Mr. Vocalist is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Eric Martin. Released on November 26, 2008 exclusively in Japan by Sony Music Japan, the album features Martin's English-language covers of popular female-oriented Japanese songs.[1][2][3]
| Mr. Vocalist | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 26, 2008 (Japan) March 9, 2009 (Hong Kong) | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
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| Length | 60:24 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Japan Sony Music Japan International (Korea) | |||
| Producer | Eric Martin | |||
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The album peaked at No. 12 on Oricon's albums chart.[4]
Mr. Vocalist was released in Hong Kong as Mr. Vocalist (Asian Version) on March 9, 2009. This version features a different track listing with six tracks replaced with songs from Mr. Vocalist 2.[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pride" | Tomoyasu Hotei | Miki Imai | 5:42 |
| 2. | "Hanamizuki" | Yo Hitoto | Yo Hitoto | 5:32 |
| 3. | "Anata no Kiss wo Kazoemashō (You Were Mine)" ((あなたのキスを数えましょう ~you were mine~, "Count Your Kisses (You Were Mine)")) |
| Yuki Koyanagi | 5:44 |
| 4. | "Everything" |
| Misia | 6:48 |
| 5. | "Precious" |
| Yuna Ito | 5:52 |
| 6. | "Time Goes By" | Mitsuru Igarashi | Every Little Thing | 4:55 |
| 7. | "M" |
| Princess Princess | 5:09 |
| 8. | "I Believe" |
| Ayaka | 4:54 |
| 9. | "Yuki no Hana" ((雪の華, "Snowflakes")) |
| Mika Nakashima | 5:46 |
| 10. | "The Voice ("Jupiter" English Version)" | Ayaka Hirahara | 6:13 | |
| 11. | "Love Love Love (English Version)" | Dreams Come True | 3:50 | |
| Total length: | 60:24 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hero" |
| Mariah Carey | |
| 2. | "No One" |
| Alicia Keys | |
| 3. | "Precious" |
| Yuna Ito | |
| 4. | "There You'll Be" | Diane Warren | Faith Hill | |
| 5. | "Yuki no Hana" |
| Mika Nakashima | |
| 6. | "Time After Time" |
| Cyndi Lauper | |
| 7. | "You've Got a Friend" | Carole King | Carole King | |
| 8. | "Hanamizuki" | Hitoto | Yo Hitoto | |
| 9. | "Everything" |
| Misia | |
| 10. | "Eternal Flame" | The Bangles | ||
| 11. | "Love Love Love (English Version)" |
| Dreams Come True |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hero" |
| Mariah Carey | |
| 2. | "No One" |
| Alicia Keys | |
| 3. | "Time After Time" |
| Cyndi Lauper | |
| 4. | "There You'll Be" | Warren | Faith Hill | |
| 5. | "Superstar" | The Carpenters | ||
| 6. | "Eternal Flame" |
| The Bangles | |
| 7. | "You've Got a Friend" | King | Carole King | |
| 8. | "Yuki no Hana" |
| Mika Nakashima | |
| 9. | "Everything" |
| Misia | |
| 10. | "Anata no Kiss wo Kazoemashō (You Were Mine)" |
| Yuki Koyanagi | |
| 11. | "Love Love Love (English Version)" |
| Dreams Come True |
Charts
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 12 |
See also
edit- Ms. Vocalist - a 2010 cover album by Debbie Gibson, featuring male-oriented J-pop songs.
References
edit- ^ "エリック・マーティン、デビー・ギブソンと夢のデュエット". BARKS. September 7, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "MR.BIGボーカル×80年代歌姫「世界中の誰よりきっと」カバー". Natalie.mu. September 7, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "MR. VOCALIST | エリック・マーティン". Billboard Japan. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "MR.ボーカリスト | エリック・マーティン". Oricon. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ Mr. Vocalist (Asian Version) at Discogs
External links
edit- Official website
- Mr. Vocalist at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Mr. Vocalist at Discogs (list of releases)