is the ninth studio album by the Japanese singer/songwriter
Chisato Moritaka
(born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group. , released on July 25, 1994. This was Moritaka's first album under
One Up Music. The album includes the song "
Kaze ni Fukarete
is the 20th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka.The lyrics were written by Moritaka and the music was composed by Hideo Saitō. The single was released by One Up Music and Warner Music Japan on October 11, 1993. It became her ...
", which became her first No. 1 hit on the
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in ...
singles chart. ''Step by Step'' is Moritaka's first album in to include a cover version of a
Beatles song. A limited edition release included a 32-page photo book.
Before the album's release, Moritaka was forced to stop touring after she suffered a
temporomandibular joint dysfunction
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD, TMJD) is an umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication (the muscles that move the jaw) and the temporomandibular joints (the joints which connect the mandible to the sku ...
in spring 1994. She did not tour or release another studio album until 1996.
The album reached No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 573,000 copies.
It was certified Platinum by the
RIAJ.
Track listing
Personnel
* Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums (all tracks), rhythm guitar (2), piano (2–3, 12)
* Yuichi Takahashi – guitar, backing vocals (1–3, 5–7, 11–13, 15), synthesizer (2, 11, 15), bass synthesizer (3)
* Hiroyoshi Matsuo – guitar (1, 3, 7, 12–13)
* Yuko Nōji – guitar (2)
* Hideo Saitō – guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals (4–5, 10, 13),
sitar
The sitar ( or ; ) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in medieval India, flourished in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form ...
(4), tambourine (5, 10, 13)
* Eiji Ogata – guitar (12)
* Jun Takahashi – guitar (13)
* Yasuaki Maejima – piano (2, 7–11), synthesizer (7–9), electric piano (8)
* Masafumi Yokoyama – bass (1)
* Yukio Seto – bass (2, 5, 7, 11–12, 15), guitar (8, 11), synthesizer (12)
* Seiji Ishikawa – cowbell (5)
* Hiyoshimaru – percussion (12)
Charts
Certification
References
External links
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1994 albums
Chisato Moritaka albums
Japanese-language albums