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, Nona Reeves, Bikke,

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, and Aigon. Artists that Halcali collaborated with or covered on the second disc include

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, and The Magokoro Brothers. ''Tokyo Groove'' reached number 13 on the Oricon charts, and made its weekly ranking debut at number 20.

Track listing

Disc 1: Original Songs

#　"Long Kiss Good Bye" '' #*(Produced by Masataka Kitaura)'' (TV Tokyo anime ''

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'' ending theme) #　 #*''(Produced by Shigekazu Aida)'' #　 #*''(Produced by Suneohair)'' #　"Yes" #*''(Produced by Verbal (

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))'' #　"Tears of Love" #*''(Produced by Bikke)'' #　"Zig Zag Saturday Night" #*''(Produced by Nishidera Gouta)'' (Tokyo MX drama ''Musical 3'' main theme) #　"Endless Night" #*''(Produced by

) (featuring Bose from

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)'' #　"Halcali Tokyo Groove Two Turntable Mix" #*() ''(Mixed by Piston Nishigawa)''

Disc 2: Cover Songs

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Special cover) (Produced by Ram Rider)'' #　 #*''(

cover) (Produced by Tokyo No.1 Soul Set)'' (Nissan ''Cube'' commercial song) #　 #*''(Heavily sampled from Chara) (Produced by pal@pop)'' (Japanese Broadcast ''Radio Charity Musician'' image theme song) #　 #*''(

cover) (Produced by Kohei Japan from Mellow Yellow)'' #　　 #*''(Magokoro Brothers cover) (Produced by Kohei Japan from Mellow Yellow)'' #　 #*''(

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cover) (Produced by Nona Reeves & Hiroyasu Yano)'' #　 #*''(

cover) (Produced by Kohei Japan from Mellow Yellow)'' #　"You May Dream -Halcali ver.-" #*''(

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) (Produced by Tokyo No.1 Soul Set)''

Tie-Ups

* Long Kiss Good Bye: Ending theme song to the TV

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", from October to December 2008. Also used on the show, "Televitamins", throughout December 2008. * ZIG ZAG SATURDAY NIGHT: Main theme for the Tokyo Mx Drama, "MUSICAL3". * 今夜はブギーバック (Konya wa Boogie Back): Commercial song for Nissan Motors' "Cube". * Re:やさしい気持ち (Re:Yasashii Kimochi): Theme song for Nippon Broadcast's special, "Radio Charity Musicians". Also used on the show, "Televitamins", throughout February 2009.

References

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