Kokyū (呼吸, "Breath") is the debut album of Lily Chou-Chou, a then-fictional musician created for the 2001 Shunji Iwai film All About Lily Chou-Chou. It was released on October 17, 2001,[1] a week and a half after the film's release in Japan.

Kokyū
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedOctober 17, 2001 (2001-10-17)
Recorded2000
Genre
Length38:57
LabelToshiba EMI
ProducerTakeshi Kobayashi
Salyu albums chronology
Kokyū
(2001)
Landmark
(2005)
Singles from Kokyū
  1. "Glide"
    Released: April 19, 2000
  2. "Kyōmei (Kūkyo na Ishi)"
    Released: June 21, 2000
  3. "Tobenai Tsubasa"
    Released: 2001 (promotional single)

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Arabesque" (アラベスク Arabesuku)Shunji Iwai, Miho OmasuTakeshi Kobayashi5:50
2."Ai no Jikken" (愛の実験 "Experiment of Love")KobayashiKobayashi5:26
3."Erotic" (エロティック Erotikku)KobayashiKobayashi4:47
4."Hikōsen" (飛行船 "Blimp")KobayashiKobayashi3:06
5."Kaifuku Suru Kizu" (回復する傷 "Healing Wounds") Kobayashi3:03
6."Hōwa" (飽和 "Saturation")KobayashiKobayashi3:52
7."Tobenai Tsubasa" (飛べない翼 "Flightless Wings")Iwai, KobayashiKobayashi4:47
8."Kyōmei (Kūkyo na Ishi)" (共鳴(空虚な石) "Resonance (Empty Stone)")KobayashiKobayashi4:22
9."Glide" (グライド Guraido)Kobayashi, Yuko SaegusaKobayashi3:40
Total length:38:57

Chart rankings

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Chart (2001) Peak
position
Oricon weekly albums[2] 60

Reported sales

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Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[3] 3,700

Release history

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Region Date Format Distributing Label
Japan October 17, 2001 (2001-10-17)[1] CD Toshiba EMI
November 26, 2008 (2008-11-26)[4] Avex Marketing

References

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  1. ^ a b "JBOOK:呼吸:Lily Chou-Chou:CD". JBook (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  2. ^ "呼吸 - Lily Chou-Chou/ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved December 3, 2010. (subscription only)
  4. ^ "JBOOK:呼吸:Lily Chou-Chou:CD". JBook (in Japanese). Retrieved December 3, 2010.