The discography of Sowelu, a Japanese pop and R&B singer, consists of five studio albums, one extended play, two compilation albums, 18 singles, and multiple appearances on cover compilation albums, as well as a featured artist on other musicians' works. Sowelu's solo discography is spread across two record labels: DefStar Records between 2002 and 2009, and Rhythm Zone from 2010 onwards.
| Sowelu discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 5 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 19 |
| Video albums | 2 |
Albums
editOriginal albums
edit| Year | Album Information | Oricon albums charts [1] |
Reported sales [2] |
Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Geofu
|
4 | 205,000 | |
| 2005 | Sweet Bridge
|
5 | 134,000 |
|
| 2006 | 24 (Twenty Four)
|
3 | 84,000 |
|
| 2008 | Naked
|
11 | 27,000 | |
| 2010 | Love & I (Ren'ai Henreki) (恋愛遍歴, "Love Pilgrimage")
|
19 | 16,000 |
Extended plays
edit| Year | Album Information | Oricon albums charts [1] |
Reported sales [2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Let Me...
|
TBA | TBA |
Other albums
edit| Year | Album Information | Oricon albums charts [1] |
Reported sales [2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Heads or Tails?
|
10 | 57,000 |
| 2009 | Sowelu the Best 2002–2009
|
18 | 17,000 |
Singles
edit| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon sales [2] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon singles charts [1] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100† [6] |
RIAJ digital tracks† [7] | |||||
| 2002 | "Beautiful Dreamer" | 20 | — | — | 15,000 | Geofu | |
| "Part of Me" | 97 | — | — | 1,900 | |||
| 2003 | "Rainbow/Breath (Omoi no Yōryō)" (想いの容量, "Capacity of My Thoughts") | 28 | — | — | 31,000 | ||
| "Fortune" | 40 | — | — | 9,400 | |||
| "Glisten" | 15 | — | — | 19,000 | Sweet Bridge | ||
| 2004 | "No Limit" | 44 | — | — | 8,400 | ||
| "I Will" | 12 | — | — | 32,000 | |||
| "Last Forever" | 34 | — | — | 9,600 | |||
| 2005 | "Do You Remember That?" | Re-cut single | 116 | — | — | 1,100 | |
| "Let's Go Faraway" | 64 | — | — | 9,400 | 24 (Twenty Four) | ||
| "Get Over" | 19 | — | — | 10,000 | |||
| 2006 | "To You" | 20 | — | — | 13,000 | ||
| "Dear Friend" | 19 | — | — | 23,000 | |||
| 2007 | "Shiawase no Chikara" (幸せのちから, "The Power of Happiness") | 20 | — | 51* | 9,700 | Naked | |
| "Dare Yori Suki nanoni" (誰より好きなのに, "But I Like You More Than Anyone") | 22 | — | — | 7,400 | |||
| "24 Karats (Type S)" with Exile, Doberman Inc | Released simultaneously with exile version, "24 Karats (Version Ex)" | 12 | — | 60* | 20,000 | ||
| "Hikari" (光, "Light") | 28 | — | — | 6,900 | |||
| 2008 | "Wish" | 36 | 92 | — | 5,400 | ||
| 2009 | "Material World" | 106 | 92 | — | 900 | The Best | |
| * charted on monthly Chaku-uta Reco-kyō Chart. †Japan Hot 100 established February 2008, RIAJ Digital Track Chart established April 2009. | |||||||
Promotional singles
edit| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 [6] |
RIAJ digital tracks [7] | ||||
| 2002 | "Across My Heart" | Pre-debut song, music video filmed | — | — | Smooth (compilation album) |
| 2006 | "Mamoru Beki Mono" (守るべきもの, "Things We Should Protect") | Music video filmed | — | — | 24 (Twenty Four) |
| 2010 | "Never" feat. Verbal (M-Flo) | Three songs featured as medley for Love & I. music video project | — | — | Love & I (Ren'ai Henreki) |
| "Koboresō na Kuchibiru" (こぼれそうな唇, "Overflowing Kisses") feat. Mummy-D (Rhymester) | — | — | |||
| "Koko mo Soko mo..." (ここもそこも..., "Here and There") duet with KG | — | — | |||
| 2011 | "I Want U To..." feat. Wise | — | — | Let Me... | |
| "Let Me Lead U" | — | — | |||
As featured artist
