Andymori is Andymori's self-titled full-length debut album, released on February 4, 2009 (2009-02-04).[1] It was released simultaneously with a vinyl EP with tracks from the album, "Tokai o Sugoi Hayasa de Hashiru Bengal Tora" (都会をすごい速さで走るベンガルトラ, Bengal Tiger Running Through Town with Great Speed).

Andymori
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2009 (2009-02-04)
Recorded2008
GenreAlternative rock, punk rock
Length31:47
LabelYouth Records
Andymori chronology
Andy to Rock to Bengal Tora to Whisky
(2008)
Andymori
(2009)
Fanfare to Nekkyō
(2010)

Unsigned singer Predawn contributed to chorus vocals in the track "Aoi Sora."[2]

Background

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The album was preceded by four months by the EP "Andy to Rock to Bengal Tora to Whisky" (アンディとロックとベンガルトラとウィスキー, Andy, Rock, Bengal Tiger and Whisky).[1] Three tracks from the EP, "Bengal Tora to Whisky," "Everything Is My Guitar" and "Follow Me" were later put onto the album.

Promotion

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Four tracks from the album had music videos: "Aoi Sora," "Everything Is My Guitar," "Follow Me," and "Life Is Party."[3] All were directed by Masakazu Fukatsu (except for "Life Is Party," which was directed by Fukatsu and Shōji Shinya, one of the founders of Youth Records). "Follow Me" was later nominated for the Best New Artist video for the 2010 Space Shower Music Video Awards.[4]

Track listing

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All songs written by Sohey Oyamada. All songs performed by Andymori.[5]

No.TitleLength
1."Follow Me"2:32
2."Everything Is My Guitar"2:27
3."Mongoloid Blues (モンゴロイドブルース, Mongoroido Burūsu)"2:42
4."Aoi Sora (青い空, Blue Sky)"2:58
5."Happy End (ハッピーエンド, Happī Endo)"3:47
6."Tokai o Hashiru Neko (都会を走る猫, Cat Running Through Town)"2:45
7."Boku ga Hakujin Dattara (僕が白人だったら, If I Were White)"1:54
8."Bengal Tora to Whisky (ベンガルトラとウィスキー, Bengal Tiger and Whisky)"2:38
9."Dare ni mo Mitsukerarenai Hoshi ni Naretara (誰にも見つけられない星になれたら, If I became a Star Nobody Could Find)"3:08
10."Sunset Cruising (サンセットクルージング, Sansetto Kurūjingu)"1:43
11."Life Is Party"3:47
12."Sugoi Hayasa (すごい速さ, Great Speed)"1:26

Japan Sales Rankings

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Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
February 4, 2009 (2009-02-04) Oricon Daily Albums Chart
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 162 968 1,462 2 weeks
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile". andymori official site. Archived from the original on January 22, 2011. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  2. ^ "andymori | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  3. ^ "andymori 楽曲一覧". Spaceshower. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  4. ^ "ノミネート作品一覧" [Space Shower Video Music Awards]. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  5. ^ "andymoriの歌詞リスト". J-lyric.net. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  6. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-27. (subscription only)