Request (Juju album)

Request
Studio album by Juju
Released September 29, 2010
(see release history)
Recorded 2010
Genre J-Pop
Length 1:01:04
Label Sony
Juju chronology

Juju
(2010)		 Request
(2010)		 You
(2011)
Singles from Request
  1. "Last Kiss"
    Released: February 24, 2010
  2. "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)"
    Released: July 28, 2010

Request is a cover album by Japanese recording artist Juju, released on September 29, 2010.[1] The album features recordings of famous songs by Japanese female vocalists, mostly from the late 1990s.

Conception

The album was originally titled Juju Sings Beautiful Woman.[2] After the album's announcement on August 4, a questionnaire was put up on Juju's website, asking fans which songs they wanted to hear Juju cover.[2] Despite this, four songs had already been chosen for the album, "Gips," "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)," "Last Kiss" and "Time Goes By."[2]

The album is Juju's second disc of covers, after the She Sings... second disc of her previous album Juju, which featured primarily covers of Western songs in English.[3]

Promotion

"Last Kiss" was originally released in February 2010, as one of the A-side tracks of the four A-side single "Sakura Ame/Ready for Love/S.H.E./Last Kiss."[4]

A cover of My Little Lover's "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)" sung by Juju was announced as a song used in an adverstising campaign for the Sony Alpha digital camera on June 4.[5] The song was released digitally on June 16 as a ringtone and on June 23 as a full-length cellphone download,[6][7] where it was extremely successful digitally, reaching #1 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart.[8] Due to this popularity, it was released as a physical single a month later, where it reached #15 on Oricon's physical charts.[9]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s) Length
1. "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)" (My Little Lover cover)KATE (Takeshi Kobayashi)Kenji Fujii, Takeshi KobayashiAkihisa Matsuura 5:15
2. "Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." (Misia cover)Satoshi ShimanoS. ShimanoChokkaku 5:15
3. "Time Goes By" (Every Little Thing cover)Mitsuru IgarashiM. IgarashiSeiji Kameda 5:25
4. "Gips" (Ringo Shiina cover)R. ShiinaR. ShiinaMasanori Shimada 5:38
5. "There Will Be Love There (Ai no Aru Basho)" (The Brilliant Green cover)Tomoko KawaseShunsaku OkudaMasayuki Sakamoto 4:36
6. "Don't Wanna Cry" (Namie Amuro cover)Takahiro MaedaTetsuya KomuroJin Nakamura 5:35
7. "Lover Soul" (Judy and Mary cover)YukiTakuyaSeiji Kameda 4:12
8. "White Love" (Speed cover)Hiromasa IjichiH. IjichiHiroshi Nakamura 6:54
9. "Suki" (Dreams Come True cover)Miwa YoshidaM. YoshidaAkihisa Matsuura 3:41
10. "Will" (Mika Nakashima cover)Yasushi AkimotoDaisuke KawaguchiSatoshi Takebe 5:43
11. "Last Kiss" (Bonnie Pink cover)Bonnie PinkBonnie PinkSeiji Kameda 4:23
12. "First Love" (Hikaru Utada cover)H. UtadaH. UtadaAkihisa Matsuura 4:27
Total length:
 1:01:04

Chart rankings

Chart
(2010)		 Peak
position
Oricon daily albums[10] 1
Oricon weekly albums[11] 1
Oricon yearly album chart[12] 13

Reported sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[13] 469,000
RIAJ shipping certification[14] Double platinum (500,000+)

Promotional tracks

Many songs from the album were released prior to the physical release digitally, or through other means such as a physical CD or radio airplay.

