Blue Selection

Blue Selection is the studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yōsui Inoue, released shortly after its predecessor Cassis.

Blue Selection
Studio album by Yosui Inoue
Released	November 20, 2002
Genre	Jazz fusion
Label	For Life Music Entertainment
Yosui Inoue chronology
Cassis (2002) Blue Selection (2002) Love Complex (2006)
Singles from Blue Selection
"Kazari ja nai no yo Namida wa" Released: October 23, 2002

Like The Night Without a Guide album came out in 1992, it includes renewed renditions of his previous released songs. Those interpretations features the jazz-influence arrangements, and they were recorded by his then-touring band. [1]

The lead-off track "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" was released as a single prior to the album, but it was almost disregarded. Likewise, Blue Selection itself managed to reach the top-20 on the chart, and has been one of the least successful albums for Inoue.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Yōsui Inoue, unless otherwise noted

1. "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa (飾りじゃないのよ 涙は)" - 4:05
2. "Kagi no Kazu (鍵の数)" (Inoue/Natsumi Hirai) - 4:45
3. "Dance wa Umaku Odorenai (ダンスはうまく踊れない, Dansu wa Umaku Odorenai)" - 3:57
4. "Eiga ni Ikou (映画に行こう)" - 4:58
5. "Canary" - 4:58
6. "Usotsuki Diamonds (嘘つきダイアモンド, Usotsuki Daiamondo)" - 5:55
7. "Final Love Song" - 5:17
8. "Wakan'nai (ワカンナイ)" - 4:05
9. "Hai-iro no Yubisaki (灰色の指先)" - 6:06
10. "Umi e Kinasai (海へ来なさい)" (Inoue/Katz Hoshi) - 4:39
11. "Saigo no News (最後のニュース, Saigo no Nyusu)" - 5:51

Chart positions

Album

Year	Album	Chart	Position	Weeks	Sales
2002	Blue Selection	Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 300)[2]	20	12	35,000

Single

Year	Single	B-Side(s)	Chart	Position	Weeks	Sales
2001	"Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa"	"Kimerareta Rhythm"	Japanese Oricon Weekly (top 200)	93	1	2,000

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog number
Japan	November 20, 2002	For Life Music Entertainment	CD	FLCF-3919
			LP	FLJF-9529

References

1. 井上陽水、ジャズアレンジでのセルフカヴァー集　(2002/09/30) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2002-10-15. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
2. "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Yosui Inoue" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2009-04-24.