Life Is Beautiful (Chicago Poodle album)
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| Released | September 24, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013-2014 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 44:20 | |||
| Label | Giza Studio | |||
| Producer | Chicago Poodle | |||
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| Singles from Life is Beautiful | ||||
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Life is Beautiful is the fourth studio album by Japanese pop-rock band Chicago Poodle.[1] It was released on 24 September 2014 by Giza Studio label.
Charting[edit]
The theme of the album is "life".[2][3]
The album consists of previously one normal and two digitally released singles.
Several artist from Giza Studio such as Yumemoto Tsuresawa from Japanese rock band WAR-ED, Yuuzo Ohkusu from instrumental band Sensation or the former members of the Japanese pop band Garnet Crow, Hitoshi Okamoto and Hirohito Furui were involved with the album production.[4]
Charting[edit]
The album reached the #81 rank in Oricon for the first week. It charted for two weeks.[5]
Track listing[edit]
All music is composed by Kouta Hanazawa
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Life is Beautiful" | Chicago Poodle | Chicago Poodle | 1:03 |
| 2. | "Kotae Awase" (答エアワセ) | Norihito Yamaguchi | Satoshi Iwakura | 3:01 |
| 3. | "Yumeiro Canvas" (夢色キャンバス) | Yamaguchi | Iwakura | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Naitara Ee" (泣いたらええ) | Yamaguchi | Hitoshi Okamoto (ex. Garnet Crow) | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Kimi no Egao ga Nani yori mo Suki datta" (君の笑顔がなによりも好きだった) | Tsujimoto, Yamaguchi | Iwakura | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Good-bye, what a wonderful world" | Tsujimoto | Yuuzo Ohkusu | 4:06 |
| 7. | "LaTaTa" | Tsujimoto | Yumeto Tsuresawa (WAR-ED) | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Sora Tooku" (空遠く) | Tsujimoto | Chicago Poodle | 4:18 |
| 9. | "with" | Yamaguchi | Hirohito Furui (ex. Garnet Crow) | 5:40 |
| 10. | "Scenario no Nai Life" (シナリオのないライフ) | Yamaguchi | Chicago Poodle | 4:35 |
| 11. | "Just My Special Lady" | Yamaguchi | Chicago Poodle | 4:47 |
Usage in media[edit]
- "Kimi no Egao ga Nani yori mo Suki datta" was used as the ending theme for TV anime Detective Conan.
- "Sceario no Nai Life" was used as the ending theme in February for the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television program Hiruopi!
- "Sora Tooku/with" was used as the theme song for the short movie Crash Hitsugi.
References[edit]
- ^ "Chicago Poodleオフィシャルサイト". chicagopoodle.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Inc., Natasha. "Chicago Poodle新アルバム、テーマは"人生"". natalie.mu. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Inc., Natasha. "Chicago Poodle、関西弁の新バラードPV公開". natalie.mu. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Inc., Natasha. "Chicago PoodleニューシングルPVで人生をボードゲームに". natalie.mu. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Life is Beautiful | Chicago Poodle". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Chicago Poodle | Life is Beautiful | Being official website". beinggiza.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.