Expose is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released on September 7, 1994, through Pony Canyon. The album was recorded and mastered in Los Angeles. Expose is Kudo's first self-produced album. It yielded the two singles, "Blue Rose" and "Jaguar Line".
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| Released | September 7, 1994 | |||
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| Length | 53:39 | |||
| Label | Pony Canyon | |||
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| Shizuka Kudo chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Expose | ||||
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Critical reception
editKudo was praised for her "headstrong" approach to the new "hard" sound of the album.[1] CDJournal critics positively noted Kudo's "exhilarated" vocal performance, describing it as a mix between a traditionally Japanese singing technique and a more Western influenced one. She received acclaim for tackling the "tightrope act of balancing these two opposite styles".[1]
Commercial performance
editExpose debuted at number five on the Oricon Albums Chart, with 53,000 units sold in its first week.[2] The album dropped eight positions to number thirteen on its second week, with 29,000 copies sold.[3] It charted in the top 100 for eight consecutive weeks, selling a reported total of 124,000 copies during its run.[4][5]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Aeri
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blue Rose" |
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| 4:38 |
| 2. | "Sameteku Oto" (冷めてく音, "Cooled Sound") |
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| 4:59 |
| 3. | "Yume" (夢, "Dream") |
| 5:44 | |
| 4. | "Boku Yoru Ii Hito to..." (僕よりいい人と…, "With Someone Better Than Me...") |
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| 5:06 |
| 5. | "Naked Love" |
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| 4:54 |
| 6. | "Jazzy na Koneko" (Jazzyな子猫, "Jazzy Kitten") |
| 3:58 | |
| 7. | "Adamas (Seifuku Sarezaru Mono)" (Adamas～征服されざる者, "Adamas (The Unconquerable)") |
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| 4:01 |
| 8. | "I'm Nothing to You" |
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| 6:29 |
| 9. | "Step" |
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| 4:29 |
| 10. | "Pain" |
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| 5:15 |
| 11. | "Jaguar Line" |
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| 4:06 |
| Total length: | 53:39 | |||
Charts
edit| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[6] | 5 |
Certification
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[7] | Gold | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Japan | August 2, 1994 | Pony Canyon | [8] | |
| Various | January 1, 2013 | [9] |
References
edit- ^ a b "工藤静香 / エクスポーズ". CDJournal. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ "オリコン アルバム 1994.9.19". Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ "オリコン アルバム 1994.9.26". Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ "工藤静香アルバム アイドル・ポップ・データベース". Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ "Expose 工藤静香". Oricon. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – 工藤 静香 – Expose" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved January 29, 2021. Select 1994年9月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Release group "Expose" by 工藤静香". MusicBrainz. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ "Expose／工藤静香". JP: Mora. Retrieved January 11, 2018.