Hey guys! Here's a big Non-stop Idol cover album to tide you over! ^_^
Starting in the early 70s and up to today, idol hits with names you'll recognize!
My only gripe is that they didn't have Iwasaki Hiromi (she had tons of #1 hits in the mid 70s!!! What gives!?) and Okada Yukiko (you gotta respect Yukiko). Other than that, pretty decent selection... it's an alright ensemble if you imagine trying to cram 30 years into a non-stop mix.
I have NO idea who the group is... they have another cover album out and I'll try to get it. But not much info on them out there...
1. 17才 (juu-nana sai) [Seventeen] - Minami Saori (南 沙織) cover
2. ひなげしの花 (hinageshi no hana) [Poppy Flower] - Agnes Chan (アグネス・チャン) cover
3. 赤い風船 (akai fuusen) [Red Balloon] - Asada Miyoko (浅田美代子) cover
4. わたしの彼は左きき (watashi no kare ha hidari-kiki) [My Boyfriend's Left-handed] - Asaoka Megumi (麻丘めぐみ) cover
5. ひと夏の経験 (hito-natsu no keiken) [One Summer's Experience] - Yamaguchi Momoe (山口百恵) cover
6. ハートのエースが出てこない (HEART no ACE ga detekonai) [Not Playing the Ace of Hearts] - Candies (キャンディーズ) cover
7. ペッパー警部 (PEPPER keibu) [Inspector Pepper] - Pink Lady (ピンク・レディー) cover
8. 夏のお嬢さん (natsu no ojou-san) [Summer Lady] - Sakakibara Ikue (榊原郁恵) cover
9. 青い珊瑚礁 (aoi sangosho) [Blue Reef] - Matsuda Seiko (松田聖子) cover
10. ハロー・グッドバイ (HELLO GOODBYE) - Kashiwabara Yoshie (柏原よしえ) cover
11. センチメンタル・ジャーニー
(SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY) - Matsumoto Iyo (松本伊代
) cover
12. セーラー服と機関銃 (SAILOR fuku to kikanjuu) [Sailor Uniform and Machine Gun] - Yakushimaru Hiroko (薬師丸ひろ子) cover
13. 夏色のナンシー (natsu-iro no NANCY) [Summer Colored Nancy] - Hayami Yuu (早見 優) cover
14. エスカレーション (ESCALATION) - Kawai Naoko (河合奈保子) cover
15. 飾りじゃないのよ涙は (kazari janai no yo namida wa) [Tears Aren't For Decoration] - Nakamori Akina (中森明菜) cover
16. 卒業 (sotsugyou) [Graduation] - Saitou Yuki (斉藤由貴) cover
17. タッチ (TOUCH) - Iwasaki Yoshimi (岩崎良美) cover
18. Bye-Byeガール (Bye-Bye GIRL) - Shojo-tai (少女隊) cover
19. もう逢えないかもしれない (mou aenai kamoshirenai) [We May Never Meet Again] - Kikuchi Momoko (菊池桃子) cover
20. じゃあね (jyaa ne) [Bye Bye] - Onyan-ko Club (おニャン子クラブ) cover
21. Oneway Generation - Honda Minako (本田美奈子) cover
22. かしこ (kashiko) [Sincerely Yours] - Ushiro Yubi Sasare-gumi (うしろゆびさされ組) cover
23. I Don't Know! - BaBe cover
24. 時の河を越えて (toki no kawa wo koete) [Cross the River of Time] - Ushiro Kami Hikare-tai (うしろ髪ひかれ隊) cover
25. はいからさんが通る (haikara-san ga touru) [There Goes Haikara-san] - Minamino Yoko (南野陽子) cover
26. C-Girl - Asaka Yui (浅香 唯) cover
27. MUGO・ん…色っぽい (Mugon...iroppoi) [Speechless...Sexy] - Kudou Shizuka (工藤静香) cover
28. ストレス (STRESS) - Moritaka Chisato (森高千里) cover
29. 淋しい熱帯魚 (sabishii nettaigyo) [Lonely Tropical Fish] - Wink cover
30. Miracle Love - Makise Riho (牧瀬里穂) cover
