Ikimono-bakari Members Best Selection (いきものばかり～メンバーズBESTセレクション～) is Japanese pop rock band Ikimono-gakari's first greatest hits album. It was released on November 3, 2010, by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.[1] The album features 31 previously released tracks and three new songs: "Ima Hashiridaseba", "Spirits", and "Kaze to Mirai".
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| Released | November 3, 2010 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, pop rock | |||
| Length | 158:58 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | EPIC Japan | |||
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| Singles from Ikimono-bakari Members BEST Selection | ||||
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It was released in two versions: a regular 2CD edition and a limited 2CD+DVD edition. The first press regular edition contains an ikimono-card 021. The limited edition contains a double-sided ikimono-land/member poster, an ikimono-land card, an ikimono-land sticker, two ikimono-land postcards, ikimono-card 021, and an application card to enter a lottery for ikimono-gakari goods. The bonus DVD contains a 115-minute documentary, "ikiiki TV", featuring member commentary on all the songs.[2]
The album was certified 'Million' by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for shipment of one million copies.[3] To commemorate this achievement, a limited 2CD winter jacket edition was shipped out between December 17, 2010, and January 2011.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sakura" | Yoshiki Mizuno | Yoshiki Mizuno | Masanori Shimada | 5:54 |
| 2. | "Uruwashiki Hito" (うるわしきひと / "The lovely one") | Yoshiki Mizuno | Yoshiki Mizuno | Ryo Eguchi | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Seishun Line" (青春ライン / "Youth line") | Yoshiki Mizuno | Yoshiki Mizuno | Ryo Eguchi | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Akaneiro no Yakusoku" (茜色の約束 / "Madder-Colored) | Yoshiki Mizuno | Yoshiki Mizuno | Masanori Shimada | |
| 5. | "Kira Kira Train" | Yoshiki Mizuno | Yoshiki Mizuno | Masanori Shimada | |
| 6. | "Nostalgia" (ノスタルジア) | Yoshiki Mizuno | Yoshiki Mizuno | Masanori Shimada | |
| 7. | "Mirai Wakusei" (未来惑星 / "Future planet") | Kiyoe Yoshioka | Kiyoe Yoshioka | Susumu Nishikawa, Strings arranged by: eji | |
| 8. | "Natsu Koi -2010 version-" (夏・コイ/ "summer love" /Rearranged version) | Hotaka Yamashita | Hotaka Yamashita | Akimitsu Honma | |
| 9. | "Tayumu Koto na Kinagare no Naka de" (タユムコトナキナガレノナカデ / "Relaxing in a ceaseless flow") | Hotaka Yamashita | Hotaka Yamashita | Masanori Shimada | |
| 10. | "Ima Hashiridaseba" (今走り出せば / "If you start running now") | Hotaka Yamashita | Hotaka Yamashita | Susumu Nishikawa | |
| 11. | "Hana wa Sakura Kimi wa Utsukushi" (花は桜 君は美し / Flowers are cherry blossoms; you're beautiful) | Yoshiki Mizuno | Yoshiki Mizuno | Zentaro Watanabe | |
| 12. | "Soprano" (ソプラノ) | Hotaka Yamashita | Hotaka Yamashita | Masanori Shimada | |
| 13. | "Tsuki to Atashi to Reizouko" (月とあたしと冷蔵庫 / "The moon, myself, and a refrigerator") | Hotaka Yamashita, Kiyoe Yoshioka | Hotaka Yamashita | Ikimonogakari, Ryo Eguchi | |
| 14. | "Nokori Kaze" (残り風 / "Remnant wind") | Hotaka Yamashita | Hotaka Yamashita | Yusuke Itagaki, Atsushi Yuasa | |
| 15. | "Koisuru Otome" (コイスルオトメ / "Loved maiden") | Yoshiki Mizuno | Yoshiki Mizuno | Yusuke Tanaka, Strings arranged by: Ittetsu Gen | |
| Total length: | 79:11 | ||||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kimagure Romantic" (気まぐれロマンティック / "capricious romantic") | Y. Mizuno | R. Eguchi, Strings arranged by: Crusher Kimura | |
| 2. | "Blue Bird" (ブルーバード) | Y. Mizuno | R. Eguchi, Strings arranged by: Crusher Kimura | |
| 3. | "Joyful" (じょいふる) | Y. Mizuno | Y. Tanaka, Takashi Kondo | |
| 4. | "Kokoro no Hana wo Sakaseyou" (心の花を咲かせよう / "Let's make the flowers of our hearts bloom") | H. Yamashita | M. Shimada | |
| 5. | "Yell" | Y. Mizuno | Masataka Matsutoya | |
| 6. | "Kimi ga Iru" (キミがいる / "You're here") | Kiyoe Yoshioka | M. Shimada | |
| 7. | "Chikokushichau yo" (ちこくしちゃうよ / "I'll be late") | H. Yamashita (lyrics&music), Kiyoe Yoshioka (lyrics) | S. Nishikawa | |
| 8. | "Happy Smile Again" | Y. Mizuno | Hiroaki Sugawara | |
| 9. | "Arigatou" (ありがとう/ "thank you") | Y. Mizuno | A. Honma | |
| 10. | "Yuki Yamanu Yoru Futari -2010 version-" (雪やまぬ夜二人 / "Two in the night with endless snow" / Rearranged version) | H. Yamashita | M. Matsutoya | |
| 11. | "Kuchizuke" (くちづけ / "Kiss") | H. Yamashita | S Nishikawa | |
| 12. | "Spirits" (スピリッツ) | Y. Mizuno | R. Eguchi | |
| 13. | "Kaze to Mirai" (風と未来 / "The wind and the future") | H. Yamashita | Y. Tanaka, A. Kondo, Atsushi Yuasa, Strings arranged by: Ittetsu Gen | |
| 14. | "Nokori Kaze" (残り風 / "Remnant wind") | H. Yamashita | Yusuke Itagaki, A. Yuasa | |
| 15. | "Nakumonka" (なくもんか / "No more cry") | Y. Mizuno | A. Honma | |
| 16. | "Kaeritakunatta yo" (帰りたくなったよ / "I wanted to go home") | Y. Mizuno | M. Shimada | |
| Total length: | 79:47 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Ikiiki TV the first time" (イキイキTV the first time) | |
| 2. | "Ikiiki TV the last time" (イキイキTV the last time) |
Charts
edit| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Oricon Daily Chart | 1 |
| Oricon Weekly Chart[5] | 1 |
| World Chart | 1 |
- Total reported sales: 1,198,523
- Total sales in 2010: 906,756 (2010 Oricon Top 100 Albums - #2 album of the year)
- Total sales in 2011: 292,767
References
edit- ^ Yesasia.com Ikimono-bakari Members Best Selection album info November 3, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2011
- ^ Yesasia.com Ikimono-bakari Members Best Selection (limited Edition) album info November 3, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2011
- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年11月". RIAJ. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ^ "いきものばかり～メンバーズBESTセレクション～ ウィンタージャケット". Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ^ "いきものがかり、AKB48抜き女性Voアルバム今年最高の滑り出し". Oricon (in Japanese). November 9, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
External links
edit- Oricon Profile: Limited Edition | Regular Edition
- Sony Music Profile: Limited Edition | Regular Edition