Rumaniamania
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| Released | June 16, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
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| Length | 43:58 | |||
| Label | Giza | |||
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Rumaniamania is the debut studio album by Japanese J-pop band Rumania Montevideo. It was released on June 16, 1999, by Giza Studio label.
Background[edit]
The album consist only of their debut single: Still for your love. The beginning of single recording started near end of year 1998 during their formation period and made it into television on-air in January 1999.[1] It became their smash-hit which sold more than 165,000 copies and charted on Oricon rankings for 13 weeks. B-side song Good-Bye Summer Vacation was included in this album as well.
Lifevideo is the second and final original song performed and written by leader of the band, Makoto.[2]
Sayonara was re-recorded from the original song Jonathan which was performed in English and included in their first indies album Jet Plane.[3]
Anny was performed in acoustic live performance "UNDOWN vol.4".[4][5]
Charting[edit]
The album reached #9 rank in Oricon for first week. It charted for 6 weeks and sold 92,360 copies.[6]
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics are written by Mami Miyoshi (expect of #1, by Makoto Miyoshi); all music is composed by Makoto Miyoshi[7]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Lifevideo" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Still for Your Love" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Kohaku (コハク)" | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Sayonara (さよなら)" (re-recorded version of "Jonathan" from 1st indies album "Jet Plane") | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Daylight" | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Yesterday" | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Pair" | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Gunshuu (群衆)" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Anny" | 4:03 |
| 10. | "Good-bye Summer Vacation" | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Repeat" | 4:55 |
Personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from the CD booklet of Rumania Mania.[8]
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In media[edit]
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- Still for your love: ending theme song for the Anime television series Detective Conan
References[edit]
- ^ Credits from "奇術愛好家殺人事件(事件篇)". 名探偵コナン. Season 5 (in Japanese). January 25, 1999. Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation.
- ^ "Rumania Montevideo discography". Rumania Montevideo Official Website.
- ^ "rumania montevideo 『JETPLANE』". gizagiza.com (archived). Archived from the original on 22 April 2001.
- ^ "PAST LIVE (2000.5～2002.5)" 渋谷CLUB QUATTRO「UNDOWN vol.4」". Yoidoretenshi.
- ^ "２０００年 ＣＡＮＮＡＢＩＳライブ セットリスト" 2000.7.14 UNDOWN vol.4 @ 渋谷CLUB QUATTRO". Geocities.
- ^ "Rumaniamania (Rumania Montevideo)". Oricon News.
- ^ "ALBUM Rumaniamania (Rumania Montevideo)". beinggiza.com.
- ^ Rumania Montevideo (1999). Rumania Mania (CD Album; Booklet). Rumania Montevideo. Japan: Giza Studio. GZCA-1007.