Misia no Mori: Forest Covers
| Misia no Mori: Forest Covers | ||||
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| Compilation album by Misia | ||||
| Released | December 14, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | R&B, J-Pop | |||
| Length | 40:35 | |||
| Label | Ariola Japan | |||
| Misia chronology | ||||
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Misia no Mori: Forest Covers (MISIAの森 -Forest Covers-, "Misia's Forest") is a cover album by Japanese R&B singer Misia. Released on December 14, 2011, it includes her cover of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile", as well as covers of songs by Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye.[1]
The lead single, "Smile", is used as the theme song for the film Friends: Mononokejima no Naki, "What a Wonderful World" is used by Secom in one of its commercials, and "Ōkina Ai no Kinoshita de" is used by House Foods for its "Hokkaido Stew" commercials.
Forest Covers debuted at number 9 on Billboard 's Japanese album charts, while debuting at number 10 on the Oricon's weekly album charts, having sold over 13,000 copies.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length | |
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| 1. | "Smile" | Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons | Charlie Chaplin | 3:57 | |
| 2. | "Heal the World" | Michael Jackson | Michael Jackson | 5:06 | |
| 3. | "The Rose" | Amanda McBroom | Bette Midler | 3:22 | |
| 4. | "What a Wonderful World" | Bob Thiele, George David Weiss | Louie Armstrong | 2:50 | |
| 5. | "Ribbon in the Sky" (Japanese Version) | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | 4:24 | |
| 6. | "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" | Marvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | 5:22 | |
| 7. | "This Christmas" | Donnie Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor | Donnie Hathaway | 3:53 | |
| 8. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | Bing Crosby | 2:02 | |
| 9. | "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" | Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio | Frankie Valli | 6:14 | |
| 10. | "Ōkina Ai no Kinoshita de" (大きな愛の木の下で, "Under the Tree of Great Love") | Misia, Hinata, JP | (Original song) | 3:10 | |
Total length: |
40:35 | ||||
References
- ↑ "MISIAが「泣いた赤おに」アニメ映画で世界的名曲カバー". 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
External links
- Forest Covers at Misia.jp
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