That's Why I Gave Up on Music

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That's Why I Gave Up on Music
Studio album by
Yorushika
Studio
  • Studio Dedé (Tokyo)
  • ABS Recording (Shibuya)
  • Bunkamura Studio (Shibuya)
  • Studio Mech (Meguro)
  • Ginza Studio (Ginza)
  • Matsusuta. (マツスタ.)
Genre
Length49:16
LanguageJapanese
LabelU&R Records
Producern-buna
Yorushika chronology
That's Why I Gave Up on Music
(2019) 		Elma
(2019)
External videos
video icon That's Why I Gave Up on Music（Album Trailer）

That's Why I Gave Up on Music (だから僕は音楽を辞めた, Dakara Boku wa Ongaku wo Yameta) is the first studio album by Japanese rock duo Yorushika. It was released on April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10) by U&R Records.[1]

Overview[edit]

It is a concept album based on the story of "Elma and Amy", written and illustrated by n-buna. The album contains a total of 14 songs by Amy, the protagonist of the story, who wrote them for Elma while travelling to different places in Sweden.[2][3]

Overview[edit]

In addition to the music, the first press limited edition of the album titled "Letters to Elma" also contains lyrics and letters written by Amy along with pictures of the places he visited.[4]

Prior to the release of the album, music videos for titles "Deep Indigo"[5] on 27 December 2018, "Parade"[6] on 11 March 2019, and "That's Why I Gave Up on Music"[7] on 5 April 2019 were also released.

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics／music by n-buna.

CD／digital download
No.TitleLength
1."8/31"1:54
2."Deep Indigo (藍二乗, ai nijō)"4:05
3."August, That Place, Moonlight (八月、某、月明かり, hachigatsu、bō、tsukiakari)"4:36
4."Lyric-Writing and Coffee (詩書きとコーヒー)"4:07
5."7/13"1:38
6."I'll Dance (踊ろうぜ)"4:13
7."In June, I Write About the Town After the Rain (六月は雨上がりの街を書く, rおokugatsu wa ameagari no machi wo kaku)"3:58
8."In May, from the Emerald-Green Window (五月は花緑青の窓辺から, gogatsu wa hanarokushō no madobe kara)"3:05
9."False Night (夜紛い, yoru magai)"3:43
10."5/6"2:27
11."Parade (パレード, paredo)"4:59
12."Elma (エルマ, eruma)"3:39
13."4/10"2:50
14."That's Why I Gave Up on Music (だから僕は音楽を辞めた, dakara boku wa ongaku wo yameta)"4:04
Total length:49:16
Tower Records exclusive bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."Deep Indigo (藍二乗, ai nijō)"4:05
2."False Night (夜紛い, yoru magai)"3:43
3."That's Why I Gave Up on Music (だから僕は音楽を辞めた, dakara boku wa ongaku wo yameta)"4:02
Village Vanguard exclusive bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."August, That Place, Moonlight (八月、某、月明かり, hachigatsu、bō、tsukiakari)"4:36
2."Parade (パレード, paredo)"4:59
3."Elma (エルマ, eruma)"3:39

Personnel[edit]

n-buna – lyrics, music, arrangement, piano, other instruments, and producer
suis – vocals
Supporting
Mitsuyasu Shimozuru – guitar
Tatsuya Kitani – bass
Masack – drums
Tetsuya Hirahata – piano, organ, synthesiser
Engineers
Hideyuki Matsuhashi – recording engineer, mixing engineer
Sayaka Ogoshi, Shinya Nomachi, Yūki Itō, Keita Sasagawa – assistant engineers
Yasuyuki Kondō – recording superviser（direction and coordination）
Takehide Ishiyama – A&R director
Motosuke Bōda – executive producer
Coordinators
Mami Ōtake – coordinator
Yurika Maeda, Tamiko Tsuchiya, Natsuki Sugiho, Takufumi Karigome, Takashi Nishiwaki – promotion coordinators（U&R Records）
Studios
Recording studios – Studio Dedé (Tokyo), ABS Recording (Shibuya), Bunkamura Studio (Shibuya), Studio Mech (Meguro), Ginza Studio (Ginza), and Matsusuta. (マツスタ.)
Mixing studio – Matsusuta. (マツスタ.)
Mastered by Yūji Chinone at Sony Music Studios (Tokyo)

Charts[edit]

The album peaked at No. 5 on the Oricon Album Charts.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "【ALBUM】1st Full Album「だから僕は音楽を辞めた」". yorushika (in Japanese). ヨルシカ（yorushika）. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2024-05-09. 2019.04.10 RELEASE／1st Full Album「だから僕は音楽を辞めた」{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "【ヨルシカ】1st Full Album「だから僕は音楽を辞めた」4月10日（水）発売。". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ（yorushika）. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2024-05-09. 今作は、コンポーザーのn-bunaが描く物語を軸に楽曲を書き下ろしたコンセプトアルバムとなっており、音楽を辞めることになった青年が"エルマ"へ向けて作った楽曲、全14曲を収録した内容となっております。{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ 風間大洋 Kazama Taiyō (2019-04-10). "ヨルシカ「だから僕は音楽を辞めた」インタビュー｜だからn-bunaとsuisはこのアルバムを作った - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". natalie.mu (in Japanese). Natasha Inc.'s Music Natalie Editorial Department. Retrieved 2024-05-10. ．．．、音楽を辞めることを決意した青年が"エルマ"という女性に宛てた手紙と詩という形でその葛藤を描き出す作品となっている。．．．{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ^ "【ヨルシカ】1st Full Album「だから僕は音楽を辞めた」4月10日（水）発売。". yorushika.com (in Japanese). ヨルシカ（yorushika）. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2024-05-10. また、初回生産限定盤【「エルマへ向けた手紙」再現BOX仕様】は、青年がエルマへ向けて書き溜めた手紙や歌詞、訪れた街の写真などを納めた木箱を再現したボックスが付属しており、．．．{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ "ヨルシカ - 藍二乗 (Music Video)". YouTube (in Japanese and English). ヨルシカ / n-buna Official. 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2024-05-10. Music Video{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ^ "ヨルシカ - パレード (Music Video)". YouTube (in Japanese and English). ヨルシカ / n-buna Official. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2024-05-10. Music Video{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  7. ^ "ヨルシカ - だから僕は音楽を辞めた (Music Video)". YouTube (in Japanese and English). ヨルシカ / n-buna Official. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2024-05-10. Music Video{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  8. ^ "だから僕は音楽を辞めた｜ヨルシカ｜Oricon News". Oricon (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2024-05-10. 最高順位：5位{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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