Musique a la Carte
Musique a la Carte (French for Music from the Menu) is an album released by Kokia, on September 15, 2010.[1] It is an album composed entirely of covers of songs by Western artists.
Background
Of the 13 songs on the album, 8 were already released before the album in Kokia's discography. The earliest, "Moonlight Shadow," was released in 2002 on Kokia's single "Ningen tte Sonna Mono ne."[1] Four are from Kokia's 2008 10th anniversary projects Fairy Dance: Kokia Meets Ireland and Christmas Gift, and three are B-sides from the 'life trilogy' of digital singles released prior to her 2010 studio album Real World.[1]
Of the five new recordings, three were recorded in Ireland with Sean Whelan ("Love Me Tender," "Over the Rainbow" and "Scarborough Fair").[1]
Track listing
| 1. |
"What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong, from "Kimi o Sagashite" (君をさがして?, "Searching for You"), 2009) | Bob Thiele, George David Weiss |
4:37 |
| 2. |
"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen, from "Christmas Gift", 2008) | Leonard Cohen |
4:42 |
| 3. |
"Amazing Grace" (from "Christmas Gift", 2008) | John Newton |
4:49 |
| 4. |
"Love Me Tender" (Elvis Presley, New Recording) | Ken Darby, Vera Matson, George R. Poulton, Elvis Presley |
4:36 |
| 5. |
"Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)" (Queen, from "Christmas Gift", 2008) | Brian May |
4:34 |
| 6. |
"Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland, New Recording) | Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg |
4:12 |
| 7. |
"Black Is the Colour" (from "Fairy Dance: Kokia Meets Ireland", 2008) | Traditional |
3:47 |
| 8. |
"Moonlight Shadow" (Mike Oldfield, from "Ningen tte Sonna Mono ne" (人間ってそんなものね?, "People Are Just Like That")", 2002) | Mike Oldfield |
4:07 |
| 9. |
"Scarborough Fair" (New Recording) | Traditional |
4:30 |
| 10. |
"Bye Bye Blackbird" (Standard, New Recording) | Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson |
2:36 |
| 11. |
"The Long and Winding Road" (The Beatles, from "Kodoku na Ikimono" (孤独な生きもの?, "Lonely Things"), 2010) | Lennon–McCartney |
3:38 |
| 12. |
"Bridge over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel, New Recording) | Paul Simon |
5:44 |
| 13. |
"Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, from "Single Mother", 2009) | John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons, Charlie Chaplin |
4:08 |
| 14. |
"Desperado" (Eagles, from "Original Sound Track: Hotel Venus", 2004) | Glenn Frey, Don Henley |
3:38 |
Chart rankings
| Charts (2010) |
Peak
position |
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| Oricon daily albums[2] |
15 |
| Oricon weekly albums[3] |
45 |
Reported sales
| Chart |
Amount |
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| Oricon physical sales[3] |
3,200 |
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