Doing (album)

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Doing
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Studio album by
Shizuka Kudo
ReleasedMay 17, 1996 (1996-05-17)
Genre
Length55:19
Label Pony Canyon
Producer
Shizuka Kudo chronology
Purple
(1995)		Doing
(1996)		 She: Best of Best
(1996)
Singles from Doing
  1. "7"
    Released: November 20, 1995
  2. "Chō"
    Released: March 21, 1996

Doing (stylized as doing) is the eleventh studio album by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released on May 17, 1996, through Pony Canyon. The album's title is a nod to Kudo's active lifestyle and busy work schedule at the time of recording the album, which she was "doing" while filming two movies.

Shizuka Kudo is a Japanese singer pop idol and actress born in Hamura, Tokyo, Japan. She debuted as member no. 38 of the Onyanko Club in May 1986 and went on to a successful solo career with 11 no. 1 hits.

Pony Canyon video game publisher

Pony Canyon Inc., also known by the shorthand form Ponican, is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966, which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies, and video games. It is affiliated with the Japanese media group Fujisankei Communications Group. Pony Canyon is a major leader in the music industry in Japan, with its artists regularly at the top of the Japanese charts. Pony Canyon is also responsible for releasing taped concerts from its artists as well as many anime productions and several film productions.

Contents

Critical reception

Kudo received acclaim for her vocal performance throughout the album: CDJournal critics praised her singing in a put-on "coqquetish" lisping voice, as well as regarding her low notes on "7" as well executed, and noted that Kudo's voice is best suited for ballads, despite also performing well on the more uptempo tracks of the record. [1]

7 (Shizuka Kudo song) 1995 single by Shizuka Kudō

"7" is a song recorded by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo for her eleventh studio album, Doing. It was released by Pony Canyon as the album's lead single on November 20, 1995. The song was the ending theme to the AX variety show TV Oja Mammoth, while the single's B-side, "Hachigatsu..." was featured on the AX tanpatsu drama Ren'ai Zenya: Ichido Dake (1996), on which Kudo appeared in a supporting role. "7" is the first in a consecutive trilogy of singles with one-character titles: "7" is followed by "Chō" and "Yū".

Commercial performance

Doing debuted at number 16 on the Oricon Albums Chart, with 20,000 units sold in its first week, marking Kudo's first album to debut outside of the top ten. It charted in the top 100 for five weeks, selling a reported total of 52,000 copies during its run. [2] [3]

The Oricon Albums Chart is the Japanese music industry standard albums popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Established on October 5, 1987, the chart rankings are based on physical albums' sales. Oricon did not include download sales up until its establishment of the Digital Albums Chart on November 19, 2016.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Aeri.

No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Loving"
  • Hideya Nakazaki
  • Nakazaki
5:09
2."Luna (Tsuki no Megami)" (ルナ -月の女神-, Runa "Luna (Moon Goddess)")
  • Sakiburō Suzuki
  • Taisuke Sawachika
4:46
3."Melody" (メロディ, Merodi)
  • Nakazaki
  • Nakazaki
5:30
4."7"
  • Toshiaki Matsumoto
  • Akihisa Matsūra
5:46
5."Girl"
  • Matsumoto
  • Yasushi Suehara
5:22
6."Kaze ni Naritai" (風になりたい, "I Want to Become the Wind")
  • Matsumoto
6:09
7."Sepia no Kuchizuke" (セピアの口づけ, "Sepia Kiss")
  • Arata Tanimoto
  • Suehara
5:03
8."Ajisai" (紫陽花, "Hydrangea")
  • Takashi Tsushimi
  • Sawachika
5:58
9."Chō"
  • Naoyuki Fujī
  • Aeri
  • Matsūra
  • Matsūra
5:11
10."Tsubasa o Hirogete" (翼を広げて, "Spread Your Wings")
  • Matsumoto
  • Matsūra
6:25
Total length:55:19

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position		Sales
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon) [4] 1652,000 [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "工藤静香 / ドゥイング". CDJournal. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "工藤静香アルバム アイドル・ポップ・データベース" . Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon . Retrieved January 8, 2018.
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