Color the Cover

Studio album by Koda Kumi

Released

February 27, 2013

Genre

J-pop, Jazz, Electronic

Label

Rhythm Zone

Koda Kumi chronology

Beach Mix
(2012)

Color the Cover
(2013)

Driving Hit's 5
(2013)

Color the Cover (stylized as Color The Cover) is the second cover album by Koda Kumi,^[1]^[2] following her 2010 Eternity: Love & Songs.

Information

Unlike its predecessor, Color The Cover songs were remastered to have a modern vibe, but still hold the tune of the original tracks. The album contains electronic songs and ballads. Famous covered songs include X Japan's ex-member, hide's, solo song "Pink Spider" and Shizuka Kudō's "Blue Velvet". It also contains the remastered "Shake Hip!," originally by the famous Kome Kome Club. For promotions, Koda Kumi performed several songs, including "Shake Hip!" with their original artists.^[3] It was also the first time Kumi and Kome Kome Club's Tatsuya Ishii shared a stage since Koda Kumi's 2006 single Kamen.

"Alone," originally by Mayo Okamoto, can also be found on Kumi's 2012 December single "Koishikute" as track #2.^[4]

Track listing^[5]

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original artist	Length
1.	"Pink Spider" (ピンクスパイダー)	hide	hide	hide with spread beaver	3:36
2.	"Shake Hip!"	Satoshi Nakamura	Mitsu.J	Kome Kome CLUB (米米CLUB)	3:46
3.	"Lovely" (ラブリー)	Kenji Ozawa	Yuasa Atsushi, Saitō Yuki	Kenji Ozawa	5:52
4.	"Jounetsu" (情熱 / Passion)	UA	Isawa Kazuha	UA	3:41
5.	"One More Time, One More Chance"	Toshiyuki Mori	Curly Giraffe	Masayoshi Yamazaki	5:39
6.	"Alone"	Mayo Okamoto	Minakawa Masato	Mayo Okamoto	5:08
7.	"Blue Velvet"	HATA	Inoue Makijiro	Shizuka Kudō	3:54
8.	"Otoko" (「男」 / Men)	Kubo Ruriko	Nomura Yoichiro	Kubo Ruriko	3:46
9.	"Dou ni mo Tomaranai" (どうにもとまらない / I Won't Stop)	Yū Aku	h-wonder	Linda Yamamoto	2:27
10.	"Koyoi no Tsuki no Youni" (今宵の月のように / Just Like the Moon Tonight)	Koji Miyamoto	Watanabe Zentaro	ELEPHANT Kashimashi	4:38
11.	"Uta wa Waga Inochi" (歌は我が命 / Singing is My Life (Bonus Track))	Ou Yoshida	Sato Jun	Hibari Misora	4:35

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pink Spider" (Music Video - Album Version)	3:49
2.	"Lovely" (Music Video)	5:53
3.	"Shake Hip!" (Music Video)	4:00
4.	"Lovely" (Making Video)
5.	"Shake Hip!" (Making Video)
6.	"Documentary Movie 「THE REAL ME」 (Limited Edition Only)"

Oricon Charts (Japan)

Release	Oricon Singles Chart	Peak Position	First week sales (copies)	Sales total (copies)
February 27, 2013	Daily Chart	2		48,395
	Weekly Chart	3	33,993
	Monthly Chart (February)	11	33,993
	Monthly Chart (March)	46	13,083
	Yearly Chart

Trivia

Alone, which features on both the album and her single Koishikute, was the song which Koda Kumi sung when she auditioned for Avex Trax's dream 2000 auditions, which lead to her being signed to Avex's sub-label, Rhythm Zone.

References

↑ ustar (2013-02-12). "Koda Kumi meets Kudo Shizuka & Kubo Ruriko on ‘Bokura no Ongaku’". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
↑ 倖田來未緊張！　工藤静香＆久宝留理子と初共演. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
↑ avex (2013-02-15). "石井竜也×倖田來未 Koda Kumi - Shake Hip! LIVE". Koda Kumi. Rhythm Zone. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
↑ avex (2012-12-26). "December 26 RELEASE". Koda Kumi. Rhythm Zone. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
↑ avex (2013-02-21). "Cover Album "Color The Cover"". Koda Kumi. Rhythm Zone. Retrieved 2013-02-21.