Sexy 8 Beat
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Sexy 8 Beat is the eighth studio album by the all-girl Japanese pop supergroup Morning Musume. It is the first album to feature 8th generation member Aika Mitsui and the last full-length studio release to feature 4th generation member Hitomi Yoshizawa as bandleader.[1] The album is scheduled to be released on March 21, 2007.
The album features the band's previous four singles "Aruiteru" (which also appeared on the EP 7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume Mini in December 2006), "Egao YES Nude", "SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~" and "Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan". Also, as with Rainbow 7 and 7.5 Fuyu Fuyu..., tracks by four different sub-factions of the group are featured, including a solo track by Yoshizawa and the third pairing of Sayumi Michishige and Koharu Kusumi as their alter-egos "Shige-pinku" and "Koha-pinku" (first established on Rainbow 7's "Rainbow Pink").
A limited edition of the album is set to include both a DVD and a bonus CD. The contents of the latter have yet to be announced as of February 24, 2007.[2]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Tsunku.
- Genki+ (元気＋)
- Aruiteru (Album Edit) (歩いてる (Album Edit))
- Mirai no Taiyou (未来の太陽)
- Egao YES Nude (Album Mix) (笑顔YESヌード (Album Mix))
- Haru Beautiful Everyday (春 ビューティフル エブリディ)
- Performed by Eri Kamei and Aika Mitsui.
- SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ (SEXY BOY～そよ風に寄り添って～)
- Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan (Ambitious!野心的でいいじゃん)
- Sono Deai no Tame ni (その出会いのために)
- Performed by Hitomi Yoshizawa.
- Shanimuni Paradise (シャニムニ パラダイス)
- Performed by Ai Takahashi, Miki Fujimoto, Risa Niigaki, and Reina Tanaka.
- Takara no Hako (宝の箱)
- Performed by Sayumi Michishige and Koharu Kusumi.
- BE Positive! (BE ポジティブ!)
Musical personnel
- Hitomi Yoshizawa - vocals (except tracks 5, 9 and 10)
- Ai Takahashi - vocals (except tracks 5, 8, and 10)
- Risa Niigaki - vocals (except tracks 5, 8, and 10)
- Miki Fujimoto - vocals (except tracks 5, 8, and 10)
- Eri Kamei - vocals (except tracks 8, 9, and 10)
- Sayumi Michishige - vocals (except tracks 5, 8, and 9)
- Reina Tanaka - vocals (except tracks 5, 8, and 10)
- Koharu Kusumi - vocals (except tracks 5, 8, and 9)
- Aika Mitsui - vocals (except tracks 8, 9, and 10)
- Asami Konno - vocals (tracks 6 and 7, uncredited)
- Makoto Ogawa - vocals (tracks 6 and 7, uncredited)
- Tsunku - composer, background vocals
References
- ^ "Up-Front Works: Sexy 8 Beat information page" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-03-01.
- ^ "Ikimasshoi: Sexy 8 Beat starts the pimping". 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2007-02-25.
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External links
- Sexy 8 Beat at Up-Front Works official website
- ThePPN:Sexy 8 Beat