Musique a la Carte
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Musique a la Carte (French for Music from the Menu) is an album released by Kokia, on September 15, 2010.[1] It is an album composed entirely of covers of songs by Western artists.
Background
Of the 13 songs on the album, 8 were already released before the album in Kokia's discography. The earliest, "Moonlight Shadow," was released in 2002 on Kokia's single "Ningen tte Sonna Mono ne."[1] Four are from Kokia's 2008 10th anniversary projects Fairy Dance: Kokia Meets Ireland and Christmas Gift, and three are B-sides from the 'life trilogy' of digital singles released prior to her 2010 studio album Real World.[1]
Of the five new recordings, three were recorded in Ireland with Sean Whelan ("Love Me Tender," "Over the Rainbow" and "Scarborough Fair").[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | {{{extra_column}}} | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong, from "Kimi o Sagashite" (君をさがして?, "Searching for You"), 2009) | Bob Thiele, George David Weiss | Kiyohide Ura | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen, from "Christmas Gift", 2008) | Leonard Cohen | Ura | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Amazing Grace" (from "Christmas Gift", 2008) | John Newton | Kokia | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Love Me Tender" (Elvis Presley, New Recording) | Ken Darby, Vera Matson, George R. Poulton, Elvis Presley | Kokia | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)" (Queen, from "Christmas Gift", 2008) | Brian May | Sunny | 4:34 |
| 6. | "Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland, New Recording) | Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg | Kokia | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Black Is the Colour" (from "Fairy Dance: Kokia Meets Ireland", 2008) | Traditional | Sean Whelan | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Moonlight Shadow" (Mike Oldfield, from "Ningen tte Sonna Mono ne" (人間ってそんなものね?, "People Are Just Like That")", 2002) | Mike Oldfield | Susumu Nishikawa | 4:07 |
| 9. | "Scarborough Fair" (New Recording) | Traditional | Kokia | 4:30 |
| 10. | "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Standard, New Recording) | Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson | Kokia | 2:36 |
| 11. | "The Long and Winding Road" (The Beatles, from "Kodoku na Ikimono" (孤独な生きもの?, "Lonely Things"), 2010) | Lennon–McCartney | Yasuhia Yamamoto | 3:38 |
| 12. | "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel, New Recording) | Paul Simon | Ura | 5:44 |
| 13. | "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, from "Single Mother", 2009) | John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons, Charlie Chaplin | Ura | 4:08 |
| 14. | "Desperado" (Eagles, from "Original Sound Track: Hotel Venus", 2004) | Glenn Frey, Don Henley | Sawachika | 3:38 |
Chart rankings
| Charts (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Oricon daily albums[2] | 15 |
| Oricon weekly albums[3] | 45 |
Reported sales
| Chart | Amount |
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| Oricon physical sales[3] | 3,200 |
References
- ^ a b c d "世界待望。KOKIAが腕によりをかけて料理した、素敵な音楽のフルコース。★★★三ツ星カバーアルバム誕生！" (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ "アルバム デイリーランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on September 19, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
- ^ a b "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-09-28. (subscription only)