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Request (Juju album)

Request is a cover album by Japanese recording artist Juju, released on September 29, 2010.[1] The album features recordings of famous songs by Japanese female vocalists, mostly from the late 1990s.

Request
Studio album by
Juju
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2010 (2010-09-29)
Recorded2010
GenreJ-pop
Length1:01:04
LabelSony
Juju chronology
Juju
(2010) 		Request
(2010) 		You
(2011)
Singles from Request
  1. "Last Kiss"
    Released: February 24, 2010
  2. "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)"
    Released: July 28, 2010

Conception

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The album was originally titled Juju Sings Beautiful Woman.[2] After the album's announcement on August 4, a questionnaire was put up on Juju's website, asking fans which songs they wanted to hear Juju cover.[2] Despite this, four songs had already been chosen for the album, "Gips," "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)," "Last Kiss" and "Time Goes By."[2]

The album is Juju's second disc of covers, after the She Sings... second disc of her previous album Juju, which featured primarily covers of Western songs in English.[3]

Promotion

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"Last Kiss" was originally released in February 2010, as one of the A-side tracks of the four A-side single "Sakura Ame/Ready for Love/S.H.E./Last Kiss."[4]

A cover of My Little Lover's "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)" sung by Juju was announced as a song used in an adverstising campaign for the Sony Alpha digital camera on June 4.[5] The song was released digitally on June 16 as a ringtone and on June 23 as a full-length cellphone download,[6][7] where it was extremely successful digitally, reaching #1 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart.[8] Due to this popularity, it was released as a physical single a month later, where it reached #15 on Oricon's physical charts.[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)" (My Little Lover cover)KATE (Takeshi Kobayashi)Kenji Fujii, Takeshi KobayashiAkihisa Matsuura5:15
2."Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." (Misia cover)Satoshi ShimanoS. ShimanoChokkaku5:15
3."Time Goes By" (Every Little Thing cover)Mitsuru IgarashiM. IgarashiSeiji Kameda5:25
4."Gips" (Ringo Shiina cover)R. ShiinaR. ShiinaMasanori Shimada5:38
5."There Will Be Love There (Ai no Aru Basho)" (The Brilliant Green cover)Tomoko KawaseShunsaku OkudaMasayuki Sakamoto4:36
6."Don't Wanna Cry" (Namie Amuro cover)Takahiro MaedaTetsuya KomuroJin Nakamura5:35
7."Lover Soul" (Judy and Mary cover)YukiTakuyaSeiji Kameda4:12
8."White Love" (Speed cover)Hiromasa IjichiH. IjichiHiroshi Nakamura6:54
9."Suki" (Dreams Come True cover)Miwa YoshidaM. YoshidaAkihisa Matsuura3:41
10."Will" (Mika Nakashima cover)Yasushi AkimotoDaisuke KawaguchiSatoshi Takebe5:43
11."Last Kiss" (Bonnie Pink cover)Bonnie PinkBonnie PinkSeiji Kameda4:23
12."First Love" (Hikaru Utada cover)H. UtadaH. UtadaAkihisa Matsuura4:27
Total length:1:01:04

Chart rankings

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Chart
(2010) 		Peak
position
Oricon daily albums[10] 1
Oricon weekly albums[11] 1
Oricon yearly album chart[12] 13

Reported sales and certifications

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Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[13] 469,000
RIAJ shipping certification[14] Double platinum (500,000+)

Promotional tracks

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Many songs from the album were released prior to the physical release digitally, or through other means such as a physical CD or radio airplay.

