''Eve'' (stylized as ''EVE'') is the debut
studio album
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of
Showta. The album was released on March 5, 2008.
Background and release
''Eve'' is the debut studio album of
Showta. The album was released on March 5, 2008 under
King Records. The limited edition included a DVD consisting of all music videos released from his first five singles.
Showta described the album as having "different voices", mentioning that he sings from different perspectives in each song, including a "pure-hearted young male protagonist" and a woman.
He selected ''Eve'' as the title as a reference to
Adam and Eve, representing how his performances surpassed gender and allowing him to sing from the sound and perspective of a woman.
Music
Aside from containing new original songs, ''Eve'' compiles songs from Showta's previous singles released from 2006 to 2008. His debut single, "Negaiboshi", first released on July 26, 2006, was described as being sung from the perspective of a "pure-hearted young male protagonist."
Other singles included "Trans-winter (Fuyu no Mukōgawa)", which was used as the theme song to the live-action television adaptation of ''Damens Walker''; "
Hito Shizuku"; "Kimi ni, Kaze ga Fukimasu Yō ni", the ending theme song to ''Ichiteru!''; and a cover of
Yoshie Kashiwabara's 1983 song "
Haru na no ni
is a song by Japanese singer Yoshie Kashiwabara, released as her 12th single on January 11, 1983.
Background and release
"Haru na no ni" is a song by Yoshie Kashiwabara, released as her 12th single. The song was composed by Miyuki Nakajima. Th ...
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Along with "
Haru na no ni
is a song by Japanese singer Yoshie Kashiwabara, released as her 12th single on January 11, 1983.
Background and release
"Haru na no ni" is a song by Yoshie Kashiwabara, released as her 12th single. The song was composed by Miyuki Nakajima. Th ...
", the album also included cover renditions of other songs, such as Caoli Cano's 1995 song "Gozen Ni-ji no Angel", which Showta's producer had wanted to release after having him do demo recordings of several
kayōkyoku songs.
"Sausage", which was later re-released as a
B-side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...
to Showta's 6th single, "
Hikaru no Gen-chan
is a song by Showta, released as his 6th single on April 23, 2008. The song was featured on NHK's ''Minna no Uta'' for the months of April and May 2008 to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of '' The Tale of Genji''.
Background and release
"Hik ...
", was described as a "warm
R&B song."
Reception
The album debuted at #115 in the
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, charting for one week.
''CDJournal'' described the album as having a "healing effect" and felt that Showta's clear voice suited the elegant and acoustic sound, recommending his cover renditions of "Gozen Ni-ji no Angel" and "Ichikōnen."
Track listing
Charts
Notes
References
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Shouta Aoi albums
2008 debut albums