Chat Chat

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Chat Chat
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 1995 (1995-06-25)
Studio
Genre Shibuya-kei [1]
Length51:37
Label Polystar
Producer
  • Takako Minekawa
  • Kenichi Makimura
  • Daiji Okai
Takako Minekawa chronology
Chat Chat
(1995)
(A Little Touch Of) Baroque in Winter
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Chat Chat is the debut studio album by Japanese musician Takako Minekawa, released on June 25, 1995 by Polystar. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Love" (Tom T. Hall cover)Hall2:30
2."Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran cover)4:35
3."Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä" (風の谷のナウシカ, Narumi Yasuda cover)4:22
4."Clover"Takako Minekawa5:28
5."Moonlight Shadow" (Mike Oldfield cover)Oldfield5:09
6."My Love" (Susan cover)6:54
7."Drive My Car" (The Beatles cover)2:08
8."Gotta Pull Myself Together" (The Nolans cover)
  • Ben Findon
  • Mike Myers
  • Bob Puzey
4:38
9."Circling Times Square" (originally recorded by Minekawa's band L⇔R)Minekawa5:09
10."I Love (Instrument)"Hall2:30
11."Mimi"Minekawa4:01
12."Love" (Victoria Williams cover)Williams4:13
Total length:51:37

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [4]

Musicians

Production

Design

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References

  1. Rosean, Samuel (December 29, 2018). "A Beginner's Guide: Shibuya Kei". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  2. Jourdan, Michael. "Chat Chat – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic . Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. "CHAT CHAT | 嶺川貴子" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  4. Chat Chat (liner notes). Takako Minekawa. Polystar. 1995. PSCR-5381.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)