Hijitsuryokuha Sengen Explained
is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on July 25, 1989 by Warner Pioneer. It features two versions of Moritaka's cover of the 1971 Saori Minami song "17-sai".[1] [2] The album is themed around Moritaka's awareness of being an idol, with songs addressing her flaws, failed romances, and interactions with her fans.[3]
The album peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 216,000 copies.[4] [5] It was also Moritaka's first album to be certified Gold by the RIAJ.
Personnel
- Chisato Moritaka – vocals, synthesizer percussion (8)
- Hideo Saitō – all instruments, programming, backing vocals (all tracks except where indicated)
- Yuichi Takahashi – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (3, 9); bass, tambourine (13)
- Akira Wada – guitar (8)
- Yukio Seto – guitar (13)
- Yasuaki Maejima – piano (8)
- Naoki Suzuki – synthesizers (3, 9)
- Hiromichi Tsugaki – synthesizers (8)
- Kazuyoshi Yamauchi – bass (3, 9)
- Hiroshi Sawada – bass (8)
- Naoki Kimura – drums (3, 9)
- Mansaku Kimura – drums (8)
- Carlos Kanno – tambourine, percussion (3, 8)
- Kenji Yoshida – trumpet (8)
- Masahiro Kobayashi – trumpet (8)
- Osamu Matsuki – trombone (8)
- Hisashi Yoshinaga – alto saxophone (8)
- Takeru Muraoka – alto saxophone (8)
- Carnation (1, 6, 11)
- Masataro Naoe – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals
- Yuichi Tanaya – keyboards, backing vocals
Certification
Notes and References
- Web site: 非実力派宣言 . Kioku no Kiroku . The Federation of Music Publishers Japan . 2020-03-31.
- Web site: 森高千里 . Idol.ne.jp . 2020-03-28.
- Web site: Keeping Up with Chisato Moritaka: A Review of Hijitsuryokuha Sengen . Miyauchi . Ryo . . 2019-06-17 . 2020-03-28.
- Web site: 非実力派宣言/森高千里 . . 2020-03-28.
- Web site: 森高千里 . Yamachan Land . https://web.archive.org/web/20110814081514/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_moritaka.html . 2021-06-23. 2011-08-14 .