31. 恋しさとせつなさと心強さと (itoshisa to setsunasa to kokoro-tsuyosa to) [Love and Sadness and Confidence] - Shinohara Ryoko (篠原涼子) cover
32. MajiでKoiする5秒前 (maji de koi suru go-byo mae) [5 Seconds Before Real Love] - Hirosue Ryoko (広末涼子) cover
33. 抱いてHOLD ON ME! (daite HOLD ON ME!) [Hold me...] - Morning Musume (モーニング娘。) cover
34. 月と太陽 (tsuki to taiyo) [Moon and Sun] - Taiyo to Cisco Moon (太陽とシスコムーン) cover
35. BE TOGETHER - Suzuki Ami (鈴木あみ) cover
36. ちょこっとLOVE (chokotto Love) [Little Bit'o Love] - Puchi Moni (プッチモニ) cover
37. Movin' on - dream cover
38. LOVE & JOY - Kimura Yuki (木村由姫) cover
39. ミニモニ。ジャンケンぴょん! (MINIMONI JYANKEN-pyon!) [Minimoni Jyanken-hop!) - Mini Moni (ミニモニ。) cover
40. 愛のバカやろう (ai no BAKAyarou) [Bastard of Love] - Gotou Maki (後藤真希) cover
41. しょうちのすけ (shouchinosuke) [Yessir] - Suitei Shojo (推定少女) cover
42. Yeah! めっちゃホリディ (...meccha HOLIDAY) [...Really Holiday] - Matsuura Aya (松浦亜弥) cover
43. 赤いフリージア (akai FREESIA) [Red Freesia] - Melon Kinenbi (メロン記念日) cover
44. LolitA☆Strawberry in summer - SweetS cover
45. BON VOYAGE! - Bon-Bon Blanco cover
46. 会いたかった (aitakatta) [I Missed You] - AKB48 cover
47. 恋のヘキサゴン (koi no HEXAGON) [Love Hexagon] - Pabo cover
48. 恋のバカンス (koi no VACANCE) [Love Vacation] - The Peanuts (ザ・ピーナッツ) cover
Enjoy!!!!
Idol Retsuden
The great Momoe Yamaguchi (山口百恵) started out in 1973 as a 70s idol and by her late teens had successfully transitioned to an utahime, or "song princess", the Japanese equivalent of diva.
While not having many number one hits, the combination of her mature beauty, sultry voice, and mystique has captivated singers and fans alike for 30+ years.
Retiring in 1980 at the age of 20 to marry fellow actor Tomokazu Miura (三浦友和), she has never come back into public life; fans, including me, still dream of a comeback someday.
In the meantime, her two sons are in showbiz, the oldest as the lead singer of now defunct band PEAKY SALT, and the younger just starting to act in movies.
Luckily for us, she is one of the most covered artists, and her later singles have become classics in Japanese culture.
Momoe Tribute @ amazon.co.jp
1. ロックンロール・ウィドウ (ROCK 'N ROLL WIDOW) by Fujii FUMIYA (藤井フミヤ)
2. 秋桜 (akizakura/COSMOS) by Fukuyama Masaharu (福山雅治)
3. さよならの向う側 (sayonara no mukou gawa) [Other Side of Goodbye] by Tsunku (つんく♂)
4. パールカラーにゆれて (PEARL COLOR ni yurete) [Flickering in Pearl Color] by Sowelu
5. 愛染橋 (aizen-bashi) [Aizen Bridge] by Nakamori Akina (中森明菜)
6. ひと夏の経験 (hito natsu no keiken) [One Summer's Experience] by PUFFY
7. 夢先案内人 (yume saki annaijin) [Dream Destination Guide] by bird
8. プレイバック part2 (PLAYBACK) by Karashima Midori (辛島美登里)
9. しなやかに歌って (shinayaka ni utatte) [Sing Freely] by CIRCUS (サーカス)
10. ロックンロール・ウィドウ (ROCK 'N ROLL WIDOW) by SAKURA
11. 乙女座 宮 (otomeza-kyu) [Virgo] by Iwasaki Hiromi (岩崎宏美)
Enjoy!
