From: sana@McLaren.t-sisi.tis.co.jp (Cazou "ACID" Sanada)
Newsgroups: rec.music.misc,alt.music.alternative,soc.culture.japan
Subject: CHART: Japanese pop singles/albums(07/Dec)
Summary: ALBUM-REVIEW: Pepperland by Chisato Moritaka
Keywords: Naoto Kine(TMN)
Date: 14 Dec 92 04:27:46 GMT
Reply-To: sana@McLaren.pontneuf.tis.co.jp
Followup-To: rec.music.misc
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    This season we have many chances to have parties called "Bounenkai"
    or Japanese Christmas parties. We easily find people who overdrink
    and walk without stability. I don't like seeing the vomits on the
    way home...:-)

    Anyways, here's a music chart from the fareast country. This chart
    is compiled from ORICON-WEEKLY, the most popular chart magazine in
    Japan.

			ORICON SINGLES TOP 20

  LW  TW TITLES					ARTISTS

   1   1.Christmas Carol No Koro Niwa		Jun'ichi Inagaki
   2   2.Bye For Now				T-Bolan
   3   3.Sekaijuu No Dare Yori Kitto		Miho Nakayama & Wands
   7   4.Yakusoku No Hashi			Motoharu Sano
   5   5.Da-Ka-Ra				Maki Ohguro
   4   6.Present For You			The Checkers
   6   7.Ai No Wave				Carl Smoky Ishii & Yumi Matsutoya
  13   8.Motto Tsuyoku Dakishimetanara		Wands
  12   9.Kitakaze -Kimi Ni Todokimasu Youni-	Noriyuki Makihara
   8  10.Junrenka				Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi
   9  11.Trouble In Heaven			Takashi Utsunomiya
  11  12.Good Luck My Love			Kyosuke Himuro
  14  13.Ya-Ya-Ya				Zoo
  15  14.Merry-Go-Round				Misato Watanabe
  18  15.Jirettai Ai				T-Bolan
  16  16.Kessen Wa Kin'youbi/Taiyo Ga Miteru	Dreams Come True
  23  17.I Love You				Hideaki Tokunaga
   -  18.Kimi No Hitomi Ni Rainbow		Tetsuro Oda
  10  19.Yokohama Boy Style			CoCo
  20  20.Sarai					Yuuzou Kayama & Shinji Tanimura

    Jun'ichi Inagaki still keeps his top position this week. T-Bolan is
    also making a good fight. Motoharu Sano, Wands, Noriyuki Makihara
    jump in the top 10.

			ORICON ALBUMS TOP 20

  LW  TW TITLES					ARTISTS

   -   1.Tears And Reasons			Yumi Matsutoya
   1   2.The Swinging Star			Dreams Come True
   2   3.Flight Recorder 1989-1992		Lindberg
   4   4.So Bad					T-Bolan
   8   5.Guys					Chage & Aska
   9   6.Run					B'z
  10   7.Quiet Life				Mariya Takeuchi
   3   8.Made In Heaven				Toshi
   6   9.Best Of Ballade Empathy		Shizuka Kudoh
   7  10.Guide No Inai Yoru			Yosui Inoue
   5  11.Pepperland				Chisato Moritaka
  11  12.Boots					Masaharu Fukuyama
   -  13.The Singles '88-'92			Taizou Jinnai
   -  14.Secret Face				Stardust Revue
   -  15.20-Sai No Yakusoku			TV Soundtrack
  17  16.Erotica				Madonna
  16  17.Hold Me				Zard
  12  18.Best III				Akina Nakamori
   -  19.Nocturne				Wink
   -  20.Inu No Yakusoku			Tama

    As we expect Yuming's new album appears at the top of this week's
    chart. Dreams Come True's "The Swinging Star" is near at double
    millions in three weeks. Wink and Tama debut in the top 20.

    Topics:

    Naoto Kine, one of TMN, is gonna release his first solo album
    titled "Roots Of The Tree" on 12/Dec.

    ALBUM REVIEW: "Pepperland" by Chisato Moritaka

Artist: Chisato Moritaka
Title: Pepperland
Production co.: Warner Music Japan
Cat#: WPCL-707
Release: 92.11.18
Price: 2900yen(tax included)
Length: 43'25"
Track Data: 1.Pepperland
	    2.Dotchi Mo Dotchi
	    3.Atama Ga Itai
	    4.Sunrise
	    5.Rock'n'roll Kenchoh-Shozaichi
	    6.Ame No Asa
	    7.Tokonatsu No Paradise
	    8.U Turn(Wagaya)
	    9.Gokigen Na Asa
	   10.Rock Alarm Clock
	   11.Aoi Umi
Goodies:

Comments: In this album Chisato Moritaka plays some parts of instruments.
    Especially "Rock'n'roll Kenchoh-Shozaichi" she plays all the
    instruments and chorus. Generally this album has an amateuristic
    feeling which leads to the early Beatles taste. I found her musical
    origin exists in the Beatles.

# Sorry netters who asked me about Jpop with emails, but your questions
# are all too difficult for me to answer right away_o_

--- Today's recommendation: Raw Life by Masatoshi Majima ---
           Kazuhiro Sanada
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