Purple (Shizuka Kudo album)

Purple is the tenth studio album by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released on August 2, 1995, through Pony Canyon. The album is named after Kudo's favorite color, purple, or more specifically wisteria. The record features the song "Olivia", which Kudo wrote about her deceased brother.

Purple
Studio album by
Shizuka Kudo
ReleasedAugust 2, 1995 (1995-08-02)
Genre
Length52:36
LabelPony Canyon
Producer
Shizuka Kudo chronology
Expose
(1994)		 Purple
(1995)		 Doing
(1996)
Singles from Purple
  1. "Ice Rain"
    Released: November 18, 1994
  2. "Moon Water"
    Released: May 19, 1995

Critical reception

Kudo was praised for the "chic" and "mature" musical direction of the album.[1] She was acclaimed for producing a cohesive sound, consisting of strings-intensive ballads and downtempo tracks.[1]

Commercial performance

Purple debuted at number seven on the Oricon Albums Chart, with 55,000 units sold in its first week,[2] marking Kudo's last studio album to debut in the top ten. The album dropped two positions to number nine on its second week, with 31,000 copies sold.[3] It charted one last time in the top twenty, ranking at number 16 on its third week with 18,000 copies sold.[4] Purple spent seven consecutive weeks in the top 100, selling a reported total of 140,000 copies during its run.[5][6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Aeri.

No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Ice Rain"
  • Takashi Tsushimi
6:00
2."Wing"
  • Toshiaki Matsumoto
  • Taisuke Sawachika
4:31
3."Deadline"
  • Tsushimi
  • Ichirō Hada
5:10
4."Tomorrow's River"
  • Matsumoto
  • Akihisa Matsūra
6:16
5."Olivia"
  • Matsumoto
  • Kadokura
5:29
6."Bloom"
  • Tsushimi
  • Yasushi Suehara
5:12
7."Moon Water"
  • Arata Tanimoto
  • Sawachika
5:10
8."Virgin Flight (1996)"
  • Tsushimi
  • Sawachika
5:01
9."Sagisō" (さぎ草, "Fringed Orchid")
  • Sawachika
  • Sawachika
4:44
10."Venus"
  • Tsushimi
  • Sawachika
5:03
Total length:52:36

Charts
Chart (1995) Peak
position		 Sales
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[7] 7 140,000[5]
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References
  1. "工藤静香 / パープル". CDJournal. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  2. "オリコン アルバム 1995.8.14". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. "オリコン アルバム 1995.8.21". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. "オリコン アルバム 1995.8.28". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  5. "工藤静香アルバム アイドル・ポップ・データベース". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  6. "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 January 9, 2018.
  7. "Purple 工藤静香". Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
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