Hijitsuryokuha Sengen

Hijitsuryokuha Sengen (非実力派宣言, Non-Proficiency Declaration) is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on July 25, 1989 by Warner Pioneer. The album features two versions of Moritaka's cover of the 1971 Saori Minami song "17-sai".[1][2] Hijitsuryokuha Sengen is themed around Moritaka's self-awareness of being an idol, with songs addressing her flaws and talking about her failed romances, as well as her interactions with the idol fanbase.[3]

Hijitsuryokuha Sengen
Studio album by
Chisato Moritaka
ReleasedJuly 25, 1989 (1989-07-25)
Genre
Length56:00
LanguageJapanese
LabelWarner Pioneer
Producer
  • Yukio Seto
  • Hideo Saitō
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Mite
(1988)		 Hijitsuryokuha Sengen
(1989)		 Moritaka Land
(1989)
Singles from Hijitsuryokuha Sengen
  1. "17-sai"
    Released: May 25, 1989 (1989-05-25)
  2. "Daite (Las Vegas Version)"
    Released: September 25, 1989 (1989-09-25)

The album peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's albums chart.[4] It was also Moritaka's first album to be certified Gold by the RIAJ.[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka, except where indicated..

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."17-sai (Carnation Version)" (Jūnana-sai (Kānēshon Vājon) (17才（カーネーション・ヴァージョン）, "17 Years Old (Carnation Version)"))Mieko ArimaKyōhei TsutsumiMasataro Naoe2:05
2."Korekkiri Bye Bye" (Korekkiri Bai Bai (これっきりバイバイ, "Final Bye Bye")) Hideo SaitōSaitō4:54
3."Daite" ((だいて, "Hold Me")) Yuichi TakahashiTakahashi4:54
4."Hijitsuryokuha Sengen" ((非実力派宣言, "Non-Proficiency Declaration")) SaitōSaitō3:54
5."Kondo Watashi Doko ka Tsurete itte Kudasai yo" ((今度私どこか連れていって下さいよ, "Take Me Out Somewhere Next Time")) SaitōSaitō3:44
6."Hadaka ni wa Naranai" ((はだかにはならない, "I Don't Get Naked")) NaoeNaoe3:01
7."Watashi wa Onchi" ((私はおんち, "I'm Tone Deaf")) TakahashiTakahashi3:52
8."Shirita Gari" ((しりたがり, "Shy")) Moritaka
2:47
9."Waka Sugita Koi" ((若すぎた恋, "Too Young for Love")) TakahashiTakahashi4:28
10."A-Kimi no Higeki" ((A君の悲劇, "The Tragedy of Boy A")) SaitōSaitō4:38
11."Yoru no Entotsu" ((夜の煙突, "Night Chimney"))NaoeNaoeCarnation4:49
12."Sonogo no Watashi (Moritaka Connection)" (Sonogo no Watashi (Moritaka Konekushon) (その後の私（森高コネクション）, "Me Afterwards (Moritaka Connection)")) SaitōSaitō4:06
13."Yume no Naka no Kiss" (Yume no Naka no Kisu (夢の中のキス, "A Kiss in a Dream")) TakahashiTakahashi3:07
14."17-sai (Orange Mix)" (Jūnana-sai (Orenji Mikkusu) (17才 (オレンジ・ミックス), "17 Years Old (Orange Mix)"))ArimaTsutsumiSaitō5:14
Total length:56:00

Charts
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 2

Personnel
  • Chisato Moritaka – vocals
  • Hideo Saitō – programming, backing vocals
  • Yuichi Takahashi – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Giro Bando – guitar
  • Masataro Naoe – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Yuichi Tanaya – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Naoki Suzuki – synthesizers
  • Kazuyoshi Yamauchi – bass
  • Yuji Mada – bass
  • Hiroshi Yabe – drums
  • Naoki Kimura – drums

Cover versions
  • Noriko Katō covered "Kondo Watashi Doko ka Tsurete itte Kudasai yo" as her debut single on July 25, 1992.[6]
gollark: Although if any non-native speakers or something have trouble understanding me because of words like SHOPPINGPLACE™ they should tell me so I can avoid them.
gollark: And guess what? You understand words like SHOPPINGPLACE™ perfectly!
gollark: Anyway, in a very real sense, "English" is defined by what people actually speak/write/understand in the wild.
gollark: * potato good
gollark: Normal PEOPLES™ talk uncoollly.

References
  1. "非実力派宣言". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Publishers Japan. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  2. "森高千里". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. Miyauchi, Ryo (2019-06-17). "Keeping Up with Chisato Moritaka: A Review of Hijitsuryokuha Sengen". Medium. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  4. "非実力派宣言/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  5. "ゴールドディスク認定". RIAJ. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  6. "今度私どこか連れていって下さいよ/加藤紀子". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
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