The Greatest Princess

The Greatest Princess
Compilation album by
Princess Princess
ReleasedFebruary 1, 1996 (1996-02-01)
Recorded1987–1995
Genre
Length76:00
LanguageJapanese
LabelSony Records
ProducerPrincess Princess
Princess Princess chronology
The Last Princess
(1995) 		The Greatest Princess
(1996) 		The Complete Songs of Princess Princess
(1996)

The Greatest Princess (ザ・グレイテスト・プリンセス, Za Gureitesuto Purinsesu) is the third compilation album by the Japanese girl band Princess Princess, released on February 1, 1996, by Sony Records during the band's farewell tour. The album compiles the band's singles and select tracks from 1987 to 1995.[1][2]

The album peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart.[3] It was also certified Platinum by the RIAJ.[4]

Track listing

All music is composed by Kaori Okui, except where indicated; all music is arranged by Princess Princess and Masanori Sasaji.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."19 Growing Up -Ode to My Buddy-"Kyōko Tomita 4:17
2."Go Away Boy"Kanako NakayamaNakayama4:12
3."Get Crazy!"Nakayama 4:37
4."M"Tomita 4:35
5."Diamonds" (Daiamondo (ダイアモンド))Nakayama 4:59
6."Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu (Heisei Recording)" ((世界でいちばん熱い夏 (平成レコーディング）, "The Hottest Summer in the World (Heisei Version)"))Tomita 4:13
7."Tomodachi no Mama" ((友達のまま, "Remaining as a Friend"))Tomita 5:02
8."Parade Shiyō yo" (Parēdo Shiyō yo (パレードしようよ, "Let's Parade"))Tomita 3:28
9."Oh Yeah!"Nakayama 4:09
10."Julian" (Jurian (ジュリアン))Nakayama 5:09
11."Rock Me"Okui 4:07
12."Highway Star"Atsuko Watanabe
  • Watanabe
  • Okui
4:52
13."Kiss"
  • Tomita
  • Nakayama
Nakayama4:30
14."Seven Years After"Tomita 4:44
15."Pilot ni Naritakute" (Pairotto ni Naritakute (パイロットになりたくて, "I Want to Be a Pilot"))NakayamaTomoko Konno4:24
16."Guitar Man"Okui 4:53
17."Fly Baby Fly"Tomita 3:47
Total length:76:00

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 3

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[4] Platinum 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "The Greatest Princess". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Producers Japan. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  2. ^ "ザ・グレイテスト・プリンセス | プリンセスプリンセス". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  3. ^ a b "The Greatest Princess | プリンセスプリンセス". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  4. ^ a b "Japanese certifications – プリンセス・プリンセス – The Greatest Princess" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 21, 2021. Select 1996年7月 on the drop-down menu