Presents is the ninth studio album by Japanese J-pop singer and songwriter Maki Ohguro. It was released on 11 December 2002 under EMI Japan.[1]
| Presents | ||||
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| Released | 11 December 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Japanese pop, jazz | |||
| Length | 64:00 | |||
| Label | EMI Japan | |||
| Producer | Satoshi Takebe | |||
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This album doesn't consist of any singles, instead it became a conceptual album about theme "love". Compared to the other albums, the music on the album sounds less pop-rock and carries calmer and jazzy feeling.
Takeshi Hayama, main producer of her albums since debut, wasn't involved in the production of this album. Satoshi Takebe, the member of the band Kokua is the main producer of this album with many other music arrangers from Universal Music Japan as well.[2]
The album reached No. 18 in its first week on the Oricon chart. The album sold 28,000 copies.[3]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Maki Ohguro; all music is composed by Maki Ohguro[4]
| No. | Title | Arrangers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mayonaka no Whistle (真夜中のホイッスル)" | Toshiya Shimizu | 5:25 |
| 2. | ""Aishiteru" no Kawari ni ~Everything in my heart~ (『愛してる』のかわりに～Everything in my heart～)" | Kento Hiidani | 5:39 |
| 3. | "True Love" | Shimizu | 5:27 |
| 4. | "Come To Me,Once Again" | Keiji Tanabe | 5:59 |
| 5. | "Umi Demo Ikouka (海でも行こうか)" | Satoshi Takebe | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Kiichigo (キイチゴ)" | Hiidani | 6:29 |
| 7. | "Akai Ito (赤い糸)" | Takebe | 6:02 |
| 8. | "Lonely Child" | Takebe | 6:07 |
| 9. | "River" | Tanabe | 3:55 |
| 10. | "3-Call & 1-Mail" | Takebe | 5:14 |
| 11. | "Saigo no Present (最後のプレゼント)" | Takebe | 4:41 |
| 12. | "Ai no Uta (愛のうた)" | Takebe | 5:11 |
In media
edit- 3-Call & 1-Mail: commercial song of NTT DoCoMo
- Ai no Uta: theme song for the Toyota Stadium
References
edit- ^ "DISCOGRAPHY 大黒摩季". Universal Music.
- ^ "大黒摩季 Discography". maki-ohguro.com.
- ^ "Presents | 大黒摩季". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese).
- ^ "Presents (大黒摩季)". Universal Music.