoint U = アイ・キャン・オンリー・ディサポイント・U EP
2000
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
Worry Bomb
1995
Judy Garland
Best 24
1992, CD, Comp, MCA Records