TANPOPO 1

TANPOPO 1 is the first album by Tanpopo. It was released on March 31, 1999. The album peaked at #10 on the Oricon charts and sold 88,680 copies.
Twenty years after its original release, in March 2019, the album was released on vinyl by TOWER RECORDS. It was pre-sold at the store opening of TOWER VINYL SHINJUKU on March 21, 2019, and was released at all TOWER RECORDS locations and TOWER RECORDS ONLINE on April 1, 2019."TOWER VINYLオープン記念！アナログ化プロジェクト始動　第一弾はモー娘。タンポポから嶋大輔のあの名曲など6作を限定リリース" (in Japanese). TOWER RECORDS ONLINE. 2019-03-08."タワーレコードとのコラボによる、ハロプロアナログ化プロジェクト第1弾リリース決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2019-3-13.
==Tracklist==
===CD===
#Last Kiss (single version) (ラストキッス)
#Wakattenai Janai (わかってないじゃない; You Don't Get It, Do You) - Ishiguro Aya
#Sentimental Minamimuki (センチメンタル南向き; Sentimental Southwards) - Yaguchi Mari
#Motto (album mix)
#Tanjoubi no Asa (誕生日の朝; Birthday Morning)
#Kataomoi (片想い; Unrequited Love) - Iida Kaori
#ONE STEP
#Tanpopo (たんぽぽ; Dandelion)
#Suki (スキ; I Love You)
#Last Kiss (album version)
===Vinyl===
* A1 Last Kiss (single version)
* A2 Wakattenai ja nai - Ishiguro Aya
* A3 Sentimental Minamimuki - Yaguchi Mari
* B1 Motto (album mix)
* B2 Tanjoubi no Asa
* C1 Kataomoi - Iida Kaori
* C2 ONE STEP
* D1 Tanpopo
* D2 Suki
* D3 Last Kiss (album version)
==Featured Members==
*Ishiguro Aya
*Iida Kaori
*Yaguchi Mari
==Album Information==
All Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
All Chorus: Tanpopo
#Last Kiss
#Wakattenai ja nai
#*Arrangement, Guitar: Konishi Takao
#*Main Vocal: Ishiguro Aya
#*Chorus: Iida Kaori, Yaguchi Mari
#*Drums: Sano Yasuo
#*Wood Bass: Mizutani Hiroaki
#*Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
#*Additional Chorus: Tsunku, Hashimoto Shin
#Sentimental Minamimuki
#*Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming: Kono Shin
#*Main Vocal, Chorus: Yaguchi Mari
#*Chorus: Ishiguro Aya, Iida Kaori
#*Bass: Sasamoto Yasushi
#*Guitar: Inaba Masahiro
#*Flute: Yamamoto Takuo
#*Clap: Tanpopo, UFAG's
#*Additional Chorus, Clap: Tsunku
#Motto (album mix)
#*Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming: Kono Shin
#*Vocal, Chorus: Tanpopo
#*Drums: Chris Parker
#*Bass: Will Lee
#*Guitar: Hirum Bullock
#*Percussion: Bashiri Johnson
#*Turntable: Sean C
#*Additional Chorus: Tsunku
#Tanjoubi no Asa
#*Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming: Konishi Takao
#*Vocal, Chorus: Tanpopo
#*Guitar: Masuzaki Takashi
#*Manipulator: Katsuura Go
#*Strings: Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra (北京愛楽楽団)
#Kataomoi
#*Arrangement, Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
#*Main Vocal, Chorus: Iida Kaori
#*Chorus: Ishiguro Aya, Yaguchi Mari
#*Drums: Sano Yasuo
#*Bass: Hideyuki Komatsu
#*Tambourine: Tai Motoyoshi
#ONE STEP
#*Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming: Konishi Takao
#*Vocal, Chorus: Tanpopo
#*Drums: Yamashita Masato
#*Bass: Okazawa Shigeru
#*Guitar: Nishikawa Susumu
#*Piano: Shima Ken
#*Soprano Sax: Yamamoto Kohjyu
#*Manipulator: Katsuura Go
#*Additional Chorus: Tsunku
#Tanpopo
#*Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming: Konishi Takao
#*Vocal, Chorus: Tanpopo
#*Guitar: Masuzaki Takashi
#*Manipulator: Katsuura Go
#*Strings: Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra
#Suki
#*Arrangement, Keyboards, Programming: Konishi Takao
#*Vocal, Chorus: Tanpopo
#*Gut Guitar: Furukawa Masayoshi
#*Accordion: Tsurugi Masaki
#*Manipulator: Katsuura Go
#Last Kiss (album version)
#*Vocal, Chorus: Tanpopo
#*Strings: Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra
==Performances==
===Event Performances===
;Sentimental Minamimuki
*[2023.01.13] Yaguchi Mari 40th Birthday Event 2023 ~Suoku-nen-buri no BD Event Yacchau yo!!~ - Yaguchi Mari
==Oricon Chart Positions==
Total Reported Sales: 88,680*
==Trivia==
*First press: a postcard for applying for a present (a Tanpopo trading card holder).
*Track #8, "Tanpopo", would be released as a re-cut single a few months after the album’s release.
*On Utaban, Abe Natsumi was "confronted" about the album. She had told Ishiguro and Iida she had listened to it, but turns out she hadn’t.
==Comments==
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography:
**CD: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
**LP Record: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: Wakattenai ja nai, Sentimental Minamimuki, Tanjoubi no Asa, Kataomoi, ONE STEP, Tanpopo, Suki
Category:Tanpopo Albums
Category:1999 Albums
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Category:2019 LPs
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