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| Released | April 25, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2010-2012 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, anison, electropop, synthpop | |||
| Length | 47:28 | |||
| Label | Starchild, King | |||
| Producer | Yasuharu Konishi, Tetsuya Komuro, The Shanghai Restoration Project, Yusuke Tanaka, The Telephones, Yasutaka Nakata, The Lowbrows, 2 'Anime'ny DJs, Keiichi Sokabe | |||
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La Japonaise is the eighth studio album by Japanese recording artist Meg. It was released on April 25, 2012 through King Records.
With the theme of "songs that connect Japan and France", [1] La Japonaise is Meg's first concept album, consisting only of Japanese anime theme songs. "Discotheque", "Banana no Namida", "Believe", "Rouge no Dengon", "Still Love Her" and "Tough Boy" had been previously released -in that order-, although exclusively in France through iTunes Store under the supervision of Warner Music Japan. Though the singles were released on Warner, this album was released through King Records' sublabel Starchild, making it her first release with the label. [2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Discotheque" (Rosario + Vampire) | Ryoji Sonoda | Junpei Fujita | Yusuke Tanaka | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Believe" (One Piece) | Chiroru Yaho | Groove Surfers | The Lowbrows | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Tough Boy" (Fist of the North Star) | Tom | Tom | The Telephones | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Wind" (Naruto) | Akeboshi | Akeboshi | The Shanghai Restoration Project | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Banana no Namida (バナナの涙)" (High School! Kimengumi) | Yasushi Akimoto | Tsugutoshi Goto | Yusuke Tanaka | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Motteke! Sailor Fuku (もってけ!セーラーふく)" (Lucky Star) | Aki Hata | Satoru Kōsaki | 2 'Anime'ny DJs (Mito from Clammbo & Kensuke Ushio a.k.a. Agraph from Lama) | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Still Love Her" (City Hunter) | Tetsuya Komuro | Komuro, Naoto Kine | Komuro | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Volevo un Gatto Nero" (Norageki!) | Francesco Pagano, Mario Pagano, Armando Soricillo, Francesco Saverio Maresca | F. Pagano | Yasutaka Nakata (capsule) | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Rouge no Dengon (ルージュの伝言)" (Kiki's Delivery Service) | Yumi Arai | Arai | Yasuharu Konishi | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Comment te dire adieu" (Bonus track) | Jack Gold, Serge Gainsbourg | Arnold Goland Sous | Keiichi Sokabe | 3:39 |
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