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| Songbook | ||||
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| Studio album by Angela Aki | ||||
| Released | January 11, 2012 (Japan) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Sony Music Japan | |||
| Angela Aki chronology | ||||
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Songbook is a cover album released by Angela Aki on January 11, 2012. [1]
The album contains covers of 12 popular English songs, mostly translated into Japanese, with some original English lyrics retained.
| CD track list | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Honesty" (originally by Billy Joel) | |
| 2. | "Will You Dance?" (originally by Janis Ian) | |
| 3. | "We're All Alone" (originally by Boz Scaggs) | |
| 4. | "Material Girl" (originally by Madonna) | |
| 5. | "True Colors" (originally by Cyndi Lauper) | |
| 6. | "Without You" (originally by Badfinger) | |
| 7. | "Today" (originally by Smashing Pumpkins) | |
| 8. | "Kiss from a Rose" (originally by Seal) | |
| 9. | "A Song for You" (originally by Lean Russell) | |
| 10. | "Creep" (originally by Radiohead) | |
| 11. | "Still Fighting It" (originally by Ben Folds) | |
| 12. | "Its Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday" (originally by Boyz II Men) | |
| DVD track list | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "NHK "Songbook" Off Shots" | |
| 2. | "Honesty" (live video) | |
| 3. | "We're All Alone" (live video) | |
Oricon Sales chart (Japan)
| Release | Sales total | Chart run |
|---|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 5,868 | 11 weeks |
| Region | Date | Format | Distributing label | Catalogue codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | January 11, 2012 [2] [3] | CD, CD/DVD, digital download | Sony | ESCL-3820, ESCL-3818~9 |
| January 28, 2012 [4] | Rental CD | ESCL-3820 |
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