Bamboo Collage
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Bamboo Collage is Hitomi Takahashi
's second album released under gr8! records, a division of Sony Records. The album was released on October 24, 2007, and, like its predecessor, the album came in two versions, CD Only and CD+DVD. There were a total of five singles to promote the album.
. The album came out just over a month after the release of her 8th single, "Tsuyoku Nare", and over a year and a half after her debut album "sympathy". The album contains a total of six new songs - the other seven were already released on the five singles released for the album's promotion. As with the singles released for this album, all songs were produced by Takuya, while music and lyrics were written by punk/rock artists such as shogo.k from 175R and Maeda and Yamamoto from GagagaSP.
Unlike her debut album, nearly every song on Bamboo Collage falls in the punk/rock genre, while only containing one true ballad song. The album even contains the genre of ska
in the song "Breakthrough" - a genre that Takahashi had never before attempted. The version of "Ko·mo·re·bi" that appears on the album is modified so that it is no longer the ballad song it once was, but is now a punk/rock version to fit with the rest of the album.
Singles - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Hitomi Takahashi (singer)
is a rock/pop singer from Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. After being selected as finalist in the Sony Music SD audition, which contained about 20,000 applicants, Hitomi entered the music scene in 2005 with her single "Bokutachi no Yukue"...
's second album released under gr8! records, a division of Sony Records. The album was released on October 24, 2007, and, like its predecessor, the album came in two versions, CD Only and CD+DVD. There were a total of five singles to promote the album.
Overview
Bamboo Collage is the second original studio album to be released by Japanese punk/rock singer Hitomi TakahashiHitomi Takahashi (singer)
is a rock/pop singer from Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. After being selected as finalist in the Sony Music SD audition, which contained about 20,000 applicants, Hitomi entered the music scene in 2005 with her single "Bokutachi no Yukue"...
. The album came out just over a month after the release of her 8th single, "Tsuyoku Nare", and over a year and a half after her debut album "sympathy". The album contains a total of six new songs - the other seven were already released on the five singles released for the album's promotion. As with the singles released for this album, all songs were produced by Takuya, while music and lyrics were written by punk/rock artists such as shogo.k from 175R and Maeda and Yamamoto from GagagaSP.
Unlike her debut album, nearly every song on Bamboo Collage falls in the punk/rock genre, while only containing one true ballad song. The album even contains the genre of ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
in the song "Breakthrough" - a genre that Takahashi had never before attempted. The version of "Ko·mo·re·bi" that appears on the album is modified so that it is no longer the ballad song it once was, but is now a punk/rock version to fit with the rest of the album.
CD Portion
- "" – 5:16
Lyrics, music, and arrangement by Takuya - "" – 4:02
Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi
Music and arrangement by Takuya - "Pride" – 3:35
Lyrics and music by shogo.k
Arrangement by Takuya - "" – 3:09
Lyrics by Kohei Japan
Music and arrangement by Takuya - "" – 5:36
Lyrics and music by Satoshi Yamamoto
Arrangement by Takuya - "" – 4:47
Lyrics by Takuya, Hitomi Takahashi, & mavie
Music and arrangement by Takuya - "" – 3:27
Lyrics and music by Cozakku Maeda
Arrangement by Takuya - "" – 3:10
Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & Hidenori Tanaka
Music by Kou Heiya
Arrangement by Takuya - "" – 5:13
Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & Akiko Watanabe
Music and arrangement by Takuya - " -Bamboo Ver.-" – 4:16
Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & Akiko Watanabe
Music and arrangement by Takuya - "Jet Boy Jet Girl" – 4:34
Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & mavie
Music and arrangement by Takuya - "Stay Tune" – 4:11
Lyrics by Kohei Japan
Music and arrangement by Takuya - "" – 3:02
Lyrics and music by Kuwahara Yasunobu
Arrangement by Takuya
DVD Portion
- ""
- ""
- ""
- "Jet Boy Jet Girl"
- ""
Personnel
- Hitomi Takahashi - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(All tracks) - B-side Boys - backing vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(Track #4) - TAKUYA - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s (All tracks), bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(Track #2), programming (Tracks #2, #3, & #11), & keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
(Track #3 & #11) - Hirose "HEESEY" Yōichi - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(Tracks #1, #4, #5, #7, #8, #10, & #12) - Sōru Tōru - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(Tracks #1, #4, #5, #7, #8, #10, & #12) - nishi-ken - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
(Tracks #1, #4, #7, #8, #10, #11, & #12) - Kōta Igarashi - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(Tracks #2, #3, #6, #11, & #13) - Katsuhiko Kurosu - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(Tracks #3, #6, & #11) - Ken Iikawa (LONG SHOT PARTY) - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
(Track #4) - kj (LONG SHOT PARTY) - saxSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
(Track #4) - Koji Igarashi - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
(Tracks #5, #6, & #9) - Steve Etou - percussionsPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
(Track #6) - Ninji - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(Track #9) - Takashi Furuta - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(Track #9) - Kuwahara Yasunobu- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(Track #13)
Production
- Directors - Kazuma Jo & Taku Sugawara
- Art Direction - Junya Mathyama
- Jacket Design - Saori "hammer" Hamanaka
- Styling - Mika Nagasawa
- Hair & Make-up - Naoki Katagiri
Charts
Album - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 October 2007 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | #37 | |||
| 24 October 2007 | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | #63 | 3,000 | 5,000+ | 3 weeks |
| 24 October 2007 | Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | ||||
Singles - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2006 | "Communication" | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | #60 |
| 1 November 2006 | "Ko·mo·re·bi" | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | #50 |
| 7 March 2007 | "Candy Line" | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | #14 |
| 1 August 2007 | "Jet Boy Jet Girl" | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | #33 |
| 12 September 2007 | "Tsuyoku Nare" | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | #68 |