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Disco Volante (Lisa album)

Disco Volante (known as No Feva, No Life!! for the digital release)[2] is the fourth studio album by Japanese-Colombian singer Lisa of the group M-Flo, which released on November 11, 2009.[3] The album was the final chapter in Lisa's "luxury disco" series, which started with the extended plays Ready to Disco (2008) and Got that Fever, (2008) and featured a primarily dance, house and electro-pop sound. The album's leading promotional song, "Falling for You...", saw Lisa reunited with her former bandmate Verbal from M-Flo.

Disco Volante
A drawing of a woman riding a purple Alfa Romeo Disco Volante in space
Studio album by
Lisa
ReleasedNovember 11, 2009 (2009-11-11)
Recorded2007–2009
Genre
Length1:11:48
LanguageJapanese, English
LabelRhythm Zone
ProducerLisa
Lisa chronology
Got that Fever
(2008) 		Disco Volante
(2009) 		Family
(2012)
Singles from Disco Volante
  1. "Falling for You..."
    Released: November 11, 2009[1]

Background and development

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After releasing her greatest hits album Lisabest: Mission on Earth 9307 in June 2007 which chronicled Lisa's solo career away from M-Flo, Lisa began working on a series of dance music extended plays entitled the "luxury disco series", which focused on house, electro and disco music.[4][5] Originally the releases were intended to be three extended plays themed around different seasons of the year.[6] The first of these, Ready to Disco, was released in February 2008.[6] The second EP, Got that Fever, was led by the track "Leave", which was produced by Britney Spears collaborators Bloodshy & Avant.[5] It was released in August, and on September 9, 2008, Lisa performed at the El Divino club on Ibiza, in front of a crowd of 2,000 people.[7]

In late 2009, Lisa took part in M-Flo's 10th anniversary project. She recorded the song "Sound Boy Thriller" for the group's compilation album MF10: 10th Anniversary Best in October,[8] and performed during the M-Flo 10 Years Special Live "We Are One" special concerts, held on November 14 and 15 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium.[9]

The album featured two songs each from the extended plays: "Leave" and "Other Side of Now" from Got that Fever, and "Crave" and "Send My Heart" from Ready to Disco, as well as a Japanese version of a song that Lisa released for the dance music compilation album House Nation: Beach '09 in July.[10][11] In addition to these songs, the album also featured four high-profile collaborations that featured Lisa as bonus tracks: "House Nation" (2008) from the dance project Ravex's album Trax,[12] "Fire Woo Foo Foo" from rapper Diggy-Mo''s album Diggyism (2009), "My One Star" from DJ Makai's album Stars, and "Sound Boy Thriller" from M-Flo's compilation album MF10: 10th Anniversary Best (2009).

Promotion and release

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"Falling for You..." featuring Verbal from M-Flo was the leading promotional single from Disco Volante.[11] The song received a music video,[13] and enough radio airplay to reach number 54 on the Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay chart.[14] In addition to "Falling for You...", several songs were used in promotional campaigns. Three songs were used as TV Asahi television program theme songs: "Send My Heart" for the variety show G-Tech,[6] "Leave" for the variety show Kanzen Gekijō,[15] "Love" for the music program Future Tracks R,[11] "Traveler" was used as a commercial jingle for Mitsui Outlet Park,[11] while "Shake My Heart" was chosen as the TV jingle for the accessory brand Bliss Bear, after the album's release in December.[16]

