Super Best was the compilation album by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts.[1] This retrospective is composed of their early efforts released by Meldac Records between 1987 and 1989. It also features two rarities that had not been issued on CD — "Blue Hearts Yori Ai o Komete", the song appeared on the video The Blue Hearts Live!, and "1985", the track taken from an independently produced soundsheet which was sold at their concert before they made a contract with the record label.
Super Best came out a month after the release of East West Side Story, another compilation which comprises materials after they moved to EastWest Japan. The record peaked at number-four on the Japanese Oricon chart upon its release, and it re-entered there after string of their songs were featured on the TV-drama Hito ni Yasashiku aired by Fuji Television in 2002. From that year onwards, the album have remained on the top-300 of the chart for over 200 weeks.[2] Super Best was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan in November 2002, for shipments of over 800,000 copies.[3][4]
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Linda Linda (リンダリンダ)" | Hiroto Kōmoto | 3:13 |
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2. | "Hito ni Yasashiku (人にやさしく)" | Kōmoto | 3:16 |
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3. | "Sha La La (シャララ)" | Kōmoto | 4:03 |
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4. | "Rokudenashi (ロクデナシ)" | Masatoshi Mashima | 3:18 |
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5. | "Love Letter (ラブレター)" | Kōmoto | 3:28 |
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6. | "Heisei no Blues (平成のブルース)" | Mashima | 9:57 |
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7. | "Kiss Shite Hoshii (キスしてほしい)" | Kōmoto | 3:15 |
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8. | "Hammer (ハンマー)" | Mashima | 2:04 |
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9. | "Chain Gang (チェインギャング)" | Mashima | 5:58 |
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10. | "Train-Train" | Mashima | 3:48 |
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11. | "Line o Koete (ラインを越えて)" | Mashima | 6:39 |
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12. | "Boku wa Koko ni Tatteiru yo (僕はここに立っているよ)" | Mashima | 3:39 |
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13. | "Eiyū ni Akogarete (英雄にあこがれて)" | Kōmoto | 3:49 |
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14. | "Aozora (青空)" | Mashima | 4:47 |
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15. | "Owaranai Uta (終わらない歌)" | Mashima | 3:04 |
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16. | "Blue Hearts Yori Ai o Komete (ブルーハーツより愛をこめて)" (Live version; previously unreleased) | Kōmoto | 2:10 |
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17. | "1985" | Kōmoto | 3:24 |
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Total length: | 71:00 |
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Year
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Chart
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Position
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1995
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Japanese Albums Chart[5]
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126
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2002
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110
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2003
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305
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2004
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524
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2005
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336
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2006
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239
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2007
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263
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