Rock Alive
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| Released | March 25, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
| Studio | The Hit Factory (London) | |||
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| Length | 74:18 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Warner Music Japan | |||
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| Chisato Moritaka chronology | ||||
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Rock Alive (ロック・アライヴ, Rokku Araivu) is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on March 25, 1992, by Warner Music Japan. The album was recorded at The Hit Factory in London. A limited edition release included a 32-page photo book.[1][2]
The album reached No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 314,000 copies.[3][4] It was also certified Platinum by the RIAJ in April 1994.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka
| No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Concert no Yoru (Album Version)" (Konsāto no Yoru (Arubamu Vājon) (コンサートの夜 (アルバム・ヴァージョン), Concert Night (Album Version))) | Hideo Saitō | Saitō | 5:21 |
| 2. | "Yatchimai na" ((やっちまいな, "Crazy")) | Yasuaki Maejima |
| 3:20 |
| 3. | "Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo" ((私がオバさんになっても, "Even If I Become an Old Lady")) | Saitō | Saitō | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Obasan" ((叔母さん, "Aunt")) | Hiromasa Ijichi | Yuichi Takahashi | 5:40 |
| 5. | "Guitar" (Gitā (ギター)) | Saitō | Saitō | 4:18 |
| 6. | "The Blue Blues" | Shin Kōno | Kōno | 2:13 |
| 7. | "Fight!! (Album Version)" (Faito!! (Arubamu Vājon) (ファイト！！ (アルバム・ヴァージョン))) | Takahashi | Takahashi | 4:58 |
| 8. | "Furusato no Sora" ((ふるさとの空, "The Hometown Sky")) | Takahashi | Takayuki Hattori | 5:33 |
| 9. | "Rock Alive" | Saitō | Saitō | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Yowasete yo Kon'ya Dake" ((酔わせてよ今夜だけ, "Let Me Get Drunk Just for Tonight")) | Moritaka | Kōno | 3:29 |
| 11. | "Mitsuketa Saifu" ((見つけたサイフ, "The Wallet I Found")) | Saitō | Saitō | 4:35 |
| 12. | "Rhythm and Bass" (Rizumu to Bēsu (RHYTHMとBASS)) | Hiroyoshi Matsuo | Matsuo | 5:39 |
| 13. | "Wakarimashita" ((わかりました, "Understood")) | Masashi Yokoyama |
| 4:57 |
| 14. | "Bossa Marina" | Hattori | Hattori | 5:48 |
| 15. | "Natsu no Umi" ((夏の海, "The Summer Sea")) | Takahashi | Takahashi | 4:35 |
| 16. | "Ame Nochi Hare" ((雨のち晴れ, "Rain, Then Sun")) | Saitō | Saitō | 5:08 |
| Total length: | 74:18 | |||
Personnel
[edit]- Chisato Moritaka – vocals, guitar (9)
- Hideo Saitō – all instruments, programming, backing vocals (all tracks except where indicated)
- Yasuaki Maejima – keyboards, piano, programming (2, 7)
- Yuichi Takahashi – guitar, synthesizer, programming, backing vocals (4, 7, 13, 15)
- Hiromasa Ijichi – piano (4)
- Nobuo Kurata – piano (8, 14)
- Shin Kōno – Fender Rhodes, programming, (6, 10)
- Yukie Matsuo – keyboard (12)
- Yukio Seto – guitar, (4, 6, 10), Fender Rhodes (14)
- Hiroyoshi Matsuo – guitar, programming (7, 12, 13)
- Masafumi Yokoyama – bass, guitar, programming, backing vocals (4 13, 15)
- Kenji Takamizu – bass (14)
- Eiji Shimamura – drums (14)
- Seiji Matsuura – backing vocals (1)
- Gavyn Wright – strings (8, 14)
- Jeff Daly – alto flute (14)
- Ron Asprey – alto flute (14)
- Steve Sidwell – flugelhorn (14)
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 3 |
Certification
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[5] | Gold | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Cover versions
[edit]- Sanae Johnouchi covered "Yowasete yo Kon'ya Dake" as her eighth single on August 25, 1993.[6]
Video album
[edit]| Rock Alive | ||||
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| Released | June 25, 1992 | |||
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| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Warner Music Japan | |||
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The video album for Rock Alive was released on LaserDisc and VHS on June 25, 1992.[7] Its contents were compiled in the 2000 DVD Chisato Moritaka DVD Collection No. 6: Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!/Rock Alive.[8]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka
| No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Rock Alive" | Saitō | Saitō | |
| 2. | "Benkyō no Uta" ((勉強の歌, "Study Song")) | Saitō | Saitō | |
| 3. | "The Benkyō no Uta (Live August 22, 1991, at Shibuya Public Hall)" ((ザ・勉強の歌 -LIVE- 1991年8月22日 渋谷公会堂)) | Saitō | Saitō | |
| 4. | "The Blue Blues" | Kōno | Kōno | |
| 5. | "Mitsuketa Saifu" ((見つけたサイフ, "The Wallet I Found")) | Saitō | Saitō | |
| 6. | "Hachigatsu no Koi" ((八月の恋, "Love in August")) | Kyōhei Tsutsumi | Saitō | |
| 7. | "Making / NG Shū ~ Natsu no Umi" ((メイキング / NG集～夏の海, "Making / NG Collection ~ The Summer Sea")) | Takahashi | Takahashi |
References
[edit]- ^ "ROCK ALIVE". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Publishers Japan. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "森高千里". Idol.ne.jp. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ a b "ROCK ALIVE/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "森高千里". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ a b "Japanese certifications – 森高 千里 – ROCK ALIVE" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 24, 2021. Select 1994年4月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "酔わせてよ今夜だけ/城之内早苗". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "｢ROCK ALIVE｣(VHS/LD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ "｢CHISATO MORITAKA DVD COLLECTION No.6 臭いものにはフタをしろ!!／ROCK ALIVE｣(DVD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
