Color the Cover

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Color the Cover
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Studio album by
Koda Kumi
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2013
Recorded2013
Genre
Label Rhythm Zone
Koda Kumi chronology
Beach Mix
(2012)		Color the Cover
(2013)		 Driving Hit's 5
(2013)

Color the Cover (stylized as Color The Cover) is the second cover album by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi, following her 2010 cover album Eternity ~Love & Songs~. [1] [2] It came in at No. 3 on Oricon and remained on the charts for nine weeks.

Contents

She covered various popular songs from famous artists, including hide, Shizuka Kudo, Kome Kome Club, Kenji Ozawa, UA and Mayo Okamoto, among others.

Kumi's performance of "Alone," originally by Mayo Okamoto, had previously been placed on her single Koishikute as the coupling track on December 26, 2012.

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Color the Cover is the second cover album by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi, released on February 27, 2013. [3] The album charted well on the Oricon Albums Charts, taking the No. 3 spot for the week and remaining on the charts for nine consecutive weeks. [4]

Unlike her previous cover album, Eternity ~Love & Songs~ , the songs used for Color The Cover were remastered to have a modern vibe, but still hold the tune of the original tracks. The album contained two predominate genres, electronica and pop. Covered songs included "Pink Spider," which was originally performed by hide from X Japan before his untimely death in 1998; [5] Shizuka Kudo's most well-known song "Blue Velvet"; [6] and "Shake Hip!", which was originally by the group Kome Kome Club. [7]

For promotions, Koda Kumi performed several songs on various television programs, including "Shake Hip!" and "Blue Velvet", with their original artists. [8] [9] The performance of "Shake Hip!" was also the first time Kumi and Kome Kome Club's Tatsuya Ishii shared a stage since Kumi's 2006 single KAMEN.

"Alone," originally by Mayo Okamoto, can also be found on Kumi's 2012 December single Koishikute as the coupling track. [10] "Alone" had been the song Kumi performed when she initially auditioned for Avex Trax's avex dream 2000 auditions. This ultimately led to her being signed to Avex's sub-label Rhythm Zone. [11]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginal artistLength
1."Pink Spider (ピンク スパイダー / PINKU SUPAIDAA)" hide hide hide with spread beaver 3:36
2."Shake Hip!"Satoshi NakamuraMitsu J Kome Kome Club 3:46
3."Lovely (ラブリー / RABURII)"Kenji OzawaYuasa Atsushi • Saitō Yuki Kenji Ozawa 5:52
4."Jounetsu (情熱 / Passion)"UAIsawa Kazuha UA 3:41
5."One More Time, One More Chance"Toshiyuki MoriCurly Giraffe Masayoshi Yamazaki 5:39
6."Alone"Mayo OkamotoMinakawa Masato Mayo Okamoto 5:08
7."Blue Velvet"HATAInoue Makijiro Shizuka Kudo 3:54
8."「Otoko」 (「男」 / "Men")"Kubo RurikoNomura YoichiroKubo Ruriko3:46
9."Dou ni mo tomaranai (どうにもとまらない / I Won't Stop)" Yū Aku h-wonder Linda Yamamoto 2:27
10."Koyoi no Tsuki no Youni (今宵の月のよう / Just Like the Moon)"Koji Miyamoto Watanabe Zentaro Elephant Kashimashi 4:38
11."Uta wa Wa ga Inochi (歌は我が命 / Singing is My Life)"Ou YoshidaSato Jun Hibari Misora 4:35
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Pink Spider (Album Version)" (Music Video)3:49
2."Lovely" (Music Video)5:53
3."Shake Hip!" (Music Video)4:00
4."Lovely" (Making Video) 
5."Shake Hip!" (Making Video) 
6."Documentary Movie 「THE REAL ME」" (Limited Edition Only) 

Oricon Charts (Japan)

ReleaseOricon Singles ChartPeak positionFirst week sales (copies)Sales total (copies)
February 27, 2013Daily Chart248,395
Weekly Chart333,993
Monthly Chart (February)1133,993
Monthly Chart (March)4613,083

Alternate versions

Shake Hip!

  1. Shake Hip!: Found on the album (2013)
  2. Shake Hip! [John Fontein (RE:LABEL®) Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)

One more time, One more chance

  1. One more time, One more chance: Found on the album (2013)
  2. One more time, One more chance [Shohei Matsumoto & Junichi Matsuda Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)

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