Muzai Moratorium
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| Studio album by Ringo Sheena | ||||
| Released | February 24, 1999 | |||
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Studio Terra Kame-chan Studio B main | |||
| Genre | pop rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 41:00 | |||
| Label | Toshiba EMI | |||
| Producer | Hiroshi Kitashiro | |||
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| Singles from Muzai Moratorium | ||||
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Muzai Moratorium (無罪モラトリアム Innocence Moratorium) is Ringo Sheena's first album, released on February 24, 1999 by Toshiba EMI. The album debuted at #1 and has sold over 1,433,000 copies. The album was certified triple platinum by the RIAJ for 1,200,000 copies shipped.[1][2]
Outline
Ringo Sheena composed nearly all the songs on this album in her teenage years, prior to her major label debut. The album combines multiple genres of music from both the East and the West, including J-Pop and grunge. Both the album and song titles combine Kanji and English, and the lyrics are written using English and Historical kana usage.
The songs "Akane Sasu Kiro Terasaredo...," "Keikoku," "Kōfukuron (Etsuraku-hen)" and "Kabukichō no Joō" were used in TV commercials for Suntory's The Cocktail Bar range of drinks.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ringo Sheena, arranged by Seiji Kameda.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Tadashii Machi" (正しい街 "The Right Town") | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Kabukichō no Joō" (歌舞伎町の女王 "Queen of Kabukicho") | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Marunouchi Sadistic" (丸の内サディスティック) | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Kōfukuron (Etsuraku-hen)" (悦楽編 "Joy Version") | 2:58 |
| 5. | "Akane Sasu, Kiro Terasaredo..." (茜さす 帰路照らされど・・・ "When It Begins to Get Dark..."[3]) | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Sid to Hakuchūmu" (シドと白昼夢 "Sid and Daydreams") | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Tsumiki Asobi" (積木遊び "Playing with Blocks") | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Koko de Kiss Shite." (ここでキスして。 "Kiss Me.") | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Onaji Yoru" (同じ夜 "Ordinary Night") | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Keikoku" (警告 "Caution") | 4:05 |
| 11. | "Morphine" (モルヒネ Moruhine) | 3:42 |
Credits and personnel
Sheena used different bands throughout the album. She was also joined by guests Neko Saito (who continues working with her) and Chieko Kinbara (who works with Björk).
Zetsurin Hectopascal (絶倫ヘクトパスカル Matchless Hectopascal) (#1,2,4,6,8,10)
- Ringo Sheena - vocals, drums (#2), handclap, whistle
- Susumu Nishikawa - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Seiji Kameda - bass guitar, handclap
- Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, backing vocal, handclap
Zekkyō Solfeggio (絶叫ソルフェージュ Scream Solfeggio) (#3)
- Ringo Sheena - vocals, acoustic piano, melodica, handclap, footsteps
- Seiji Kameda - bass guitar, backing vocal
- Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, backing vocal, handclap, footsteps
Momoiro Spanner (桃色スパナ Pink Spanner) (#5,7,9,11)
- Ringo Sheena - vocal, fake koto (Synthesizer), whistle
- Akihito Suzuki - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocal guidance
- Seiji Kameda - bass guitar
- Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, conga
Guest Players
- Toshiyuki Mori - electric organ (#1,10), acoustic piano (#5)
- Neko Saitō - acoustic violin (#9)
- Chieko Kinbara Strings - string section (#1,5)
- Tsunehiko Yashiro - electric organ (#8)
Notes
- ↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年3月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan) 486: 8. May 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年1月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. January 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan) 484: 8. March 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ↑ The literal translation is "The crimson sun still shines on my way back, but…", which parodies Kakinomoto Hitomaro’s tanka, "茜さす日は照らせれどぬばたまの夜渡る月の隠らく惜しも".
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