Taiyo (album)

Taiyo (たいよう, Taiyō, lit. Sun) is the 10th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on July 15, 1996 by One Up Music. The album features the hit singles "Yasumi no Gogo", "So Blue", and "La La Sunshine", as well as two commercial jingles for Suntory liquor products. "Gin Gin Gin" served as the basis for Moritaka's 1995 Christmas single "Jin Jin Jingle Bell". Taiyo is also the second album in Moritaka's catalog to include a cover version of a Beatles song. Initial releases of the album included a lenticular slipcase featuring Moritaka changing her facial expressions.[1][2]

Taiyo
Studio album by
Chisato Moritaka
ReleasedJuly 15, 1996 (1996-07-15)
Recorded1995–1996
Genre
Length57:33
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelOne Up Music
ProducerYukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Do the Best
(1996)		 Taiyo
(1996)		 Peachberry
(1997)
Singles from Taiyo
  1. "Yasumi no Gogo"
    Released: October 10, 1995 (1995-10-10)
  2. "So Blue"
    Released: February 19, 1995 (1995-02-19)
  3. "La La Sunshine"
    Released: June 10, 1996 (1996-06-10)

The album reached No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart.[3] It was also Moritaka's last album to be certified Platinum by the RIAJ.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka, except where indicated; all music is arranged by Yuichi Takahashi, except where indicated.

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Natsu wa Paralleilon (La La Sunshine Part 2)" (Natsu wa Parareiron (Ra Ra Sanshain Pātsu Tsū) (夏はパラレイロン（ララサンシャインPart2）, "Summer is a Paralleilon (La La Sunshine Part 2)")) Hiromasa Ijichi 3:38
2."Dekiru Desho!!" ((出来るでしょ!!, "You Can Do It!!")) Ijichi 4:30
3."Gin Gin Gin" MoritakaMoritaka2:36
4."Aki no Sora" ((秋の空, "Autumn Sky")) Takahashi 4:26
5."Chōnan to Inakamon" ((長男と田舎もん, "The Elder Son and the Countryside")) Ijichi 3:15
6."So Blue" Ijichi 4:37
7."Taiyō to Aoi Tsuki" ((太陽と青い月, "The Sun and the Blue Moon")) MoritakaYasuaki Maejima4:28
8."Yasumi no Gogo" ((休みの午後, "Holiday Afternoon")) Hideo SaitōSaitō4:40
9."La La Sunshine" (Ra Ra Sanshain (ララサンシャイン)) Ijichi 3:43
10."Tō ga Tatsu" ((薹が立つ, "Past Her Prime")) Ijichi 3:22
11."Yoru no Umi" ((夜の海, "The Night Ocean")) Takahashi 4:52
12."Hey! Vodka"Dorsey UotsukaMoritakaMoritaka2:26
13."Tereya" ((照れ屋, "Shy")) Kaoru Sanada 3:56
14."Bōttoshite Miyou" ((ボーッとしてみよう, "Let's Do It")) MoritakaMoritaka3:48
15."Here Comes the Sun"George HarrisonHarrisonMoritaka3:09
Total length:57:33

Charts
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 3

References
  1. "TAIYO". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Publishers Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  2. "森高千里". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  3. "TAIYO/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  4. "ゴールドディスク認定". RIAJ. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
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