Kokon Tozai

Kokon Tozai
Studio album by
Chisato Moritaka
ReleasedOctober 17, 1990 (1990-10-17)
Recorded1990
StudioSunrise
Genre
Length63:00
LanguageJapanese
LabelWarner Pioneer
Producer
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Moritaka Land
(1989) 		Kokon Tozai
(1990) 		The Moritaka
(1991)
Singles from Kokon Tozai
  1. "Ame"
    Released: September 10, 1990 (1990-09-10)
Alternative cover
Limited edition inner cover

Kokon Tozai (古今東西, Kokon Tōzai, All Times and Places) is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on October 17, 1990, by Warner Pioneer. A limited edition release included a 32-page photo book.[1][2]

Kokon Tozai became Moritaka's first and only album to hit No. 1 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 354,000 copies.[3] It also placed at No. 29 on Oricon's 1990 year-ending albums chart.[4] In addition, it was certified Gold by the RIAJ.[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka, except where indicated; all music is composed and arranged by Hideo Saitō, except where indicated.

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Prologue" (Purorōgu (プロローグ))   0:26
2."Oni Taiji" ((鬼たいじ, "Demon Hunting"))   3:23
3."The Busters Blues" (Za Basutāzu Burūsu (ザ・バスターズ・ブルース))   3:25
4."Interlude No. 5"   0:06
5."Aru OL no Seishun ~ A-ko no Baai ~ (Moritaka Connection)" (Aru Ō Ēru no Seishun ~ Ē-ko no Baai ~ (Moritaka Konekushon) (あるOLの青春～A子の場合～ (森高コネクション), "A Certain Young Office Lady ~ In the Case of Child A ~ (Moritaka Connection)"))   4:05
6."Oye Como Va"Tito PuentePuente 3:56
7."Ame (Album Version)" (Ame (Arubamu Vājon) (雨 (アルバム・ヴァージョン), "Rain (Album Version)")) Seiji Matsuura 5:18
8."Daibōken" ((大冒険, "Great Adventure"))   4:44
9."Hong Kong" ((香港))   4:36
10."Hare" ((晴れ, "Sunny")) Yuichi TakahashiTakahashi2:52
11."Misaki" ((岬, "Cape"))   5:07
12."Funky Monkey Baby" (Fankī Monkī Beibī (ファンキー・モンキー・ベイビー))George ŌkuraEikichi Yazawa 2:35
13."Tsukiyo no Kōkai" ((月夜の航海, "Moonlit Voyage")) TakahashiTakahashi4:06
14."Tomodachi" ((友達, "Friend"))   4:35
15."Kono Machi" ((この街, "This Town"))   4:35
16."Teriyaki Burger" (Teriyaki Bāgā (テリヤキ・バーガー))   4:33
17."Epilogue" (Epirōgu (エピローグ))   1:27
18."Uchi ni Kagitte Sonna Koto wa Nai Hazu" ((うちにかぎってそんなことはないはず, "That Shouldn't Be the Case")) Masataro NaoeCarnation3:10
Total length:63:00

Personnel

  • Chisato Moritaka – vocals, piano (3)
  • Hideo Saitō – all instruments, programming, backing vocals (all tracks except where indicated)
  • Yuichi Takahashi – all instruments, backing vocals (10, 13)
  • Yukio Seto – guitar (3, 13)
  • Seiji Matsuura – backing vocals (6–8, 10, 13, 15, 16), guitar (13)
  • Carnation (18)
  • Masataro Naoe – guitar
  • Osamu Toba – guitar
  • Yuji Mada – bass
  • Yuichi Tanaya – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Hiroshi Yabe – drums

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 1

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

  • W covered "Uchi ni Kagitte Sonna Koto wa Nai Hazu" in their 2019 EP Choi Waru Devil.[6]

References

  1. ^ "古今東西". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Publishers Japan. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  2. ^ "森高千里". Idol.ne.jp. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. ^ "森高千里". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  4. ^ a b "古今東西/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  5. ^ a b "Japanese certifications – 森高 千里 – 古今東西" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 24, 2021. Select 1990年10月 on the drop-down menu
  6. ^ "W to Release Songs from Cancelled Single & Album After 13 Years". Arama! Japan. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-09.