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A two-disc collection of B-sides, covers, and rare songs, Watashi to Houden is an exciting, if exhausting, way to get acquainted with arguably one of Japan's most talented and unusual pop artists of the 2000s. True to the nature of Shiina's other work -- solo as well as with her Tokyo Jiten band -- the record goes through a wide array of styles, from hard rock to singer/songwriter crooning reminiscent of French chanson (although not in French), all being roughly centered around light jazz. However, Shiina is no more a jazz singer in the strict sense, than, for instance, Amy Winehouse, although she's not Amy either: for all the brass sections and hard rock riffs, she's still a J-pop performer first of all, and should be compared to the likes of Shimokawa Mikuni and Yaida Hitomi. That isn't a bad thing, however, and besides, while Shiina may not really rise above the J-pop league, she's certainly a top player there: she's got a strong voice and is not afraid to be adventurous -- a trait that is totally absent in most of her rivals, who stick firmly to safe patterns of upbeat power pop songs and predictable ballads. Shiina is far from it, and the very release of Watashi to Houden seems conceptual, because it allows her to showcase all she can do with that jazz-rock influence -- which is plenty. Of course, a collection of this size is bound to have its high and low moments, but those will probably be defined individually, because the songwriting is good, and so it's just a matter of taste -- whether it's the riffs of "Fukou Jiman," the sunny mood of "Memai," or the laid-back accordion work of "Aisaika No Choushoku" -- as to what seems the most successful. Enjoying all of Watashi to Houden is probably impossible, but it's still an impressive display of Shiina's abilities.
© Alexey Eremenko /TiVo
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Seiji Kameda, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sheena Ringo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hitoshi Watanabe, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Susumu Nishikawa, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hiroshi Kitashiro, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Cyndi Lauper, ComposerLyricist - Thomas F. Kelly, ComposerLyricist - Billy Steinberg, ComposerLyricist - Seiji Kameda, Bells, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sheena Ringo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hiroshi Kitashiro, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Chieko Kinbara Group, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Seiji Kameda, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sheena Ringo, Harpsichord, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Susumu Nishikawa, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hiroshi Kitashiro, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Noriyasu Kawamura, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Seiji Kameda, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sheena Ringo, Drums, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Susumu Nishikawa, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hiroshi Kitashiro, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Ken Shima, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Seiji Kameda, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sheena Ringo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Uni Inoue, Producer - Kenji Takamizu, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yuichi Togashiki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Seiji Kameda, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sheena Ringo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Uni Inoue, Producer - Susumu Nishikawa, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Asa-Chang, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Yuta Saito, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Nobuhiko Nakayama, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Yokan, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Makoto Minagawa, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Seiji Kameda, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sheena Ringo, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Uni Inoue, Producer - Masayuki Muraishi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nobuhiko Nakayama, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Seiji Kameda, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sheena Ringo, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hisako Tabuchi, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Uni Inoue, Producer - Masayuki Muraishi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nobuhiko Nakayama, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mooog Yamamoto, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Seiji Kameda, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Michio Yamagami, Author - Kenji Sawada, Composer - Sheena Ringo, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Uni Inoue, Producer - Susumu Nishikawa, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Masayuki Muraishi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Yuta Saito, Organ, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Seiji Kameda, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sheena Ringo, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Uni Inoue, Producer - Susumu Nishikawa, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Yuta Saito, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Noriyasu Kawamura, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Nobuhiko Nakayama, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Chieko Kinbara Group, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Bob Crewe, ComposerLyricist - Bob Gaudio, ComposerLyricist - Seiji Kameda, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sheena Ringo, Arranger, Vocals, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Uni Inoue, Producer - Susumu Nishikawa, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Masayuki Muraishi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Makoto Minagawa, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Sheena Ringo, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tensai Praparat, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Makoto Totani, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Uni Inoue, Producer - Eikichi Iwai, Bass Guitar, Theremin, AssociatedPerformer - You Nishikawa, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Sheena Ringo, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tensai Praparat, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Makoto Totani, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Uni Inoue, Producer - Eikichi Iwai, Bass Guitar, Theremin, AssociatedPerformer - You Nishikawa, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Sheena Ringo, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tensai Praparat, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Makoto Totani, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Uni Inoue, Producer - Eikichi Iwai, Bass Guitar, Theremin, AssociatedPerformer - You Nishikawa, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Sheena Ringo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Toshiyuki Mori, Piano, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Uni Inoue, Producer - coba, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Hitoshi Watanabe, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Takashi Numazawa, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Sheena Ringo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Takayuki Hattori, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Uni Inoue, Producer - Nobuo Kurata, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Shiro Sasaki, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Osamu