Rainbow is the first album by Sayaka Yamamoto, a member of Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She made her solo debut with this album.[1] It was released on 26 October 2016 under the label laugh out loud records. There are two editions. The limited edition includes a DVD with music video and the regular edition has only audio CD.[2]
| Rainbow | ||||
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 Regular edition | ||||
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| Released | October 26, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 59:05 | |||
| Label | laugh out loud! records | |||
| Producer | Yasushi Akimoto and Seiji Kameda | |||
| Sayaka Yamamoto chronology | ||||
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A musician Shikao Suga and Takuro, a guitarist of the rock band Glay provided a song but most of the songs and lyrics were written by herself. The sound producer is Seiji Kameda. He is best known as the former member of Tokyo Jihen.[3]
It was number three on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart with 50,375 copies sold.[4] It was number two on the Billboard Japan Album Sales Chart.[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rainbow Rose" (レインボーローズ) | Sayaka Yamamoto | Sayaka Yamamoto | Seiji Kameda | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Yukikoi" (雪恋) | Sayaka Yamamoto | Sayaka Yamamoto | Seiji Kameda | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Hitokoto" (ヒトコト) | Junji Ishiwatari | Rui Momota | Seiji Kameda | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Kanojo ni Naritai" (彼女になりたい) | Sayaka Yamamoto | Sayaka Yamamoto | Seiji Kameda | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Ai no Baton" (愛のバトン) | Junji Ishiwatari | Kōichi Tsutaya | Seiji Kameda | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Bad Days" | Takuro | Takuro | Seiji Kameda & Takuro | 5:41 |
| 7. | "Tsukikage" (月影) | Sayaka Yamamoto | Sayaka Yamamoto | Seiji Kameda | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Smile" (スマイル) | Seiji Kameda | Seiji Kameda | Seiji Kameda | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Kokoro no Tate" (心の盾) | Sayaka Yamamoto | Sayaka Yamamoto | Seiji Kameda | 4:37 |
| 10. | "Hitoiki Tsukinagara" (ひといきつきながら) | Junpei Iwata | Yūichi Ikuzawa | Seiji Kameda | 5:05 |
| 11. | "Gimonfu" (疑問符) | Yasushi Akimoto | Sayaka Yamamoto | Seiji Kameda | 4:58 |
| 12. | "Shiawase no Kakera" (幸せの欠片) | Sayaka Yamamoto | Sayaka Yamamoto | Seiji Kameda | 4:18 |
| 13. | "Melody" (メロディ) | Shikao Suga | Shikao Suga | Seiji Kameda | 4:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yukikoi Music Video" | |
| 2. | "Special Footage 1 Rainbow Rose" | |
| 3. | "Special Footage 2 Album "Rainbow" Making" |
Charts
edit| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 3 |
References
edit- ^ "NMB48's Yamamoto Sayaka to make her solo debut". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ^ 山本彩、ソロ初アルバム収録曲＆ジャケ写公開 (in Japanese). Oricon ME inc. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ^ NMB48山本彩アルバム発表！プロデュースは亀田誠治、TAKUROやスガ提供曲も (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ^ a b オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年10月24日～2016年10月30日 (in Japanese). Oricon ME inc. 2016-11-07. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ^ a b 【ビルボード】嵐『Are You Happy?』650,352枚売り上げ、アルバム・セールス1位. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ^ a b Sayaka Yamamoto 2016.
Further reading
edit- Sayaka Yamamoto (26 October 2016). Rainbow (Limited ed.). laugh out loud! records. ASIN B01LMYE2OM. YRCS-95076.
External links
edit- Discography on Yoshimoto R and C Co., Ltd.
- "Yukikoi (short version)" Video on YouTube