''Golden Best'' is the double-CD
compilation album by Japanese singer-songwriter
Yōsui Inoue
is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, guitarist and record producer, who is an important figure in Japanese music. "Hailed as the Bob Dylan of Japan .. He is renowned for his unique tone, eccentric lyrics, and dark sunglasses which he alway ...
. The album was released in July 1999, celebrating his 30-year career as a solo recording artist. It comprises 35 tracks spanning his works after 1972; the year he released his debut album ''
Danzetsu'' under the renewed stage name.
''Golden Best'' debuted at the number-six on the Japanese Oricon chart and climbed the top in September 1999.
It became one of the most successful albums for Inoue, entering the record chart for a year with sales of over 1.4 million copies.
The label For Life Music Entertainment stated that ''Golden Best'' album has sold more than 2.06 million copies up to late 2008.
After a year from the album's release, a sequel entitled ''Golden Bad'' came out. And in 2003, when the album shipped more than 2 million units, an expanded edition called ''Golden Best Super'' was issued. It features bonus disc which includes his singles in the 2000s and previously unreleased recordings.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Yōsui Inoue, unless otherwise indicated
Disc one
#"" (Inoue, Natsumi Hirai) – 3:21
#"" (Inoue, Tamio Okuda) ''(recorded with
Tamio Okuda
is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and producer. He started his career in 1986 as a member of the band Unicorn. After Unicorn broke up, Okuda moved on to a solo career in 1994 with the single "Ai no Tame ni". He has written and composed many song ...
, credited to InoueYōsuiOkudaTamio)'' – 3:31
#"Make-up Shadow" (Inoue, Utsuru Ayame) – 4:09
#"" (Inoue, Okuda) ''(recorded with
Tamio Okuda
is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and producer. He started his career in 1986 as a member of the band Unicorn. After Unicorn broke up, Okuda moved on to a solo career in 1994 with the single "Ai no Tame ni". He has written and composed many song ...
, credited to InoueYōsuiOkudaTamio)'' – 3:53
#"" – 3:55
#"" – 5:35
#"" – 4:11
#"" – 2:40
#"Riverside Hotel" – 3:54
#"" – 3:27
#"" – 5:06
#"" – 3:16
#"Crazy Love" – 4:04
#"" – 4:43
#"" – 4:01
#"" – 4:22
#"" – 4:51
#"" – 5:52
Disc two
#"" – 4:52
#"" – 3:56
#"" – 3:56
#"" – 4:13
#"" – 5:32
#"" – 5:04
#"" – 4:59
#"" (Inoue,
Kōji Tamaki
is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actor. He has been well known as frontman of the rock band Anzen Chitai that debuted in 1982 and enjoyed a successful career, particularly during the 1980s. In 1993, he began his career as a solo artist, and s ...
) – 5:25
#"" (Inoue, Tamaki) ''(recorded with
Anzen Chitai
is a Japanese rock band, formed in 1973 by five musicians in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It debuted in 1982 in Tokyo, Japan. They became one of Japan's most successful rock bands in the 1980s.
Members
* - Vocals, Guitars & Percussion (1973 ...
)'' – 3:53
#"Teenager" (Inoue, Hirai) – 4:34
#"Tokyo" (Inoue, Hirai) – 2:58
#"" – 4:55
#"" (Inoue,
Kiyoshiro Imawano
, born , was a Japanese rock musician, lyricist, composer, musical producer, and actor from Tokyo, Japan. He was dubbed "Japan's King of Rock". He formed and led the influential rock band RC Succession. He wrote many anti-nuclear songs followin ...
) – 4:21
#"Just Fit" – 4:25
#"" – 4:59
#"" – 4:07
#"" – 5:38
Bonus disc for 2003 limited edition
#""
ive version recorded at the Tokyo International Forum on March 21, 2003, previously unreleased/small> – 5:07
#"" (Jose Manzo Perroni, Seiji Nakazawa) – 3:07
#"" (Koichi Sugiyama
was a Japanese composer, conductor, and orchestrator. He was best known for composing the music for the '' Dragon Quest'' franchise, along with several other video games, anime, film, and television shows. Classically trained, Sugiyama was ...
, Fusako Sugawara, Rei Nakanishi) – 4:11
#"" ive version recorded at the Pacifico Yokohama on December 23, 2002, previously unreleased/small> – 3:31
#"" – 4:12
#"Mis Cast" ive version recorded at the Tokyo International Forum on March 21, 2003, previously unreleased/small> – 5:10
#"L-O-V-E" ive version recorded at the Fukuoka Convention Center on January 21, 2003, previously unreleased/small> – 2:58
#"Miss Contest" ive version recorded at the Bluenote Tokyo on January 6, 2003, previously unreleased/small> – 4:38
#"" ive version recorded at the Tokyo International Forum on March 21, 2003, previously unreleased/small> – 5:07
#"" (Inoue, Katz Hoshi) ive version recorded at the Tokyo International Forum on March 21, 2003, previously unreleased/small> – 4:32
Chart positions
Certification
Release history
References
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Yōsui Inoue albums
1999 greatest hits albums