A Cup of Day explained
A Cup of Day is the debut album by Japanese J-pop band Ramjet Pulley. It was released on September 27, 2001, under the Giza Studio label.
Background
The album consists of four previously released singles, such as Hello Goodbye, Overjoyed, Destiny ~21 Another One~ and Final Way.
Their third single Destiny ~21 Another One~ is an alternative version of their song Destiny which was included in debut single Hello..goodbye as a coupling song.
Overjoyed is a Japanese cover of the famous song by Stevie Wonder which includes completely new melody and translated lyrics into Japanese. This song along with their fourth single Final Way were included in the compilation album Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2001.[1]
Yes...no is a coupling song from their second single.
Three songs out of fourteen are only instrumental by Satoru Kobayashi.[2]
Charting
The album charted at No. 100 on Oricon in its first week. It charted for one week and sold more than 3,290+ copies.[3]
Personnel
Credits adapted from the CD booklet of A cup of day.[4]
- Akiko Matsuda - vocals
- Satomi Makoshi - songwriting
- Kazunobu Mashima - composing
- Satoru Kobayashi - arranging
- Ryoichi Terashima - acoustic guitar
- Masaharu Ishikawa - drums
- Kouichi Osamu - wood bass
- Takashi Masuzaki (Dimension) - guitar
- Akira Onozuka (Dimension) - piano
- Kazuki Katsuta (Dimejsion) - tenor sax
- Taku Oyabu - recording, mixing
- Hiroyuki Kubota - recording
- Satoshi Fukuda - assistant engineering
- Akio Nakajima - mixing
- Masahiro Shimada - mastering
- Toshiyuki Ebihara - A&R
- Shinichi Takgagi - public relations
- Emi Akuzawa - public relations
- Noriko Ohgami – art direction
- Kanonji - producing
Cover
- The coupling song Destiny was later covered and performed by Japanese singersongwriter Miki Matsuhashi, the song was used as opening theme for Anime television series Detective Conan, in credits Satomi and Kazunobu are mentioned as well.[5] Re-arranged version of "Destiny" appears in duet single Nanatsu no Umi wo Wataru Kaze no you ni by U-ka Saegusa in db and Rina Aiuchi.[6]
- The debut single Hello...Goodbye was covered by various Japanese idol groups such as Momoiro Clover Z which was included in compilation album Iriguchi no Nai Deguchi; Majestic 7 and Launchers.[7]
In media
Notes and References
- Web site: GIZA studio Masterpiece BLEND 2001 (V.A). cdjapan.co.jp.
- Web site: Ramjet Pulley. beinggiza.com.
- Web site: A Cup Of Day (Ramjet Pulley). Oricon News.
- Ramjet Pulley (2001). A cup of day (CD Album; Booklet). Ramjet Pulley. Japan: Giza Studio. GZCA-5002.
- Credits from 謎めいた乗客(後編) . . . April 23, 2001 . 9 . Japanese.
- Oricon News 七つの海を渡る風のように (愛内里菜&三枝夕夏)
- 3B junior公式サイト 「3B junior 第6回定例公演」フォトリポート
- Web site: TV ON AIR 「good bye yesterday」が日本テレビ/読売テレビ「ウェークアップ！」. https://web.archive.org/web/20011207122712/http://www.giza.co.jp/ram/index2.html. dead. 2001-12-07. Official Website Ramjet Pulley (archived). 2021-03-26.
