Blue Selection
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| Released | November 20, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Label | For Life Music Entertainment | |||
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Blue Selection is the studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yōsui Inoue, released shortly after its predecessor Cassis.
Like The Night Without a Guide album came out in 1992, it includes renewed renditions of his previous released songs. Those interpretations features the jazz-influence arrangements, and they were recorded by his then-touring band. [1]
The lead-off track "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" was released as a single prior to the album, but it was almost disregarded. Likewise, Blue Selection itself managed to reach the top-20 on the chart, and has been one of the least successful albums for Inoue.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Yōsui Inoue, unless otherwise noted
- "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa (飾りじゃないのよ 涙は)" - 4:05
- "Kagi no Kazu (鍵の数)" (Inoue/Natsumi Hirai) - 4:45
- "Dance wa Umaku Odorenai (ダンスはうまく踊れない, Dansu wa Umaku Odorenai)" - 3:57
- "Eiga ni Ikou (映画に行こう)" - 4:58
- "Canary" - 4:58
- "Usotsuki Diamonds (嘘つきダイアモンド, Usotsuki Daiamondo)" - 5:55
- "Final Love Song" - 5:17
- "Wakan'nai (ワカンナイ)" - 4:05
- "Hai-iro no Yubisaki (灰色の指先)" - 6:06
- "Umi e Kinasai (海へ来なさい)" (Inoue/Katz Hoshi) - 4:39
- "Saigo no News (最後のニュース, Saigo no Nyusu)" - 5:51
Chart positions
Album
| Year | Album | Chart | Position | Weeks | Sales |
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| 2002 | Blue Selection | Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 300)[2] | 20 | 12 | 35,000 |
Single
| Year | Single | B-Side(s) | Chart | Position | Weeks | Sales |
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| 2001 | "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" | "Kimerareta Rhythm" | Japanese Oricon Weekly (top 200) | 93 | 1 | 2,000 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
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| Japan | November 20, 2002 | For Life Music Entertainment | CD | FLCF-3919 |
| LP | FLJF-9529 |
References
- ^ 井上陽水、ジャズアレンジでのセルフカヴァー集 (2002/09/30) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2002-10-15. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Yosui Inoue" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
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