Sowelu discography explained
| Artist: | Sowelu |
| Studio: | 5 |
| Compilation: | 2 |
| Video: | 2 |
| Ep: | 1 |
| Singles: | 19 |
| Soundtrack: | 2 |
The discography of Sowelu, a Japanese pop and R&B singer, consists of five studio albums, one extended play, two compilation albums, 18 singles, and multiple appearances on cover compilation albums, as well as a featured artist on other musicians' works. Sowelu's solo discography is spread across two record labels: DefStar Records between 2002 and 2009, and Rhythm Zone from 2010 onwards.
Albums
Original albums
| Year | Album Information | Oricon
albums
charts
[1] | Reported
sales
[2] | Certifications
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| 2003 | Geofu | 4 | 205,000< | --205,001--> |
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| 2005 | Sweet Bridge | 5 | 134,000< | --133,952--> |
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| 2006 | 24 (Twenty Four) | 3 | 84,000< | --83,796--> |
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| 2008 | Naked | 11 | 27,000< | --27,391--> | |
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| 2010 | | 19 | 16,000< | --15,839--> | | |
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Other albums
| Year | Album Information | Oricon
albums
charts
| Reported
sales
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| 2005 | Heads or Tails? | 10 | 57,000< | --56,989--> |
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| 2009 | Sowelu the Best 2002–2009 | 18 | 17,000< | --17,477--> |
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Singles
| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon
sales
| Album |
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Oricon singles charts
| Billboard Japan Hot 100†
[6] | RIAJ digital tracks†
[7] |
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| 2002 | "Beautiful Dreamer" | | 20 | — | — | 15,000< | --15,080--> | Geofu |
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| "Part of Me" | | 97 | — | — | 1,900< | --1,900--> |
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| 2003 | | | 28 | — | — | 31,000< | --31,094--> |
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| "Fortune" | | 40 | — | — | 9,400< | --9,408--> |
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| "Glisten" | | 15 | — | — | 19,000< | --19,197--> | Sweet Bridge |
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| 2004 | "No Limit" | | 44 | — | — | 8,400< | --8,438--> |
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| "I Will" | | 12 | — | — | 32,000< | --31,810--> |
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| "Last Forever" | | 34 | — | — | 9,600< | --9,581--> |
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| 2005 | "Do You Remember That?" | Re-cut single | 116 | — | — | 1,100< | --1,108--> |
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| "Let's Go Faraway" | | 64 | — | — | 9,400< | --9,448--> | 24 (Twenty Four) |
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| "Get Over" | | 19 | — | — | 10,000< | --10,492--> |
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| 2006 | "To You" | | 20 | — | — | 13,000< | --12,882--> |
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| "Dear Friend" | | 19 | — | — | 23,000< | --23,443--> |
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| 2007 | | | 20 | — | 51* | 9,700< | --9,697--> | Naked |
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| | 22 | — | — | 7,400< | --7,350--> |
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| "24 Karats (Type S)" with Exile, Doberman Inc | Released simultaneously with exile version, "24 Karats (Version Ex)" | 12 | — | 60* | 20,000< | --19,594--> |
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| | 28 | — | — | 6,900< | --6,896--> |
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| 2008 | "Wish" | | 36 | 92 | — | 5,400< | --5,440--> |
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| 2009 | "Material World" | | 106 | 92 | — | 900< | --909--> | The Best |
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* charted on monthly Chaku-uta Reco-kyō Chart.
