Rosette (album)

Rosette is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released on April 4, 1990, through Pony Canyon. Initially titled Mysterious II, Rosette is Kudo's first album to be entirely arranged by Tsugutoshi Gotō and his band members, credited under the name Draw4. The limited first pressing of the album came in a special box packaging. Rosette was re-released in APO-CD format on December 1, 1993.

Rosette
Studio album by
Shizuka Kudo
ReleasedApril 4, 1990 (1990-04-04)
Genre
Length38:46
LabelPony Canyon
Producer
  • Yūzō Watanabe
Shizuka Kudo chronology
Harvest
(1989)		 Rosette
(1990)		 Unlimited
(1990)
Singles from Rosette
  1. "Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku"
    Released: January 10, 1990

Commercial performance

Rosette debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, with 125,000 copies sold in its first week.[1] The album dropped to number two the following week, with 44,000 copies sold.[2] It fell eight positions to number ten on its third charting week, selling 24,000 copies.[3] It hovered around the top ten for the following four weeks before dropping out from the top twenty on its eight charting week. Rosette stayed in the top 100 for eleven weeks, selling a reported total of 265,000 copies during its run.[4][5] The album ranked at number 48 on the year-end Oricon Albums Chart.[6]

Track listing

All music composed by Tsugutoshi Gotō; all tracks arranged by Draw4.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Dangai" (断崖, "Palisade")
  • Yoshiko Miura
4:42
2."Mirage no Toriko" (Mirageの虜, "Captive to a Mirage")
3:57
3."Unbeliever"
  • Masumi Kawamura
4:48
4."Shunkan no Umi" (瞬間の海, "A Sea of Moments")
  • Masami Tozawa
4:11
5."Getsuyōbi no Shissō" (月曜日の失踪, "Disappeared on A Monday")
  • Kawamura
4:44
6."Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku"
  • Matsui
3:56
7."Ai no Hyōryūsha" (愛の漂流者, "Love's Castaway")
  • Jun Taguchi
5:43
8."Sunao ni Itte" (素直に言って, "Tell Me Honestly")
6:45
Total length:38:46

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[7] 1
Japan Yearly Albums (Oricon)[6] 48

Certification
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[8] Gold 265,000[4]

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Japan April 4, 1990 (1990-04-04)
Pony Canyon [9]
December 1, 1993 (1993-12-01)
  • APO-CD
 [9]
Various March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)
[10]

See also

References
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  2. "オリコン アルバム 1990.4.23". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. "オリコン アルバム 1990.4.30". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. "工藤静香アルバム アイドル・ポップ・データベース". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  5. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  6. "オリコン アルバム 1990年TOP100". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  7. "rosette 工藤静香". Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  8. "Japanese album certifications – 工藤 静香 – Rosette" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1990年4月 on the drop-down menu
  9. "Release group "rosette" by 工藤静香". MusicBrainz. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  10. "rosette／工藤静香". JP: Mora. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
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