Live 97–99 Mood
Live 97-99 Mood (Raibu Kyū Nana kara Kyū Kyū Mūdo) is Chara's first and currently only live album, marketed as a 'live best album', released on March 8, 2000.[1] It features recordings from her tours Chara Junior Sweet Tour, Chara Strange Fruits the Live, Chara Strange Fruits the Concert and Chara Concert Tour Duce & the Aurora Band. It debuted at #20 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 200 for 4 weeks.[2] It eventually sold a total of 45,000 copies.
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| Released | March 8, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-1999 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 1:42:14 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Japan | |||
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Between 1997 and 1999, Chara performed live venues with her back-up band, the Aurora Band. The band also served as a session band during the recording of her 7th album, Strange Fruits. Their backing is featured on the studio recordings of Hikari to Watashi (光と私, The Light and Me), Duca, Onna no Ko no Heya (女の子の部屋, Girl's Room), Hanashite Tōtoi Sono Mirai no Koto o (話して尊いその未来のことを, Talk About That Precious Future) and Tsutawatte (つたわって, Walking Along). Only Duca and Tsutawatte feature on this live album, however.
The album consists of recordings from six dates from across four different tours, featuring three different venues. The bulk of the album comes from the Chara Concert Tour Duca & the Aurora Band concert at the NHK Hall on 1998.10.22: 8 songs were performed there. A recording of Chisa na Tenohira (小さな手のひら, Little Palms) from the Montage album from this concert date also features on the 70% (Yūgure no Uta) (70%—夕暮れのうた, 70% (Evening Song)) single, released over a year prior to this album.
Other recordings of the November 1, 1997 Chara Junior Sweet Tour concert exist. In fact, a VHS of this concert simply titled 1997.11.1 was released, featuring both recordings found on this album, along with 8 others.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Atashi wa Koko yo (あたしはここよ, I'm Here)" | Chara | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Shimashima no Bambi (しましまのバンビ, Striped Bambi)" | Chara | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Happy Toy" | Chara, Zentarō Watanabe | 7:08 |
| 4. | "Doko ni Itta n darō? Ano Baka wa (どこに行ったんだろう? あのバカは, Where'd He Go? That Idiot)" | Chara, Kohey Tsuchiya | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Oblate (オブラート)" | Chara, Tadanobu Asano | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Ano Ie ni Kaerō (あの家に帰ろう, Let's Go Back to That House)" | Chara, Tadanobu Asano | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Tsutawatte (つたわって, Walking Along)" | Chara, Tomoyuki Ishikawa | 4:19 |
| 8. | "Aoi Tori (青い鳥, Blue Bird)" | Chara, U-Ske Asada | 4:59 |
| 9. | "Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta) (あいのうた, Love Song)" | Shunji Iwai, Takeshi Kobayashi | 4:59 |
| 10. | "Duca" | Chara, Shinichi Igarashi | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 40:30 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Usotsuku no ni Narenaide (うそつくのに慣れないで, Don't Get Used to Lying)" | Chara | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Watashi wa Kawaii Hito to Iwaretai (私はかわいい人といわれたい, I Wanna Be Called Cute)" | Chara, Shinichi Osawa | 5:22 |
| 3. | "Break These Chain" | Chara | 5:59 |
| 4. | "Milk (ミルク)" | Chara, Ashley Ingram | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Shanghai Baby (上海ベイベ)" | Chara | 5:18 |
| 6. | "Time Machine (タイムマシーン)" | Chara, Yukio Nagoshi, Hideki Yoshimura | 8:20 |
| 7. | "Hana no Yume (花の夢, Flower Dream)" | Chara | 7:19 |
| 8. | "Yasashii Kimochi (やさしい気持ち, Kind Feelings)" | Chara | 7:32 |
| 9. | "Tiny Tiny Tiny" | Chara | 6:33 |
| Total length: | 1:01:16 | ||
Sound Sources
| Date | Venue | Tour | Songs |
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| 1997.11.01 | Akasaka BLITZ | Chara Junior Sweet Tour | Break These Chain, Tiny Tiny Tiny |
| 1998.10.22 | NHK Hall | Chara Concert Tour Duca & the Aurora Band | Shimashima no Bambi, Happy Toy, Doko ni Itta n darō? Ano Baka wa, Duca, Usotsuku no ni Narenaide, Watashi wa Kawaii Hito to Iwaretai, Time Machine, Hana no Yume |
| 1999.06.28 | Akasaka BLITZ | Chara Strange Fruits the Live | Yasashii Kimochi |
| 1999.10.18 | Nakano Sun Plaza | Chara Strange Fruits the Concert | Shanghai Baby |
| 1999.10.19 | Oblate, Ano Ie ni Kaerō, Tsutawatte, Milk | ||
| 1999.10.27 | NHK Hall | Atashi wa Koko yo, Aoi Tori, Swallowtail Butterfly |
Japan Sales Rankings
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| March 8, 2000 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | ||||
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 20 | 21,340 | 45,000 | 4 weeks | |
| Oricon Yearly Albums Chart |
References
- "Sony Music Online Japan : Live 97-99 Mood". Archived from the original on 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- "Mood~Live97-99/Chara". Retrieved 2009-10-28.