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]
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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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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
editAll 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
edit- 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
edit| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 3 |
Certification
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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