Saturday Night Gossip (サタデーナイト・ゴシップ, Satadēnaito Goshippu) is a vinyl exclusive extended play by Japanese musician Ringo Sheena. It was released two months after her fourth studio album Sanmon Gossip, and features a collection of songs relating to that album.[1]

Saturday Night Gossip
A mostly naked woman reclining, holding a Gibson SG guitar.
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ReleasedAugust 26, 2009 (2009-08-26)
Recorded2009
GenrePop, rock, jazz, hip hop, orchestra
Length23:56
LanguageJapanese, English
LabelEMI Music Japan
ProducerRingo Sheena
Ringo Sheena chronology
Sanmon Gossip
(2009)
Saturday Night Gossip
(2009)
Ukina
(2013)

Background and development

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Sheena's first three studio albums were released to vinyl. The first was Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana in 2003, three months after its initial studio release. Muzai Moratorium and Shōso Strip were released on vinyl in 2008, as a part of her 10-year anniversary celebrations. Instead of a full-length vinyl edition of Sanmon Gossip being released, Saturday Night Gossip was created. Similar extended plays were released for her band Tokyo Incidents' albums Adult (2006), called "ADULT VIDEO" Original Sound Track, and Variety (2007), called Variety Zōkangō.

Writing and production

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The album features four songs taken directly from Sanmon Gossip, including its bonus track "Marunouchi Sadistic (Expo Ver.)." One song is taken from the single "Ariamaru Tomi", "SG (Superficial Gossip)," and one song is a rearranged track from Sanmon Gossip, "clandestine (Saturday Night Gossip Ver.)." This version features an excerpt from the song "sharp practice" as its introduction before beginning.

The cover artwork is taken from the same photoshoot as Sheena's "Ariamaru Tomi" single and Sanmon Gossip album. It features a naked Sheena, covered with a Gibson SG guitar.

Track listing

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All music is composed by Ringo Sheena

Side A
No.TitleLyricsArrangerLength
1."Marunouchi Sadistic (Expo Ver.)" (丸の内サディスティック)Ringo SheenaUkigumo2:52
2."SG ~Superficial Gossip~"R. SheenaJazztronik4:16
3."clandestine (Saturday Night Gossip Ver.)" (密偵物語)Jack Brown, Mummy DNobuhiko Nakayama, Mr. Drunk, Bakeneko Killer, Takayuki Hattori3:33
Side B
No.TitleLyricsArrangerLength
1."fake fellow" (マヤカシ優男)R. SheenaSoil & "Pimp" Sessions3:56
2."excitement" (色恋沙汰)R. SheenaTakayuki Hattori2:58
3."vogue" (流行)R. Sheena, Mummy DMasayuki Hiizumi & Ringo Sheena4:11
Total length:23:56

Chart rankings

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Charts

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Charts (2009) Peak
position
Japan Oricon weekly albums[2] 100

Sales and certifications

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Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[3] 1,400

Release history

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Region Date Format Distributing Label Catalogue codes
Japan August 26, 2009 (2009-08-26)[1] Vinyl record EMI Music Japan TOJT-26840

References

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  1. ^ a b "サタデーナイト・ゴシップ【初回生産限定】 [12 inch Analog] [Limited Edition]". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "「サタデーナイト・ゴシップ」 椎名林檎" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved April 22, 2014.