| Taiyo | ||||
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| Released | July 15, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
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| Length | 57:33 | |||
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| Label | One Up Music | |||
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Taiyo (たいよう, Taiyō, lit. Sun) is the 10th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on July 15, 1996, by One Up Music. The album features the hit singles " Yasumi no Gogo", " So Blue", and " La La Sunshine", as well as two commercial jingles for Suntory liquor products. "Gin Gin Gin" served as the basis for Moritaka's 1995 Christmas single " Jin Jin Jingle Bell". Taiyo is also the second album in Moritaka's catalog to include a cover version of a Beatles song. A limited edition release included a lenticular cover featuring Moritaka changing her facial expressions and a 10-page photo book. [1] [2]
The album reached No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 386,000 copies. [3] [4] It was also Moritaka's last album to be certified Platinum by the RIAJ. [5]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka, except where indicated; all music is arranged by Yuichi Takahashi, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Natsu wa Paralleilon (La La Sunshine Part 2)" (Natsu wa Parareiron (Ra Ra Sanshain Pātsu Tsū) (夏はパラレイロン（ララサンシャインPart2）, "Summer is a Paralleilon (La La Sunshine Part 2)")) | Hiromasa Ijichi | 3:38 | ||
| 2. | "Dekiru Desho!!" ((出来るでしょ!!, "You Can Do It!!")) | Ijichi | 4:30 | ||
| 3. | "Gin Gin Gin" | Moritaka | Moritaka | 2:36 | |
| 4. | "Aki no Sora" ((秋の空, "Autumn Sky")) | Takahashi | 4:26 | ||
| 5. | "Chōnan to Inakamon" ((長男と田舎もん, "The Elder Son and the Countryside")) | Ijichi | 3:15 | ||
| 6. | " So Blue" | Ijichi | 4:37 | ||
| 7. | "Taiyō to Aoi Tsuki" ((太陽と青い月, "The Sun and the Blue Moon")) | Moritaka | Yasuaki Maejima | 4:28 | |
| 8. | " Yasumi no Gogo" ((休みの午後, "Holiday Afternoon")) | Hideo Saitō | Saitō | 4:40 | |
| 9. | " La La Sunshine" (Ra Ra Sanshain (ララサンシャイン)) | Ijichi | 3:43 | ||
| 10. | "Tō ga Tatsu" ((薹が立つ, "Past Her Prime")) | Ijichi | 3:22 | ||
| 11. | "Yoru no Umi" ((夜の海, "The Night Ocean")) | Takahashi | 4:52 | ||
| 12. | "Hey! Vodka" | Dorsey Uotsuka | Moritaka | Moritaka | 2:26 |
| 13. | "Tereya" ((照れ屋, "Shy")) | Kaoru Sanada | 3:56 | ||
| 14. | "Bōttoshite Miyou" ((ボーッとしてみよう, "Let's Do It")) | Moritaka | Moritaka | 3:48 | |
| 15. | " Here Comes the Sun" | George Harrison | Harrison | Moritaka | 3:09 |
| Total length: | 57:33 | ||||
Personnel
- Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums (all tracks), rhythm guitar (2), recorder (13, 15)
- Yuichi Takahashi – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1–7, 9–10, 12–15)
- Hideo Saitō – guitar, bass, horns, tambourine, backing vocals (8)
- Yasuaki Maejima – Fender Rhodes (1–3, 11, 12), piano (4, 6, 8, 12), keyboards (7), percussion (7), organ (8)
- Shin Hashimoto – piano (1, 4–5, 9-10, 13–14), taishōgoto (10, 14), keyboards (13–15), guitar (13–14)
- Yukio Seto – bass (1–2, 4–6, 10, 13–15), guitar (2–4, 7, 11–12, 14), wind chime (11)
- Masafumi Yokoyama – bass (3, 12)
- Teruo Moritaka – bass (11)
- Henderson – backing vocals (5)
- Takahisa Yuzawa – backing vocals (10)
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [3] | 3 |
Certification
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan ( RIAJ) [5] | Platinum | 400,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "TAIYO". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Publishers Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ "森高千里". Idol.ne.jp. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ a b "TAIYO/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ "森高千里". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ a b "Japanese certifications – 森高 千里 – TAIYO" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 24, 2021. Select 1996年7月 on the drop-down menu
