The Hit Parade (Puffy AmiYumi album)

The Hit Parade (ザ・ヒット・パレード, Za Hitto Parēdo) is a cover album by Puffy AmiYumi (stylized as PUFFY). Released by Epic Records on February 20, 2002, the album features covers of hits from the 1970s and 1980s. The album peaked at No. 10 on Oricon's weekly albums chart.[2]

The Hit Parade
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 20, 2002 (2002-02-20)
Recorded2001
Genre
Length34:48
LanguageJapanese
LabelEpic/Sony
ESCL-2288
Puffy AmiYumi chronology
Spike
(2001)
The Hit Parade
(2002)
Nice.
(2003)
Singles from The Hit Parade
  1. "Aoi Namida"
    Released: December 5, 2001 (2001-12-05)
  2. "Hurricane"
    Released: February 6, 2002 (2002-02-06)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginal artistLength
1."Image Down"Kyosuke HimuroTomoyasu HoteiBoøwy3:08
2."Hurricane" (Harikēn (ハリケーン))Reiko YukawaDaisuke InoueChanels2:53
3."Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)" ((愛が止まらない 〜Turn it into love〜, "Love Doesn't Stop (Turn It into Love)"))Neko OikawaWink5:00
4."Cherry" (Cherī (チェリー))Masamune KusanoKusanoSpitz4:40
5."High-Teen Boogie" (Haitīn Bugi (ハイティーン・ブギ))Takashi MatsumotoTatsuro YamashitaMasahiko Kondō2:59
6."Aishū Date (New York City Nights)" ((哀愁でいと (NEW YORK CITY NIGHTS), "Sorrowful Date (New York City Nights)"))Kazuko Kobayashi
  • Andrew Joseph DiTaranto
  • Guy Hemric
Toshihiko Tahara3:28
7."Aoi Namida" ((青い涙, "Blue Tears"))Jirō MitaMitaJirō Mita2:39
8."Hito ni Yasashiku" ((人にやさしく, "Friendly to People"))Hiroto KōmotoKōmotoThe Blue Hearts4:00
9."Chōshō" ((嘲笑, "Mockery"))Beat TakeshiKōji TamakiBeat Takeshi3:22
10."Kakkoman Boogie" (Kakkoman Bugi (カッコマン・ブギ))Kōshin OkuyamaRyudo UzakiDowntown Boogie Woogie Band2:39
Total length:34:48

Charts

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] 10

References

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  1. ^ Vallier, John. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  2. ^ a b "THE HIT PARADE | PUFFY". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
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