Color the Cover

Color the Cover
Studio album by Kumi Koda
Released	February 27, 2013
Genre	J-pop, Jazz, Electronic
Label	Rhythm Zone
Kumi Koda chronology
Beach Mix (2012) Color the Cover (2013) Driving Hit's 5 (2013)

Color the Cover (stylized as Color The Cover) is the second cover album by Kumi Koda, following her 2010 ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~.^[1][2] It came in at #3 on Oricon and remained on the charts for nine weeks.^[3]

Information

Unlike its predecessor, Color The Cover songs were remastered to have a modern vibe, but still hold the tune of the original tracks. The album contains both electronic songs and ballads. Famous covered songs include hide's (deceased member from X Japan) solo song Pink Spider and Shizuka Kudō's Blue Velvet. It also contains the remastered Shake Hip!, originally by the famous Kome Kome Club. For promotions, Koda Kumi performed several songs, including Shake Hip!, with their original artists.^[4] It was also the first time Kumi and Kome Kome Club's Tatsuya Ishii shared a stage since Koda Kumi's 2006 single KAMEN.

Alone, originally by Mayo Okamoto, can also be found on Kumi's 2012 December single Koishikute as the b-side.^[5]

Background Information

Alone, which is featured on both the album and Koda Kumi's single Koishikute, was the song she performed when she initially auditioned for Avex Trax's dream 2000 auditions. This ultimately led to her being signed to Avex's sub-label Rhythm Zone.

Track listing^[6]

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original artist	Length
1.	"ピンク スパイダー (PINKU SUPAIDAA / Pink Spider)"	hide	hide	hide with spread beaver	3:36
2.	"Shake Hip!"	Satoshi Nakamura	Mitsu J	Kome Kome CLUB	3:46
3.	"ラブリー (RABURII / Lovely)"	Kenji Ozawa	Yuasa Atsushi • Saitō Yuki	Kenji Ozawa	5:52
4.	"情熱 (Jounetsu / Passion)"	UA	Isawa Kazuha	UA	3:41
5.	"One More Time, One More Chance"	Toshiyuki Mori	Curly Giraffe	Masayoshi Yamazaki	5:39
6.	"Alone"	Mayo Okamoto	Minakawa Masato	Mayo Okamoto	5:08
7.	"Blue Velvet"	HATA	Inoue Makijiro	Shizuka Kudō	3:54
8.	"「男」 ("Otoko" / "Men")"	Kubo Ruriko	Nomura Yoichiro	Kubo Ruriko	3:46
9.	"どうにもとまらない (Dou ni mo tomaranai / I Won't Stop)"	Yū Aku	h-wonder	Linda Yamamoto	2:27
10.	"今宵の月のよう (Koyoi no Tsuki no Youni / Just Like the Moon)"	Koji Miyamoto	Watanabe Zentaro	ELEPHANT Kashimashi	4:38
11.	"歌は我が命 (Uta wa Waga Inochi / Singing is My Life)"	Ou Yoshida	Sato Jun	Hibari Misora	4:35

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"ピンク スパイダー [Album Version]" (Music Video)	3:49
2.	"ラブリー" (Music Video)	5:53
3.	"Shake Hip!" (Music Video)	4:00
4.	"ラブリー" (Making Video)
5.	"Shake Hip!" (Making Video)
6.	"Documentary Movie 「THE REAL ME」 (Limited Edition Only)"

Oricon Charts (Japan)

Release	Oricon Singles Chart	Peak Position	First week sales (copies)	Sales total (copies)
February 27, 2013	Daily Chart	2		48,395
	Weekly Chart	3	33,993
	Monthly Chart (February)	11	33,993
	Monthly Chart (March)	46	13,083
	Yearly Chart

Alternate Versions

Shake Hip!

1. Shake Hip!: Found on the album (2013)
2. Shake Hip! [John Fontein (RE:LABEL®) Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)

One more time, One more chance

1. One more time, One more chance: Found on the album (2013)
2. One more time, One more chance [Shohei Matsumoto & Junichi Matsuda Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)

References

1. ustar (2013-02-12). "Koda Kumi meets Kudo Shizuka & Kubo Ruriko on ‘Bokura no Ongaku’". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
2. 倖田來未緊張！　工藤静香＆久宝留理子と初共演. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
3. "Color The Cover (with DVD) / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
4. avex (2013-02-15). "石井竜也×倖田來未 Koda Kumi - Shake Hip! LIVE". Koda Kumi. Rhythm Zone. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
5. avex (2012-12-26). "December 26 RELEASE". Koda Kumi. Rhythm Zone. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
6. avex (2013-02-21). "Cover Album "Color The Cover"". Koda Kumi. Rhythm Zone. Retrieved 2013-02-21.