Rumaniamania is the debut studio album by Japanese J-pop band Rumania Montevideo. It was released on June 16, 1999, by Giza Studio label.

Rumaniamania
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 16, 1999 (1999-06-16)
Recorded1999
Genre
Length43:58
LabelGiza
Producer
Rumania Montevideo chronology
Sunny,Cloudy,Rain
(1999)
Rumaniamania
(1999)
Girl, Girl, Boy, Girl, Boy
(2000)
Singles from Rumaniamania
  1. "Still For Your Love"
    Released: 14 April 1999

Background

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The album consist only of their debut single: Still for your love. The beginning of single recording started near end of year 1998 during their formation period and made it into television on-air in January 1999.[1] It became their smash-hit which sold more than 165,000 copies and charted on Oricon rankings for 13 weeks. B-side song Good-Bye Summer Vacation was included in this album as well.

Lifevideo is the second and final original song performed and written by leader of the band, Makoto.[2]

Sayonara was re-recorded from the original song Jonathan which was performed in English and included in their first indies album Jet Plane.[3]

Anny was performed in acoustic live performance "UNDOWN vol.4".[4][5]

Charting

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The album reached #9 rank in Oricon for first week. It charted for 6 weeks and sold 92,360 copies.[6]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Mami Miyoshi (expect of #1, by Makoto Miyoshi); all music is composed by Makoto Miyoshi[7]

No.TitleLength
1."Lifevideo"3:59
2."Still for Your Love"4:21
3."Kohaku (コハク)"3:20
4."Sayonara (さよなら)" (re-recorded version of "Jonathan" from 1st indies album "Jet Plane")4:25
5."Daylight"3:43
6."Yesterday"4:23
7."Pair"3:40
8."Gunshuu (群衆)"4:02
9."Anny"4:03
10."Good-bye Summer Vacation"3:07
11."Repeat"4:55

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the CD booklet of Rumania Mania.[8]

In media

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  • Still for your love: ending theme song for the Anime television series Detective Conan

References

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  1. ^ Credits from "奇術愛好家殺人事件(事件篇)". 名探偵コナン. Season 5 (in Japanese). January 25, 1999. Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation.
  2. ^ "Rumania Montevideo discography". Rumania Montevideo Official Website.
  3. ^ "rumania montevideo 『JETPLANE』". gizagiza.com (archived). Archived from the original on 22 April 2001.
  4. ^ "PAST LIVE (2000.5~2002.5)" 渋谷CLUB QUATTRO「UNDOWN vol.4」". Yoidoretenshi.
  5. ^ "2000年 CANNABISライブ セットリスト" 2000.7.14 UNDOWN vol.4 @ 渋谷CLUB QUATTRO". Geocities.
  6. ^ "Rumaniamania (Rumania Montevideo)". Oricon News.
  7. ^ "ALBUM Rumaniamania (Rumania Montevideo)". beinggiza.com.
  8. ^ Rumania Montevideo (1999). Rumania Mania (CD Album; Booklet). Rumania Montevideo. Japan: Giza Studio. GZCA-1007.