†Japan Hot 100 established February 2008, RIAJ Digital Track Chart established April 2009.|}Promotional singles
| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Album |
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Billboard Japan Hot 100
| RIAJ digital tracks
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| 2002 | "Across My Heart"< | --2002/01/09--> | Pre-debut song, music video filmed | — | — | Smooth (compilation album) |
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| 2006 | | Music video filmed | — | — | 24 (Twenty Four) | | 2010 | "Never" feat. Verbal (M-Flo) | Three songs featured as medley for Love & I. music video project | — | — | Love & I (Ren'ai Henreki) | | feat. Mummy-D (Rhymester) | — | — | | duet with KG | — | — | | 2011 | "I Want U To..." feat. Wise | | — | — | Let Me... | | "Let Me Lead U" | | — | — | |
As featured artist
| Release | Artist | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon
sales
| Album |
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Oricon Singles Charts
| Billboard Japan Hot 100*
| RIAJ digital tracks*
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| 2002 | Voices of Korea/Japan | "Let's Get Together Now"< | --2002/03/13--> | 2002 FIFA World Cup theme song | 3 | — | — | 166,000< | --166,030--> | 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Album: Songs of Korea/Japan |
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| 2004 | Miss Monday feat. Sowelu | < | --2004/06/23--> | | 124 | — | — | 1,800< | --1,780--> | Miss Rainbow |
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| 2005 | Jhett a.k.a. Yakko for Aquarius feat. Sowelu & Big-O | "Get Ready (Nite 2 Remember)"< | --2005/02/09--> | | 84 | — | — | 4,500< | --4,535--> | Jhett |
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| 2006 | Ukatrats FC | "Win and Shine"< | --2006/05/24--> | | 48 | — | — | 6,000< | --5,962--> | We Love We [We Love Winning Eleven] |
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| 2007 | Exile, Sowelu, Doberman Inc | "24 Karats (Version Ex)"< | --2007/08/29--> | Double A-side with "Toki no Kakera" | 2 | — | 91* | 142,000< | --142,202--> | Exile Love |
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| 2009 | G feat. Sowelu | < | --2009/12/30--> | So Ji-sub Japanese self-cover | 51 | — | — | 2,500< | --2,518--> | — |
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| 2010 | Quadraphonic feat. Sowelu | < | --2010/01/27--> | Promotional single, music video filmed | — | — | 56 | — | Quadraphonic | |
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Other appearances
| Release | Artist | Title | Notes | Album |
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| 2004 | Sowelu | "Candy Rain" | Toshinobu Kubota cover | Soul Tree: A Musical Tribute to Toshinobu Kubota< | --2004/02/25--> |
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| Momoe Yamaguchi cover | Yamaguchi Momoe Tribute: Thank You For...< | --2004/05/19--> |
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| 2005 | Maho Minami | "Sly" | Under the name Maho Minami | Animation Best Soundtrack: Beck< | --2005/03/09--> |
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| Saitō-san Band feat. Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka & Maho Minami | "Follow Me" | | Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka & Maho Minami | "Moon on the Water" | | Sowelu feat. Urb | "Play That Funky Music" | Wild Cherry cover | We Love Dance Classics Vol. 1< | --2005/03/24--> |
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| Sowelu, Hi-D and Jun 4 Shot from Fire Ball | "Uh" | Music video filmed | Female: Original Soundtrack | | Sowelu and Jake Shimabukuro | "Love Is Stronger than Pride" | | | Sowelu and Leo | "Slow Jam" | | | M-Flo loves Sowelu | "So Exclusive" | | Beat Space Nine< | --2005/08/24--> |
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| 2006 | Sowelu | "Piano Man" | Billy Joel cover | Wanna Be the Piano Man< | --2006/11/29--> |
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| 2007 | Doberman Inc, Sowelu, Exile | "24 Karats (Type D.I)" | | The Best: Time 4 Some Action< | --2007/08/29--> |
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| 2008 | Soffet with Sowelu | "The Moment I Saw You" | | Jam the Universe< | --2008/07/23--> |
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| 2008 | Sowelu | "Time After Time" | Cyndi Lauper cover | We Love Cyndi: Tribute to Cyndi Lauper< | --2009/09/30--> |
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| 2010 | S'capade feat. Sowelu | "Hot Body" | Music video filmed | S'capade< | --2010/06/09--> |
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| KG duet with Sowelu | "Where Is the Love" | | Songs of Love< | --2010/10/20--> |
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| Aili thanx to Sowelu | "Brand New Day" | | Future< | --2010/12/08--> | |
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DVDs
| Year | Video information |
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| 2005 | Sowelu Video Clips Vol. 1 | | 2007 | Sowelu Live Tour: Be Happy 2006 | |
References
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Notes and References
- Web site: Ｓｏｗｅｌｕのリリース一覧 . . August 14, 2011.
- Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . . August 14, 2011. (subscription only)
- Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2003年11月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (November 2003) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200311.html . . Japanese . December 10, 2003 . August 14, 2011.
- Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年1月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (January 2005) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200501.html . . Japanese . February 10, 2005 . August 14, 2011.
- Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2006年7月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (July 2006) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200607.html . . Japanese . August 10, 2006 . August 14, 2011.
- Web site: Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN. Billboard . Japanese.
- 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.
