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Variety (娯楽 (バラエティ)), a.k.a. Goraku[1] is the third studio album by Japanese band Tokyo Jihen, released on September 26, 2007 in Japan through EMI Music Japan and Virgin Music. The album was produced by the band and Japanese recording engineer Uni Inoue. The album contains thirteen tracks and has spawned two singles. The lead single, "O.S.C.A.", was released in July 11, 2007. "Killer-tune" followed as the second single in August 22, 2007.

Background

Its thirteen tracks were carefully selected from a vast number of demos created by the band, with all tracks featuring music written by members other than lead vocalist Ringo Shiina. This was a different direction for the band, most of whose previous material had been composed by Ringo Shiina. The record includes seven tracks from guitarist Ukigumo, five tracks from keyboard player Ichiyo Izawa and one composed by bassist Seiji Kameda. Drummer Toshiki Hata was also asked to contribute, but he declined.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ringo Sheena except where noted, all music arranged by Tokyo Jihen

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Ramp (ランプ, Interchange (road))
(Official English title: Ramp)"		 Ukigumo 
2."Mirror ball (ミラーボール, Disco ball)
(Official English title: Mirror-ball)"		UkigumoUkigumo 
3."Kingyo no Hako (金魚の箱, Box of Goldfish)
(Official English title: Box of Goldfish)"		Ichiyō IzawaIchiyō Izawa 
4."Shiseikatsu (私生活, Private life)
(Official English title: Backstage)"		 Seiji Kameda 
5."OSCA
(Official English title: O.S.C.A.)"		UkigumoUkigumo 
6."Kuroneko-dō (黒猫道, Black cat way)
(Official English title: My way)"		 Ichiyō Izawa 
7."Fukushū (復讐, Vengeance)
(Official English title: Vengeance)"		 Ukigumo 
8."Bō Tomin (某都民, Certain Tokyo citizens)
(Official English title: The citizens)"		 Ukigumo 
9."SSAW
(Official English title: ss/aw)"		 Ichiyō Izawa 
10."Tukigime Hime (月極姫, Monthly Princess)
(Official English title: Princesse mensuelle)"		 Ukigumo 
11."Sake to Geko (酒と下戸, Sake & nondrinker)
(Official English title: Sake & Nondrinker)"		 Ichiyō Izawa 
12."Killer tune (キラーチューン)
(Official English title: Killer-tune)"		 Ichiyō Izawa 
13."Metro (メトロ, Metro (rapid transit))
(Official English title: Metro)"		UkigumoUkigumo 

All the Official English titles depend on Ringo Sheena's website.[2]

Charts and certifications

Notes & references

  1. ^ Ringo Sheena usually calls this album "Goraku".
  2. ^ kronekodow. "娯楽". website. Retrieved 2007-11-09. Template:Ja icon
  3. ^ Oricon [1] Retrieved on November 9.
  4. ^ Oricon [2] Retrieved on November 9.Template:Ja icon
  5. ^ Soundscan [3] Retrieved on November 9.Template:Ja icon
  6. ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2007年9月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2012-05-28.

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