Color the Cover (stylized as Color The Cover) is the second cover album by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi, following her 2010 cover album Eternity ~Love & Songs~.[1][2] It came in at No. 3 on Oricon and remained on the charts for nine weeks.
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| Released | February 27, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
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| Label | Rhythm Zone | |||
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She covered various popular songs from famous artists, including hide, Shizuka Kudo, Kome Kome Club, Kenji Ozawa, UA and Mayo Okamoto, among others.
Kumi's performance of "Alone," originally by Mayo Okamoto, had previously been placed on her single Koishikute as the coupling track on December 26, 2012.
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editColor the Cover is the second cover album by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi, released on February 27, 2013.[3] The album charted well on the Oricon Albums Charts, taking the No. 3 spot for the week and remaining on the charts for nine consecutive weeks.[4]
Unlike her previous cover album, Eternity ~Love & Songs~, the songs used for Color The Cover were remastered to have a modern vibe, but still hold the tune of the original tracks. The album contained two predominate genres, electronica and pop. Covered songs included "Pink Spider," which was originally performed by hide from X Japan before his untimely death in 1998;[5] Shizuka Kudo's most well-known song "Blue Velvet";[6] and "Shake Hip!", which was originally by the group Kome Kome Club.[7]
For promotions, Koda Kumi performed several songs on various television programs, including "Shake Hip!" and "Blue Velvet", with their original artists.[8][9] The performance of "Shake Hip!" was also the first time Kumi and Kome Kome Club's Tatsuya Ishii shared a stage since Kumi's 2006 single KAMEN.
"Alone," originally by Mayo Okamoto, can also be found on Kumi's 2012 December single Koishikute as the coupling track.[10] "Alone" had been the song Kumi performed when she initially auditioned for Avex Trax's avex dream 2000 auditions. This ultimately led to her being signed to Avex's sub-label Rhythm Zone.[11]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pink Spider (ピンク スパイダー / PINKU SUPAIDAA)" | hide | hide | hide with spread beaver | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Shake Hip!" | Satoshi Nakamura | Mitsu J | Kome Kome Club | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Lovely (ラブリー / RABURII)" | Kenji Ozawa | Yuasa Atsushi • Saitō Yuki | Kenji Ozawa | 5:52 |
| 4. | "Jounetsu (情熱 / Passion)" | UA | Isawa Kazuha | UA | 3:41 |
| 5. | "One More Time, One More Chance" | Toshiyuki Mori | Curly Giraffe | Masayoshi Yamazaki | 5:39 |
| 6. | "Alone" | Mayo Okamoto | Minakawa Masato | Mayo Okamoto | 5:08 |
| 7. | "Blue Velvet" | HATA | Inoue Makijiro | Shizuka Kudo | 3:54 |
| 8. | "「Otoko」 (「男」 / "Men")" | Kubo Ruriko | Nomura Yoichiro | Kubo Ruriko | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Dou ni mo tomaranai (どうにもとまらない / I Won't Stop)" | Yū Aku | h-wonder | Linda Yamamoto | 2:27 |
| 10. | "Koyoi no Tsuki no Youni (今宵の月のよう / Just Like the Moon)" | Koji Miyamoto | Watanabe Zentaro | Elephant Kashimashi | 4:38 |
| 11. | "Uta wa Wa ga Inochi (歌は我が命 / Singing is My Life)" | Ou Yoshida | Sato Jun | Hibari Misora | 4:35 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pink Spider (Album Version)" (Music Video) | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Lovely" (Music Video) | 5:53 |
| 3. | "Shake Hip!" (Music Video) | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Lovely" (Making Video) | |
| 5. | "Shake Hip!" (Making Video) | |
| 6. | "Documentary Movie 「THE REAL ME」" (Limited Edition Only) |
Oricon Charts (Japan)
edit| Release | Oricon Singles Chart | Peak position | First week sales (copies) | Sales total (copies) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2013 | Daily Chart | 2 | 48,395 | |
| Weekly Chart | 3 | 33,993 | ||
| Monthly Chart (February) | 11 | 33,993 | ||
| Monthly Chart (March) | 46 | 13,083 |
Alternate versions
editShake Hip!
- Shake Hip!: Found on the album (2013)
- Shake Hip! [John Fontein (RE:LABEL®) Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)
One more time, One more chance
- One more time, One more chance: Found on the album (2013)
- One more time, One more chance [Shohei Matsumoto & Junichi Matsuda Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)
References
edit- ^ ustar (February 12, 2013). "Koda Kumi meets Kudo Shizuka & Kubo Ruriko on 'Bokura no Ongaku'". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ 倖田來未緊張！ 工藤静香＆久宝留理子と初共演. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. February 11, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ avex (February 21, 2013). "Cover Album "Color The Cover"". Koda Kumi. Rhythm Zone. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ "Color The Cover (with DVD) / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ "Oricon Weekly Single Charts for the fourth week of May 1998" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
- ^ "オリコン 1997.6.9". Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "倖田來未、「Shake Hip!」ミュージックビデオが解禁". BARKS (in Japanese). February 21, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ "倖田來未、工藤静香とコラボステージ披露". ModelPress. February 11, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ avex (February 15, 2013). "石井竜也×倖田來未 Koda Kumi – Shake Hip! LIVE". Koda Kumi. Rhythm Zone. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- ^ avex (December 26, 2012). "December 26 RELEASE". Koda Kumi. Rhythm Zone. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- ^ "倖田來未、顔にコンプレックス抱いた過去…中学以降の写真「燃やした」 (Koda Kumi, embracing the past physical complex...pictures of junior high were "burned")". livedoor NEWS (in Japanese). August 6, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2018.