| Zero Album: Utahime 2 | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Akina Nakamori |
| Cover: | File:Zero_Album_Utahime_2_cover_album.jpg |
| Released: | 20 March 2002 |
| Recorded: | 2002 |
| Studio: | Universal Recording Studio On-Air Mafu Studio |
| Genre: | Kayōkyoku |
| Length: | 45:23 |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Label: | Universal Music Japan |
| Producer: | Akina Nakamori |
| Prev Title: | Will |
| Prev Year: | 1999 |
| Next Title: | Resonancia |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
Zero Album: Utahime 2 (歌姫2) is a covers album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 20 March 2002 under the Universal Music Japan sub-label KittyMe. It is Nakamori's second covers album from the Utahime cover album series.[1] It was promoted as an image commercial song to the mobile company au.[7]
In April 2002, Nakamori performed "Ruriiro no Chikyuu" and "Cosmos" in the Fuji TV music television program Music Fair 21.[8] In the live tour Resonancia in 2002, Nakamori performed on encore the same cover songs.[9] [10]
Zero Album: Utahime 2 debuted at number 10 on the Oricon Album weekly chart and charted for 15 weeks and sold over 229,700 copies.[11] [12] [13] It was her first album in seven years to debut on the top 10 charts.
| Year | Format(s) | Serial number | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | CD | UMCK-1093 | Kitty MME | [14] |
| 2017 | UHQCD | UPCH-7264 | Kitty MME | [15] |
| 2023 | CD | UPCY-7870 | Kitty MME | [16] |
| 2024 | LP | UPJY-9374 | Kitty MME | [17] |
It was also the first album to be released under her newly signed recording label, Universal Japan Music.[2] Instead of debuting with a new original album, Nakamori chose her new start with this covers album and put in the beginning of the title "Zero".[3] [4]
The album was released as a 2-disc; the second disc includes instrumental versions of the songs arranged by Akira Senju.
On 30 April 2003, the cover song "Ruriiro Chikyuu" was included together with the single "Days".[5]
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