Date Title Format Chart positions Oricon
sales
[15]
Oricon Singles Charts
[16]		 Billboard Japan Hot 100
[17]		 RIAJ digital tracks
[18]
February 24, 2010[4] "Last Kiss" CD single, digital download 20 — — 7,700
June 16, 2010[6] "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)" Ringtone 15 19 1
23*		 23,000
June 23, 2010[7] Full-length cellphone download
July 14, 2010[19] Ringtone (Ballad Ver.)
July 21, 2010[19] Full-length cellphone download (Ballad Ver.)
July 28, 2010[1] CD single, PC download
September 8, 2010[20] "First Love" Ringtone — — 5 —
September 15, 2010[21] Full-length cellphone download
"Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." Ringtone — 78 30 —
September 20, 2010[22] "Time Goes By" Ringtone — — 25 —
September 22, 2010[23] "There Will Be Love There (Ai no Aru Basho)" Ringtone — 43 21 —
September 26, 2010[24] "Will" Ringtone — — 76 —
September 29, 2010[25] "Gips" Ringtone — — 98 —

*Ballad Version

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
Still a Sigure Virgin? by Ling Tosite Sigure		 Oricon weekly number-one album
October 11–October 18, 2010 		Succeeded by
Glay by Glay

Release history

Region Date Format
Japan September 29, 2010[1] CD, digital download
Taiwan October 1, 2010[26] CD
Hong Kong October 5, 2010[27] CD
Japan October 16, 2010[28] Rental CD

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "JUJU : Request" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "JUJU、椎名林檎・ELTらをカバー" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  3. ↑ "JUJU : JUJU【初回生産限定盤】" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "JUJU、4曲A面シングルリリース＆待望の全国ツアーが決定" (in Japanese). Barks. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  5. ↑ "ソニー 小型デジタル一眼カメラ “α” のCMソングを担当することが決定！！" (in Japanese). Sony. June 4, 2010. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "問合せ殺到のCMソング「Hello, Again ～昔からある場所～」6/16 着うた配信スタート決定！" (in Japanese). Sony. June 11, 2010. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "ダウンロード殺到中！話題のCM曲「Hello, Again～昔からある場所～」本日より着うたフル配信スタート！！" (in Japanese). Sony. June 23, 2010. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  8. ↑ "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue June 29, 2010" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  9. ↑ Ｈｅｌｌｏ，Ａｇａｉｎ～昔からある場所～ - ＪＵＪＵ (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  10. ↑ "アルバム デイリーランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  11. ↑ "JUJU、デビュー7年目で初首位　女性カバー作首位は竹内まりや以来7年ぶり" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  12. ↑ "アルバム 年間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 20, 2010. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  13. ↑ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved August 4, 2011. (subscription only)
  14. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2010年10月. RIAJ (in Japanese). 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  15. ↑ "アーティスト： JUJU". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  16. ↑ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-10-05. (subscription only)
  17. ↑ "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
  18. ↑ 有料音楽配信チャート (in Japanese). RIAJ.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "＜JUJU＞話題のマイラバカヴァー曲が生で聴ける!!!プレミアムイベント開催決定!!また、2010年上半期、最も街で流れた曲「桜雨」が堂々の1位!!" (in Japanese). Sony. July 15, 2010. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  20. ↑ "ダウンロード殺到中！話題のCM曲「Hello, Again～昔からある場所～」本日より着うたフル配信スタート！！" (in Japanese). Sony. September 1, 2010. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  21. ↑ "「Request」先行配信第二弾!!MISIA「つつみ込むように…」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!! 宇多田ヒカル「First Love」カヴァー、着うたフル(R)も配信スタート!!" (in Japanese). Sony. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  22. ↑ "「Request」先行配信第三弾!!Every Little Thing「Time goes by」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!!" (in Japanese). Sony. September 20, 2010. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  23. ↑ "「Request」先行配信第四弾!!the brilliant green「There will be love there -愛のある場所-」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!!" (in Japanese). Sony. September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  24. ↑ "「Request」先行配信第五弾!!中島美嘉「WILL」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!!" (in Japanese). Sony. September 26, 2010. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  25. ↑ "1st Cover Album『Request』本日リリース!! 着うた(R)、遂に全曲解禁！" (in Japanese). Sony. September 29, 2010. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  26. ↑ "JUJU的點歌本 REQUEST". Sony Music Taiwan. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  27. ↑ "「Request」 - JUJU - Sony Music". Sony Music Hong Kong. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  28. ↑ "Ｒｅｑｕｅｓｔ／ＪＵＪＵ". Tsutaya. Retrieved October 5, 2010.

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