Musique a la Carte

Musique a la Carte
Studio album by Kokia
Released September 15, 2010
Recorded 2009-2010
Genre J-pop, folk
Length 59:38
Label Victor Entertainment
Producer Kokia
Kokia chronology

Real World
(2010)		 Musique a la Carte
(2010)

Musique a la Carte (French for Music from the Menu) is an album released by Kokia, on September 15, 2010.[1] It is an album composed entirely of covers of songs by Western artists.

Background

Of the 13 songs on the album, 8 were already released before the album in Kokia's discography. The earliest, "Moonlight Shadow," was released in 2002 on Kokia's single "Ningen tte Sonna Mono ne."[1] Four are from Kokia's 2008 10th anniversary projects Fairy Dance: Kokia Meets Ireland and Christmas Gift, and three are B-sides from the 'life trilogy' of digital singles released prior to her 2010 studio album Real World.[1]

Of the five new recordings, three were recorded in Ireland with Sean Whelan ("Love Me Tender," "Over the Rainbow" and "Scarborough Fair").[1]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s) Length
1. "What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong)Bob Thiele, George David WeissKiyohide Ura 4:37
2. "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)Leonard CohenUra 4:42
3. "Amazing Grace"  John NewtonKokia 4:49
4. "Love Me Tender" (Elvis Presley)Ken Darby, Vera Matson, George R. Poulton, Elvis PresleyKokia 4:36
5. "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)" (Queen)Brian MaySunny 4:34
6. "Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland)Harold Arlen, E.Y. HarburgKokia 4:12
7. "Black Is the Colour"  TraditionalSean Whelan 3:47
8. "Moonlight Shadow" (Mike Oldfield)Mike OldfieldSusumu Nishikawa 4:07
9. "Scarborough Fair"  TraditionalKokia 4:30
10. "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Standard)Mort Dixon, Ray HendersonKokia 2:36
11. "The Long and Winding Road" (The Beatles)Lennon–McCartneyYasuhia Yamamoto 3:38
12. "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel)Paul SimonUra 5:44
13. "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin)John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons, Charlie ChaplinUra 4:08
14. "Desperado" (Eagles)Glenn Frey, Don HenleySawachika 3:38

Chart rankings

Charts (2010) Peak
position
Oricon daily albums[2] 15
Oricon weekly albums[3] 45

Reported sales

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[3] 3,200

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "世界待望。KOKIAが腕によりをかけて料理した、素敵な音楽のフルコース。★★★三ツ星カバーアルバム誕生！" (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  2. ↑ "アルバム デイリーランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on September 19, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-09-28. (subscription only)