Misia Soul Jazz Session
Misia Soul Jazz Session (stylized as MISIA SOUL JAZZ SESSION) is the second extended play by Japanese singer Misia. It was released on July 26, 2017, through Ariola Japan.[1] The album was entirely produced and arranged by Takuya Kuroda. It features reworked versions of her previous material with a soul-jazz arrangement, as well as two new songs and a cover of Kai Band's "Saigo no Yogisha", from the album Kono Yoru ni Sayonara (1977).[1][2]
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| Released | July 26, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 46:43 | |||
| Label | Ariola Japan | |||
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Background and release
The idea of creating a record and holding a joint tour with Kuroda emerged after Misia collaborated with him for the Blue Note Jazz Festival in Japan 2016 tour, where they performed a whole set together with his band. The album mainly focuses on reworking select songs from Misia's catalogue, including the singles "Hi no Ataru Basho", "Believe" and "Orphans no Namida". Misia recorded two new tracks for the album, both written by Kiyoshi and composed by Kenji Hayashida. "Kuruzo Thrilling", a percussion-heavy brazilian jazz-inspired track, features Raúl Midón on the guitar,[3] and on "Unmei Loop", Misia welcomes Marcus Miller, whom she first collaborated with impromptu during the Blue Note Jazz Festival in Japan 2016 concert on the song "Orphans no Namida".[4] The album closes with "Saigo no Yogisha", a cover of the 1977 song by Kai Band. The song was recorded at the demand of Sanma Akashiya, to be used as the theme song to the Netflix original series Jimmy: Aho Mitai na Honma no Hanashi, which he produced.[5] The nine-track EP was issued in Blu-spec CD2 and the limited edition of the album was packaged in digipak format.
Promotion
Starting on July 1, 2017, Misia, Kuroda and his band embarked on the seven-date concert tour Misia Summer Soul Jazz 2017 to promote the album, which culminated with the release of Misia Soul Jazz Session.[6] The new tracks included on the record both received commercial tie-ins: "Unmei Loop" serves as theme song to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows game Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi (2017),[4] while "Kuruzo Thrilling" was used by Wowow as its theme song to their 2018 LPGA Tour broadcasts.[7]
Commercial performance
Misia Soul Jazz Session entered the daily Oricon Albums Chart at number 8.[8] It peaked the following day at number 7.[9] The album debuted at number 11 on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, with sales of 8,000 copies.[10] Misia Soul Jazz Session also debuted on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, at number 14, and on the Top Albums Sales chart, at number 10.[11][12] The EP charted for nine weeks on the Oricon Albums Chart, selling a reported total of 14,000 copies during its run.[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Believe" | 4:48 | ||
| 2. | "Kuruzo Thrilling" (featuring Raúl Midón) (来るぞスリリング, Kuru zo Suriringu, "It's Coming, Thrilling") |
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| 4:49 |
| 3. | "Mayonaka no Hide-and-seek" (真夜中のHIDE-AND-SEEK, "Midnight Hide-and-seek") |
| 4:32 | |
| 4. | "Unmei Loop" (featuring Marcus Miller) (運命loop, "Destiny Loop") |
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| 5:03 |
| 5. | "Orphans no Namida" |
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| 5:57 |
| 6. | "It's Just Love" |
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| 5:50 |
| 7. | "The Best of Time" |
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| 5:44 |
| 8. | "Hi no Ataru Basho" |
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| 5:06 |
| 9. | "Saigo no Yogisha" (最後の夜汽車, "Last Night Train") |
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| 4:54 |
| Total length: | 46:43 | |||
Credits and personnel
Personnel[14]
- All vocals – Misia
- Songwriting – Misia, Jun Sasaki, Kiyoshi, Kenji Hayashida, Shirō Sagisu, Satoshi Shimano, Yoshihiro Kai
- Arrangement, production, trumpet – Takuya Kuroda
- Electric keyboard – Takahiro Izumikawa, Takeshi Ohbayashi
- Guitar – Raúl Midón
- Drums – Adam Jackson
- Trombone – Corey King
- Bass – Rashaan Carter, Marcus Miller, Parker McAllister
- Precussions – Keita Ogawa, Adam Jackson
- Tenor sax – Craig Hill, Lucas Pino
- Engineering – Todd Carder, Masahiro Kawaguchi
- Mixing – Masahiro Kawaguchi
- Mastering – Herb Powers Jr.
Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| Japan Daily Albums (Oricon)[9] | 7 |
| Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[10] | 11 |
| Japan Monthly Albums (Oricon)[13] | 47 |
| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[11] | 14 |
| Japan Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[12] | 10 |
Sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ) | 14,000[13] | |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- "MISIA"SOUL JAZZ"ツアー開幕、鳴りやまぬ歓声に急遽ダブルアンコール披露". Musicman-Net. July 3, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- "MISIAが甲斐バンドカバー、さんまプロデュース連続ドラマを歌で彩る". Natalie. April 19, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- "MISIA、マーカス・ミラー参加の新曲が「信長の野望」テーマ曲に". Natalie. July 26, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- "Misia, Marcus Miller Unite for New 'Nobunaga's Ambition' Video Game Theme Song". Billboard. August 2, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- "MISIA、甲斐バンド「最後の夜汽車」カバー 明石家さんまプロデュースのドラマ主題歌". Oricon. April 19, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- "【インタビュー】MISIA、新境地の＜SOUL JAZZ＞ツアーをWOWOW独占放送「SOUL JAZZを目撃してください！」". August 9, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- "MISIA「来るぞスリリング」がWOWOW「LPGA女子ゴルフツアー2018シーズン」テーマソングに決定". Musicman-Net. December 5, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- "オリコンデイリー CDアルバムランキング 2017年07月25日付". July 26, 2017. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- "オリコンデイリー CDアルバムランキング 2017年07月26日付". July 27, 2017. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- "【周榜单】2017/08/07付". Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- Misia Soul Jazz Session (Booklet). Misia. Chiyoda, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan: Ariola Japan. 2017. 4547366313871.CS1 maint: others (link)
