Life Is Beautiful (Chicago Poodle album)

Life is Beautiful is the fourth studio album by Japanese pop-rock band Chicago Poodle.[1] It was released on 24 September 2014 by Giza Studio label.

Life is Beautiful
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2014 (2014-09-24)
Recorded2013–2014
GenreJ-pop
Length44:20
LabelGiza Studio
ProducerChicago Poodle
Chicago Poodle chronology
3.0
(2013)
Life is Beautiful
(2014)
Sodefuri Au mo Tashou no En
(2017)
Singles from Life is Beautiful
  1. "Kimi no Egao ga Nani yori Suki datta"
    Released: 28 August 2013
  2. "with/Sora Tooku"
    Released: 11 November 2013
  3. "Scenario no Nai Life"
    Released: 5 February 2014

Charting

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The theme of the album is "life".[2][3]

The album consists of previously one normal and two digitally released singles.

Several artist from Giza Studio such as Yumemoto Tsuresawa from Japanese rock band WAR-ED, Yuuzo Ohkusu from instrumental band Sensation or the former members of the Japanese pop band Garnet Crow, Hitoshi Okamoto and Hirohito Furui were involved with the album production.[4]

Charting

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The album reached the #81 rank in Oricon for the first week. It charted for two weeks.[5]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Kouta Hanazawa

Life is Beautiful[6]
No.TitleLyricsArranger(s)Length
1."Life is Beautiful"Chicago PoodleChicago Poodle1:03
2."Kotae Awase" (答エアワセ)Norihito YamaguchiSatoshi Iwakura3:01
3."Yumeiro Canvas" (夢色キャンバス)YamaguchiIwakura4:22
4."Naitara Ee" (泣いたらええ)YamaguchiHitoshi Okamoto (ex. Garnet Crow)3:49
5."Kimi no Egao ga Nani yori mo Suki datta" (君の笑顔がなによりも好きだった)Tsujimoto, YamaguchiIwakura4:33
6."Good-bye, what a wonderful world"TsujimotoYuuzo Ohkusu4:06
7."LaTaTa"TsujimotoYumeto Tsuresawa (WAR-ED)4:11
8."Sora Tooku" (空遠く)TsujimotoChicago Poodle4:18
9."with"YamaguchiHirohito Furui (ex. Garnet Crow)5:40
10."Scenario no Nai Life" (シナリオのないライフ)YamaguchiChicago Poodle4:35
11."Just My Special Lady"YamaguchiChicago Poodle4:47

Usage in media

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  • "Kimi no Egao ga Nani yori mo Suki datta" was used as the ending theme for TV anime Detective Conan.
  • "Sceario no Nai Life" was used as the ending theme in February for the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television program Hiruopi!
  • "Sora Tooku/with" was used as the theme song for the short movie Crash Hitsugi.

References

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  1. ^ "Chicago Poodleオフィシャルサイト". chicagopoodle.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ^ Inc., Natasha. "Chicago Poodle新アルバム、テーマは"人生"". natalie.mu. Retrieved 19 December 2016. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Inc., Natasha. "Chicago Poodle、関西弁の新バラードPV公開". natalie.mu. Retrieved 19 December 2016. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Inc., Natasha. "Chicago PoodleニューシングルPVで人生をボードゲームに". natalie.mu. Retrieved 19 December 2016. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Life is Beautiful | Chicago Poodle". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Chicago Poodle | Life is Beautiful | Being official website". beinggiza.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.