Mr. Vocalist Best is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Eric Martin. Released on April 6, 2011 exclusively in Japan by Sony Music Japan, the album compiles songs from Martin's four Mr. Vocalist albums from 2008 to 2010. Also included is the song "Inori", which was written and originally recorded by Yūji Sasaki for his aunt Sadako Sasaki, who was exposed to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the age of two and died of the effects ten years later in 1955.[1] Two versions of the album were released: a single CD edition and a limited edition two-CD set with DVD.[2][3]

Mr. Vocalist Best
Compilation album by
ReleasedApril 6, 2011 (2011-04-06) (Japan)
Recorded2008–2010
Genre
Length59:39
LabelSony Music Japan
ProducerEric Martin
Eric Martin chronology
Mr. Vocalist 3
(2010)
Mr. Vocalist Best
(2011)
Mr. Rock Vocalist
(2012)

The album peaked at No. 220 on Oricon's albums chart.[4]

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Pride"Tomoyasu HoteiMiki Imai 
2."First Love"Hikaru UtadaHikaru Utada 
3."I Believe"
  • Ayaka Iida
  • Yoshihiko Nishio
Ayaka 
4."Hanamizuki"Yo HitotoYo Hitoto 
5."Hero"
Mariah Carey 
6."Love Love Love (English Version)"Dreams Come True 
7."Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto (Mr. Vocalist Version) (with Debbie Gibson)" ((世界中の誰よりきっと (MRV ver.), "Surely More Than Anyone in the World (MRV ver.)"))
Miho Nakayama & Wands 
8."Everything"
  • Misia
  • Toshiaki Matsumoto
Misia 
9."Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru (with Emiri Miyamoto)" ((また君に恋してる, "I'm in Love with You Again"))
Fuyumi Sakamoto 
10."Time After Time"
Cyndi Lauper 
11."Nada Sōsō" ((涙そうそう, "Great Tears Are Spilling"))Rimi Natsukawa 
12."Inori"
  • God Breath
  • Yūji Sasaki
Yūji Sasaki 
Limited Edition Disc 1 bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
13."Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni" ((川の流れのように, "Like the Flow of the River"))Hibari Misora 
Limited Edition Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Itsuka no Merry Christmas" (Itsuka no Merī Kurisumasu (いつかのメリークリスマス, "Merry Christmas Someday"))Tak MatsumotoB'z 
2."Christmas Eve" (Kurisumasu Ibu (クリスマス・イブ))Tatsuro YamashitaTatsuro Yamashita 
3."Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
  • John Lennon
  • Yoko Ono
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band 
4."Sekaiju no Dare Yori Kitto (Eric Martin Solo Ver.)"
  • Wesugi
  • Nakayama
  • Oda
Miho Nakayama & Wands 
5."Yuki no Hana (Live)" ((雪の華(LIVE), "Snowflakes"))
  • Satomi
  • Ryoki Matsumoto
Mika Nakashima 
6."Love"
  • Hideki Imamura
  • Yasushi Nakagawa
  • Kazuma Endou
  • Daita Ito
  • Junji Sakuma
Siam Shade 
7."Can't Take My Eyes Off You"Various 
8."Love Is Alive"
  • Eric Martin
  • Andre Pessis
  • Geo
Eric Martin 
Limited Edition DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Pride" (Music video)HoteiMiki Imai 
2."Itsuka no Merry Christmas" (Music video)MatsumotoB'z 
3."Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru (with Emiri Miyamoto)" (Music video)
  • Matsui
  • Mori
Fuyumi Sakamoto 
4."You've Got a Friend" (A Special Night in Tokyo Ver.)Carole KingCarole King 
5."To Be with You" (A Special Night in Tokyo Ver.)
  • Martin
  • David Grahame
Mr. Big 

Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 220

References

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  1. ^ "INORI | 佐々木祐滋". Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "エリック・マーティン、B'zからBOΦWY、LUNA SEAまで今度は男性J-ROCKの名曲を鮮烈カバー". BARKS. July 30, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "MR. VOCALIST BEST | エリック・マーティン". Billboard Japan. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "MR.VOCALIST BEST | エリック・マーティン". Oricon. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
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