Love Bebop
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Love Bebop (stylized as LOVE BEBOP) is the twelfth studio album by Japanese singer Misia. It was released on 6 January 2016, through Ariola Japan. Following the release of her eleventh studio album New Morning (2014) and the end of the Hoshizora no Live VII: 15th Celebration tour, Misia immediately began loosely working on her next material. Misia scheduled studio sessions for a new album with Shiro Sagisu, a producer whom she had not collaborated with since Soul Quest (2011).[1] The writing and recording process concluded in October 2015 with sessions with producer Sakoshin, whom she had last worked together on "Catch the Rainbow" (2008).[1] Misia collaborated again with producers DJ Gomi, Takayuki Hattori, Hiroshi Matsui and Tohru Shigemi along with new collaborations with songwriters Her0ism, Ki-Yo, Andreas Öberg, Rica and Shirose.
The title Love Bebop was inspired by the evolving LGBT movement in Japan, which led Misia to draw a parallel between the growing societal recognition for all forms of love and the various messages of love depicted on the album.[1]
Touring
In support of the album, Misia will be embarking on the nationwide tour titled The Tour of Misia Love Bebop 2016-2017. No dates have been officially announced, but the tour is slated to start in 2016 and run through 2017.
Commercial performance
Love Bebop entered at number 5 on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart and at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Albums chart. The digital release of the album debuted at the top of the Mora Weekly Albums chart and at number 6 on the Recochoku Weekly Albums chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Anata ni Smile :)" | Hiroshi Matsui | 4:17 | |
| 2. | "Butterfly Butterfly" |
| Sakoshin | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Love Bebop" |
| Sakoshin | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Orphans no Namida" (Long Version) |
| Sagisu | 5:42 |
| 5. | "Mayonaka no Hide-and-Seek" (真夜中のHIDE-AND-SEEK, "Midnight Hide-and-Seek") |
| Sagisu | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Shiroi Kisetsu" |
| Her0ism | 5:20 |
| 7. | "Hana" (花, "Flower") | Rica | Tohru Shigemi | 4:26 |
| 8. | "Ashita wa Motto Suki ni Naru" (明日はもっと好きになる, "Love You More Tomorrow") |
| Her0ism | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Oh Lovely Day" |
| Matsui | 4:57 |
| 10. | "Freedom" |
| Gomi | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Sakura Hitohira" |
| Her0ism | 3:49 |
| 12. | "Candle of Life" |
| Her0ism | 4:13 |
| 13. | "Nagareboshi" | Rica | Takayuki Hattori | 5:38 |
| Total length: | 57:42 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Love Bebop" (Love Is All Remix) |
| Sakoshin | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 61:15 | |||
- Note
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love Bebop.[4]
- Locations
- Recorded at Orange Peel Recordings, Atlanta; Luminous Sound Studio, Dallas; Abbey Road Studios, London; Eastcote Studios, London; MSR Studios, New York; Germano Studios, New York; Gomi's Lair Recording Studio, New York; Bass Hit Studio, New York; Beethoven Studio, Paris; Rhythmedia Studio, Tokyo; Sony Music Studios Tokyo, Tokyo; Sound Inn, Tokyo
- Mixed at Rhythmedia Studio, Tokyo; Mirrorball Entertainment Studios, Los Angeles; Bass Hit Studio, New York;
- Mastered at Powers Mastering Studio, New York
- Musicians
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Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[5] | 7 |
| Japan Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[6] | 8 |
| Japan Daily Albums (Oricon) | 4 |
| Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[7] | 5 |
| Japan Weekly Albums (Mora) (Hi-Res) | 1 |
| Japan Weekly Albums (Mora) (MP3) | 8 |
| Japan Monthly Albums (Mora) (Hi-Res)[8] | 3 |
| Japan Monthly Albums (Mora) (MP3)[8] | 31 |
| Japan Weekly Albums (Recochoku) | 6 |
| Japan Monthly Albums (Recochoku)[9] | 17 |
| Taiwan Weekly Albums (Five Music)[10] | 10 |
References
- ^ a b c "MISIA「LOVE BEBOP」インタビュー (1/3) - 音楽ナタリー Power Push". Natalie. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ a b "MISIAの「LOVE BEBOP」を iTunes で". iTunes (JP). 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "MISIA･LOVE BEBOP【初回生産限定盤】". Sony Music Shop. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ Misia (2016). Love Bebop (Booklet). Misia. Tokyo, Japan: Ariola Japan. pp. 14–17. 4988017695609.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年01月04日～2016年01月10日". Oricon. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ a b "ランキング（総合）2016年1月 音楽ダウンロード・音楽配信サイト mora". Mora. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "アルバムランキング 月間 2016/1 月間【レコチョク】音楽ダウンロード". Recochoku. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Five Music-5大唱片 - 第2 週 統計時間：2016/1/8 - 2016/1/14". Five Music. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
