is the first cover album by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released on October 30, 2002, through Extasy Japan, marking her last release with the label. As the title evokes, the album features a selection of songs from the Shōwa period. It includes covers of artists such as Hiroko Yakushimaru,

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, Kenji Sawada, Naoko Ken and Yōsui Inoue, among others. Kudo also recorded Japanese covers of " Moliendo Café", first recorded by Mario Suárez, and " Tennessee Waltz", originally recorded by

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. The songs were originally covered in Japan by Sachiko Nishida and Chiemi Eri, respectively.

Critical reception

Kudo was praised for modernizing popular songs from the Shōwa period and for her more personal song choice.

Commercial performance

''Shōwa no Kaidan Vol. 1'' debuted at number 66 on the

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. It charted in the top 100 for a sole week, selling a total of 5,000 copies.

Track listing

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2002 albums 2000s covers albums Shizuka Kudo albums Pony Canyon albums