Super Best (The Blue Hearts album)
Super Best was the compilation album by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts.[1] This retrospective is composed of their early efforts released by Meldac Records between 1987 and 1989. It also features two rarities that had not been issued on CD — "Blue Hearts Yori Ai o Komete", the song appeared on the video The Blue Hearts Live!, and "1985", the track taken from an independently produced soundsheet which was sold at their concert before they made a contract with the record label.
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| Released | October 16, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 - 1989 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 71:00 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Meldac Records | |||
| Producer | The Blue Hearts | |||
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Super Best came out a month after the release of East West Side Story, another compilation which comprises materials after they moved to EastWest Japan. The record peaked at number-four on the Japanese Oricon chart upon its release, and it re-entered there after string of their songs were featured on the TV-drama Hito ni Yasashiku aired by Fuji Television in 2002. From that year onwards, the album have remained on the top-300 of the chart for over 200 weeks.[2] Super Best was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan in November 2002, for shipments of over 800,000 copies.[3][4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Linda Linda (リンダリンダ)" | Hiroto Kōmoto | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Hito ni Yasashiku (人にやさしく)" | Kōmoto | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Sha La La (シャララ)" | Kōmoto | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Rokudenashi (ロクデナシ)" | Masatoshi Mashima | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Love Letter (ラブレター)" | Kōmoto | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Heisei no Blues (平成のブルース)" | Mashima | 9:57 |
| 7. | "Kiss Shite Hoshii (キスしてほしい)" | Kōmoto | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Hammer (ハンマー)" | Mashima | 2:04 |
| 9. | "Chain Gang (チェインギャング)" | Mashima | 5:58 |
| 10. | "Train-Train" | Mashima | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Line o Koete (ラインを越えて)" | Mashima | 6:39 |
| 12. | "Boku wa Koko ni Tatteiru yo (僕はここに立っているよ)" | Mashima | 3:39 |
| 13. | "Eiyū ni Akogarete (英雄にあこがれて)" | Kōmoto | 3:49 |
| 14. | "Aozora (青空)" | Mashima | 4:47 |
| 15. | "Owaranai Uta (終わらない歌)" | Mashima | 3:04 |
| 16. | "Blue Hearts Yori Ai o Komete (ブルーハーツより愛をこめて)" (Live version; previously unreleased) | Kōmoto | 2:10 |
| 17. | "1985" | Kōmoto | 3:24 |
Charts
Chart positions
Year-end charts
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Certifications
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References
- Super Best "bluehearts.com" Check
|url=value (help) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-11-16. - ザ・ブルーハーツ-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック "Highest position and charting weeks of Super Best by The Blue Hearts" Check
|url=value (help). oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 2011-11-16. - "RIAJ Certification - November 2002" (PDF) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- Recording Industry Association of Japan "The Record - August 2003 - Page 15" Check
|url=value (help) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2011-11-17. - Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- "Japanese album certifications – The Blue Hearts – Super Best" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2002年11月 on the drop-down menu