From: sana@McLaren.t-sisi.tis.co.jp (Kaz "ACID" Sanada)
Newsgroups: rec.music.misc,alt.music.alternative,soc.culture.japan
Subject: CHART: Japanese pop singles/albums(10/Aug)
Summary: ALBUM-REVIEW: Hello Lovers by Misato Watanabe
Keywords: Shonen Knife, Keiko Terada(Show-Ya), Southern All Stars
Date: 21 Aug 92 10:40:03 GMT
Reply-To: sana@McLaren.pontneuf.tis.co.jp
Followup-To: rec.music.misc
Organization: Toyo Information Systems Co.Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.


    It was "OBON" season last week in Japan. This is one of the reasons
    I didn't post the chart last week, sorry_o_. (The other reason is
    that the ORICON is NOT published this week)

    Anyway, here you are, the recent popmusic hitparade from the island
    country full of summer heat!

			ORICON SINGLES TOP 20

  LW  TW TITLES					ARTISTS

   1   1.Namida No Kiss				Southern All Stars
   -   2.Asai Nemuri				Miyuki Nakajima
   2   3.Shraba La Bamba/Kimi Dake Ni Yume Wo Mou Ichido Southern All Stars
   3   4.If					Chage & Aska
   4   5.Mou Koinante Shinai			Noriyuki Makihara
   6   6.Glass No Memories			Tube
   8   7.Kimi Ga Iru Dake De/Aishiteru		Kome-Kome Club
   9   8.Blowin'/Time				B'z
   -   9.You're The Only...			Masatoshi Ono
   -  10.Bokutachi Dake No Tengoku		Baku
  10  11.Hagayui Kuchibiru			Mariko Takahashi
  11  12.Mata Aeru...				Kix's
   5  13.Lonely Wild				Tomoyasu Hotei
  14  14.Sono Mama No Kimi Ga Suki		Kazumasa Oda
  17  15.Mou Namida Wa Iranai			Masayuki Suzuki
   7  16.Furimukanaide				Wink
  16  17.Hana Banka				Kaori Kozai
  18  18.Sayonara				Gao
  20  19.Kokoro No Tobira			Taizo Jinnai
  13  20.Honest					Senri Oe

    Southern All Stars, the king of Japanese pops through 80's, keep
    their top position again. Miyuki Nakajima, the queen of Japanese
    folk singer-songwriter, debuts at No.2.

			ORICON ALBUMS TOP 20

  LW  TW TITLES					ARTISTS

   1   1.Singles 1987-1992			Princess Princess
   3   2.Kimi Wa Boku No Takaramono		Noriyuki Makihara
   4   3.Octave					Kome-Kome Club
   -   4.Heart Of Diamonds II			Ayumi Nakamura
   6   5.From Yesterday				Keisuke Kuwata
   2   6.Sweet 16				Motoharu Sano
   7   7.Hello Lovers				Misato Watanabe
   5   8.Gamushara				Tunnels
   8   9.Neptune				Toshinobu Kubota
   9  10.Nouryou				Tube
   -  11.Yoshidamachi No Uta			Takuro Yoshida
  13  12.Favorite Things			Hound Dog
  17  13.Super Best II				Chage & Aska
  16  14.Moana Lani				Anri
  20  15.Aru Ga Mama Ni				Toshiki Kadomatsu
  10  16.Taiyo No Shita No Surfin' Japan	Mi-Ke
  22  17.Vision Of Live(MTV Unplugged EP)	Mariah Carey
  21  18.Mistral				Takako Okamura
  14  19.Two Spirits				Psy's
  27  20.Endless Dream				Tetsuro Oda

    Princess^2 is still standing on the top. Noriyuki Makihara
    re-climbs over Kome^2 Club and reaches No.2. Ayumi Nakamura, one of
    Japanese female rock vocalists with husky voice, debuts with her
    greatest hits album at No.4.

    Topics:

    Shonen Knife, 3 Girls band from Osaka who has already debuted in US
    and in UK, finally debuts in Japan. Their first release is titled
    "Let't Knife" from MCA Victor on 26/Aug.

    Keiko Terada, the former vocalist of Show-Ya, Girls hardrock band
    who had been acted worldwide, debuted as solo. Being famous for the
    Barcelona Olympic Games title "Paradise Wind", she released her
    solo debut album called "Body And Soul" from BMG Victor on 05/Aug.

    Southern All Stars, one of real BigName artists in Japan, is
    planning to go on tour in China. The schedule is on 12,13/Sep in
    Metropolitan Gymnasium in Beijing.

    ALBUM REVIEW: "Hello Lovers" by Misato Watanabe

    Like DISCOGRAPHY, I'll try to compile my recent favorite albums
    data serially. At the beginning, I introduce MISACCHAN's greatest
    hits/remixes album.

Artist: Misato Watanabe
Title: Hello Lovers
Production co: Epic/Sony
Cat#: ESCB1300
Release: 92.07.08
Prince: 3000 yen
Length: 61:08 (12 tracks)
Track Data: 1.Lovin' You
	    2.Naichaisoudayo
	    3.Yarujan Onnanoko
	    4.Summertime Blues
	    5.Moonlight Dance
	    6.Tobe Mokei Hikooki
	    7.My Revolution -Dai 2 Shou-
	    8.Sha La La
	    9.Growin' Up
	    10.Sakura No Hana No Saku Koro Ni
	    11.Aozora
	    12.Otokonoko No Youni

Goodies:
Comments: This is her greatest hits album since her debut.
Most of titles are remixed in the album.

# Recently my site had a trouble with new system. I hope you can read it.

--- Today's recommendation: Naichaisoudayo by Misato Watanabe ---
           Kazuhiro Sanada
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