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Braided (album)
''Braided'' is the second studio album by female duo Soulhead and was under the Sony Music Entertainment Japan sub-label onenation. The album reached #4 on Oricon. Much like ''Oh My Sister,'' ''Braided'' also received a release on vinyl. It was their second album to do so. The vinyl included two records with four sides in total. Track listing CD (Official) #"Braided" (Intro) #"You Can Do That" #"At the Party" #"Jiggy Uh..pt.1" (Skit) #"Kokuhaku" (告白 / Confession) #"Itsudemo Kimi no Koto wo" (いつでも君のことを / It's you at any time) #" No Way" #"A Pretense of Love" #"I&I" (Interlude) #"Forgive Me" #"Words of Love" #"Jiggy Uh..pt.2" (Skit) #" D.O.G" (album version) #"Stay There" #"For All My Ladies" #"Jiggy Uh..pt. 3" (Skit) #"Kono Mama" (このまま / It Remains) #" Get Up!" 12" Side A #"Braided" (Intro) #"You Can Do That" #"At the Party" #"Jiggy Uh..pt.1" (Skit) #"Kokuhaku" Side B #"Itsumademo Kimi no Koto wo" #"Forgive Me" #"A Pretense of Love" #"I & I" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soulhead
Soulhead (known as SOULHEAD in Japan) is a Japanese urban contemporary/ R&B duo consisting of sisters Yoshika Sawayama (よしか) and Tsugumi Sawayama (つぐみ). Both were born in Hokkaidō; Yoshika was born on July 20, 1978 and Tsugumi was born on January 25, 1981. Since their debut, they have worked with several well-known artists, including Sowelu, Koda Kumi, Crystal Kay and Ken Hirai. Biography Before they assumed the name Soulhead, Yoshika and Tsugumi were known as Batti Baas. Batti Baas released one vinyl single through Handcuts Records called ''Lovin' You'', which featured Aaron Blackmon. The song was a remake of the Minnie Riperton standard. In February 2002, they released a CD single through Tokuma Japan Communications called '' Inside Out.'' Shortly after the release of ''Inside Out,'' they were signed to Sony Music Associated Records and began working under the pseudonym Soulhead. The label sent them one year abroad to Australia and New Zealand to improve their pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinctive record production style, drum machine-backed rhythms, pitch corrected vocals, and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic influences are becoming an increasing trend and the use of hip hop or dance-inspired beats are typical, although the roughness and grit inherent in hip hop may be reduced and smoothed out. Contemporary R&B vocalists often use melisma, and since the mid-1980s, R&B rhythms have been combined with elements of hip hop culture and music and pop culture and pop music. Pre-history According to Geoffrey Himes speaking in 1989, the progressive soul movement of the early 1970s "expanded the musical and lyrical boundaries of &Bin ways that haven't been equaled since". This movement was led by soul singer-songwriter/producers such as Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music Entertainment Japan
, often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Group Corporation and is operating independently from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry. Its subsidiaries include the Japanese animation production enterprise, Aniplex, which was established in September 1995 as a joint-venture between Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, but which in 2001 became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It was prominent in the early to mid '90s producing and licensing music for animated series such as ''Roujin Z'' from acclaimed Japanese comic artist Katsuhiro Otomo and Capcom's ''Street Fighter'' animated series. Until March 2007, Sony Music Japan also had its own North American sublabel, Tofu Records. Releases of So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naked (Soulhead Album)
''Naked'' is the third album by female duo Soulhead and was their last studio album with Sony Music Entertainment Japan, whereas they moved to Avex afterwards. Their final album under SMEJ was a compilation album, '' Best of Soulhead.'' The album reached #5 on the Oricon Weekly charts, but dropped to #19 for the monthly ranking. It was also their first album to be released in both CD and CD+DVD format. A limited edition " analog version" was released three weeks later on March 24, 2006. Track listing (Source) CD # "Birth" (intro) # "Fiesta" # "One more time" # " Sparkle☆Train" # "Breath" (Interlude) # "Yume no Uchi" (夢の中 / in the dream) # "meaning" # "One Love" (skit) # "Anata" # "Touch" (interlude) # " Soulhead is Back" # "Don't U Think?" # "Joyful" # "XXX feat. Koda Kumi" # "Whachagonado?" # " Got to leave" # " Pray" # "Nature" (interlude) # "Furusato" DVD # "Fiesta" (music video) # " Sparkle☆Train" (music video) # " Pray" (music video) # "XXX XXX may refer to: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Up! (Soulhead EP)
