Request (Juju album) explained

Request
Type:studio
Artist:Juju
Cover:JujuRequest.jpg
Recorded:2010
Genre:J-pop
Length:1:01:04
Label:Sony
Prev Title:Juju
Prev Year:2010
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Next Year:2011

Request is a cover album by Japanese recording artist Juju, released on September 29, 2010.[1] The album features recordings of famous songs by Japanese female vocalists, mostly from the late 1990s.

Conception

The album was originally titled Juju Sings Beautiful Woman.[2] After the album's announcement on August 4, a questionnaire was put up on Juju's website, asking fans which songs they wanted to hear Juju cover. Despite this, four songs had already been chosen for the album, "Gips," "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)," "Last Kiss" and "Time Goes By."

The album is Juju's second disc of covers, after the She Sings... second disc of her previous album Juju, which featured primarily covers of Western songs in English.[3]

Promotion

"Last Kiss" was originally released in February 2010, as one of the A-side tracks of the four A-side single "Sakura Ame/Ready for Love/S.H.E./Last Kiss."[4]

A cover of My Little Lover's "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)" sung by Juju was announced as a song used in an adverstising campaign for the Sony Alpha digital camera on June 4.[5] The song was released digitally on June 16 as a ringtone and on June 23 as a full-length cellphone download,[6] [7] where it was extremely successful digitally, reaching #1 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart.[8] Due to this popularity, it was released as a physical single a month later, where it reached #15 on Oricon's physical charts.[9]

Chart rankings

Chart
(2010)		Peak
position
Oricon daily albums[10] 1
Oricon weekly albums[11] 1
Oricon yearly album chart[12] 13

Reported sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[13] 469,000<--468,894-->
RIAJ shipping certification[14] Double platinum (500,000+)

Promotional tracks

Many songs from the album were released prior to the physical release digitally, or through other means such as a physical CD or radio airplay.

DateTitleFormatChart positionsOricon
sales
[15]
Oricon Singles Charts
[16] 		Billboard Japan Hot 100
[17] 		RIAJ digital tracks
[18]
"Last Kiss"CD single, digital download20——7,700<--7,728-->
"Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)"Ringtone15191
23*		23,000<--23,077-->
Full-length cellphone download
[19] Ringtone (Ballad Ver.)
Full-length cellphone download (Ballad Ver.)
CD single, PC download
[20] "First Love"Ringtone——5—
[21] Full-length cellphone download
"Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..."Ringtone—7830—
[22] "Time Goes By"Ringtone——25—
[23] "There Will Be Love There (Ai no Aru Basho)"Ringtone—4321—
[24] "Will"Ringtone——76—
[25] "Gips"Ringtone——98—

*Ballad Version

Release history

RegionDateFormat
JapanCD, digital download
Taiwan[26] CD
Hong Kong[27] CD
Japan[28] Rental CD

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JUJU : Request . Sony . Japanese . October 5, 2010.
  2. Web site: JUJU、椎名林檎・ELTらをカバー . Oricon . Japanese . October 5, 2010.
  3. Web site: JUJU : JUJU【初回生産限定盤】 . Sony . Japanese . October 5, 2010.
  4. Web site: JUJU、4曲A面シングルリリース＆待望の全国ツアーが決定 . Barks . Japanese . October 5, 2010.
  5. Web site: ソニー 小型デジタル一眼カメラ "α" のCMソングを担当することが決定！！ . Sony . June 4, 2010 . Japanese . October 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111104082835/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/AI/JUJU/m_info.html . live . November 4, 2011.
  6. Web site: 問合せ殺到のCMソング「Hello, Again ～昔からある場所～」6/16 着うた配信スタート決定！ . Sony . June 11, 2010 . Japanese . October 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111104082835/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/AI/JUJU/m_info.html . live . November 4, 2011.
  7. Web site: ダウンロード殺到中！話題のCM曲「Hello, Again～昔からある場所～」本日より着うたフル配信スタート！！ . Sony . June 23, 2010 . Japanese . October 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111104082835/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/AI/JUJU/m_info.html . live . November 4, 2011.
  8. Web site: RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue June 29, 2010. Recording Industry Association of Japan. 2010-07-03. Japanese.
  9. Web site: http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/detail.asp?itemcd=879149&amp;samecd=1 . ja:Hello，Again～昔からある場所～ - JUJU . Oricon . Japanese . October 5, 2010.
  10. Web site: アルバム デイリーランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング . . October 4, 2010 . Japanese . October 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100930202715/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/ . live . September 30, 2010.
  11. Web site: JUJU、デビュー7年目で初首位 女性カバー作首位は竹内まりや以来7年ぶり . . October 5, 2010 . Japanese . October 5, 2010.
  12. Web site: アルバム 年間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング . . Japanese . December 20, 2010 . December 20, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101228070701/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/ . live . December 28, 2010.
  13. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . . August 4, 2011. (subscription only)
  14. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年10月 . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201010.html . . Japanese . 2010-11-10 . 2010-11-10.
  15. Web site: アーティスト： JUJU . . 2010-10-05.
  16. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . . 2010-10-05. (subscription only)
  17. Web site: Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN. Billboard . Japanese.
  18. Web site: http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/weekly_chart/index.html . ja:有料音楽配信チャート. RIAJ . Japanese.
  19. Web site: ＜JUJU＞話題のマイラバカヴァー曲が生で聴ける!!!プレミアムイベント開催決定!!また、2010年上半期、最も街で流れた曲「桜雨」が堂々の1位!! . Sony . July 15, 2010 . Japanese . October 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722122655/http://thelivemusicnews.p-grow.jp/?eid=464 . dead . July 22, 2011.
  20. Web site: ダウンロード殺到中！話題のCM曲「Hello, Again～昔からある場所～」本日より着うたフル配信スタート！！ . Sony . September 1, 2010 . Japanese . October 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111104082835/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/AI/JUJU/m_info.html . live . November 4, 2011.
  21. Web site: 「Request」先行配信第二弾!!MISIA「つつみ込むように...」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!! 宇多田ヒカル「First Love」カヴァー、着うたフル(R)も配信スタート!! . Sony . September 15, 2010 . Japanese . October 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111104082835/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/AI/JUJU/m_info.html . live . November 4, 2011.
  22. Web site: 「Request」先行配信第三弾!!Every Little Thing「Time goes by」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!! . Sony . September 20, 2010 . Japanese . October 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111104082835/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/AI/JUJU/m_info.html . live . November 4, 2011.
  23. Web site: 「Request」先行配信第四弾!!the brilliant green「There will be love there -愛のある場所-」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!! . Sony . September 22, 2010 . Japanese . October 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111104082835/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/AI/JUJU/m_info.html . live . November 4, 2011.
  24. Web site: 「Request」先行配信第五弾!!中島美嘉「WILL」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!! . Sony . September 26, 2010 . Japanese . October 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111104082835/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/AI/JUJU/m_info.html . live . November 4, 2011.
  25. Web site: 1st Cover Album『Request』本日リリース!! 着うた(R)、遂に全曲解禁！ . Sony . September 29, 2010 . Japanese . October 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111104082835/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/AI/JUJU/m_info.html . live . November 4, 2011.
  26. Web site: JUJU的點歌本 REQUEST . Sony Music Taiwan . October 13, 2010.
  27. Web site: 「Request」 - JUJU - Sony Music . Sony Music Hong Kong . October 13, 2010.
  28. Web site: Request／JUJU . Tsutaya . October 5, 2010.

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