Stop Motion (album)
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| Released | 24 June 1992 (EMI Music Japan) 2 February 1994 (B-Gram Records) | |||
| Recorded | 1991-1992 | |||
| Genre | Japanese pop | |||
| Length | 34 minutes | |||
| Label | B-Gram | |||
| Producer | Daiko Nagato | |||
| Maki Ohguro chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Stop Motion | ||||
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Stop Motion is the debut EP by Japanese J-pop singer and songwriter Maki Ohguro released on 24 June 1992 under EMI Music Japan.[1]
Background[edit]
The album consist of one previously released single, same titled with new arrangement and 6 newly recorded songs.
Promotion[edit]
Singles[edit]
"Stop Motion" is a Ohguro's debut single released on 27 May 1992 under EMI Music Japan. The single is a cover of the song, originally written for the japanese singer Silk released in 1991 under title Stop Motion:Eien Ni.[2] The single served as a theme song to the japanese television drama "Onna Jiken Kisha Tachibana Keiko".[3] The single has debuted very poorly, only at number 67 on the Oricon Album Weekly Charts and overall 19k copies.
Others[edit]
The song "Stay" has been originally recorded in 1991 and used as an insert theme song to the japanese television drama Hotel Woman.[3] It was previously included on its television soundtrack release.[4]
Chart performance[edit]
The album reached No. 58 rank first week and charted for two weeks and selling a 9,000 copies.[5]
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics are written by Maki Ohguro; all music is composed by Maki Ohguro
| No. | Title | Arrangers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aitsu ni Say (あいつにSAY)" | Takeshi Hayama | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Stop Motion" (album version) | Masao Akashi | 5:11 |
| 3. | "That's Ike Ike Sengen!! (That's イケイケ宣言!!)" | Daisuke Ikeda | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Time&Time" | Hayama | 5:25 |
| 5. | "Kaze ni Fukarete (風に吹かれて)" | Hayama | 5:36 |
| 6. | "Futari (ふたり)" | Ikeda | 5:26 |
| 7. | "Stay" | Akashi | 4:24 |
| Total length: | 34:11 | ||
- Note: The track list is taken from the artists official website and production list of staff from the booklet of the album.[3]
Release history[edit]
| Year | Format(s) | Serial number | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | CD | TOCT-6503 | EMi Music Japan | - |
| 1994 | CD | BGCH-1009 | B-Gram Records | - |
| 2019 | digital download, streaming | - | B Zone | [6] |
References[edit]
- ^ "大黒摩季 Discograohy". B Zone. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "90年代を代表する"自立系女性アーティスト"大黒摩季". barks. January 9, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Stop Motion (大黒摩季) 1992". B Zone. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "「ホテルウーマン」オリジナル・サウンドトラック［再発］". CD Journal. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "STOP MOTION (1992)". oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "STOP MOTION (2019 Remastered)". mora.co.jp (in Japanese). December 31, 2019.
