Vocalist?
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| Released | November 7, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
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| Length | 49:50 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Universal J | |||
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Vocalist? (ボカリスト?, Bokarisuto?) is a cover album by Japanese singer You Kikkawa. Released through Universal J on November 7, 2012, the album features covers of popular J-pop songs from the 1980s to the 2000s. The album cover features an anime-style caricature of Kikkawa. A limited edition release features a real picture of Kikkawa as the album cover and includes a DVD containing Miku Miku Dance (MMD) version music videos for "Koko kara Hajimarunda!" and "Darling to Madonna".[1][2][3][4]
The album peaked at No. 40 on Oricon's albums chart.[5]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo" ((私がオバさんになっても, "Even If I Become an Old Lady")) |
| Chisato Moritaka | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Itoshisa to Setsunasa to Kokoro Zuyosa to" ((恋しさと せつなさと 心強さと, "This Love, This Pain, This Strength of Heart")) | Tetsuya Komuro | Ryōko Shinohara | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Kaze wa Akiiro" ((風は秋色, "The Wind Is the Color of Fall")) |
| Seiko Matsuda | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Secret Base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~" ((Secret Base~君がくれたもの~, "Secret Base ~What You Gave Me~")) | Norihiko Machida | Zone | 5:20 |
| 5. | "Maji de Koisuru Gobyōmae" ((MajiでKoiする5秒前, "5 Seconds Before a Serious Love")) | Takeshi Fujii | Ryōko Hirosue | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Samishii Nettaigyo" ((淋しい熱帯魚, "Lonely Tropical Fish")) |
| Wink | 4:10 |
| 7. | "17-sai" (Jūnana-sai (17才, "17 Years Old")) |
| Chisato Moritaka | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Daite Hold on Me!" ((抱いてHOLD ON ME!, "Hold Me Hold on Me!")) | Tsunku | Morning Musume | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Shōjo A" ((少女A, "Girl A")) | Akina Nakamori | 3:38 | |
| 10. | "Natsuiro no Nancy" ((夏色のナンシー, "Summer Colored Nancy")) |
| Yu Hayami | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Sotsugyō" ((卒業, "Graduate")) |
| Yuki Saitō | 4:22 |
| 12. | "Love Namidairo" ((LOVE涙色, "Love (The Color of Tears)")) | Tsunku | Aya Matsuura | 4:01 |
| Total length: | 49:50 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Koko kara Hajimarunda! (MMD Ver.)" ((ここから始まるんだ!, "Let's Start Here!")) | SmileR | |
| 2. | "Darling to Madonna (MMD Ver.)" ((ダーリンとマドンナ, "Darling and Madonna")) | SmileR |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] | 40 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Discography". You Kikkawa Official Web Site. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ "吉川友が歌ってみた！ボカロPアレンジのアイドルカバー集". Natalie.mu. 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "吉川友、アイドルカバーアルバムで"歌姫"意識したジャケット". Natalie.mu. 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ "ボカリスト? | 吉川友". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ a b "ボカリスト? | 吉川友". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Vocalist? at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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