Mother Earth is the seventh studio album by Japanese J-pop singer and songwriter Maki Ohguro. It was released on 9 September 1998 under B-Gram Records. For the first time the arranger Takeshi became the main producer of this album.
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| Released | 9 September 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Japanese pop | |||
| Length | 57:00 | |||
| Label | B-Gram | |||
| Producer | Takeshi Hayama | |||
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| Singles from Mother Earth | ||||
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Album consist of the only one previously released singles, Ne! ~Onna Jounetsu~.
Two tracks out of thirteen are instrumental, composed by Maki herself and Takeshi Hayama.[1]
The album reached No. 1 in its first week on the Oricon chart. The album sold 714,000 copies.[2] This is last time when her album reached No.1 in Oricon weekly charts.
It's her last studio album released in B-Gram Records. Before moving to new label EMI Japan by Universal Music Japan, she released in 1999 her second compilation album Maki Ohguro Best of Best ~All Singles Collection~.
Track listing
editAll tracks arranged by Takeshi Hayama.
All lyrics are written by Maki Ohguro; all music is composed by Maki Ohguro (expect of #1, by Takeshi Hayama)[3]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Introduction" (instrumental) | 0:39 |
| 2. | "Wake (理由)" | 4:39 |
| 3. | "Kono Yami wo Tsukinukeru (この闇を突き抜ける)" | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Sign (サ☆イ★ン)" | 5:23 |
| 5. | "Wasurete shimaitainoni (忘れてしまいたいのに)" | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Usotsuki (うそつき)" | 5:31 |
| 7. | "Suki Suki Suki (スキ・スキ・スキ)" | 4:34 |
| 8. | "Ne! ~Onna Jounetsu~ (ネッ! 〜女、情熱〜)" | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Tooi Sora de (遠い空で きっと)" | 4:01 |
| 10. | "I can't stop the rain" | 5:48 |
| 11. | "Bokura no Shiranai Tokoro de (ボクらの知らないところで)" | 3:15 |
| 12. | "Go with the wind" | 6:00 |
| 13. | "Mother Earth" (instrumental) | 3:12 |
In media
edit- Kono Yami wo Tsukinukeru: theme song for Toto Super Athletics Convention 1998
- Ne! ~Onna Jounetsu~: commercial song of Kanebo Cosmetics's Testimo II
References
edit- ^ "大黒摩季 Discography". maki-ohguro.com.
- ^ "MOTHER EARTH | 大黒摩季". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese).
- ^ "Mother Earth (大黒摩季)". Beinggiza.com.