Critical reception

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CDJournal reviewers described the album as "composed entirely of eurobeat, upbeat positive tunes", and in particular praised the song "Alone", calling it "a precious ballad".[17]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Falling for You..." (featuring Verbal (M-Flo))
  • Lisa
  • Verbal
LisaSatoshi Hidaka4:37
2."Frozen"LisaLisaSugaya Bros3:46
3."Traveler"LisaLisaToshimichi Tsuge (Lil)5:36
4."Send My Heart"LisaLisaShinnosuke (Soul'd Out)4:28
5."Leave"Lisa
Bloodshy & Avant3:59
6."Love"LisaLisaRyuichiro Yamaki4:49
7."Shake My Heart"LisaLisaKen Arai4:30
8."Crave"LisaLisaYamaki5:42
9."Planet Love"LisaLisaPink Chemeleons6:04
10."Alone"LisaLisaShingo.S4:00
11."Other Side of Now"LisaLisaHisashi Nawata3:41
12."Fire Woo Hoo Hoo" (Diggy-Mo' featuring Lisa)
  • Diggy-Mo'
  • Lisa
  • Diggy-Mo'
  • Satoshi Hidaka
  • Lisa
  • Diggy-Mo'
  • Satoshi Hidaka
4:47
13."House Nation" (Ravex featuring Lisa)Lisa
  • Ravex
  • Lisa
Ravex4:08
14."My One Star" (Makai featuring Lisa)Lisa
  • Masanobu Komaba
  • Koichi Makai
Takashi Ikezawa5:22
15."Sound Boy Thriller" (M-Flo feeeeeeeeeeat. Lisa)
  • M-Flo
  • Lisa
  • M-Flo
  • Lisa
M-Flo6:04
Total length:1:11:48
Digital edition: No Feva, No Life!!
No.TitleLength
1."Falling for You..." (featuring Verbal (M-Flo))4:37
2."Frozen"3:46
3."Traveler"5:36
4."Send My Heart"4:28
5."Leave"3:59
6."Love"4:49
7."Shake My Heart"4:30
8."Crave"5:42
9."Planet Love"6:04
10."Alone"4:00
11."Other Side of Now"3:41
12."House Nation" (Ravex featuring Lisa)4:08
13."Sound Boy Thriller" (M-Flo feeeeeeeeeeat. Lisa)6:04
14."Falling for You... [Extended Ver.]" (featuring Verbal (M-Flo))6:57
Total length:1:08:21

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japan Oricon weekly albums[18] 146

Release history

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Region Date Format Distributing Label
Japan November 11, 2009 (2009-11-11)[19] CD Rhythm Zone
November 18, 2009 (2009-11-18)[2] Digital download

References

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  1. ^ "Disco Volante". Apple (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "NO FEVA, NO LIFE!!". Apple (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Disco Volante" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  4. ^ Mikiko Ohashi (November 24, 2009). "LISA、ラグジュアリー・ディスコ・シリーズ完結編『Disco Volante』リリース大特集" (in Japanese). Barks. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "got that fever(DVD付)". Amazon. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "ready to disco [CD+DVD]" (in Japanese). Neowing. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "ヨーロッパ最大の楽園でLISAがライブ、2000人が絶賛" (in Japanese). Music Voice. September 18, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  8. ^ "m-flo10周年ベスト盤の発売は10月7日。新曲は"feeeeeeeeeeat. LISA"" (in Japanese). Barks. August 27, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  9. ^ "豪華ゲスト多数出演、m-floの10周年記念ライブがDVD化" (in Japanese). Rockin' On Japan. February 24, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  10. ^ "HOUSE NATION - Beach '09". Avex (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c d "Disco Volante". Amazon. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  12. ^ "大沢伸一、田中知之 、☆Taku Takahashiによって構成された、ravex（レイベックス）が大パーティーアルバム『trax』をリリース！". CANSYSTEM (in Japanese). Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  13. ^ "falling for you... feat.VERBAL (m-flo)". Space Shower. September 30, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  14. ^ "Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard (in Japanese). November 18, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  15. ^ "got that fever [CD+DVD/ジャケットA]" (in Japanese). Neowing. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  16. ^ "人気のキラキラ子熊アクセ「Bliss Bear」CMにLISAを起用" (in Japanese). Barks. December 1, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  17. ^ "LISA / Disco Volante" (in Japanese). CDJournal. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  18. ^ "LISAの作品" [LISA Products]. Oricon. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  19. ^ "Disco Volante". Oricon. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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