Zero Album: Utahime 2

Zero Album: Utahime 2 (歌姫2) is the cover album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 20 March 2002 under the Universal Music Japan's sub-label KittyMe. It's Nakamori's second cover album from the Utahime cover album series.[1][2]

Zero Album: Utahime 2
Studio album by
Akina Nakamori
Released20 March 2002
Recorded2002
StudioUniversal Recording Studio
On-Air Mafu Studio
GenreKayōkyoku
Length45:23
LanguageJapanese
LabelUniversal Music Japan
ProducerAkina Nakamori
Akina Nakamori chronology
Will
(1999)		 Zero Album: Utahime 2
(2002)		 Resonancia
(2002)

It's also first album to be released under new signed recording label, Universal Japan Music.[3] Instead of debuting with new original album, Nakamori chose hew new start with cover album and put in the beginning of the title Zero.[4][5]

The album was released in 2-disc, second disc includes instrumental version of the songs arranged by Akira Senju.

On 30 April 2003, the cover song Ruriiro Chikyuu was included as a coupling song of the single Days.[6] It was promoted as an image commercial song to the mobile company au.[7]

Stage performance

On April 2002, Nakamori performed Ruriiro no Chikyuu and Cosmos in the Fuji TV music television program Music Fair 21.[8] In live tour Resonancia in 2002, Nakamori performed on encore the same cover songs.[9][10]

Chart performance

Zero Album: Utahime 2 debuted at number 10 on the Oricon Album Weekly Chart and charted for 15 weeks and sold over 229,700 copies.[11][12][13] It's her first album in 7 years to debut at Top 10 Charts.

Track listing
No.TitleOriginal PerformerLength
1."Utahime Opening 2"Akira Senju0:43
2."Tasogare no Begin (黄昏のビギン)"Naomi Chiaki4:03
3."Momoiro Toiki (桃色吐息)"Mariko Takahashi3:42
4."Adieu (アデュー)"Mayo Shouno4:02
5."Wakare no Yokan (別れの予感)"Teresa Teng4:31
6."Single Again (シングル・アゲイン)"Mariya Takeuchi4:03
7."Shikisai no Blues (色彩のブルース)"Ego-Wrappin'4:54
8."Cosmos (秋桜)"Momoe Yamaguchi3:53
9."Ihoujin (異邦人)"Saki Kubota3:29
10."Otome no Waltz (乙女のワルツ)"Sakiko Ito3:10
11."Ruriiro no Chikyuu (瑠璃色の地球)"Seiko Matsuda4:20
12."Utahime 2 Ending"Senju1:25
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References
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  2. "スポニチアネックス 芸能 記事". スポーツニッポン. スポーツニッポン新聞社. 2002-02-08. Archived from the original on 2002-06-10. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  3. "中森明菜 UNIVERSAL MUSIC OFFICIAL WEBSITE". biography. ユニバーサルミュージック合同会社. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  4. "ZAKZAK". 夕刊フジ. 産業経済新聞社. 2002-02-13. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
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  6. "中森明菜 / Days [CD] [シングル] - CDJournal.com". 音楽出版社. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  7. "SANSPO.COM". サンケイスポーツ. 産業経済新聞社. 2003-03-31. Archived from the original on 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  8. "Music Fair". Fuji Television. 2002-04-06. Archived from the original on 2012-04-28.
  9. "中森明菜". AKINA NAKAMORI MUSICA FIESTA TOUR 2002. Universal Music Japan. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31.
  10. "スポニチアネックス 芸能 記事". Sponichi. スポーツニッポン新聞社. 2002-05-28. Archived from the original on 2012-04-28.
  11. "検索結果-ORICON STYLE アーティスト/CD検索". 2002年04月第1週の邦楽アルバムランキング情報. オリコン. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  12. "検索結果-ORICON STYLE アーティスト/CD検索". 2002年04月第2週の邦楽アルバムランキング情報. オリコン. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  13. "検索結果-ORICON STYLE アーティスト/CD検索". 2002年04月第3週の邦楽アルバムランキング情報. オリコン. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
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