Karelia (album)

Karelia
Studio album by Shizuka Kudo
Released October 4, 1989 (1989-10-04)
Genre
Length 31:05
Label Pony Canyon
Producer
  • Yūzō Watanabe
Shizuka Kudo chronology
Joy
(1989)		 Karelia
(1989)		 Harvest
(1989)

Karelia (カレリア, Kareria) is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released on October 4, 1989, through Pony Canyon. It is a concept album inspired by the music from Finnish Karelia. The album was entirely recorded in Finland and features the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra as well as a choir group from the University of Helsinki. Despite being composed and produced by Tsugutoshi Gotō, Karelia lacks any trace of the signature rock style of Gotō's other compositions. The record features lyrics penned by Taeko Onuki and also includes the first song written by Kudo herself, under the pseudonym Aeri. While in Finland, Kudo created oil paintings inspired by the people and landscapes, which were incorporated into the design of the album's packaging. Karelia was re-issued in APO-CD format on December 1, 1993.

Commercial performance

Karelia debuted at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart, with 131,000 units sold in its first week.[1] It stayed at number two the following week, selling 65,000 copies.[2] It slid to number three on its third charting week, with 33,000 copies sold.[3] It fell to number five next, logging sales of 23,000 copies.[4] The album held onto the top ten one last week, charting at number eight and selling 14,000 copies.[5] It ranked at number seventeen on its sixth charting week,[6] before dropping out of the top twenty the following week. Karelia charted in the top 100 for nine straight weeks, selling a reported total of 293,000 copies during its run.[7][8] It was ranked number 39 on the year-end Oricon Albums Chart for the year 1989.[9]

Track listing

All music composed by Tsugutoshi Gotō.

No.TitleLyricsArranger(s)Length
1."Oka no Ue no Chīsana Taiyō"
  • "Part 1. Shōjo"
  • "Part 2. Koi"
  • "Part 3. Dasanakatta Tegami, Haha e" (丘の上の小さな太陽, "The Small Sun on the Hill"
    Part 1. 少女, "Part 1. Girl"
    Part 2. 恋, "Part 2. Love"
    Part 3. 出さなかった手紙・母へ, "Part 3. Unsent Letter, Dear Mother")
7:57
2."Mizuumi" (みずうみ, "Lake")
  • Kumiko Yoshizawa
  • Gotō
  • Kadokura
  • Sugawara
4:14
3."Bishō no Mori" (美粧の森, "Forest of Beautification")
  • Gotō
  • Kadokura
  • Sugawara
5:00
4."Karelia" (カレリア, Kareria)
  • Onuki
  • Gotō
  • Kadokura
  • Sugawara
4:36
5."La Se N" ("Spiral")
  • Masumi Kawamura
  • Gotō
  • Kadokura
  • Sugawara
7:14
6."Mahiru no Yume" (Instrumental; 真昼の夢, "Daydream") 
  • Gotō
  • Kadokura
  • Fujī
2:04
Total length:31:05

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[10] 2
Japan Yearly Albums (Oricon)[9] 39

Certification

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Japan (RIAJ)[11] Gold 293,000[7]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Japan October 4, 1989 Pony Canyon [12]
December 1, 1993
  • APO-CD
 [13]
Various August 9, 2017 [14]

References

  1. ↑ "オリコン アルバム 1989.10.16". Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "オリコン アルバム 1989.10.23". Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "オリコン アルバム 1989.10.30". Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ "オリコン アルバム 1989.11.6". Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "オリコン アルバム 1989.11.13". Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ "オリコン アルバム 1989.11.20". Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "工藤静香アルバム アイドル・ポップ・データベース". Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ "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 13, 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  9. 1 2 "オリコン アルバム 1989年TOP100". Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  10. ↑ "カレリア 工藤静香". Oricon. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  11. ↑ ゴールドディスク認定 [Gold Disc Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. November 1989. Retrieved January 13, 2018. Select 1989年11月 on the drop-down menu
  12. ↑ "Release group "カレリア" by 工藤静香". MusicBrainz. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  13. ↑ "工藤静香 / カレリア [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  14. ↑ "カレリア／工藤静香". JP: Mora. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
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