Chat Chat
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| Released | June 25, 1995 | |||
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| Genre | Shibuya-kei[1] | |||
| Length | 51:37 | |||
| Label | Polystar | |||
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Chat Chat is the debut studio album by Japanese musician Takako Minekawa, released on June 25, 1995 by Polystar.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Love" (Tom T. Hall cover) | Hall | 2:30 |
| 2. | "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran cover) |
| 4:35 |
| 3. | "Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä" (風の谷のナウシカ, Narumi Yasuda cover) | 4:22 | |
| 4. | "Clover" | Takako Minekawa | 5:28 |
| 5. | "Moonlight Shadow" (Mike Oldfield cover) | Oldfield | 5:09 |
| 6. | "My Love" (Susan cover) | 6:54 | |
| 7. | "Drive My Car" (The Beatles cover) | 2:08 | |
| 8. | "Gotta Pull Myself Together" (The Nolans cover) |
| 4:38 |
| 9. | "Circling Times Square" (originally recorded by Minekawa's band L⇔R) | Minekawa | 5:09 |
| 10. | "I Love (Instrument)" | Hall | 2:30 |
| 11. | "Mimi" | Minekawa | 4:01 |
| 12. | "Love" (Victoria Williams cover) | Williams | 4:13 |
| Total length: | 51:37 | ||
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]
Musicians
- Takako Minekawa – vocals, guitar, keyboards, toy instruments
- Takashi Furuta – drums
- Yoshie Hiragakura – drums, percussion
- Kōji Kurumatani – guitars
- Takamune Negishi – bass
- Hirofumi Tokutake – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Hitoshi Watanabe – acoustic bass, acoustic guitar, cello, mandolin, percussion, ukulele, arrangement
- Eiji Yoshikawa – keyboards, sound manipulation, arrangement
- Toben Yukawa – arrangement
Production
- Takako Minekawa – production
- Kenichi Makimura – production
- Masao Nakazato – mastering
- Daiji Okai – production
- Hiroshi Saisu – mixing, recording
- Yasuhiko Terada – mixing, recording
Design
- Takako Minekawa – art direction
- Mach5 Go! – design
- Yuji Shiba – photography
References
- ^ Rosean, Samuel (December 29, 2018). "A Beginner's Guide: Shibuya Kei". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Jourdan, Michael. "Chat Chat – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "CHAT CHAT | 嶺川貴子" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Chat Chat (liner notes). Takako Minekawa. Polystar. 1995. PSCR-5381.
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