20th Anniversary B-side collection

20th Anniversary B-side collection is the twelfth compilation album by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released in honor of Kudo's 20th anniversary on March 5, 2008, through Pony Canyon.[1]

20th Anniversary B-side collection
Compilation album by
Shizuka Kudo
ReleasedMarch 5, 2008 (2008-03-05)
Recorded1987–2007
Genre
Length155:55
LabelPony Canyon
Shizuka Kudo chronology
Shizuka Kudo 20th Anniversary the Best
(2007)		 20th Anniversary B-side collection
(2008)		 My Precious: Shizuka Sings Songs of Miyuki
(2008)

Background

The compilation album was released as the third and final release celebrating Kudo's 20th anniversary of her solo debut. The compilation includes thirty-four out of forty of Kudo's B-sides released since her solo debut single "Kindan no Telepathy" (1987), all the way to "Amayo no Tsuki ni" (2007). Some of the songs were previously included on studio albums and other compilations, while others are making their first appearance on a proper album.

The limited edition of the album comes with a DVD including a digest of eight songs performed on Kudo's Shibuya-AX concert held on August 31, 2007 in celebration of her 20th anniversary.

Commercial performance

20th Anniversary B-side collection debuted at number 94 on the Oricon Albums Chart, where it charted for only one week, selling 2,000 copies sold.[2][3]

Track listing
Disc 1
All music composed by Tsugutoshi Gotō.
No.TitleLyricsArranger(s)Length
1."Ai ga Itai Yoru" (愛が痛い夜, "Nights When Love Hurts")
4:03
2."If"
  • Yoshiko Miura
  • Gotō
3:46
3."Yoake ni Miokurarete" (夜明けに見送られて, "Seen Off by the Daybreak")
  • Akimoto
  • Gotō
4:30
4."Natsu ga Kureta Miracle" (夏がくれたミラクル, Natsu ga Kureta Mirakuru, "A Summer Miracle")
  • Gotō
3:55
5."Gunshū" (群衆, "Crowd")
  • Gotō
4:27
6."Non-Stop"
  • Matsui
  • Gotō
3:51
7."Eien no Bōhatei" (永遠の防波堤, "The Mole of Eternity")
  • Keiko Asō
  • Gotō
4:26
8."Akiko" (秋子)
  • Nakajima
  • Gotō
3:54
9."Serenade" (セレナーデ, Serenāde)
  • Matsui
  • Gotō
4:59
10."Beautiful World"
  • Miura
4:15
11."Tel..Me"
  • Nakajima
  • Draw4
4:00
12."Ano Sakamichi" (あの坂道, "That Hill")
  • Gotō
4:23
13."Manatsu no Shinkirō" (真夏の蜃気楼, "A Midsummer Mirage")
  • Aeri
  • Gotō
4:48
14."Riaru" (Ri・a・ru, "Real")
  • Aeri
  • Gotō
4:46
15."Ryūsei" (流星, "Shooting Star")
  • Aeri
  • Gotō
5:04
16."Hatachi no Scenario" (20才のシナリオ, Hatachi no Shinario, "Scenario of a 20-year-old")
  • Aeri
  • Gotō
4:59
17."Minamikaze!! Fuku Mae ni..." (南風!!吹く前に…, "Before!! the Southern Wind Blows...")
  • Aeri
  • Gotō
  • Naoki Takao
4:25
18."Call" (コール, Kōru)
  • Nakajima
  • Gotō
  • Takao
4:32
Total length:1:19:03
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Shūmaku" (終幕, "The End")
  • Fumiko Okada
  • Gotō
  • Gotō
  • Takao
5:08
2."Chotto Shita Guilty" (ちょっとしたGUILTY, "Slightly Guilty")
  • Matsui
  • Gotō
  • Gotō
5:12
3."Door"
  • Aeri
  • Takashi Tsushimi
  • Taisuke Sawachika
4:41
4."Party"
  • Aeri
  • Tsushimi
  • Sawachika
4:08
5."Still Water"
  • Aeri
  • Arata Tanimoto
  • Sawachika
4:55
6."Hachigatsu..." (8月…, "August...")
  • Aeri
  • Sawachika
4:54
7."Nagai Kami" (長い髪, "Long Hair")
  • Aeri
  • Toshiaki Matsumoto
  • Akihisa Matsūra
4:47
8."Break"
  • Aeri
  • Tanimoto
  • Matsūra
4:56
9."Niji" (虹, Rainbow)
  • Hatake
4:50
10."Wish"
  • Aeri
  • Sawachika
  • Sawachika
4:24
11."In the Sky"
  • Sawachika
4:33
12."Piece of a Star"
  • ЯK
  • Sawachika
3:48
13."Simple"
  • Hideyuki Obata
  • Obata
5:12
14."Urunda Heart" (潤んだハート, Urunda Hāto, "Dim Heart")
  • Aeri
  • Masaki Iehara
  • Sadahiro Nakano
4:57
15."Powder Snow"
  • Aeri
  • Jin Nakamura
  • Nakamura
4:58
16."Sonzai" (存在, "Existence")
  • H-Wonder
4:39
Total length:1:16:02
Disc 3 – DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Kindan no Telepathy" 
2."Fu-ji-tsu" 
3."Blue Rose" 
4."Mechakucha ni Naite Shimaitai" 
5."Arashi no Sugao" 
6."Blue Velvet" 
7."Dōkoku" 
8."Daite Kuretara Ii no ni" 

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[4] 94
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gollark: Oh, and the important question, will you accept it as an excuse?

References
  1. "工藤静香 / 工藤静香 20th Anniversary B-side collection [2CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. "工藤静香アルバム アイドル・ポップ・データベース". Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  3. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  4. "20th Anniversary B-side collection 工藤静香". Oricon. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
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