Kubojah: Parallel World I

Kubojah: Parallel World I is the fifth studio album of Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota, released on September 21, 1991.

Kubojah: Parallel World I
Studio album by
Toshinobu Kubota
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1991
Recorded1991
GenreReggae
Length53:24
LabelSony Music Entertainment Japan
ProducerHitoshi Ishitani (exex. producer), Yasohachi Itoh (exec. producer), Toshinobu Kubota
Toshinobu Kubota chronology
Kiss My Thang: Toshinobu Kubota's Selection
(1990)		 Kubojah: Parallel World I
(1991)		 Neptune
(1992)
Singles from Kubojah: Parallel World I
  1. "Keep On Jammin'"
    Released: September 1, 1991
  2. "Honey B"
    Released: September 1, 1991
  3. "Amaoto"
    Released: November 1, 1991
  4. "Love Like A Rastaman"
    Released: November 1, 1991

Background

On September 9, 1991, Kubota released the lead singles "Honey B" and "Keep On Jammin'", which chart at number 15 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart.[1] On September 21, 1991, Kubota released Kubojah: Parallel World I. The album became Kubota's fourth album to reach number 1 on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart.[2] On November 1, 1991, Amaoto was released the third single and chart at number 34 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart.[1] As of February 2012, Kubojah: Parallel World I has sold over 571,000 copies in Japan, reaching double platinum certification.

Track listing
  1. "Keep On Jammin'"
  2. "Amaoto" (Sound of Rain)
  3. "Honey B"
  4. "Love Like A Rastaman"
  5. "Otokotachi No Uta" (Poetry of men ~ My Yout ~)
  6. "Telephoto"
  7. "Just the 2 of Us" (featuring Caron Wheeler)
  8. "You Were Mine (Kubojah Version)"
  9. "Kami Naru Mono To Bara No Toge" (Roses and Thorns of the Divine)
  10. "Kitakaze To Taiyou (Bro. Hussein & Bro. Bush)" (The North Wind and The Sun (Bro. Hussein & Bro. Bush))
  11. "Jamaica (Kono Tamashii No Yasuragi)" (Jamaica (Peace of Soul))

Personnel
  • Arranged by Toshinobu Kubota
  • Arranged by [Background Vocals Co-arranged] – Caron Wheeler, Yoichiro Kakizaki
  • Backing vocals – Caron Wheeler, Chris Cameron, Fonzi Thornton, Robin Clark, Tawatha Agee, Toshinobu Kubota, Yoichiro Kakizaki
  • Co-producer – Chris Cameron, Jeff Bova, Yoichiro Kakizaki
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Shannon Carr
  • Engineer [Mastering] – Ted Jensen
  • Engineer, Mixed by Larry Alexander
  • Percussion – Crusher Bennett, Carol Steele, Gerardo Velez
  • Producer – Toshinobu Kubota
  • Synthesizer [Programming and performance] – Chris Cameron, Jeff Bova, Yoichiro Kakizaki
  • Vocal [African "hunma"] – Chris Cameron, Larry Alexander, Toshinobu Kubota, Yasuhiro "Jumbo" Sato

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart
Release Chart
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[2] 1
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 28
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References
  1. Toshinobu Kubota Oricon Ranking CD Single. Oricon Japan. Retrieved on August 13, 2012
  2. "Toshinobu KubotaのCDアルバムランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
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