Kabukichō no Joō

"Kabukichō no Joō" (歌舞伎町の女王, Queen of Kabukichou^?) is Japanese singer Shiina Ringo's 2nd single and it was released on September 9, 1998. The distributor is Toshiba EMI / EAST WORLD.

Outline

M1 is the song which Shiina Ringo wrote imagining Kabuki-cho before she actually visited there.

M2 is a cover of Cyndi Lauper's song. However, she referred to Susanna Hoffs version.

M3 is the songs in which she recorded Kabukicho no Joou and Marunouci Sadistic in the style of singing to her own guitar accompaniment. She actually sang in outdoor at first. Since it didn’t sound like reality, she re-recorded it in studio and added sound effects, such as footsteps and noises of bustle.

Track listing

1. "Kabukichō no Joō (歌舞伎町の女王, Queen of Kabuki-cho^?)"

   from Muzai Moratorium

2. "Unconditional Love"

   Cyndi Lauper cover, partial Susanna Hoffs cover.

3. "Jitsuroku -Shinjuku nite- Marunouchi Sadistic～Kabukichō no Joō (実録 －新宿にて－ 丸の内サディスティック～歌舞伎町の女王, Live -in Shinjuku- Marunouchi Sadistic～Queen of Kabuki-chou^?)"

Commentary

• Track 1&3 are words and music by Shiina Ringo.
• Track 2 is words and music by Cyndi Lauper, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg (Japanese translation is Shiina Ringo).
• All songs are arranged by Kameda Seiji.

Personnel

Kabukichō no Joō

• Zetsurin Hectopascal (絶倫ヘクトパスカル, Matchless Hectopascal^?)
  • Vocals, Drums, Whistle: 椎名林檎 Shiina Ringo
  • Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar: 西川進 Susumu Nishikawa
  • Electric Bass, Handclap: 亀田誠治 Seiji Kameda

Unconditional Love

• Vocals: 椎名林檎 Shiina Ringo
• The Strings: 金原千恵子グループ Chieko Kinbara Group
• Bell & Loops: 亀田誠治 Seiji Kameda
• Synthesizer Programming: 北城浩志 Hiroshi Kitashiro