Kokon Tozai Explained

Kokon Tozai
Type:	studio
Artist:	Chisato Moritaka
Cover:	Chisato Moritaka - Kokon Tozai.jpg
Recorded:	1990
Studio:	Sunrise
Language:	Japanese
Label:	Warner Pioneer
Prev Title:	Moritaka Land
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	The Moritaka
Next Year:	1991

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.

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

Certification

Cover versions

• W covered "Uchi ni Kagitte Sonna Koto wa Nai Hazu" in their 2019 EP Choi Waru Devil.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 古今東西 . Kioku no Kiroku . The Federation of Music Publishers Japan . 2020-03-31.
2. Web site: 森高千里 . Idol.ne.jp . 29 December 2018 . 2020-03-31.
3. 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 .
4. Web site: 古今東西/森高千里 . . 2020-03-31.
5. Web site: W to Release Songs from Cancelled Single & Album After 13 Years . Arama! Japan . 26 March 2019 . 2020-08-09.