''Get Up!'' (stylized as ''GET UP! ep'') is female duo Soulhead's first extended play. It was released on July 30, 2003, and contained four new songs. It also received a limited edition "analog version," which had been released two weeks prior on July 16, 2003. The single charted on Oricon at #28 for the daily ranking. Only the title track made it to the corresponding album ''Braided.'' Information All of the songs on the EP were written by Soulhead and arranged by both Soulhead and Octopussy. The song is a dance Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ... track about being with family, even when times get tough. ''Shining Forever'' (stylized as ''SHINING FOREVER'') is an R&B track about not forgetting someone even when they're gone and how the memories "shine forever." ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Can Do That
''You can do that'' (sometime stylized as ''YOU CAN DO THAT'') is Soulhead's eighth single. It was released on January 21, 2004 and contained two new songs. It charted at #36 on Oricon and was their last single released for their album ''Braided.'' Both the a-side and the b-side made it to the corresponding album. Information Both songs were written by Soulhead, arranged by both Soulhead and Octopussy and are R&B. ''You can do that'' is about continuing on, despite some things in life trying to pull you down. ''words of love'' is about loving someone, even when they're gone. Though on the cover for the CD the title track is stylized as ''You can do that,'' it is written as ''YOU CAN DO THAT'' on the album ''Braided,'' as well as websites that feature the song. The music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Way (Soulhead Song)
"No Way" is the ninth single by Japanese female duo Soulhead, released on March 24, 2004. The single charted low on Oricon at number 50 for the daily ranking, before falling off the charts. Information Keeping up with their signature, "No Way" was also released on both CD and vinyl. ''No Way'' was a smooth R&B track, while the b-side, ''D.O.G,'' was hip-hop-inspired. The title track's lyrics were written by Soulhead and arranged by both the female duo and Octopussy. The lyrics to "No Way" are about not wanting to fight with a boyfriend and regretting the argument, which ultimately had the boyfriend leave. An album version of "D.O.G" was later released on their corresponding album, ''Braided Braided is a musical group consisting of Casey LeBlanc, Ashley Leitão, and Amber Fleury, who all competed on the third season of '' Canadian Idol'' in 2005. They are the third music group to come from an Idol show in the world, after Young Div ...'' in place of the version placed on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The Party (Soulhead Song)
"At the Party" is the tenth single by Japanese female duo Soulhead, released on June 2, 2004. The single failed to chart on Oricon and Recochoku. Information "At the Party" is a dance track infused with hip hop. Some of the lyrics were taken from the 2001 version of " Lady Marmalade", which was performed by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink for the '' Moulin Rouge!'' soundtrack. This song came from their second studio album, ''Braided Braided is a musical group consisting of Casey LeBlanc, Ashley Leitão, and Amber Fleury, who all competed on the third season of '' Canadian Idol'' in 2005. They are the third music group to come from an Idol show in the world, after Young Div ...'', which was released two months prior on April 28, 2004. The single also received a vinyl release, which received five versions of the song. Track listing CD #"At the Party" #"At the Party" (remix) #"At the Party" (instrumental) 12" Side A #"At the Party" #"At the Party" (instrumen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onenation
, often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Group Corporation and is operating independently from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry. Its subsidiaries include the Japanese animation production enterprise, Aniplex, which was established in September 1995 as a joint-venture between Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, but which in 2001 became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It was prominent in the early to mid '90s producing and licensing music for animated series such as '' Roujin Z'' from acclaimed Japanese comic artist Katsuhiro Otomo and Capcom's '' Street Fighter'' animated series. Until March 2007, Sony Music Japan also had its own North American sublabel, Tofu Records. Releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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