Tsumi to Batsu

"Tsumi to Batsu" (罪と罰, Crime and Punishment) is Japanese singer Ringo Sheena's 6th single and it was released on January 26, 2000 by Toshiba EMI / Virgin Music. It was certified double platinum by the RIAJ for 545,730 copies shipped to stores.[1]

"Tsumi to Batsu"
Single by Ringo Sheena
from the album Shōso Strip
Released	January 26, 2000
Genre	Alternative rock, pop, pop rock
Length	13:49
Label	Toshiba EMI / Virgin Music
Songwriter(s)	Ringo Sheena
Producer(s)	Uni Inoue
Ringo Sheena singles chronology
"Honnō" (1999) "Tsumi to Batsu" (2000) "Mayonaka wa Junketsu" (2001)

Background

"Tsumi to Batsu" is taken from Sheena's second album Shōso Strip. When she sang this song on her first national tour Senkō Ecstasy, she joked with her fans, "If you want to buy this song as a single, please send a letter to Toshiba-EMI". Then, the letters actually poured in to Toshiba EMI, and it was decided to release this song. Ken-ichi Asai, ex-Blankey Jet City, plays the guitar on "Tsumi to Batsu."

The song was covered by Takashi Obara on his piano cover album Try Try Try "Piano yo Utae" Special (2004)[2] and by General Head Mountain on their third album Tsuki Kanashi Blue (2006).[3] It was covered again by Blistar on Blistar Rockin' Covers: Rock & Sexy (2011).[4]

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Tsumi to Batsu" (罪と罰, "Crime and Punishment")	Ringo Sheena	Seiji Kameda & Ringo Sheena	4:43
2.	"Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru" (君ノ瞳ニ恋シテル "Your Eyes Make Me Fall in Love", "Can't Take My Eyes off of You" cover)	Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio	Seiji Kameda & Ringo Sheena	4:31
3.	"17 (Seventeen)"	Ringo Sheena	Seiji Kameda & Ringo Sheena	4:33
Total length:				13:49

Credits and personnel

Tsumi to Batsu

• Vocals: Shiina Ringo
• Electric guitars and Tooth Flute: Ken-ichi Asai "Benzie" (from Blankey Jet City)
• Bass guitars: Seiji Kameda
• Drums: Masayuki Muraishi
• Organ: Yuta Saito

Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru

• Gyakutai Glycogen (虐待グリコゲン, Abuse Glycogen)
  • Vocals: Shiina Ringo
  • Electric guitars: Susumu Nishikawa
  • Electric Bass, Handclap: Seiji Kameda
  • Drums: Masayuki Muraishi
  • Synthesizer: Makoto Minagawa

17

• Vocals: Shiina Ringo
• Electric guitars: Susumu Nishikawa
• Bass guitars: Seiji Kameda
• Drums and Tambourines: Noriyasu "Kāsuke" Kawamura
• Piano: Yuta Saito
• Synthesizer programming: Nobuhiko Nakayama
• The Strings: Chieko Kinbara Group

References

1. "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年3月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. 486: 8. May 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
2. "小原　孝 - TRY TRY TRY [ピアノよ歌え] スペシャル *J-POP特集2000* - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN". Universal Music Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-02-04.
3. "【レコチョク】月かなしブルー / GENERAL HEAD MOUNTAIN". レコチョク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-02-04.
4. "Apple Music 内のBLiSTAR「BLiSTAR ROCKIN' COVERS ~Rock & Sexy~」". iTunes (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-02-04.