Best Hits Album
Best Hits Album (ベスト・ヒット・アルバム, Besuto Hitto Arubamu) is the title of two different greatest hits albums by Japanese duo Pink Lady, released in 1977 and 1978.
1977 version
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 5 December 1977 4 June 2003 (CD) | |||
| Recorded | 1976–1977 1976–1981 (CD) | |||
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| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Producer | Hisahiko Iida | |||
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Released on December 5, 1977, this album features the duo's singles from "Pepper Keibu" to "UFO", as well as their accompanying B-side songs.[1][2] This version was reissued in a two-CD compilation on June 4, 2003, with the second disc featuring the duo's singles from "UFO" to "OH!".
Track listing
- Disc 1
All lyrics written by Yū Aku; all music is composed and arranged by Shunichi Tokura, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "UFO" | ||
| 2. | "Lady X" (Redī Ekkusu (レディーＸ)) | ||
| 3. | "Wanted (Shimei Tehai)" (Uonteddo (Shimei Tehai) (ウォンテッド（指名手配）, "Wanted (Fugitive Warrant)")) | ||
| 4. | "Nigero Ojōsan" ((逃げろお孃さん, "Run Away, Miss")) | ||
| 5. | "Nagisa no Sindbad" (Nagisa no Shindobaddo (渚のシンドバッド, "Sindbad of the Beach")) | ||
| 6. | "Papaya Gundan" (Papaiya Gundan (パパイヤ軍団, "Papaya Legion")) | ||
| 7. | "Yūutsu-bi" ((ゆううつ日, "Day of Depression")) | Katsunori Ishida | |
| 8. | "Carmen '77" (Karumen Nanajū-nana (カルメン '77)) | ||
| 9. | "Pipe no Kaijin" (Paipu no Kaijin (パイプの怪人, "Phantom of the Pipe")) | ||
| 10. | "S.O.S." | ||
| 11. | "Pink no Ringo" (Pinku no Ringo (ピンクの林檎, "Pink Apple")) | ||
| 12. | "Pepper Keibu" (Peppā Keibu (ペッパー警部, "Inspector Pepper")) | ||
| 13. | "Kanpai Ojōsan" ((乾杯お嬢さん, "Cheers, Miss")) | ||
| 14. | "Inspiration" (Insupirēshon (インスピレーション)) | Ishida |
- Disc 2 (CD version)
All lyrics written by Yū Aku, except where indicated; all music is composed and arranged by Shunichi Tokura, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "UFO" | ||||
| 2. | "Southpaw" (Sausupō (サウスポー)) | ||||
| 3. | "Monster" (Monsutā (モンスター)) | ||||
| 4. | "Tōmei Ningen" ((透明人間, "Invisible Person")) | ||||
| 5. | "Chameleon Army" (Kamereon Āmī (カメレオン・アーミー)) | ||||
| 6. | "Zipangu" (Jipangu (ジパング)) | ||||
| 7. | "Pink Typhoon (In the Navy)" (Pinku Taifūn (In za Nebī) (ピンク・タイフーン（In the Navy）)) | Tomoko Okada | Kazufumi Ōhama | ||
| 8. | "Nami Nori Pirates" (Nami Nori Pairētsu (波乗りパイレーツ, "Surfing Pirates")) | ||||
| 9. | "Kiss in the Dark" | Michael Lloyd | Lloyd | John D'Andrea | |
| 10. | "Monday Mona Lisa Club" (Mandē Mona Riza Kurabu (マンデー・モナリザ・クラブ)) | ||||
| 11. | "Do Your Best" | Shizuka Ijūin | Akira Inoue | ||
| 12. | "Ai Giri Giri" ((愛・GIRI GIRI, "Last Minute Love")) | Ijūin | Yūichirō Oda | Ryō Kawakami | |
| 13. | "Sekai Eiyushi" ((世界英雄史, "World History of Heroes")) | Akira Itō | Makoto Kawaguchi | Kawaguchi | |
| 14. | "Utakata" ((うたかた, "Bubble")) | Noriko Miura | Lloyd | Kawaguchi | |
| 15. | "Remember (Fame)" (Rimenbā (Fēmu) (リメンバー (フェーム))) | Rei Nakanishi | Tatsushi Umegaki | ||
| 16. | "Last Pretender" (Rasuto Puritendā (ラスト・プリテンダー)) | Shigesato Itoi | Itoi | Yukihiro Takahashi | |
| 17. | "OH!" |
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[3] | 1 |
1978 version
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 5 December 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1976–1978 | |||
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| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Producer | Hisahiko Iida | |||
| Pink Lady chronology | ||||
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The second version of the compilation album was released on December 5, 1978, focusing mainly on the duo's singles up to "Chameleon Army", as well as four later B-side songs.[4][5]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Yū Aku; all music is composed by Shunichi Tokura.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chameleon Army" (Kamereon Āmī (カメレオン・アーミー)) | |
| 2. | "Southpaw" (Sausupō (サウスポー)) | |
| 3. | "S.O.S." | |
| 4. | "Nagisa no Sindbad" (Nagisa no Shindobaddo (渚のシンドバッド, "Sindbad of the Beach")) | |
| 5. | "Wanted (Shimei Tehai)" (Uonteddo (Shimei Tehai) (ウォンテッド（指名手配）, "Wanted (Fugitive Warrant)")) | |
| 6. | "UFO" | |
| 7. | "Pepper Keibu" (Peppā Keibu (ペッパー警部, "Inspector Pepper")) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tōmei Ningen" ((透明人間, "Invisible Person")) | |
| 2. | "Monster" (Monsutā (モンスター)) | |
| 3. | "Carmen '77" (Karumen Nanajū-nana (カルメン '77)) | |
| 4. | "Super Monkey Son Goku" (Sūpā Monkī Son Gokū (スーパー・モンキー孫悟空)) | |
| 5. | "Dragon" (Doragon (ドラゴン)) | |
| 6. | "Accessory" (Akusesarī (アクセサリー)) | |
| 7. | "Catch Lip" (Kyatchi Rippu (キャッチ・リップ)) |
Charts
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[3] | 3 |
References
- "Pink Lady Albums". Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- "Best Hits Album | Pink Lady". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Pink Lady" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- "Pink Lady: Best Hit Album (LP)". Hip Tank Records. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- "ピンク・レディー - ベスト・ヒット・アルバム - GX-40". Snow Records. Retrieved 2020-01-19.