Musique a la Carte

Musique a la Carte
Studio album by
Kokia
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2010 (2010-09-15)
Recorded2002–2010
GenreJ-pop, folk
Length59:38
LabelVictor Entertainment
ProducerKokia
Kokia chronology
Real World
(2010) 		Musique a la Carte
(2010)

Musique à la Carte (French for Music from the Menu) is an album released by Kokia, on September 15, 2010.[1] It is an album composed entirely of covers of songs by Western artists.

Background

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Of the 13 songs on the album, 8 were already released before the album in Kokia's discography. The earliest, "Moonlight Shadow," was released in 2002 on Kokia's single "Ningen tte Sonna Mono ne."[1] Four are from Kokia's 2008 10th anniversary projects Fairy Dance: Kokia Meets Ireland and Christmas Gift, and three are B-sides from the 'life trilogy' of digital singles released prior to her 2010 studio album Real World.[1]

Of the five new recordings, three were recorded in Ireland with Sean Whelan ("Love Me Tender," "Over the Rainbow" and "Scarborough Fair").[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s){{{extra_column}}}Length
1."What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong, from "Kimi o Sagashite" (君をさがして?, "Searching for You"), 2009)Bob Thiele, George David WeissKiyohide Ura4:37
2."Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen, from "Christmas Gift", 2008)Leonard CohenUra4:42
3."Amazing Grace" (from "Christmas Gift", 2008)John NewtonKokia4:49
4."Love Me Tender" (Elvis Presley, New Recording)Ken Darby, Vera Matson, George R. Poulton, Elvis PresleyKokia4:36
5."Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)" (Queen, from "Christmas Gift", 2008)Brian MaySunny4:34
6."Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland, New Recording)Harold Arlen, E.Y. HarburgKokia4:12
7."Black Is the Colour" (from "Fairy Dance: Kokia Meets Ireland", 2008)TraditionalSean Whelan3:47
8."Moonlight Shadow" (Mike Oldfield, from "Ningen tte Sonna Mono ne" (人間ってそんなものね?, "People Are Just Like That")", 2002)Mike OldfieldSusumu Nishikawa4:07
9."Scarborough Fair" (New Recording)TraditionalKokia4:30
10."Bye Bye Blackbird" (Standard, New Recording)Mort Dixon, Ray HendersonKokia2:36
11."The Long and Winding Road" (The Beatles, from "Kodoku na Ikimono" (孤独な生きもの?, "Lonely Things"), 2010)Lennon–McCartneyYasuhia Yamamoto3:38
12."Bridge over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel, New Recording)Paul SimonUra5:44
13."Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, from "Single Mother", 2009)John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons, Charlie ChaplinUra4:08
14."Desperado" (Eagles, from "Original Sound Track: Hotel Venus", 2004)Glenn Frey, Don HenleySawachika3:38

Chart rankings

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Charts (2010) Peak
position
Oricon daily albums[2] 15
Oricon weekly albums[3] 45

Reported sales

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Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[3] 3,200

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "世界待望。KOKIAが腕によりをかけて料理した、素敵な音楽のフルコース。★★★三ツ星カバーアルバム誕生！" (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  2. ^ "アルバム デイリーランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-09-28. (subscription only)
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