Memorial Best: Gift of Melodies
Memorial Best: Gift of Melodies is the third and the last greatest hits album by Japanese pop-rock band Field of View.[1] It was released on 9 October 2002 on Zain Records, on the same day as their music video compilation "View Clips -Memorial Best-". The album includes all of their released singles in addition to some unreleased songs. The "view" singles are not included. The album reached #19 in its first week and sold 12,000 copies. The album charted for 2 weeks and sold more than 16,000 copies.[2][3] After the album's release and their last live performance, Field of View disbanded.
| Memorial Best: Gift of Melodies | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 9 October 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1994-2002 | |||
| Genre | Japanese pop | |||
| Length | 64 minutes | |||
| Label | Zain Records | |||
| Producer | BMF | |||
| Field of View chronology | ||||
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Track listing
Disc 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "gift" (new song) | Takuto Kohashi | Takashi Oda | Kenji Niitsu | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Kimi ga Ita kara" (君がいたから, 1st single) | Izumi Sakai | Tetsurō Oda | Takeshi Hayama | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Totsuzen" (突然, 2nd single) | Izumi Sakai | Tetsurō Oda | Takeshi Hayama | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Last Good-bye" (3rd single) | Izumi Sakai | Yoshio Tatano | Takeshi Hayama | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku" (DAN DAN 心魅かれてく, 4th single) | Izumi Sakai | Tetsurō Oda | Takeshi Hayama | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Doki" (ドキッ, 5th single) | Yuri Yamamoto | U-ya Asaoka | Takeshi Hayama | 4:37 |
| 7. | "Dreams" (6th single) | Arisa Tsujio | Tetsurō Oda | Akihito Tokunaga | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Kono Machi de Kimi to Kurashitai" (この街で君と暮らしたい, 7th single) | Miho Komatsu | Miho Komatsu | Takeshi Hayama | 4:53 |
| 9. | "Kawaita Sakebi" (渇いた叫び, 8th single) | Miho Komatsu | Miho Komatsu | Masazumi Ohzawa (ex.Pamelah) | 4:37 |
| 10. | "Meguru Kisetsu wo Koete" (めぐる季節を越えて, 9th single) | U-ya Asaoka | U-ya Asaoka | Daisuke Ikeda and FIELD OF VIEW | 5:11 |
| 11. | "Kimi wo Terasu Taiyou ni" (君を照らす太陽に, 10th single) | U-ya Asaoka | Takashi Oda | Daisuke Ikeda and FIELD OF VIEW | 4:37 |
Disc 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "CRASH" (11th single) | Azuki Nana (Garnet Crow) | Masaaki Watanuki | Daisuke Ikeda | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Aoi Kasa de" (君がいたから, 12th single) | Azuki Nana | Aika Ōno | Akihito Tokunaga and FIELD OF VIEW | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Still" (13th single) | U-ya Asaoka | FIELD OF VIEW | Akihito Tokunaga and FIELD OF VIEW | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Fuyu no Ballad" (冬のバラード, 14th single) | Kanako Oda | Yoshio Tatano | Daisuke Ikeda | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Beautiful day" (15th single) | U-ya Asaoka | Hiroshi Terao | Daisuke Ikeda and FIELD OF VIEW | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Akikaze no Monochrome" (秋風のモノクローム, 16th single) | Kanako Oda | Yoshio Tatano | Daisuke Ikeda | 5:16 |
| 7. | "Truth of Love" (17th single) | U-ya Asaoka | Masaaki Kono | 4:43 | |
| 8. | "Natsu no Kioku" (夏の記憶, 18th single) | Shoji Inojima | Kanako Oda | Daisuke Ikeda and Kenji Niitsu | 4:56 |
| 9. | "Shinkiro" (蜃気楼, 19th single) | Kenta Takamori | Kenta Takamori | Kenji Niitsu | 4:42 |
| 10. | "Melody" (20th single) | U-ya Asaoka | Takashi Oda | Kenji Niitsu | 4:46 |
| 11. | "gift" (acoustic version) | 5:07 |
Cover versions
Miho Komatsu covered Oozora he on her 6th album, Hanano and Kono Machi de Kimi to Kurashitai on her debut album, Nazo. Zard covered Last Good-bye on their last studio album, and Kimi to no Distance, Kimi ga Ita kara, Totsuzen and Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku on their 7th studio album, Today Is Another Day.
Usage in media
- Kimi ga Ita Kara was used as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama "Kagayaku Kisetsu no Naka de".
- Totsuzen was used in a commercial for Pocari Sweat.
- Last Good-bye was used as the ending theme for the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television drama "Discovery of the World's Mysteries".
- Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku was used as the opening theme for the anime series Dragon Ball GT.
- Doki was used in a commercial for All Nippon Airways as part of their "ANA's Paradise" promotion.
- Dreams was used as the theme song for the Nihon TV program "Natural Ai no Yukue".
- Kono Machi de Kimi to Kurashitai was used as the ending theme for the TV Asahi program "Chou Jigen Time Bomber".
- Kawaita Sakebi was used as the opening theme for the 1998 anime adaptation of Yu-Gi-Oh!.
- Meguru Kisetsu wo Koete was used as the ending theme for the Fuji TV program Unbelievable.
- Kimi wo Terasu Taiyou Ni was used as the ending theme for the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television program "Uwasa no! Tokyo Magazine".
- Aoi Kasa de was used as the ending theme for the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television program Kinniku Banzuke.
- Still was used as the ending theme for the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television program "Wonderful".
- Fuyu no Ballad was used as the ending theme for the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television program "Kokoro no Tobira".
- Beautiful day was used as the opening theme for the Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation program "Shuffle".
- Akikaze Monochrome was used as the ending theme for the Nihon TV program "Manekin"[4]
- Melody was used as the ending theme for the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television program "COUNT DOWN TV Neo".
References
- Field of View Discography (in Japanese) http://www.being.co.jp/fov/
- Oricon rankings. title=Memorial Best: Gift of Melodies / Field of View | newspaper = Oricon http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/274101/products/488913/1/
- Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/ ZACL-8005/6
- It's not "mannequin", here is original title in japanese まねキン
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