Music Gift

Music Gift
EP by Kokia
Released December 9, 2008 (2008-12-09)
Recorded 2008
Genre J-pop, folk
Length 16:30
Label Anco&co
Producer Kokia
Kokia chronology
Love Tears
(2008)		 Music Gift
(2008)		 Kokia Infinity Akiko: Balance
Akiko Infinity Kokia: Balance
(2009)

Music Gift is a free release EP released by Kokia, handed out on the streets of New York in on the 9th of December, 2008,[1] limited to 10,000 copies.[1] It was created as a memorial for the 7th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.[2] The original title of the project was the "Remember the Kiss Music Gift" when it was mentioned in Kokia's blog in September 2008.[3] "Candle in the Heart" later featured on a bonus CD on Kokia's 2009 greatest hits album, Coquillage: The Best Collection II.[4] The then First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush, wrote Kokia a letter thanking her for her efforts.[2]

Contents

Recording

"Amazing Grace" and "Remember the Kiss (Dedicated to "New" NY)" were released on Kokia's album Christmas Gift in October and November 2008. "Kokoro no Rōsoku" (心のロウソク?), the original Japanese version of "Candle in the Heart," also featured.[5] "Amazing Grace" and "Candle in the Heart" were recorded sometime between May and September 2008.[6][7]

Kokia travelled to New York for a week in early September 2008 to record "Remember the Kiss (Dedicated to "New" NY)," an English language translation of the song.[3] The song was recorded with a church organ and church choir at the Institutional Church of God Church in Brooklyn.[8][9]

Distribution

On the 9th of December, Kokia flew into New York,[10] and on the 9th handed out all 10,000 CDs in a single day at Times Square, dressed in a santa costume.[11]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Arranger(s) Length
1. "Remember the Kiss (Dedicated to "New" NY)"   Kokia Toney Rhodes 6:22
2. "Candle in the Heart"   Kokia Kokia 5:22
3. "Amazing Grace"   John Newton Kokia 4:46

References

  1. ^ a b "December 1st" (in Japanese). 'Otonami' Music Translater Kokia's Blog. 2008-12-01. http://www.kokia.com/blog/19/. Retrieved 2010-06-12. 
  2. ^ a b "KOKIA、ブッシュ大統領夫妻から感謝の手紙" (in Japanese). Barks. 2008-12-11. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000045598. Retrieved 2010-06-12. 
  3. ^ a b "ニューヨーク6日目　♪" (in Japanese). 'Otonami' Music Translater Kokia's Blog. 2008-09-11. http://www.kokia.com/blog/1/. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
  4. ^ "KOKIA、『ガンダム００』とのコラボ・シングル＆ベスト・セレクションＣＤの第２弾がリリース！" (in Japanese). CDJournal. 2009-10-07. http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/kokia/26626. Retrieved 2010-06-12. 
  5. ^ "KOKIA｜Christmas gift｜@Victor Entertainment" (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discography/A012051/VICL-63039.html. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
  6. ^ "秘密のレコーディング　♪" (in Japanese). 'Otonami' Music Translater Kokia's Blog. 2008-05-01. http://www.kokia.com/blog/1/. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
  7. ^ "産卵の時期　♪" (in Japanese). 'Otonami' Music Translater Kokia's Blog. 2008-09-01. http://www.kokia.com/blog/1/. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
  8. ^ "それぞれに" (in Japanese). 'Otonami' Music Translater Kokia's Blog. 2008-09-05. http://www.kokia.com/blog/1/. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
  9. ^ "ニューヨーク3日目　♪" (in Japanese). 'Otonami' Music Translater Kokia's Blog. 2008-09-08. http://www.kokia.com/blog/1/. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
  10. ^ "ニューヨークでサンタ♪「クリスマスギフト」" (in Japanese). 'Otonami' Music Translater Kokia's Blog. 2008-12-08. http://www.kokia.com/blog/19/. Retrieved 2010-06-12. 
  11. ^ "ニューヨークでサンタ♪" (in Japanese). 'Otonami' Music Translater Kokia's Blog. 2008-12-09. http://www.kokia.com/blog/19/. Retrieved 2010-06-12. 
Kokia
Albums
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Jewel: The Best Video Collection · Live in Paris 2007 Les couleurs de Paris · The Voice: 10th Anniversary Concert · Kokia World Tour 2009 Infinity · Wherever I Am: World Tour 2009 in Europe
Tours
That's Why I Was Born · Your Side: Motto Soba ni · Kokia 2003 Concert Tour Remember Me: Watashi wa Koko ni Iru yo · 2004 Kokia Live Tour: Habataite! · Kokia Utau Hito: Kanjita Koto Dake Uta ga Iru · June Garden · Kokia Summer Live: Taiyō kara no Okurimono · Kokia Live Aki Kana Tsukimikai in Mandala: Hokkori Shimasho Pokupoku no Yoru · Kokia Album Tour Thank U! · Kokia 2006 Keep Moving · Kokia European Tour 2008 · Listen for the Love · Uta no Chikara Tour '08 · Infinity · Jū Ni Gatsu no Okurimono · Oto no Tabibito · Real World Tour 2010
See also
Discography · Toshifumi Hinata · Junichi "Igao" Igarashi · Masumi Itō · Taisuke Sawachika · Kiyohide Ura · Yasuhisa Yamamoto · Pony Canyon · Victor Entertainment · Lantis · Wasabi Records · Gai Records · Mother World