Kokon Tozai

Kokon Tozai
Kokon Tozai
Studio album by Chisato Moritaka
Released	October 17, 1990
Recorded	1990
Studio	Sunrise
Genre	J-pop; pop rock; dance-pop;
Length	63:00
Language	Japanese
Label	Warner Pioneer
Producer	Yukio Seto; Hideo Saitō;
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Singles from Kokon Tozai
	"Ame"; Released: September 10, 1990;
Alternative cover
	Limited edition inner cover

Kokon Tozai (古今東西, Kokon Tōzai, All Times and Places) is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on October 17, 1990, by Warner Pioneer. A limited edition release included a 32-page photo book.^[1]^[2]

Kokon Tozai became Moritaka's first and only album to hit No. 1 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 354,000 copies.^[3] It also placed at No. 29 on Oricon's 1990 year-ending albums chart.^[4] In addition, it was certified Gold by the RIAJ.^[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka, except where indicated; all music is composed and arranged by Hideo Saitō, except where indicated.

Personnel

Chisato Moritaka – vocals, piano (3)
Hideo Saitō – all instruments, programming, backing vocals (all tracks except where indicated)
Yuichi Takahashi – all instruments, backing vocals (10, 13)
Yukio Seto – guitar (3, 13)
Seiji Matsuura – backing vocals (6–8, 10, 13, 15, 16), guitar (13)
Carnation (18)

Masataro Naoe – guitar
Osamu Toba – guitar
Yuji Mada – bass
Yuichi Tanaya – keyboards, backing vocals
Hiroshi Yabe – drums

Charts

Certification

Cover versions

W covered "Uchi ni Kagitte Sonna Koto wa Nai Hazu" in their 2019 EP Choi Waru Devil.^[6]

References

^ "古今東西". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Publishers Japan. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
^ "森高千里". Idol.ne.jp. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
^ "森高千里". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
^ a b "古今東西/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
^ a b "Japanese certifications – 森高千里 – 古今東西" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 24, 2021. Select 1990年10月 on the drop-down menu
^ "W to Release Songs from Cancelled Single & Album After 13 Years". Arama! Japan. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-09.

External links

Official website
Kokon Tozai at MusicBrainz
Kokon Tozai at Discogs

[1] "古今東西". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Publishers Japan. Retrieved 2020-03-31.

[2] "森高千里". Idol.ne.jp. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-03-31.

[3] "森高千里". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.

[Oricon-4] "古今東西/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-03-31.

[RIAJ-5] "Japanese certifications – 森高千里 – 古今東西" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 24, 2021. Select 1990年10月 on the drop-down menu

[6] "W to Release Songs from Cancelled Single & Album After 13 Years". Arama! Japan. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-09.