20th Anniversary B-side collection

20th Anniversary B-side collection
Compilation album by Shizuka Kudo
Released	March 5, 2008
Recorded	1987–2007
Genre	Pop;
Length	155:55
Label	Pony Canyon
Shizuka Kudo chronology

20th Anniversary B-side collection is the twelfth compilation album by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released in honor of Kudo's 20th anniversary on March 5, 2008, through Pony Canyon.^[1]

Background

The compilation album was released as the third and final release celebrating Kudo's 20th anniversary of her solo debut. The compilation includes thirty-four out of forty of Kudo's B-sides released since her solo debut single "Kindan no Telepathy" (1987), all the way to "Amayo no Tsuki ni" (2007). Some of the songs were previously included on studio albums and other compilations, while others are making their first appearance on a proper album.

The limited edition of the album comes with a DVD including a digest of eight songs performed on Kudo's Shibuya-AX concert held on August 31, 2007 in celebration of her 20th anniversary.

Commercial performance

20th Anniversary B-side collection debuted at number 94 on the Oricon Albums Chart, where it charted for only one week, selling 2,000 copies sold.^[2]^[3]

Track listing

All music composed by Tsugutoshi Gotō.

Disc 1
No.	Title	Lyrics	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Ai ga Itai Yoru" (愛が痛い夜, "Nights When Love Hurts")	Yasushi Akimoto	Tsugutoshi Gotō	4:03
2.	"If"	Yoshiko Miura	Gotō	3:46
3.	"Yoake ni Miokurarete" (夜明けに見送られて, "Seen Off by the Daybreak")	Akimoto	Gotō	4:30
4.	"Natsu ga Kureta Miracle" (夏がくれたミラクル, Natsu ga Kureta Mirakuru, "A Summer Miracle")	Gorō Matsui	Gotō	3:55
5.	"Gunshū" (群衆, "Crowd")	Miyuki Nakajima	Gotō	4:27
6.	"Non-Stop"	Matsui	Gotō	3:51
7.	"Eien no Bōhatei" (永遠の防波堤, "The Mole of Eternity")	Keiko Asō	Gotō	4:26
8.	"Akiko" (秋子)	Nakajima	Gotō	3:54
9.	"Serenade" (セレナーデ, Serenāde)	Matsui	Gotō	4:59
10.	"Beautiful World"	Miura	Draw4	4:15
11.	"Tel..Me"	Nakajima	Draw4	4:00
12.	"Ano Sakamichi" (あの坂道, "That Hill")	Aeri	Gotō	4:23
13.	"Manatsu no Shinkirō" (真夏の蜃気楼, "A Midsummer Mirage")	Aeri	Gotō	4:48
14.	"Riaru" (Ri・a・ru, "Real")	Aeri	Gotō	4:46
15.	"Ryūsei" (流星, "Shooting Star")	Aeri	Gotō	5:04
16.	"Hatachi no Scenario" (20才のシナリオ, Hatachi no Shinario, "Scenario of a 20-year-old")	Aeri	Gotō	4:59
17.	"Minamikaze!! Fuku Mae ni..." (南風!!吹く前に…, "Before!! the Southern Wind Blows...")	Aeri	Gotō Naoki Takao	4:25
18.	"Call" (コール, Kōru)	Nakajima	Gotō Takao	4:32
Total length:				1:19:03

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Shūmaku" (終幕, "The End")	Fumiko Okada Gotō	Gotō Takao	5:08
2.	"Chotto Shita Guilty" (ちょっとしたGUILTY, "Slightly Guilty")	Matsui Gotō	Gotō	5:12
3.	"Door"	Aeri Takashi Tsushimi	Taisuke Sawachika	4:41
4.	"Party"	Aeri Tsushimi	Sawachika	4:08
5.	"Still Water"	Aeri Arata Tanimoto	Sawachika	4:55
6.	"Hachigatsu..." (8月…, "August...")	Aeri	Sawachika	4:54
7.	"Nagai Kami" (長い髪, "Long Hair")	Aeri Toshiaki Matsumoto	Akihisa Matsūra	4:47
8.	"Break"	Aeri Tanimoto	Matsūra	4:56
9.	"Niji" (虹, Rainbow)	Aeri Hatake	Hatake	4:50
10.	"Wish"	Aeri Sawachika	Sawachika	4:24
11.	"In the Sky"	ЯK	Sawachika	4:33
12.	"Piece of a Star"	ЯK	Sawachika	3:48
13.	"Simple"	Hideyuki Obata	Obata	5:12
14.	"Urunda Heart" (潤んだハート, Urunda Hāto, "Dim Heart")	Aeri Masaki Iehara	Sadahiro Nakano	4:57
15.	"Powder Snow"	Aeri Jin Nakamura	Nakamura	4:58
16.	"Sonzai" (存在, "Existence")	Matsui H-Wonder	H-Wonder	4:39
Total length:				1:16:02

Disc 3 – DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kindan no Telepathy"
2.	"Fu-ji-tsu"
3.	"Blue Rose"
4.	"Mechakucha ni Naite Shimaitai"
5.	"Arashi no Sugao"
6.	"Blue Velvet"
7.	"Dōkoku"
8.	"Daite Kuretara Ii no ni"

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)^[4]	94

References

↑ "工藤静香 / 工藤静香 20th Anniversary B-side collection [2CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
↑ "工藤静香アルバムアイドル・ポップ・データベース". Retrieved January 3, 2018.
↑ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved January 3, 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
↑ "20th Anniversary B-side collection 工藤静香". Oricon. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

External links

20th Anniversary B-side collection on Pony Canyon's official website

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[cdjournal-1] "工藤静香 / 工藤静香 20th Anniversary B-side collection [2CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

[idoldb-2] "工藤静香アルバムアイドル・ポップ・データベース". Retrieved January 3, 2018.

[Sales-3] "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved January 3, 2018. (Subscription required (help)).

[oricon-4] "20th Anniversary B-side collection 工藤静香". Oricon. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

Shizuka Kudo
Discography
Studio albums	Mysterious Shizuka Joy Karelia Rosette Mind Universe Trinity Rise Me Expose Purple Doing Dress I'm Not Full of Love Jewelry Box Tsukikage Rin
Compilation albums	Gradation Harvest Unlimited Intimate Best of Ballade: Empathy Super Best She: Best of Best Best of Ballade: Current Millennium Best Shizuka Kudo Best Shizuka Kudo 20th Anniversary the Best 20th Anniversary B-side collection My Treasure Best: Miyuki Nakajima × Tsugutoshi Gotō Collection My Heartful Best: Gorō Matsui Collection
Cover albums	Shōwa no Kaidan Vol. 1 My Precious: Shizuka Sings Songs of Miyuki
Extended plays	Euro Shizuka Kudo
Related articles	Ushirogami Hikaretai Onyanko Club