Koda Kumi Remix Album

Koda Kumi Remix Album is the first remix album by Japanese R&B-turned-pop singer Koda Kumi. It was released on February 22, 2006, the same day as her last single from 12 Singles Project, Someday/Boys♥Girls. It was only available as a digital download to those who bought all 12 singles from Best ~second session~ album, and includes eight songs.

Koda Kumi Remix Album
Remix album by Koda Kumi
Released	February 22, 2006
Recorded	2005–2006
Genre	House, pop
Label	Rhythm Zone
Koda Kumi chronology
Best ~first things~ (2005) Koda Kumi Remix Album (2006) Best ~second session~ (2006)

This was Kumi's first remix album before her Driving Hit's series of remix albums, which began in 2009.

Information

Koda Kumi Remix Album is the first remix album by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi, released on February 22, 2006. It was released on the same day as her final single in her 12 Singles Project, Someday/Boys♥Girls.[1]

The album was only released as a digital download to those who purchased all twelve singles in the project. It featured eight remixes out of the original twelve songs, including "you", which would become one of Kumi's most well-known ballads throughout her career.[2][3]

Koda Kumi Remix Album would be her only remix album until the release of Koda Kumi Driving Hit's three years later in 2009.[4] The latter album would be the start of a series Kumi would release in the coming years.

Background and composition

The "A Cup of Cappuccino Bossanova" remix for "Birthday Eve" was inspired by the Brazilian music genre bossa nova, which was popularized throughout the 1950s and 1960s and became one of the most well-known Brazilian genres outside of Brazil.[5] Kumi would have another song remixed in this style for her song "Koi no Tsubomi", which would be released three months later in May 2006.

"Someday" was remixed by Ryuichiro Yamaki (best known as "R. Yamaki"), who had worked on previous remixes of Koda Kumi songs, most notably "Yume with You", which had its remix placed on her album Feel My Mind. Yamaki has also worked with the likes of EXILE, BoA, Lead and Tohoshinki.[6]

Remix artist Dub Master X (Izumi "D.M.X" Miyazaki) also worked on the album for the remix of "No Regret". D.M.X had worked predominately with Kumi during her debut singles and albums, having remixed the songs "Take Back" and "Trust Your Love", along with her later song "Trust You" from her 2005 album secret.[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"you" (Acoustic Piano mix)	Koda Kumi	4:53
2.	"Birthday Eve" (A Cup Of Cappuccino Bossanova Remix)	Koda Kumi	4:43
3.	"Shake It Up" (Kazz Caribbean Remix)	Koda Kumi • Kim Hiroshi	5:10
4.	"Lies" (Clubbangaz Remix)	Koda Kumi	5:05
5.	"Candy feat. Mr. Blistah" (MJ Mad reggaeton remix)	Koda Kumi • Mr. Blistah (rap)	4:11
6.	"No Regret" (Dub's not have regret either Remix)	Toru Watanabe	8:02
7.	"WIND" (PORTABLE WIND MIX)	Koda Kumi • Kousuke Morimoto	4:23
8.	"Someday" (R. Yamaki's Groove Mix)	Koda Kumi	4:50

References

1. "KODA KUMI REMIX ALBUM – Koda Kumi". JaME Polska. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
2. "KODA KUMI – KODA KUMI REMIX ALBUM Remix Album". Music Tea. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
3. "(ΘωΘ) meryland (ΘωΘ) | Koda Kumi Remix Album ♪倖田來未". Mery2410.blog49.fc2.com. February 22, 1999. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
4. "KODA KUMI DRIVING HIT'S / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
5. Mariana Garcia (July 10, 2006). "A estética da bossa nova (The aesthetics of Bossa Nova)" (in Portuguese). Com Ciência. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
6. "Ryuichiro Yamaki Discography". discogs. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
7. "Dub Master X Discography". discogs. Retrieved October 23, 2018.

External links

• Koda Kumi Official Site