''Color the Cover'' (stylized as ''Color The Cover'') is the second

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by Japanese singer-songwriter

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and remained on the charts for nine weeks. She covered various popular songs from famous artists, including hide,

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, UA and

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'' as the coupling track on December 26, 2012.

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''Color the Cover'' is the second

by Japanese singer-songwriter

, released on February 27, 2013. The album charted well on the

Oricon Albums Chart The Oricon Albums Chart is the Japanese music industry standard albums popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Oricon originally published LP, CT, Cartridge and CD charts prior to the establishment of the Oricon Albu ...

s, taking the No. 3 spot for the week and remaining on the charts for nine consecutive weeks. Unlike her previous cover album, '' Eternity ~Love & Songs~'', the songs used for ''Color The Cover'' were remastered to have a modern vibe, but still hold the tune of the original tracks. The album contained two predominate genres,

electronica Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that started in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mostly used to r ...

and pop. Covered songs included "

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," which was originally performed by hide from

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before his untimely death in 1998;

's most well-known song " Blue Velvet"; and "Shake Hip!", which was originally by the group

. For promotions, Koda Kumi performed several songs on various television programs, including "Shake Hip!" and "Blue Velvet", with their original artists. The performance of "Shake Hip!" was also the first time Kumi and Kome Kome Club's

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shared a stage since Kumi's 2006 single ''

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.'' "Alone," originally by

, can also be found on Kumi's 2012 December single ''

'' as the coupling track. "Alone" had been the song Kumi performed when she initially auditioned for Avex Trax's ''avex dream 2000'' auditions. This ultimately led to her being signed to Avex's sub-label

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Track listing

Oricon Charts (Japan)

Alternate versions

Shake Hip! #Shake Hip!: Found on the album (2013) #Shake Hip! ohn Fontein (RE:LABEL®) Remix'': Found on

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(2013) One more time, One more chance #One more time, One more chance: Found on the album (2013) #One more time, One more chance hohei Matsumoto & Junichi Matsuda Remix'': Found on

(2013)

References

External links

Koda Kumi Official Site
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