Gundam Song Covers 2 | ||||
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Released | September 16, 2020 | |||
Recorded | 2019–2020 | |||
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Length | 56:08 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
Label | King Records | |||
Producer | Daisuke Sohkawa | |||
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Gundam Song Covers 2 is a cover album by Hiroko Moriguchi,released in 2020 to coincide with the 35th anniversary of Moriguchi's music career. The sequel to 2019's Gundam Song Covers ,the album features Moriguchi's versions of 10 popular Gundam songs,as voted on King Records' website from January to February 2020. [1] [2] [3] It was released in two physical CD versions:a regular release and a limited edition release with an LP-sized jacket with a booklet and stickers. The album cover,illustrated by Tsukasa Kotobuki,features Moriguchi cosplaying as Cecily Fairchild,with the Gundam F91 in the background. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
The album was originally planned for release on June 10,2020,but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,the release date was pushed to September 16,2020. [10]
Upon its release,Gundam Song Covers 2 sold 33,000 copies and peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's Weekly Album Ranking on September 20,2020,making it Moriguchi's highest charting album in her career. [11]
All tracks are arranged by KōichirōTokinori,except 1 by Naoki Kitajima,4 by Satoshi Takebe,5 by Kotaro Oshio,and 8 by Satoru Shionoya.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Original series | Length |
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1. | "Silent Voice (サイレント・ヴォイス, Sairento Voisu)" (with Naoko Terai) | Masao Urino | Hiroaki Serizawa | Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ | 4:57 |
2. | "Gin'iro Dress (銀色ドレス, Gin'iro Doresu, Silver Dress)" | Rin Iogi | Kōji Makaino | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam | 4:25 |
3. | "Kimi wo Mitsumete -The Time I'm Seeing You- (君を見つめて -The time I'm seeing you-, Staring at You -The time I'm seeing you)" (with Masato Honda) |
| Shigemura | Mobile Suit Gundam F91 | 5:04 |
4. | "Itsuka Sora ni Todoite (いつか空に届いて, Reach Out to the Sky Someday)" (with Satoshi Takebe) | Megumi Shiina | Osamu Totsuka | Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket | 4:12 |
5. | "Anna ni Issho Datta no ni (あんなに一緒だったのに, Although We Were Always Together)" (with Kotaro Oshio) | Chiaki Ishikawa | Yuki Kajiura | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED | 4:19 |
6. | "Hoshizora no Believe (星空のBelieve, Believe in the Starry Sky)" | Machiko Ryū |
| Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam | 4:14 |
7. | "Dreams" | RO-M | RO-M | After War Gundam X | 5:01 |
8. | "Issenman-nen Ginga (一千万年銀河, The Ten-Million-Year Galaxy)" (with Satoru Shionoya) | Iogi | Serizawa | Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ | 4:04 |
9. | "Tsuki no Mayu (月の繭, The Moon's Cocoon)" | Iogi | Yoko Kanno | Turn A Gundam | 5:20 |
10. | "Men of Destiny" | Yoshihiko Andō | Miki Matsubara | Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory | 4:06 |
11. | "Akatsuki no Kuruma (暁の車, Wheels of Dawn) (Bonus Track)" | Kajiura | Kajiura | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED | 5:26 |
12. | "Kagirinaki Tabiji (限りなき旅路, The Endless Journey) (Bonus Track) [12] " (with VOJA) | Yuho Iwasato | Kanno | Turn A Gundam | 5:04 |
Total length: | 56:08 |
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Oricon Japanese Albums [11] | 2 |
Oricon Anime Albums [14] | 1 |
Billboard Japan Hot Albums [15] | 4 |
Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales [16] | 2 |
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