Step by Step (Chisato Moritaka album)

Step by Step (ステップ バイ ステップ, Suteppu bai Suteppu) is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on July 25, 1994. This was Moritaka's first album under One Up Music. The album features the song "Kaze ni Fukarete", which became her first No. 1 hit on Oricons singles chart. Step by Step is also the first album in Moritaka's catalog to include a cover version of a Beatles song.[1][2]

Step by Step
Studio album by
Chisato Moritaka
ReleasedJuly 25, 1994 (1994-07-25)
Genre
Length53:32
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelOne Up Music
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Lucky 7
(1993)		 Step by Step
(1994)		 Do the Best
(1996)
Singles from Step by Step
  1. "Kaze ni Fukarete"
    Released: October 11, 1993 (1993-10-11)
  2. "Kibun Sōkai"
    Released: January 31, 1994 (1994-01-31)
  3. "Natsu no Hi"
    Released: May 10, 1994 (1994-05-10)
  4. "Suteki na Tanjō bi/Watashi no Daiji na Hito"
    Released: October 10, 1994 (1994-10-10)

Prior to the album's release, Moritaka was forced to stop touring after she suffered a temporomandibular joint dysfunction in Spring 1994. She did not tour or release another studio album until 1996.[3]

The album reached No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart.[4] It was also certified Platinum by the RIAJ.[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka, except where indicated..

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Kibun Sōkai (Album Version)" ((気分爽快, "Refreshing")) Kenichi KurosawaYuichi Takahashi 
2."Wakasa no Hiketsu" ((若さの秘訣, "The Secret of Youth")) MoritakaMoritaka 
3."Zuru Yasumi" ((ずる休み, "Playing Hooky")) Hiromasa IjichiTakahashi 
4."Otoko nara" ((男なら, "If a Man")) Hideo SaitōSaitō 
5."Natsu no Hi" ((夏の日, "Summer Day")) SaitōSaitō 
6."Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"Lennon–McCartneyLennon–McCartney  
7."Torikago" ((鳥かご, "Birdcage")) Yasuaki Maejima
  • Maejima
  • Takahashi
 
8."Hoshi no Ōjisama" ((星の王子様, "The Star Prince")) MaejimaMaejima 
9."Watashi no Daiji na Hito" ((私の大事な人, "My Important Person")) MoritakaMaejima 
10."Ichido Asobi ni Kite yo" ((一度遊びに来てよ, "Come Out and Play")) SaitōSaitō 
11."Office-gai no Koi" (Ofisu-gai no Koi (オフィス街の恋, "Love in the Office")) TakahashiTakahashi 
12."Taifū" ((台風, "Typhoon")) IjichiTakahashi 
13."Kaze ni Fukarete" ((風に吹かれて, "Blowing in the Wind")) SaitōSaitō 
14."Step by Step ~Kare no Jinsei~" (Suteppu bai Suteppu ~Kare no Jinsei~ (STEP BY STEP～彼の人生～, "Step by Step ~His Life~")) TakahashiTakahashi 

Charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 3
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References
  1. "STEP BY STEP". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Publishers Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  2. "森高千里". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  3. "Biography". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  4. "STEP BY STEP/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  5. "ゴールドディスク認定". RIAJ. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
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