2002 studio album by Shizuka Kudo
Shōwa no Kaidan Vol. 1 (昭和( しょうわ ) の階段( かいだん ) Vol.1 , lit. "Shōwa's Stairway Vol. 1") is the first cover album by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo . It was released on October 30, 2002, through Extasy Japan , marking her last release with the label. As the title evokes, the album features a selection of songs from the Shōwa period . It includes covers of artists such as Hiroko Yakushimaru , Mayumi Itsuwa , Kenji Sawada , Naoko Ken and Yōsui Inoue , among others. Kudo also recorded Japanese covers of "Moliendo Café ", first recorded by Mario Suárez , and "Tennessee Waltz ", originally recorded by Patti Page . The songs were originally covered in Japan by Sachiko Nishida and Chiemi Eri , respectively.
Critical reception
Kudo was praised for modernizing popular songs from the Shōwa period and for her more personal song choice.[ 1]
Shōwa no Kaidan Vol. 1 debuted at number 66 on the Oricon Albums Chart . It charted in the top 100 for a sole week, selling a total of 5,000 copies.[ 2] [ 3]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Original artist 1. "Genki o Dashite " 4:17 2. "Koibito yo" (恋人よ , "Dear Lover") 4:16 3. "Casablanca Dandy" (カサブランカ・ダンディ , Kasaburanka Dandi ) 4:06 4. "Kamome wa Kamome" (かもめはかもめ , "Seagulls Are Seagulls") 4:51 5. "Kōri no Sekai" (氷の世界 , "World of Ice") 3:40 6. "Kuro no Funauta" (黒の舟唄 , "Black Boat Song") 4:35 7. "Nantonaku Nantonaku" (なんとなくなんとなく , "Somehow, Somehow") 2:09 8. "Coffee Rumba " (コーヒー・ルンバ , Kōhī Runba ) José Manzo Perroni Seiji Nakazawa 4:03 9. "Acacia no Ame ga Yamu Toki" (アカシアの雨がやむとき , When the Acacia Rain Stops Falling ) Kaoru Mizuki Hideyuki Fujiwara 4:05 10. "Kasbah no Onna" (カスバの女 , "Kasbah Woman") Hisao Ōtaka Akira Kugayama 3:17 11. "Kuroyuri no Uta" (黒百合の歌 , "Black Lily Song") 3:45 12. "Tennessee Waltz " 2:50 13. "Hoshi no Nagare ni" (星の流れに , "In the Flow of Stars") Minoru Shimizu Ichirō Tone 4:38 Total length: 50 :32
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References
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