Gundam Song Covers 3 is a cover album by Hiroko Moriguchi, released by Sonic Blade on March 9, 2022. The sequel to 2019's Gundam Song Covers and 2020's Gundam Song Covers 2, the album features Moriguchi's versions of 11 popular Gundam theme songs originally recorded by male vocalists. Musicians collaborating with Moriguchi in the album include pianist Kotaro Oshio, violinist Naoko Terai, Japanese choir VOJA, singer-songwriter Mami Ayukawa, guitarist Masayoshi Ōishi, Wagakki Band shakuhachi player Daisuke Kaminaga, pop duo Salt & Sugar, and rock band TM Network.[1] The album cover, illustrated by Tsukasa Kotobuki, features Moriguchi cosplaying as Sayla Mass, with the RX-78-02 Gundam in the background.[2][3][4][5]
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| Released | March 9, 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
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| Length | 53:34 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Sonic Blade | |||
| Producer | Daisuke Sohkawa | |||
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The album is offered in CD only and CD with Blu-ray. In addition, two limited edition releases were offered. The first one was an LP-sized jacket with original stickers and an advanced lottery serial code to purchase a ticket to Moriguchi's "Starry People" concert at Hitomi Memorial Hall on May 3, 2022. The second limited release included a High Grade Universal Century 1/144 scale MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam Ver. Hiroko Moriguchi model kit. Fans who preordered the album received an A4-sized clear file and an illustrated box to store all three Gundam Song Covers CDs.[2][5]
Upon its release, Gundam Song Covers 3 peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's Weekly Album Ranking on March 13, 2022.[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks are arranged by Kōichirō Tokinori, except 1 by Kenji Nishimura, 2 by Kotaro Oshio, 3 by Tetsuya Komuro, 4 by Satoru Shionoya, 6 by Masayoshi Ōishi and eba, and 7 by Naoki Kitajima.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original series | Length |
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| 1. | "Tobe! Gundam (翔べ！ガンダム, "Fly! Gundam")" | Rin Iogi | Takeo Watanabe | Mobile Suit Gundam | 4:16 |
| 2. | "G no Senkō (Gの閃光, "G's Flash")" (with Kotaro Oshio) | Iogi | Yūgo Kanno | Gundam Reconguista in G | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Beyond the Time ~Möbius no Sora wo Koete~ (BEYOND THE TIME ～メビウスの宇宙を越えて～, BEYOND THE TIME ~Mebiusu no Sora o Koete~, "Beyond the Time ~Beyond the Möbius Universe~")" (with TM Network) | Mitsuko Komuro | Tetsuya Komuro | Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack | 5:36 |
| 4. | "Ikutsu Mono Ai wo Kasanete (いくつもの愛をかさねて, "With a Lot of Love")" (with Salt & Sugar) | Iogi | Motoyoshi Iwasaki | Mobile Suit Victory Gundam | 5:33 |
| 5. | "Suna no Jūjika (砂の十字架, "Cross of Sand")" | Shinji Tanimura | Tanimura | Mobile Suit Gundam I | 5:03 |
| 6. | "Stand Up to the Victory (To the Victory) (STAND UP TO THE VICTORY ～トゥ・ザ・ヴィクトリー～)" (with Masayoshi Ōishi) |
| Tomohisa Kawagoe | Mobile Suit Victory Gundam | 4:38 |
| 7. | "River" (with Naoko Terai) | Tatsuya Ishii | Ishii | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED | 5:54 |
| 8. | "Meteor" | Akio Inoue | Daisuke Asakura | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED | 4:24 |
| 9. | "Turn A Turn (ターンA ターン)" (with Daisuke Kaminaga of Wagakki Band) | Iogi | Asei Kobayashi | Turn A Gundam | 5:28 |
| 10. | "Beginning (ビギニング, Biginingu)" (with VOJA) | Iogi | Daisuke Inoue | Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Medley (「機動戦士Ζガンダム」メドレー) (Bonus Track)" (with Mami Ayukawa • Zeta - Toki wo Koete (Z・刻をこえて, "Zeta - Transcending Times") |
| Neil Sedaka | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam | 4:56 |
| Total length: | 53:34 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete (with Naoko Terai)" (Music video) | Urino | Sedaka | |
| 2. | "Freesia (フリージア, Furījia) (with Satoru Shionoya)" (Music video) | Uru | Naoaki Iwami | |
| 3. | "Issenman-nen Ginga (一千万年銀河, "The Ten-Million-Year Galaxy") (with Satoru Shionoya)" (Music video) | Iogi | Hiroaki Serizawa | |