Yoshida, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Eijiro Nakagawa, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Satoshi Sano, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Zung, Flute, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Miyashiro, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Kazuhiko Kondo, Flute, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Junko Yamashiro, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Osamu Koike, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Masakuni Takeno, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jun Sumida, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Yuko Taguchi, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Benisuke Sakai, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Shuichi Ponta Murakami, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Yusuke Hayashi, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Osamu Matsumoto, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Hitoshi Hamada, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Isao Sakuma, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Sheena Ringo, Percussion, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Uni Inoue, Producer - Hitoshi Watanabe, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Neko Saito, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ahito Inazawa, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tabu Zombie(Trumpet), Didgeridoo, AssociatedPerformer - Ukigmo, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Sheena Ringo, Percussion, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Uni Inoue, Producer - Hitoshi Watanabe, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Neko Saito, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ahito Inazawa, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tabu Zombie(Trumpet), Didgeridoo, AssociatedPerformer - Ukigmo, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Sheena Ringo, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Uni Inoue, Producer - Yoichi Murata, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Tomoyuki Asakawa, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Clark, Translator - Shoko Ikeda, Oboe, AssociatedPerformer - Neko Saito, Recording Arranger, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer - Osamu Takahashi, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Masashi Togame, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Midori Takada, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gureto Eida, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Masahiro Aizawa, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Kensuke Sato, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Osamu Fukui, Bassoon, AssociatedPerformer - Takashi Nakayama, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Yoshimitsu Okuno, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Yuri Iguchi, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ryota Fujii, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Sumiharu Arima, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Masato Abe, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Hirofumi Wada, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Takato Saijo, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Kiyoshi Sato, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Sheena Ringo, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Uni Inoue, Producer - Natsuki Kido, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Masaki Hayashi, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Yoshiaki Sato, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Keisuke Torigoe, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neko Saito, Violin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Keisuke Ota, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Sheena Ringo, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Uni Inoue, Producer - Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MIZUAGE ORCHESTRA, Orchestra - Neko Saito, Recording Arranger, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Sheena Ringo, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Uni Inoue, Producer, Bass Guitar, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ukigmo, Composer, Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 EMI Records Japan, a division of UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
Sheena Ringo, Vocals, Electric Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hatsuiku Status, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Hisako Tabuchi, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Uni Inoue, Producer - Junko Murata, Vocals, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yasunobu Torii, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yuka Yoshimura, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Sheena Ringo, Vocals, Electric Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hatsuiku Status, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Hisako Tabuchi, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Uni Inoue, Producer - Junko Murata, Author, Vocals, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yasunobu Torii, Author, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yuka Yoshimura, Author, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Sheena Ringo, Vocals, Electric Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hatsuiku Status, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Hisako Tabuchi, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Uni Inoue, Producer - Junko Murata, Vocals, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yasunobu Torii, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Yuka Yoshimura, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
A two-disc collection of B-sides, covers, and rare songs, Watashi to Houden is an exciting, if exhausting, way to get acquainted with arguably one of Japan's most talented and unusual pop artists of the 2000s. True to the nature of Shiina's other work -- solo as well as with her Tokyo Jiten band -- the record goes through a wide array of styles, from hard rock to singer/songwriter crooning reminiscent of French chanson (although not in French), all being roughly centered around light jazz. However, Shiina is no more a jazz singer in the strict sense, than, for instance, Amy Winehouse, although she's not Amy either: for all the brass sections and hard rock riffs, she's still a J-pop performer first of all, and should be compared to the likes of Shimokawa Mikuni and Yaida Hitomi. That isn't a bad thing, however, and besides, while Shiina may not really rise above the J-pop league, she's certainly a top player there: she's got a strong voice and is not afraid to be adventurous -- a trait that is totally absent in most of her rivals, who stick firmly to safe patterns of upbeat power pop songs and predictable ballads. Shiina is far from it, and the very release of Watashi to Houden seems conceptual, because it allows her to showcase all she can do with that jazz-rock influence -- which is plenty. Of course, a collection of this size is bound to have its high and low moments, but those will probably be defined individually, because the songwriting is good, and so it's just a matter of taste -- whether it's the riffs of "Fukou Jiman," the sunny mood of "Memai," or the laid-back accordion work of "Aisaika No Choushoku" -- as to what seems the most successful. Enjoying all of Watashi to Houden is probably impossible, but it's still an impressive display of Shiina's abilities.
© Alexey Eremenko /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:31:47
- Main artists: Sheena Ringo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music LLC
- Genre: Wereldmuziek Azië Japanese music J-Pop
© 2008 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC ℗ 2008 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
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