Get Smile
| "Get Smile" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Chisato Moritaka | ||||
| from the album Mi-ha | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| B-side | "Good-Bye Season" | |||
| Released | February 25, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | Warner Pioneer | |||
| Composer(s) | Ken Shima | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Hiromasa Ijichi | |||
| Producer(s) | Yukio Seto | |||
| Chisato Moritaka singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| Get Smile on YouTube | ||||
"Get Smile" (ゲット・スマイル, Getto Sumairu) is the third single by Japanese singer Chisato Moritaka. Written by Hiromasa Ijichi and Ken Shima, the single was released by Warner Pioneer on February 25, 1988.[1][2]
The music video features studio clips and footage from Moritaka's 1987 debut concert Get Smile - Live at Nihon Seinenkan.[2]
Chart performance[edit]
"Get Smile" peaked at No. 28 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 14,000 copies.[3][4]
Other versions[edit]
A rock arrangement of "Get Smile" was recorded on the 1989 greatest hits album Moritaka Land.
The live version of the song is arranged differently with a faster tempo and heavier instrumentals. This version was recorded as "Get Smile (Concert Arrange Version)" on the 1991 remix album The Moritaka.
Moritaka re-recorded the song on vocals and drums and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on January 2, 2013.[5] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 3.[6]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Smile" | Hiromasa Ijichi | Ken Shima | Shima | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Good-Bye Season" | Kanon Kuwa | Takumi Yamamoto | Yamamoto | 4:24 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Smile" | Ijichi | Shima | Shima | |
| 2. | "Good-Bye Season" | Kuwa | Yamamoto | Yamamoto | |
| 3. | "Get Smile" (Karaoke) | ||||
| 4. | "Good-Bye Season" (Karaoke) |
Personnel[edit]
- Chisato Moritaka – vocals
- Ken Shima – keyboards
- Takayuki Negishi – synthesizer programming
- Hideo Saitō – guitar, backing vocals
- Chiharu Mikuzugi – bass
- Jake H. Concepcion – tenor saxophone
- Yukari Fujio – backing vocals
Chart positions[edit]
| Charts (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 28 |
References[edit]
- ^ "｢GET SMILE｣(CT/EP/CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ a b "Biography". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "GET SMILE/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "森高千里(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ Moritaka, Chisato (2013-01-02). 森高千里 『GET SMILE』 【セルフカヴァー】. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "「デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ "LOVE" Vol.3」". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- "Get Smile" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- "Get Smile" at Discogs (list of releases)