edit| Release | Artist | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon sales [2] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Charts [1] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100* [6] |
RIAJ digital tracks* [7] | ||||||
| 2002 | Voices of Korea/Japan | "Let's Get Together Now" | 2002 FIFA World Cup theme song | 3 | — | — | 166,000 | 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Album: Songs of Korea/Japan |
| 2004 | Miss Monday feat. Sowelu | "Akatsuki ni Omou" (暁ニ想フ, "Thinking of the Dawn") | 124 | — | — | 1,800 | Miss Rainbow | |
| 2005 | Jhett a.k.a. Yakko for Aquarius feat. Sowelu & Big-O | "Get Ready (Nite 2 Remember)" | 84 | — | — | 4,500 | Jhett | |
| 2006 | Ukatrats FC | "Win and Shine" | 48 | — | — | 6,000 | We Love We [We Love Winning Eleven] | |
| 2007 | Exile, Sowelu, Doberman Inc | "24 Karats (Version Ex)" | Double A-side with "Toki no Kakera" | 2 | — | 91* | 142,000 | Exile Love |
| 2009 | G feat. Sowelu | "I Am Ghost (Kodoku na Jinsei)" (孤独な人生, "Lonely Life") | So Ji-sub Japanese self-cover | 51 | — | — | 2,500 | — |
| 2010 | Quadraphonic feat. Sowelu | "Kimi o Omou yo..." (君を想うよ..., "I'm Thinking of You...") | Promotional single, music video filmed | — | — | 56 | — | Quadraphonic |
Other appearances
edit| Release | Artist | Title | Notes | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Sowelu | "Candy Rain" | Toshinobu Kubota cover | Soul Tree: A Musical Tribute to Toshinobu Kubota |
| "Pearl-Color ni Yurete" (パールカラーにゆれて, "Swaying in Pearl-color") | Momoe Yamaguchi cover | Yamaguchi Momoe Tribute: Thank You For... | ||
| 2005 | Maho Minami | "Sly" | Under the name Maho Minami 南真帆 | Animation Best Soundtrack: Beck |
| Saitō-san Band feat. Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka & Maho Minami | "Follow Me" | |||
| Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka & Maho Minami | "Moon on the Water" | |||
| Sowelu feat. Urb | "Play That Funky Music" | Wild Cherry cover | We Love Dance Classics Vol. 1 | |
| Sowelu, Hi-D and Jun 4 Shot from Fire Ball | "Uh" | Music video filmed | Female: Original Soundtrack | |
| Sowelu and Jake Shimabukuro | "Love Is Stronger than Pride" | |||
| Sowelu and Leo | "Slow Jam" | |||
| M-Flo loves Sowelu | "So Exclusive" | Beat Space Nine | ||
| 2006 | Sowelu | "Piano Man" | Billy Joel cover | Wanna Be the Piano Man |
| 2007 | Doberman Inc, Sowelu, Exile | "24 Karats (Type D.I)" | The Best: Time 4 Some Action | |
| 2008 | Soffet with Sowelu | "The Moment I Saw You" | Jam the Universe | |
| 2008 | Sowelu | "Time After Time" | Cyndi Lauper cover | We Love Cyndi: Tribute to Cyndi Lauper |
| 2010 | S'capade feat. Sowelu | "Hot Body" | Music video filmed | S'capade |
| KG duet with Sowelu | "Where Is the Love" | Songs of Love | ||
| Aili thanx to Sowelu | "Brand New Day" | Future |
DVDs
edit| Year | Video information |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Sowelu Video Clips Vol. 1
|
| 2007 | Sowelu Live Tour: Be Happy 2006
|
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Ｓｏｗｅｌｕのリリース一覧". Oricon. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved August 14, 2011. (subscription only)
- ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2003年11月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (November 2003)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). December 10, 2003. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年1月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (January 2005)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 10, 2005. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2006年7月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (July 2006)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). August 10, 2006. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
- ^ a b c 有料音楽配信チャート (in Japanese). RIAJ.