Memorial Best: Gift of Melodies
Memorial Best: Gift of Melodies is the third and the last greatest hits album by Japanese pop-rock band Field of View.[1] It was released on 9 October 2002 under Zain Records label, on same day as their music videoclip compilation "View Clips -Memorial Best-". Album includes all singles during their music activities through years plus new original unreleased song. The "view" singles are not included. The album reached #19 in its first week and sold 12,000 copies. The album charted for 2 weeks and sold more than 16,000 copies.[2][3] After release of album and last live performance, the band has disbanded.
Memorial Best: Gift of Melodies | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 9 October 2002 | |||
Recorded | 1994-2002 | |||
Genre | Japanese pop | |||
Length | 64 minutes | |||
Label | Zain Records | |||
Producer | BMF | |||
Field of View chronology | ||||
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Track listing
Disc 1
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangers | Length |
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1. | "gift" (new song) | Takuto Kohashi | Takashi Oda | Kenji Niitsu | 5:02 |
2. | "Kimi ga Ita kara" (君がいたから, 1st single) | Izumi Sakai | Tetsurō Oda | Takeshi Hayama | 4:08 |
3. | "Totsuzen" (突然, 2nd single) | Izumi Sakai | Tetsurō Oda | Takeshi Hayama | 4:33 |
4. | "Last Good-bye" (3rd single) | Izumi Sakai | Yoshio Tatano | Takeshi Hayama | 3:48 |
5. | "Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku" (DAN DAN 心魅かれてく, 4th single) | Izumi Sakai | Tetsurō Oda | Takeshi Hayama | 3:35 |
6. | "Doki" (ドキッ, 5th single) | Yuri Yamamoto | U-ya Asaoka | Takeshi Hayama | 4:37 |
7. | "Dreams" (6th single) | Arisa Tsujio | Tetsurō Oda | Akihito Tokunaga | 4:24 |
8. | "Kono Machi de Kimi to Kurashitai" (この街で君と暮らしたい, 7th single) | Miho Komatsu | Miho Komatsu | Takeshi Hayama | 4:53 |
9. | "Kawaita Sakebi" (渇いた叫び, 8th single) | Miho Komatsu | Miho Komatsu | Masazumi Ohzawa (ex.Pamelah) | 4:37 |
10. | "Meguru Kisetsu wo Koete" (めぐる季節を越えて, 9th single) | U-ya Asaoka | U-ya Asaoka | Daisuke Ikeda and FIELD OF VIEW | 5:11 |
11. | "Kimi wo Terasu Taiyou ni" (君を照らす太陽に, 10th single) | U-ya Asaoka | Takashi Oda | Daisuke Ikeda and FIELD OF VIEW | 4:37 |
Disc 2
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangers | Length |
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1. | "CRASH" (11th single) | Azuki Nana (Garnet Crow) | Masaaki Watanuki | Daisuke Ikeda | 3:54 |
2. | "Aoi Kasa de" (君がいたから, 12th single) | Azuki Nana | Aika Ohno | Akihito Tokunaga and FIELD OF VIEW | 4:24 |
3. | "Still" (13th single) | U-ya Asaoka | FIELD OF VIEW | Akihito Tokunaga and FIELD OF VIEW | 4:10 |
4. | "Fuyu no Ballad" (冬のバラード, 14th single) | Kanako Oda | Yoshio Tatano | Daisuke Ikeda | 4:26 |
5. | "Beautiful day" (15th single) | U-ya Asaoka | Hiroshi Terao | Daisuke Ikeda and FIELD OF VIEW | 4:01 |
6. | "Akikaze no Monochrome" (秋風のモノクローム, 16th single) | Kanako Oda | Yoshio Tatano | Daisuke Ikeda | 5:16 |
7. | "Truth of Love" (17th single) | U-ya Asaoka | Masaaki Kono | 4:43 | |
8. | "Natsu no Kioku" (夏の記憶, 18th single) | Shouji Inojima | Kanako Oda | Daisuke Ikeda and Kenji Niitsu | 4:56 |
9. | "Shinkirou" (蜃気楼, 19th single) | Kenta Takamori | Kenta Takamori | Kenji Niitsu | 4:42 |
10. | "Melody" (20th single) | U-ya Asaoka | Takashi Oda | Kenji Niitsu | 4:46 |
11. | "gift" (acoustic version) | 5:07 |
Cover versions
Miho Komatsu covered Oozora he in her 6th album, Hanano and Kono Machi de Kimi to Kurashitai in her debut album, Nazo. Zard covered Last Good-bye in their last studio album, Kimi to no Distance; Kimi ga Ita kara, Totsuzen and Dan Dan Kokoro ga Hikareteku in their 7th studio album, Today Is Another Day
Usage in media
- Kimi ga Ita Kara was used as theme song for Fuji TV drama "Kagayaku Kisetsu no Naka de"
- Totsuzen was used as commercial song of Pocari Sweat
- Last Good-bye was used as ending theme for TBS Television drama "Discovery of the World's Mysteries"
- Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku was used as opening them for anime series Dragon Ball GT
- Doki was used as commercial song for All Nippon Airways of "ANA's Paradise" promotion
- Dreams was used as theme song for Nihon TV program "Natural Ai no Yukue"
- Kono Machi de Kimi to Kurashitai was used as ending theme for TV Asahi program "Chou Jigen Time Bomber"
- Kawaita Sakebi was used as opening theme for anime Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Meguru Kisetsu wo Koete was used as ending theme for Fuji TV program Unbelievable
- Kimi wo Terasu Taiyou Ni was used as ending theme for TBS Television program "Uwasa no! Tokyo Magazine"
- Aoi Kasa de was used as ending theme for TBS Television program Kinniku Banzuke
- Still was used as ending theme for TBS Television program "Wonderful"
- Fuyu no Ballad was used as ending theme for TBS Television program "Kokoro no Tobira"
- Beautiful day was used as opening theme for Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation program "Shuffle"
- Akikaze Monochrome was used as ending theme for Nihon TV program "Manekin"[4]
- Melody was used as ending theme for TBS Television program "COUNT DOWN TV Neo"
References
- Field of View Discography (in Japanese) http://www.being.co.jp/fov/
- Oricon rankings. title=Memorial Best: Gift of Melodies / Field of View | newspaper = Oricon http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/274101/products/488913/1/
- Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/ ZACL-8005/6
- It's not "mannequin", here is original title in japanese まねキン