Romantic (EP)

Romantic
EP by
Chisato Moritaka
ReleasedJuly 10, 1988 (1988-07-10)
Recorded1988
StudioWarner-Pioneer Studios
Genre
Length20:33
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelWarner Pioneer
ProducerYukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Mi-ha
(1988) 		Romantic
(1988) 		Mite
(1988)

Romantic (ロマンティック, Romantikku) is an EP by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on July 10, 1988 by Warner Pioneer. The EP is themed around summer, headlined by Moritaka's cover of Dionne Warwick's "Do You Know the Way to San Jose". While the album is packaged in a standard 12 cm CD case, the disc itself is an 8 cm mini CD.[1][2]

The album peaked at No. 22 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 24,000 copies.[3][4]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Do You Know the Way to San Jose" (San Hose e no Michi (サンホセへの道, "The Road to San Jose"))
  • Bacharach
  • David
Takumi Yamamoto2:46
2."Romantic" (Romantikku (ロマンティック))Chisato MoritakaKen ShimaShima4:44
3."Ano Hi no Photograph (Bossa Nova Version)" (Ano Hi no Fotogurafu (Bosa Noba Vājon) (あの日のフォトグラフ（ボサノバ・ヴァージョン）, "The Photograph of That Day (Bossa Nova Version)"))Hiromasa IjichiShimaShima4:03
4."Kaigan" ((海岸, "Coast"))Makoto ŌishiYamamotoYamamoto4:36
5."Shizuka na Umi" ((静かな夏, "A Quiet Summer"))Kanon KuwaYamamotoYamamoto4:22

Personnel

  • Chisato Moritaka – vocals
  • Takumi Yamamoto – vocals (1)
  • Ken Shima – piano, keyboards, piano, backing vocals (1–3)
  • Keiji Toriyama – synthesizer programming (2–3)
  • Tomoaki Arima – synthesizer programming (4–5)
  • Yukio Seto – guitar (3)
  • Keiichi Ishibashu – bass (1)
  • Kenji Takamizu – bass (2–3)
  • Yuichi Togashiki – drums (1)
  • Masahiro Yamazaki – drums (2–3)
  • Shingo Kanno – percussion (2)
  • Nana – backing vocals (4)

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 22

References

  1. ^ "Romantic". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Publishers Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  2. ^ "森高千里". Idol.ne.jp. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  3. ^ a b "Romantic/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  4. ^ "森高千里". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.