Date Title Format Chart positions Oricon
sales
[15]
Oricon Singles Charts
[16] 		Billboard Japan Hot 100
[17] 		RIAJ digital tracks
[18]
February 24, 2010 (2010-02-24)[4] "Last Kiss" CD single, digital download 20 — — 7,700
June 16, 2010 (2010-06-16)[6] "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)" Ringtone 15 19 1
23* 		23,000
June 23, 2010 (2010-06-23)[7] Full-length cellphone download
July 14, 2010 (2010-07-14)[19] Ringtone (Ballad Ver.)
July 21, 2010 (2010-07-21)[19] Full-length cellphone download (Ballad Ver.)
July 28, 2010 (2010-07-28)[1] CD single, PC download
September 8, 2010 (2010-09-08)[20] "First Love" Ringtone — — 5 —
September 15, 2010 (2010-09-15)[21] Full-length cellphone download
"Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." Ringtone — 78 30 —
September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20)[22] "Time Goes By" Ringtone — — 25 —
September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22)[23] "There Will Be Love There (Ai no Aru Basho)" Ringtone — 43 21 —
September 26, 2010 (2010-09-26)[24] "Will" Ringtone — — 76 —
September 29, 2010 (2010-09-29)[25] "Gips" Ringtone — — 98 —

*Ballad Version

Release history

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Region Date Format
Japan September 29, 2010 (2010-09-29)[1] CD, digital download
Taiwan October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01)[26] CD
Hong Kong October 5, 2010 (2010-10-05)[27] CD
Japan October 16, 2010 (2010-10-16)[28] Rental CD

References

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  1. ^ a b c "JUJU : Request" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "JUJU、椎名林檎・ELTらをカバー" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  3. ^ "JUJU : JUJU【初回生産限定盤】" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "JUJU、4曲A面シングルリリース＆待望の全国ツアーが決定" (in Japanese). Barks. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  5. ^ "ソニー 小型デジタル一眼カメラ "α" のCMソングを担当することが決定！！" (in Japanese). Sony. June 4, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "問合せ殺到のCMソング「Hello, Again ～昔からある場所～」6/16 着うた配信スタート決定！" (in Japanese). Sony. June 11, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "ダウンロード殺到中！話題のCM曲「Hello, Again～昔からある場所～」本日より着うたフル配信スタート！！" (in Japanese). Sony. June 23, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  8. ^ "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue June 29, 2010" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  9. ^ Hello，Again～昔からある場所～ - JUJU (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  10. ^ "アルバム デイリーランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 30, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  11. ^ "JUJU、デビュー7年目で初首位 女性カバー作首位は竹内まりや以来7年ぶり" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  12. ^ "アルバム 年間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 20, 2010. Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  13. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved August 4, 2011. (subscription only)
  14. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年10月. RIAJ (in Japanese). 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  15. ^ "アーティスト： JUJU". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  16. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-10-05. (subscription only)
  17. ^ "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
  18. ^ 有料音楽配信チャート (in Japanese). RIAJ.
  19. ^ a b "＜JUJU＞話題のマイラバカヴァー曲が生で聴ける!!!プレミアムイベント開催決定!!また、2010年上半期、最も街で流れた曲「桜雨」が堂々の1位!!" (in Japanese). Sony. July 15, 2010. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  20. ^ "ダウンロード殺到中！話題のCM曲「Hello, Again～昔からある場所～」本日より着うたフル配信スタート！！" (in Japanese). Sony. September 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  21. ^ "「Request」先行配信第二弾!!MISIA「つつみ込むように...」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!! 宇多田ヒカル「First Love」カヴァー、着うたフル(R)も配信スタート!!" (in Japanese). Sony. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  22. ^ "「Request」先行配信第三弾!!Every Little Thing「Time goes by」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!!" (in Japanese). Sony. September 20, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  23. ^ "「Request」先行配信第四弾!!the brilliant green「There will be love there -愛のある場所-」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!!" (in Japanese). Sony. September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  24. ^ "「Request」先行配信第五弾!!中島美嘉「WILL」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!!" (in Japanese). Sony. September 26, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  25. ^ "1st Cover Album『Request』本日リリース!! 着うた(R)、遂に全曲解禁！" (in Japanese). Sony. September 29, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  26. ^ "JUJU的點歌本 REQUEST". Sony Music Taiwan. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  27. ^ "「Request」 - JUJU - Sony Music". Sony Music Hong Kong. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  28. ^ "Request／JUJU". Tsutaya. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
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