Thank You For...
Didn't want to leave you hanging (who???) too long for something, so I thought that this album would be a good starter/sampler for a cover blog. Rock, but not too heavy, energetic and fun. Released in 2003. If you enjoy it, buy it! Better sound and all the booklet info. (THE HIT PARADE @ amazon.co.jp)
Tak Matsumoto of B'z and various artists collaborated for a rock-inspired cover album!
Basically this is the format I will be posting in... it's a lot of info for one track, but with the art of copy-pasting the Japanese text, you can easily find discographies of the artist covering, and the artist covered. Japan Wikipedia, YouTube will have something featured of the artists below.
So, this is the key to the track list:
1. Song Name in Japanese (romaji of song title) [Translation of Song Title] -
Covered artist's name (Covered artist's name in Japanese)
Got it!? Booyaka! Enjoy!
1. 勝手にしやがれ (katte ni shiyagare) [Do What You Want] with Inaba Koushi (稲葉浩志) - Sawada Kenji (沢田研二) cover
2. 異邦人 (ihoujin) [Foreigner] with ZARD - Kubota Saki (久保田早紀) cover
3. 涙の太陽 (namida no taiyou) [Sun of Tears] with Aiuchi Rina (愛内里菜) - Anzai MARIYA (安西マリア) cover
4. その気にさせないで (sono ki ni sasenaide) [Don't Turn Me On] with Saegusa Yuuka, Kitahara Aiko, Takaoka Ai (三枝夕夏・北原愛子・高岡亜衣) - CANDIES (キャンディーズ) cover
5. イミテイション・ゴールド (IMITATION GOLD) with Kuraki Mai (倉木麻衣) - Yamaguchi Momoe (山口百恵) cover
6. 渚のヨーコ・ヨコハマ・ヨコスカ (nagisa no YOKO YOKOHAMA YOKOSUKA) [Bay Side Yokohama Yokosuka] - DOWNTOWN BOOGIE OOGIE BAND (ダウンタウン・ブギウギ・バンド) cover
7. 雨の街を (ame no machi wo) [In A Rainy Town] with Matsuda Akiko (松田明子) - Matsutoya Yumi (松任谷由実) cover
8. Paper Doll with Fayray - Yamashita Tatsuro (山下達郎) cover
9. 「いちご白書」をもう一度 ("ichigo hakusho" wo mou ichido) ["Strawberry Statement" Once Again] with Sugazaki Akane (菅崎茜) - BANBAN (バンバン) cover
10. Foggy Night with Suzukusa Yumi (滴草由実) - Ozaki Ami (尾崎亜美) cover
11. 少女A (shojo A) [Girl A] with Uehara Azumi (上原あずみ) - Nakamori Akina (中森明菜) cover
12. ビュン・ビュン (BYUN BYUN) [Zoom Zoom] with Kawashima Daria (川島だりあ) - Gedou (外道) cover
13. パープル・タウン You Oughta Know By Now (PURPLE TOWN) with Takei Shiori (竹井詩織里) - Yagami Junko (八神純子) cover
14. 時に愛は (toki ni ai wa) [Occasionally Love Is...] with Utoku Keiko (宇徳敬子) - OFF COURSE (オフコース) cover
15. Spinning Toe-Hold - CREATION (クリエイション) cover
16. 一人 I Stand Alone (hitori) [Alone] with Jeffrey Quest - Inoue Takayuki (井上堯之) cover
17. 私は風 (watashi wa kaze) [I Am The Wind] with Nakamura Yuri (中村由利) - CARMEN MAKI & Oz (カルメン・マキ＆Oz) cover
THE HIT PARADE
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It seems only the Megaupload link works, so from now on I think I will only use Megaupload... )
