Millennium Best (ミレニアム・ベスト, Mireniamu Besuto) is the ninth compilation album by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released on March 15, 2000, through Pony Canyon. It is Kudo's second single collection: the album features all of Kudo's singles released from "Kindan no Telepathy" (1987) up to her most recent at the time, "Blue Zone" (1999), as well as all five singles released by Ushirogami Hikaretai.[1] The album was released digitally on May 28, 2014, however only the four singles missing from the subsequently released compilation Shizuka Kudo Best were made available for download.[2]
| Millennium Best | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | March 15, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–99 | |||
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| Length | 177:25 | |||
| Label | Pony Canyon | |||
| Shizuka Kudo chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe album was released without Kudo's consent, after she had already left Pony Canyon. According to Kudo, she only came to know of the compilation's existence when she stumbled onto it when flipping through the CD racks of a convenience store.
Commercial performance
editMillennium Best debuted at number 25 on the Oricon Albums Chart, with 18,000 units sold. The album charted in the top 100 for a total of five consecutive weeks, selling a reported 36,000 copies during its chart run.[3][4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Toki no Kawa o Koete" (時の河を越えて, "Across the River of Time") | 3:52 | |
| 2. | "Anata o Shiritai" (あなたを知りたい, "I Wanna Know You") |
| 3:45 |
| 3. | "Kindan no Telepathy" |
| 3:47 |
| 4. | "Moebius no Koibito" (メビウスの恋人, Mebiusu no Koibito, "Moebius Lover") |
| 3:49 |
| 5. | "Again" |
| 4:15 |
| 6. | "Hora ne, Haru ga Kita" (ほらね、春が来た, "Look! Spring Has Come") |
| 4:07 |
| 7. | "Daite Kuretara Ii no ni" | 5:07 | |
| 8. | "Gokitai Kudasai!" (ご期待下さい!, "Get Excited!") |
| 4:02 |
| 9. | "Fu-ji-tsu" | 3:49 | |
| 10. | "Mugon... Iroppoi" |
| 3:54 |
| 11. | "Koi Hitoyo" |
| 4:32 |
| 12. | "Arashi no Sugao" | 3:32 | |
| 13. | "Kōsa ni Fukarete" |
| 3:49 |
| Total length: | 52:20 | ||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku" |
| 3:56 | |
| 2. | "Senryū no Shizuku" |
| 4:43 | |
| 3. | "Watashi ni Tsuite" |
|
| 4:08 |
| 4. | "Boya Boya Dekinai" |
|
| 3:41 |
| 5. | "Please" |
|
| 4:17 |
| 6. | "Metamorphose" |
|
| 4:16 |
| 7. | "Mechakucha ni Naite Shimaitai" |
|
| 5:00 |
| 8. | "Urahara" |
|
| 4:54 |
| 9. | "Koe o Kikasete" |
|
| 6:36 |
| 10. | "Dōkoku" |
|
| 4:48 |
| 11. | "Watashi wa Knife" |
|
| 4:26 |
| 12. | "Anata Shika Inai Desho" |
|
| 6:24 |
| Total length: | 57:09 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blue Rose" |
|
| 4:40 |
| 2. | "Jaguar Line" |
|
| 4:08 |
| 3. | "Ice Rain" |
|
| 6:02 |
| 4. | "Moon Water" |
|
| 5:12 |
| 5. | "7" |
|
| 5:46 |
| 6. | "Chō" |
|
| 5:09 |
| 7. | "Yū" |
|
| 4:53 |
| 8. | "Gekijō" |
|
| 4:38 |
| 9. | "Blue Velvet" |
|
| 3:55 |
| 10. | "Kama Sutra no Densetsu" |
|
| 4:53 |
| 11. | "Setsu Getsu Ka" |
|
| 4:46 |
| 12. | "Kirara" |
| 4:52 | |
| 13. | "Isshun" |
|
| 4:48 |
| 14. | "Blue Zone" |
|
| 4:14 |
| Total length: | 67:56 | |||
Charts
edit| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[5] | 25 | 36,000[3] |
References
edit- ^ "工藤静香 / ミレニアム・ベスト". CDJournal. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "ミレニアム・ベスト／工藤静香". Mora. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "工藤静香アルバム アイドル・ポップ・データベース". Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "ミレニアム・ベスト 工藤静香". Oricon. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
External links
edit- Millennium Best on Pony Canyon's official website