Muzai Moratorium
"Muzai Moratorium" "無罪モラトリアム" | ||||
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Studio album by Ringo Sheena | ||||
Released | February 24, 1999 | |||
Recorded |
Studio Terra Kame-chan Studio B main | |||
Genre | pop rock, alternative rock | |||
Length | 41:00 | |||
Label | Toshiba EMI | |||
Producer | Hiroshi Kitashiro | |||
Ringo Sheena chronology | ||||
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Singles from Muzai Moratorium | ||||
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Muzai Moratorium (無罪モラトリアムInnocence Moratorium) is Ringo Sheena's first album, released on February 24, 1999 by Toshiba EMI. The album debuted at #1 and has sold over 1,433,000 copies. The album was certified triple platinum by the RIAJ for 1,200,000 copies shipped.[1][2]
Outline
Ringo Sheena composed nearly all the songs on this album in her teenage years, prior to her major label debut. The album combines multiple genres of music from both the East and the West, including J-Pop and grunge. Both the album and song titles combine Kanji and English, and the lyrics are written using English and Historical kana usage.
The songs "Akane Sasu Kiro Terasaredo...," "Keikoku," "KÅfukuron (Etsuraku-hen)" and "KabukichÅ no JoÅ" were used in TV commercials for Suntory's The Cocktail Bar range of drinks.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ringo Sheena, arranged by Seiji Kameda.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Tadashii Machi" (æ£ã—ã„è¡— "The Right Town") | 3:53 |
2. | "KabukichÅ no JoÅ" (æŒèˆžä¼Žç”ºã®å¥³çŽ‹ "Queen of Kabukicho") | 2:53 |
3. | "Marunouchi Sadistic" (丸ã®å†…サディスティック) | 3:56 |
4. | "KÅfukuron (Etsuraku-hen)" (悦楽編 "Joy Version") | 2:58 |
5. | "Akane Sasu, Kiro Terasaredo..." (茜ã•㙠帰路照らã•れã©ãƒ»ãƒ»ãƒ» "When It Begins to Get Dark..."[3]) | 4:07 |
6. | "Sid to HakuchÅ«mu" (シドã¨ç™½æ˜¼å¤¢ "Sid and Daydreams") | 4:03 |
7. | "Tsumiki Asobi" (ç©æœ¨éŠã³ "Playing with Blocks") | 3:24 |
8. | "Koko de Kiss Shite." (ã“ã“ã§ã‚スã—ã¦ã€‚ "Kiss Me.") | 4:20 |
9. | "Onaji Yoru" (åŒã˜å¤œ "Ordinary Night") | 3:38 |
10. | "Keikoku" (è¦å‘Š "Caution") | 4:05 |
11. | "Morphine" (モルヒムMoruhine) | 3:42 |
Credits and personnel
Sheena used different bands throughout the album. She was also joined by guests Neko Saito (who continues working with her) and Chieko Kinbara (who works with Björk).
Zetsurin Hectopascal (絶倫ヘクトパスカル Matchless Hectopascal) (#1,2,4,6,8,10)
- Ringo Sheena - vocals, drums (#2), handclap, whistle
- Susumu Nishikawa - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Seiji Kameda - bass guitar, handclap
- Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, backing vocal, handclap
ZekkyÅ Solfeggio (çµ¶å«ã‚½ãƒ«ãƒ•ェージュ Scream Solfeggio) (#3)
- Ringo Sheena - vocals, acoustic piano, melodica, handclap, footsteps
- Seiji Kameda - bass guitar, backing vocal
- Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, backing vocal, handclap, footsteps
Momoiro Spanner (桃色スパナ Pink Spanner) (#5,7,9,11)
- Ringo Sheena - vocal, fake koto (Synthesizer), whistle
- Akihito Suzuki - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocal guidance
- Seiji Kameda - bass guitar
- Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, conga
Guest Players
- Toshiyuki Mori - electric organ (#1,10), acoustic piano (#5)
- Neko SaitÅ - acoustic violin (#9)
- Chieko Kinbara Strings - string section (#1,5)
- Tsunehiko Yashiro - electric organ (#8)
Notes
- ↑ "GOLD ALBUM ä»–èªå®šä½œå“ 2000å¹´3月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (ChÅ«Å, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan) 486: 8. May 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "GOLD ALBUM ä»–èªå®šä½œå“ 2000å¹´1月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. January 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (ChÅ«Å, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan) 484: 8. March 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ↑ The literal translation is "The crimson sun still shines on my way back, but…", which parodies Kakinomoto Hitomaro’s tanka, "茜ã•ã™æ—¥ã¯ç…§ã‚‰ã›ã‚Œã©ã¬ã°ãŸã¾ã®å¤œæ¸¡ã‚‹æœˆã®éš ã‚‰ãæƒœã—ã‚‚".
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