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On the scene in various forms for a year or so prior, Shota Shimizu was best known prior to Umbrella for his collaborations with Dohzi-T and Miliyah Kato. Not wanting to lose that kind of recognition certainly, Shimizu's debut album includes all of the hits he'd put together prior. Beyond that there's a series of new pieces, making use of his relatively thin voice in a light urban fashion. These are what could perhaps be best described as hip-hop ballads, interspersing rap delivery sections with easygoing, sung love choruses. Shimizu does make the most of the possibilities between the syllabic structure of Japanese in a rhythmic format such as hip-hop, but also often takes the R&B road, fitting his vocal qualities to the format surprisingly well. While his rap tends to come off as a bit lightweight, his crooning comes off just about right. This is pure unadulterated mid-'90s style urban balladry, right in the sweet spot that buys plenty of young female fans for the artists. Shimizu's debut is a capable work overall, never faltering too heavily but also never stretching far enough to really wow the listener either.
© Adam Greenberg /TiVo
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Shota Shimizu, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mitsuki Shiokawa, Arranger
(P) 2008 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Shota Shimizu, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - 3rd Productions, Producer, Arranger
(P) 2008 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Shota Shimizu, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Coney's Jelly, Producer, Arranger
(P) 2008 Sony Music Records
Shota Shimizu, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shingo. S, Arranger
(P) 2008 Sony Music Labels Inc.
UTA, Arranger - Shota Shimizu, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manaboon, Arranger
(P) 2008 Sony Music Records
Shota Shimizu, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - 3rd Productions, Producer, Arranger
(P) 2008 Sony Music Records
Shota Shimizu, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shinji Akita, Arranger
(P) 2008 Sony Music Records
STY, Arranger - Shota Shimizu, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Records
Nao Tanaka, Arranger - Shota Shimizu, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Records
Shota Shimizu, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - 3rd Productions, Arranger
(P) 2008 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Masato Ishinari, Arranger - Shota Shimizu, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Records
Shota Shimizu, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yanagiman, Producer, Arranger
(P) 2008 Sony Music Records
Shota Shimizu, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kazuhiko Maeda, Arranger - Evis Beats, Arranger
(P) 2008 Sony Music Records
Ali Shaheed, Producer - Shota Shimizu, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Records
Album review
On the scene in various forms for a year or so prior, Shota Shimizu was best known prior to Umbrella for his collaborations with Dohzi-T and Miliyah Kato. Not wanting to lose that kind of recognition certainly, Shimizu's debut album includes all of the hits he'd put together prior. Beyond that there's a series of new pieces, making use of his relatively thin voice in a light urban fashion. These are what could perhaps be best described as hip-hop ballads, interspersing rap delivery sections with easygoing, sung love choruses. Shimizu does make the most of the possibilities between the syllabic structure of Japanese in a rhythmic format such as hip-hop, but also often takes the R&B road, fitting his vocal qualities to the format surprisingly well. While his rap tends to come off as a bit lightweight, his crooning comes off just about right. This is pure unadulterated mid-'90s style urban balladry, right in the sweet spot that buys plenty of young female fans for the artists. Shimizu's debut is a capable work overall, never faltering too heavily but also never stretching far enough to really wow the listener either.
© Adam Greenberg /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:45
- Main artists: Shota Shimizu
- Composer: Shota Shimizu
- Label: Sony Music Labels Inc.
- Genre: World Asia Japanese music J-Pop
(P)2008 Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
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