"Cappuccino" (カプチーノ, Kapuchīno) is a single by Japanese entertainer Rie Tomosaka, released on January 27, 1999.[1] "Cappuccino" and its B-side "Mokuren no Cream" were both written by musician Ringo Sheena. In 2014, Sheena released a cover of the song on her album Gyakuyunyū: Kōwankyoku, which reached number 98 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Chart.[2]
| "Cappuccino" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Rie Tomosaka | ||||
| from the album Murasaki. | ||||
| B-side | "Mokuren no Cream" | |||
| Released | January 27, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Pop music, Pop-rock | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Toshiba EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ringo Sheena | |||
| Producer(s) | Seiji Kameda | |||
| Rie Tomosaka singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Background and development
edit"Cappuccino" was the lead single from her album Murasaki., released one month beforehand. Her previous album, Un, was produced by Yasushi Akimoto.[3] Tomosaka had released two singles in 1998, "Koishiteru" and "Itoshii Toki." "Koishiteru" was produced by Seiji Kameda, who also worked on "Cappuccino."[4]
"Cappuccino" and "Mokuren no Cream" were the second and third songs Ringo Sheena had produced for another musician, after the Ryōko Hirosue song "Private." Sheena worked extensively with Tomosaka, also writing the song "Shampoo" for Murasaki. and Tomosaka's next single "Shōjo Robot" (including its B-sides "Ikenai Ko" and "Nippon ni Umarete"). She worked together with Sheena again in 2009 on her post-hiatus album Toridori., with the songs "Tokai no Manner" and "Kodomo no Jōkei."
Sheena first performed "Cappuccino" live at her Jisaku Jien Nama Jitsuenkai concert on June 14, 1999.[5] In 2014, Sheena released a cover of the song on her album Gyakuyunyū: Kōwankyoku.[6]
Promotion and release
editThe song was used as an ending theme song for the NTV variety show TV Ojamanbō in 1999,[7] a tie-up that had previously gone to the Ryōko Hirosue song "Private."
A music video was produced to promote the song. It features scenes of Tomosaka swinging on a neon pole in a black room, as well as scenes of her in a white room holding a lily.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Ringo Sheena
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cappuccino" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Mokuren no Cream" (木蓮のクリーム, "Magnolia Cream") | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Cappuccino (Original Karaoke)" | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 13:22 | |
Charts and sales
edit| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Oricon weekly singles[1] | 67 |
Sales and certifications
edit| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| Oricon physical sales[8] | 7,000 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Distributing Label | Catalogue codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | January 27, 1999[1] | 8 cm CD | Toshiba EMI | TODT-5247 |
| Taiwan | April 1, 1999[9] | EMI Music Taiwan |
References
edit- ^ a b c 「カプチーノ」 ともさかりえ (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Airplay 2014/06/09". Billboard (in Japanese). June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "un" (in Japanese). JBook. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ むらさき。 (in Japanese). JBook. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ Toshiba EMI (June 14, 1999). "自作自演生実演会" [Own work own performance live concert]. Universal. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ "椎名林檎、初のセルフカバー集『逆輸入 ～港湾局～』リリース＆レコ発ライブ開催発表" [Ringo Sheena, first self-cover album collection Gyakuyunyū: Kōwankyoku release and release party live]. Barks. March 25, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ カプチーノ (in Japanese). JBook. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ^ "Cappuccino (Overseas Ver.)". YesAsia. Retrieved March 31, 2014.