Request (Juju album)

Request is a cover album by Japanese recording artist Juju, released on September 29, 2010.[1] The album features recordings of famous songs by Japanese female vocalists, mostly from the late 1990s.

Request
Studio album by
Juju
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2010 (2010-09-29)
Recorded2010
GenreJ-Pop
Length1:01:04
LabelSony
Juju chronology
Juju
(2010)		 Request
(2010)		 You
(2011)
Singles from Request
  1. "Last Kiss"
    Released: February 24, 2010
  2. "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)"
    Released: July 28, 2010

Conception

The album was originally titled Juju Sings Beautiful Woman.[2] After the album's announcement on August 4, a questionnaire was put up on Juju's website, asking fans which songs they wanted to hear Juju cover.[2] Despite this, four songs had already been chosen for the album, "Gips," "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)," "Last Kiss" and "Time Goes By."[2]

The album is Juju's second disc of covers, after the She Sings... second disc of her previous album Juju, which featured primarily covers of Western songs in English.[3]

Promotion

"Last Kiss" was originally released in February 2010, as one of the A-side tracks of the four A-side single "Sakura Ame/Ready for Love/S.H.E./Last Kiss."[4]

A cover of My Little Lover's "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)" sung by Juju was announced as a song used in an adverstising campaign for the Sony Alpha digital camera on June 4.[5] The song was released digitally on June 16 as a ringtone and on June 23 as a full-length cellphone download,[6][7] where it was extremely successful digitally, reaching #1 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart.[8] Due to this popularity, it was released as a physical single a month later, where it reached #15 on Oricon's physical charts.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)" (My Little Lover cover)KATE (Takeshi Kobayashi)Kenji Fujii, Takeshi KobayashiAkihisa Matsuura5:15
2."Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." (Misia cover)Satoshi ShimanoS. ShimanoChokkaku5:15
3."Time Goes By" (Every Little Thing cover)Mitsuru IgarashiM. IgarashiSeiji Kameda5:25
4."Gips" (Ringo Shiina cover)R. ShiinaR. ShiinaMasanori Shimada5:38
5."There Will Be Love There (Ai no Aru Basho)" (The Brilliant Green cover)Tomoko KawaseShunsaku OkudaMasayuki Sakamoto4:36
6."Don't Wanna Cry" (Namie Amuro cover)Takahiro MaedaTetsuya KomuroJin Nakamura5:35
7."Lover Soul" (Judy and Mary cover)YukiTakuyaSeiji Kameda4:12
8."White Love" (Speed cover)Hiromasa IjichiH. IjichiHiroshi Nakamura6:54
9."Suki" (Dreams Come True cover)Miwa YoshidaM. YoshidaAkihisa Matsuura3:41
10."Will" (Mika Nakashima cover)Yasushi AkimotoDaisuke KawaguchiSatoshi Takebe5:43
11."Last Kiss" (Bonnie Pink cover)Bonnie PinkBonnie PinkSeiji Kameda4:23
12."First Love" (Hikaru Utada cover)H. UtadaH. UtadaAkihisa Matsuura4:27
Total length:1:01:04

Chart rankings
Chart
(2010)		 Peak
position
Oricon daily albums[10] 1
Oricon weekly albums[11] 1
Oricon yearly album chart[12] 13

Reported sales and certifications
Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[13] 469,000
RIAJ shipping certification[14] Double platinum (500,000+)

Promotional tracks

Many songs from the album were released prior to the physical release digitally, or through other means such as a physical CD or radio airplay.

