Innovation (album)

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INNOVATION
Album INNOVATION Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1 December 2010 (2010-12-01)
Genre
LanguageJapanese
Label Victor
Pink Lady chronology
Golden Best
(2009)
INNOVATION
(2010)
Pink Lady Singles Premium
(2011)

INNOVATION (イノベーション, Inobēshon) was released on December 1, 2010, as the comeback album of Japanese duo Pink Lady. Released as a 2-CD set, the album features re-recorded versions of single releases, b-sides and well known songs. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yū Aku, except where indicated; all music is composed and arranged by Shunichi Tokura, except where indicated.

Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Kiss in the Dark" Michael Lloyd Lloyd John D'Andrea 3:20
2.""Kanpai Ojōsan" (乾杯お嬢さん, "Cheers, Miss")"   3:08
3."Monster (モンスター, Monsutā)"   4:24
4."Nagisa no Sindbad (渚のシンドバッド, Nagisa no Shindobaddo, "Sindbad of the Beach")"   2:33
5."By Myself" Yoshiko Miura Makoto KawaguchiKawaguchi4:37
6."Koi wa Kakehiki (恋はかけひき, "Love Is Over")"
  • Keiko Nakamoto
  • Akira Itō
KawaguchiKawaguchi4:50
7."S.O.S."   2:42
8."Wanted (Shimei Tehai) (ウォンテッド(指名手配), Uonteddo (Shimei Tehai), "Wanted (Fugitive Warrant)")"   3:22
9."Milano Rose (ミラノ・ローズ, Mirano Rōzu)" Yoshiko Miura KawaguchiKawaguchi4:20
10."Pepper Keibu (ペッパー警部, Peppā Keibu, "Inspector Pepper")"   3:15
11."Jiken ga Okitara Bell ga Naru (事件が起きたらベルが鳴る, Jiken ga Okitara Beru ga Naru, "A Bell Rings When an Incident Occurs")"   3:56
12."Carmen '77 (カルメン '77, Karumen Nanajū-nana)"   3:36
13."Kibō e no Senritsu (希望への旋律, "A Melody to Hope")"Kazu KatagiriKawaguchiKawaguchi4:50
14."Southpaw (サウスポー, Sausupō)"   3:33
15."Tōmei Ningen (透明人間, "Invisible Person")"   3:17
16."Body & Soul" Chinfa Kan Yūsuke HoguchiMasaki Matsubara4:40
17."Chameleon Army (カメレオン・アーミー, Kamereon Āmī)"   3:52
18."OH!"   5:00
19."Do Your Best" Shizuka Ijūin   4:05
20."Zipangu (ジパング, Jipangu)"   3:26
Total length:73:58
Disc 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Monday Mona Lisa Club (マンデー・モナリザ・クラブ, Mandē Mona Riza Kurabu)" (2mix Stereo Master)   3:46
2."Hoshi kara Kita Futari (星から来た二人, "Two People from the Stars")" (2mix Stereo Master)   2:44
3."UFO" (2mix Stereo Master)   3:13
4."Remember (Fame) (リメンバー (フェーム), Rimenbā (Fēmu))" (Cover Song)Rei NakanishiTatsushi Umegaki4:12
5."Pink Typhoon (In the Navy) (ピンク・タイフーン(In the Navy), Pinku Taifūn (In za Nebī))" (Cover Song)Tomoko OkadaKazufumi Ōhama4:12
Total length:17:27

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Japan Oricon Albums Chart [2] 89
Japan Top Albums Sales (Billboard) [3] 77

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References

  1. "Pink Lady America - Headlines 2011" . Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  2. "Innovation" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  3. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard Japan. 2011-12-08. Retrieved 2021-05-07.