Variety (Tokyo Jihen album)

Variety
Studio album by Tokyo Jihen
Released Japan September 26, 2007
Recorded 2007 at EMI 3st, Studio Terra
Genre Pop
Length 49:45
Label EMI Music Japan (Distributor)
Virgin Music (Label)
Producer Uni Inoue, Tokyo Jihen
Tokyo Jihen chronology

Adult
(2006)		 Variety
(2007)		 Sports
(2010)
Singles from Variety
  1. "OSCA"
    Released: July 11, 2007
  2. "Killer-tune"
    Released: August 22, 2007

Variety (娯楽 (バラエティ)), a.k.a. Goraku[1] is the third studio album by Japanese band Tokyo Jihen, released on September 26, 2007 in Japan through EMI Music Japan and Virgin Music.[2] The album was produced by the band and Japanese recording engineer Uni Inoue. The album contains thirteen tracks and has spawned two singles. The lead single, "O.S.C.A.", was released in July 11, 2007. "Killer-tune" followed as the second single in August 22, 2007.

Background

Its thirteen tracks were carefully selected from a vast number of demos created by the band, with all tracks featuring music written by members other than lead vocalist Ringo Sheena. This was a different direction for the band, most of whose previous material had been composed by Ringo Sheena. The record includes seven tracks from guitarist Ukigumo, five tracks from keyboard player Ichiyo Izawa and one composed by bassist Seiji Kameda. Drummer Toshiki Hata was also asked to contribute, but he declined.

After the album's release, the song "Kingyo no Hako" was picked to be the film Mōryō no Hako's theme song.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ringo Sheena except where noted, all music arranged by Tokyo Jihen. 

CD
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Ramp (ランプ)
(Official European title: Ramp)"  		 Ukigumo 3:04
2. "Mirror ball (ミラーボール)
(Official European title: Mirror-ball)"  		UkigumoUkigumo 4:26
3. "Kingyo no Hako (金魚の箱 Box of goldfish)
(Official European title: Box of Goldfish)"  		Ichiyō IzawaIchiyō Izawa 3:25
4. "Shiseikatsu (私生活 Private life)
(Official European title: Backstage)"  		 Seiji Kameda 3:49
5. "OSCA
(Official European title: O.S.C.A.)"  		UkigumoUkigumo 4:25
6. "Kuroneko-dō (黒猫道 Black cat way)
(Official European title: My way)"  		 Ichiyō Izawa 2:52
7. "Fukushū (復讐 Vengeance)
(Official European title: Vengeance)"  		 Ukigumo 4:11
8. "Bō Tomin (某都民 Certain Tokyo citizens)
(Official European title: The citizens)"  		 Ukigumo 3:46
9. "SSAW
(Official European title: ss/aw)"  		 Ichiyō Izawa 3:55
10. "Tsukigime Hime (月極姫 Monthly princess)
(Official European title: Princesse mensuelle)"  		 Ukigumo 3:50
11. "Sake to Geko (酒と下戸 Sake & nondrinker)
(Official European title: Sake & Nondrinker)"  		 Ichiyō Izawa 4:14
12. "Killer tune (キラーチューン)
(Official European title: Killer-tune)"  		 Ichiyō Izawa 3:43
13. "Metro (メトロ)
(Official European title: Metro)"  		UkigumoUkigumo 3:59

All official European language titles according to Ringo Sheena's website.[3]

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
Position
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart 2
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[4] 2
Japan Oricon Monthly albums chart[5] 5
Japan Oricon yearly albums chart 75
Japan Soundscan Weekly Albums Chart[6] 2

Sales and certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 175,000 Gold[7]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Ringo Sheena usually calls this album "Goraku".
  2. ↑ Billboard - 13 Oct. 2007 - Page 84 JAPAN .. TOKYO JIHEN VARIETY EMI "
  3. ↑ kronekodow. 娯楽. website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-11-09.
  4. ↑ Oricon Retrieved on November 9.
  5. ↑ Oricon Retrieved on November 9.(Japanese)
  6. ↑ Soundscan Retrieved on November 9.(Japanese)
  7. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2007年9月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2012-05-28.

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