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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] |
Best Of Soulhead
''Best of Soulhead'' is the first greatest hits album by Soulhead. It was their last album under the Sony Music Entertainment Japan sub-label onenation before moving to Avex. The album peaked at #5 on Oricon and remained on the charts for thirteen weeks. Information ''Best of Soulhead'' was released a year after their studio album, ''Naked (Soulhead album), Naked'', and was their last album under the SMEJ's sublabel onenation. The album was released in both CD and CD+DVD format, with the CD+DVD being of limited edition. It also received a special "Winter Sleeve" limited edition. The album contained previously unreleased music videos for ''Naked (Soulhead album), One more time, Oh My Sister (Remix)/I'm just going down, I'm just going down'' and ''Dear Friends (Soulhead song), Feel Like Jumping.'' Track listing Adapted from Amazon CD #"Step to the New World" #"Lover, Knight, Man" #"Lover, Knight, Man, Oh My Sister" #"Sora (Soulhead song), Sora" #"Get Up! (Soulhead EP), Get Up!" # ... [...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" feat. Koda Kumi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Step To The New World
"Step to the New World" (stylized as ''STEP TO THE NEW WORLD'') is female duo Soulhead's first single and third single in total (having released two singles under the name ''Batti Baas'': ''Lovin' You'' and '' Inside Out''). It was used to advertise Triumph's ''Tenshi no Bra'' (天使のブラ / Angel Bra). Information This was their first single under the name Soulhead. They had previously released two singles under the name Batti Baas, with ''Lovin' You'' under Handcut Records and ''Inside Out'' under the Tokuma label. Sony Music Entertainment Japan had signed the sisters in early 2002, then sent them to New Zealand and Australia to study and become proficient in English. ''Step to the New World'' was later featured on their album ''Oh My Sister,'' while a remix of the song was put on their single '' Sora.'' The CD single contained the title track and one b-side: '"Too Late" (stylized as "TOO LATE"). The single was also released on vinyl, with an a cappella ''A cappella'' (, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside Out (Soulhead Song)
''Inside Out'' is Batti Baas' second single, released a year after their first single, ''Lovin' You.'' Information ''Inside Out'' was released as standard CD and only carried the title track and its instrumental. The single was produced under the Tokuma label. Their previous single was released under ''Handcut Records.'' The lyrics were written by both Yoshika and Tsugumi of Batti Baas. This was the last single released under the pseudonym Batti Baas, whereas, after the release, they were picked up by Sony Music Entertainment Japan and took on the name Soulhead. They would study overseas in New Zealand and Australia for a year to perfect their English. Their first single released under the name "Soulhead" would be out six months later, titled ''Step to the New World "Step to the New World" (stylized as ''STEP TO THE NEW WORLD'') is female duo Soulhead's first single and third single in total (having released two singles under the name ''Batti Baas'': ''Lovin' You'' and '' Insid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovin' You (Soulhead Song)
"Lovin' You" (stylized as LOVIN' YOU) is Batti Baas' debut single. The song featured rapper Aaron Blackmon. Information ''Lovin' You'' was released as 12" vinyl and contained different versions of the song on each side. The single was produced by Aki Hisakawa, with the lyrics written by both Yoshika and Tsugumi of Batti Baas and Aaron Blackmon. Batti Baas would later become known as 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 bo ..., whereas Yoshika and Tsugumi were picked up by Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2002. Track listing (Track List) Side A #"Lovin' You" reezy Mix#"Lovin' You" reezy Mix Inst. Side B #"Lovin' You" aas Mix#"Lovin' You" aas Mix Inst. References {{authority control 2001 singles 2001 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music 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, Sony Group Corporation and is operating independently from the United States-based Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry. Its subsidiaries include the anime, 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 ... [...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. Releases of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Music
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It has its roots in African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues. Soul music became popular for dancing and listening, where U.S. record labels such as Motown, Atlantic and Stax were influential during the Civil Rights Movement. Soul also became popular around the world, directly influencing rock music and the music of Africa. It also had a resurgence with artists like Erykah Badu under the genre neo-soul. Catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps and extemporaneous body moves, are an important feature of soul music. Other characteristics are a call and response between the lead vocalist and the chorus and an especially tense vocal sound. The style also occasionally uses improvisational additions, twirls, and auxiliary sounds. Soul music reflects the African-American identity, and it stresses the importance of an African-Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use the word "reggae", effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience. While sometimes used in a broad sense to refer to most types of popular Jamaican dance music, the term ''reggae'' more properly denotes a particular music style that was strongly influenced by traditional mento as well as American jazz and rhythm and blues, and evolved out of the earlier genres ska and rocksteady. Reggae usually relates news, social gossip, and political commentary. It is instantly recognizable from the counterpoint between the bass and drum downbeat and the offbeat rhythm section. The immediate origins of reggae were in ska and rocksteady; from the latter, reggae took over the use of the bass as a percussion instrument. Reggae is d ... [...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] |
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