Zero Album: Utahime 2 (歌姫2) is a covers album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 20 March 2002 under the Universal Music Japan sub-label KittyMe. It is Nakamori's second covers album from the Utahime cover album series.[1][2]
It was also the first album to be released under her newly signed recording label, Universal Japan Music.[3] Instead of debuting with a new original album, Nakamori chose her new start with this covers album and put in the beginning of the title "Zero".[4][5]
The album was released as a 2-disc; the second disc includes instrumental versions of the songs arranged by Akira Senju.
On 30 April 2003, the cover song "Ruriiro Chikyuu" was included together with the single "Days".[6] It was promoted as an image commercial song to the mobile company au.[7]
Stage performance
In April 2002, Nakamori performed "Ruriiro no Chikyuu" and "Cosmos" in the Fuji TV music television program Music Fair 21.[8] In the live tour Resonancia in 2002, Nakamori performed on encore the same cover songs.[9][10]
Chart performance
Zero Album: Utahime 2 debuted at number 10 on the Oricon Album weekly chart and charted for 15 weeks and sold over 229,700 copies.[11][12][13] It was her first album in seven years to debut on the top 10 charts.
