Rock Alive

Rock Alive
Studio album by
Chisato Moritaka
ReleasedMarch 25, 1992 (1992-03-25)
Recorded1991–1992
StudioThe Hit Factory (London)
Genre
Length74:18
LanguageJapanese
LabelWarner Music Japan
Producer
Chisato Moritaka chronology
The Moritaka
(1991) 		Rock Alive
(1992) 		Pepperland
(1992)
Singles from Rock Alive
  1. "Fight!!"
    Released: October 25, 1991 (1991-10-25)
  2. "Concert no Yoru"
    Released: February 25, 1992 (1992-02-25)
  3. "Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo"
    Released: June 25, 1992 (1992-06-25)
Alternative cover
Limited edition inner cover

Rock Alive (ロック・アライヴ, Rokku Araivu) is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on March 25, 1992, by Warner Music Japan. The album was recorded at The Hit Factory in London. A limited edition release included a 32-page photo book.[1][2]

The album reached No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 314,000 copies.[3][4] It was also certified Platinum by the RIAJ in April 1994.[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka

No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Concert no Yoru (Album Version)" (Konsāto no Yoru (Arubamu Vājon) (コンサートの夜 (アルバム・ヴァージョン), Concert Night (Album Version)))Hideo SaitōSaitō5:21
2."Yatchimai na" ((やっちまいな, "Crazy"))Yasuaki Maejima
  • Saitō
  • Moritaka
3:20
3."Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo" ((私がオバさんになっても, "Even If I Become an Old Lady"))SaitōSaitō4:51
4."Obasan" ((叔母さん, "Aunt"))Hiromasa IjichiYuichi Takahashi5:40
5."Guitar" (Gitā (ギター))SaitōSaitō4:18
6."The Blue Blues"Shin KōnoKōno2:13
7."Fight!! (Album Version)" (Faito!! (Arubamu Vājon) (ファイト！！ (アルバム・ヴァージョン)))TakahashiTakahashi4:58
8."Furusato no Sora" ((ふるさとの空, "The Hometown Sky"))TakahashiTakayuki Hattori5:33
9."Rock Alive"SaitōSaitō3:51
10."Yowasete yo Kon'ya Dake" ((酔わせてよ今夜だけ, "Let Me Get Drunk Just for Tonight"))MoritakaKōno3:29
11."Mitsuketa Saifu" ((見つけたサイフ, "The Wallet I Found"))SaitōSaitō4:35
12."Rhythm and Bass" (Rizumu to Bēsu (RHYTHMとBASS))Hiroyoshi MatsuoMatsuo5:39
13."Wakarimashita" ((わかりました, "Understood"))Masashi Yokoyama
  • Yokoyama
  • Takahashi
4:57
14."Bossa Marina"HattoriHattori5:48
15."Natsu no Umi" ((夏の海, "The Summer Sea"))TakahashiTakahashi4:35
16."Ame Nochi Hare" ((雨のち晴れ, "Rain, Then Sun"))SaitōSaitō5:08
Total length:74:18

Personnel

  • Chisato Moritaka – vocals, guitar (9)
  • Hideo Saitō – all instruments, programming, backing vocals (all tracks except where indicated)
  • Yasuaki Maejima – keyboards, piano, programming (2, 7)
  • Yuichi Takahashi – guitar, synthesizer, programming, backing vocals (4, 7, 13, 15)
  • Hiromasa Ijichi – piano (4)
  • Nobuo Kurata – piano (8, 14)
  • Shin Kōno – Fender Rhodes, programming, (6, 10)
  • Yukie Matsuo – keyboard (12)
  • Yukio Seto – guitar, (4, 6, 10), Fender Rhodes (14)
  • Hiroyoshi Matsuo – guitar, programming (7, 12, 13)
  • Masafumi Yokoyama – bass, guitar, programming, backing vocals (4 13, 15)
  • Kenji Takamizu – bass (14)
  • Eiji Shimamura – drums (14)
  • Seiji Matsuura – backing vocals (1)
  • Gavyn Wright – strings (8, 14)
  • Jeff Daly – alto flute (14)
  • Ron Asprey – alto flute (14)
  • Steve Sidwell – flugelhorn (14)

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 3

Certification

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

  • Sanae Johnouchi covered "Yowasete yo Kon'ya Dake" as her eighth single on August 25, 1993.[6]

Video album

Rock Alive
Video by
Chisato Moritaka
ReleasedJune 25, 1992 (1992-06-25)
Genre
LanguageJapanese
LabelWarner Music Japan
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Kokon Tozai ~ Oni ga Deru ka Hebi ga Deru ka Tour Live Video Vol. 4
(1991) 		Rock Alive
(1992) 		Live Rock Alive
(1993)

The video album for Rock Alive was released on LaserDisc and VHS on June 25, 1992.[7] Its contents were compiled in the 2000 DVD Chisato Moritaka DVD Collection No. 6: Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!/Rock Alive.[8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka

No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Rock Alive"SaitōSaitō 
2."Benkyō no Uta" ((勉強の歌, "Study Song"))SaitōSaitō 
3."The Benkyō no Uta (Live August 22, 1991, at Shibuya Public Hall)" ((ザ・勉強の歌　-LIVE- 1991年8月22日 渋谷公会堂))SaitōSaitō 
4."The Blue Blues"KōnoKōno 
5."Mitsuketa Saifu" ((見つけたサイフ, "The Wallet I Found"))SaitōSaitō 
6."Hachigatsu no Koi" ((八月の恋, "Love in August"))Kyōhei TsutsumiSaitō 
7."Making / NG Shū ~ Natsu no Umi" ((メイキング / NG集～夏の海, "Making / NG Collection ~ The Summer Sea"))TakahashiTakahashi 

References

  1. ^ "ROCK ALIVE". 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. ^ a b "ROCK ALIVE/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  4. ^ "森高千里". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  5. ^ a b "Japanese certifications – 森高 千里 – ROCK ALIVE" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 24, 2021. Select 1994年4月 on the drop-down menu
  6. ^ "酔わせてよ今夜だけ/城之内早苗". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  7. ^ "｢ROCK ALIVE｣(VHS/LD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  8. ^ "｢CHISATO MORITAKA DVD COLLECTION No.6 臭いものにはフタをしろ!!／ROCK ALIVE｣(DVD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-09.