Date Title Format Chart positions Oricon
sales
[15]
Oricon Singles Charts
[16]		 Billboard Japan Hot 100
[17]		 RIAJ digital tracks
[18]
February 24, 2010 (2010-02-24)[4] "Last Kiss" CD single, digital download 20 — — 7,700
June 16, 2010 (2010-06-16)[6] "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)" Ringtone 15 19 1
23*		 23,000
June 23, 2010 (2010-06-23)[7] Full-length cellphone download
July 14, 2010 (2010-07-14)[19] Ringtone (Ballad Ver.)
July 21, 2010 (2010-07-21)[19] Full-length cellphone download (Ballad Ver.)
July 28, 2010 (2010-07-28)[1] CD single, PC download
September 8, 2010 (2010-09-08)[20] "First Love" Ringtone — — 5 —
September 15, 2010 (2010-09-15)[21] Full-length cellphone download
"Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." Ringtone — 78 30 —
September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20)[22] "Time Goes By" Ringtone — — 25 —
September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22)[23] "There Will Be Love There (Ai no Aru Basho)" Ringtone — 43 21 —
September 26, 2010 (2010-09-26)[24] "Will" Ringtone — — 76 —
September 29, 2010 (2010-09-29)[25] "Gips" Ringtone — — 98 —

*Ballad Version

Release history
Region Date Format
Japan September 29, 2010 (2010-09-29)[1] CD, digital download
Taiwan October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01)[26] CD
Hong Kong October 5, 2010 (2010-10-05)[27] CD
Japan October 16, 2010 (2010-10-16)[28] Rental CD

References
  1. "JUJU : Request" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  2. "JUJU、椎名林檎・ELTらをカバー" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  3. "JUJU : JUJU【初回生産限定盤】" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  4. "JUJU、4曲A面シングルリリース＆待望の全国ツアーが決定" (in Japanese). Barks. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  5. "ソニー 小型デジタル一眼カメラ "α" のCMソングを担当することが決定！！" (in Japanese). Sony. June 4, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  6. "問合せ殺到のCMソング「Hello, Again ～昔からある場所～」6/16 着うた配信スタート決定！" (in Japanese). Sony. June 11, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  7. "ダウンロード殺到中！話題のCM曲「Hello, Again～昔からある場所～」本日より着うたフル配信スタート！！" (in Japanese). Sony. June 23, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  8. "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue June 29, 2010" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  9. Hello，Again～昔からある場所～ - JUJU (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  10. "アルバム デイリーランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 30, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  11. "JUJU、デビュー7年目で初首位 女性カバー作首位は竹内まりや以来7年ぶり" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  12. "アルバム 年間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 20, 2010. Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  13. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved August 4, 2011. (subscription only)
  14. ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年10月. RIAJ (in Japanese). 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  15. "アーティスト： JUJU". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  16. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-10-05. (subscription only)
  17. "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
  18. 有料音楽配信チャート (in Japanese). RIAJ.
  19. "＜JUJU＞話題のマイラバカヴァー曲が生で聴ける!!!プレミアムイベント開催決定!!また、2010年上半期、最も街で流れた曲「桜雨」が堂々の1位!!" (in Japanese). Sony. July 15, 2010. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  20. "ダウンロード殺到中！話題のCM曲「Hello, Again～昔からある場所～」本日より着うたフル配信スタート！！" (in Japanese). Sony. September 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  21. "「Request」先行配信第二弾!!MISIA「つつみ込むように...」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!! 宇多田ヒカル「First Love」カヴァー、着うたフル(R)も配信スタート!!" (in Japanese). Sony. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  22. "「Request」先行配信第三弾!!Every Little Thing「Time goes by」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!!" (in Japanese). Sony. September 20, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  23. "「Request」先行配信第四弾!!the brilliant green「There will be love there -愛のある場所-」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!!" (in Japanese). Sony. September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  24. "「Request」先行配信第五弾!!中島美嘉「WILL」カヴァー、着うた(R)配信スタート!!" (in Japanese). Sony. September 26, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  25. "1st Cover Album『Request』本日リリース!! 着うた(R)、遂に全曲解禁！" (in Japanese). Sony. September 29, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  26. "JUJU的點歌本 REQUEST". Sony Music Taiwan. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  27. "「Request」 - JUJU - Sony Music". Sony Music Hong Kong. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  28. "Request／JUJU". Tsutaya. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
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