| 4. | "Kimi wo Mitsumete -The Time I'm Seeing You- (君を見つめて -The time I'm seeing you-, "Staring at You -The time I'm seeing you") (with Masato Honda)" (Music video) |
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| 5. | "Tobe! Gundam" (Music video) | Iogi | Watanabe | |
| 6. | "Beginning (with VOJA)" (Music video) | Iogi | D. Inoue |
Personnel
edit- Yūki Muto – piano (track 1)
- Kōichi Tateno – guitar (track 1)
- Keito Hasegawa – bass (track 1)
- Kōhei Oe – drums (track 1)
- Shinsuke Tsujino – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone (track 1)
- Ryō Ogasawara – tenor saxophone (track 1)
- Kensuke Miyaki – baritone saxophone (track 1)
- Kenji Nishimura – trombone (track 1)
- Ryōta Sasaguri – bass saxophone (track 1)
- Hajime Gushiken – trumpet (track 1)
- Maaya Kawahara – trumpet (track 1)
- Kotaro Oshio – acoustic guitar (track 2)[2]
- TM Network (track 3)
- Tetsuya Komuro – keyboards
- Takashi Utsunomiya – chorus
- Naoto Kine – chorus
- Shūta Nishida – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (track 3)
- Masayuki Akahori – bass (track 3)
- Salt & Sugar (track 4)
- Satoru Shionoya – piano
- Chikuzen Satō – vocals
- Kōichirō Tokenori – keyboards (tracks 5, 8, 10–11)
- Kenji Tsuneki – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (track 5)
- Park – bass (tracks 5, 10)
- Hiroshi Matsubara – drums (tracks 5, 10)
- Miho Nakamura – cello (tracks 5, 8, 10)
- Fumiko Aoki – viola (tracks 5, 9–11)
- Miho Shimokawa – violin (tracks 5, 8–11)
- Hiroko Imai – violin (tracks 5, 10)
- Shirō Sasaki – trumpet (track 5)
- Masayoshi Ōishi – guitar, chorus (track 6)
- Sonosuke Takao – piano (track 6)
- Eba – guitar (track 6)
- Naoki Kobayashi – bass (track 6)
- Akira Sakamoto – drums (track 6)
- Naoko Terai – violin (track 7)
- Naoki Kitajima – piano (track 7)
- Yusuke Nakaishi – bass (track 7)
- Ryō Arayama – drums (track 7)
- Yūichi Shima – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (track 8)
- Hiroyuki Deguchi – bass (tracks 8–9, 11)
- Haze – drums (tracks 8–9, 11)
- Akiko Seki – viola (tracks 8–9, 11)
- Moemi Harada – violin (tracks 8–9, 11)
- Daisuke Kaminaga – shakuhachi (track 9)
- Naoya Sasaki – guitar (track 9)
- The Voices of Japan (VOJA) chorus (track 10)
- Kenji Tsuneki – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (tracks 10–11)
- Mami Ayukawa – vocals (track 11)
Charts
edit| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Oricon Japanese Albums [6] | 3 |
| Oricon Anime Albums [7] | 2 |
| Billboard Japan Hot Albums[8] | 3 |
| Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales[9] | 3 |
References
edit- ^ "森口博子「ガンダム」カバーアルバムにTM NETWORK、オーイシマサヨシ、鮎川麻弥ら参加" [Hiroko Moriguchi's "Gundam" cover album with TM NETWORK, Masayoshi Oishi, Mami Ayukawa and others]. Natalie.mu. 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ a b c "森口博子「GUNDAM SONG COVERS 3」2022年3月9日発売決定！「数量限定ガンプラセット盤」登場！" [Hiroko Moriguchi's Gundam Song Covers 3 Released on March 9, 2022!]. Gundam.info. 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "「GUNDAM SONG COVERS 3」が3月9日にリリース決定！森口博子さん仕様のガンプラ「HGUC ゼータガンダム」同梱版も登場！" [Gundam Song Covers Will Be Released on March 9!]. Dengeki Hobby Web. Kadokawa Shoten. 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "森口博子：「GUNDAM SONG COVERS 3」が2022年3月発売 Zガンダムのガンプラセット盤も TM NETWORKが「BEYOND THE TIME」アレンジ" [Hiroko Moriguchi: Gundam Song Covers Released in March 22; TM Network Also Arranges "Beyond the Time" for Z Gundam Set]. Mantan Web. 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ a b "森口博子、AL『GUNDAM SONG COVERS 3』3月リリース決定" [Hiroko Moriguchi to release album Gundam Song Covers in March]. Billboard Japan. 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ a b "Weekly Album Ranking March 7-13, 2022". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ "Weekly Anime Album Ranking March 7-13, 2022". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums | Charts (March 16, 2022)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts (March 16, 2022)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
External links
edit- Official website (Hiroko Moriguchi)
- Official website (King Records)
- Gundam Song Covers 3 at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Gundam Song Covers 3 at Discogs (list of releases)