Kotoshi no Natsu wa More Better

Kotoshi no Natsu wa More Better (今年の夏はモア・ベター, Kotoshi no Natsu wa Moa Betā, This Summer Will Be More Better) is the 12th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on May 21, 1998 by zetima. The album was produced by veteran musician Haruomi Hosono and features cover versions of two of his songs. It was also the first album since Mite to be released on LP format.[1] During the time of the album's release, One Up Music merged with YJ Sounds to form zetima, and the label's distribution rights were changed from Warner Music Japan to Sony Music Entertainment Japan.[2][3]

Kotoshi no Natsu wa More Better
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 21, 1998 (1998-05-21)
Genre
Length34:36
LanguageJapanese
Labelzetima
ProducerHaruomi Hosono
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Peachberry
(1997)
Kotoshi no Natsu wa More Better
(1998)
Sava Sava
(1998)
Singles from Kotoshi no Natsu wa More Better
  1. "Miracle Light"
    Released: October 15, 1997 (1997-10-15)

The album reached No. 10 on Oricon's albums chart.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka, except where indicated; all music is composed and arranged by Haruomi Hosono, except where indicated.

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Tokyo Rush" (Tōkyō Rasshu (東京ラッシュ))Haruomi Hosono  3:44
2."Summer Beach" (Natsu no Umi (夏の海)) Yuichi Takahashi 3:56
3."Hey! Dog" (Hei! Inu (Hey! 犬))   3:24
4."A Bientôt" (A Bianto (ア・ビアント, "See You Soon")) Miharu KoshiKoshi5:00
5."Hooraibo" (Fūraibō (風来坊))Hosono  3:53
6."Beach Party (Instrumental)" (Bīchi Pātī (ビーチ・パーティー))   3:19
7."Calypso no Musume" (Karipuso no Musume (カリプソの娘, "Calypso's Daughter"))   3:42
8."Miracle Light (Twist Version)" (Mirakuru Raito (Tsuisuto Vajon) (ミラクルライト (Twist Version)))   3:38
9."Miracle Woman (Vinyl Version)" (Mirakuru Ūman (Biniru Vajon) (ミラクルウーマン (Vinyl Version)))   4:00

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 10

References

  1. "Moritaka Chisato* – 今年の夏はモアベター". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. "今年の夏はモア・ベター". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Publishers Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  3. "森高千里". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  4. "今年の夏はモア・ベター/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
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