She: Best of Best
She: Best of Best is the seventh compilation album by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released on December 16, 1996, through Pony Canyon. The first disc includes songs from Kudo's Tsugutoshi Gotō-produced era albums, while the second disc features songs from Kudo's self-produced records. Disc 2 contains a new song written specifically for the album, entitled "Hot Winter".
| She: Best of Best | ||||
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| Released | December 16, 1996 | |||
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| Length | 120:25 | |||
| Label | Pony Canyon | |||
| Shizuka Kudo chronology | ||||
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Commercial performance
She: Best of Best debuted at number eight on the Oricon Albums Chart, with 69,000 units sold.[1] It dropped to number seventeen on its second week, with 43,000 copies sold.[2] It fell outside of the top twenty on its third week, ranking at number 26. On its fourth charting week, it ranked at number 36 and on its fifth week on the Oricon Albums Chart it ranked at number 60. On its sixth it ranked at number 68. She: Best of Best charted in the top 100 for seven weeks, selling a reported total of 142,000 copies during its chart run,[3][4] making it Kudo's last compilation album to clear the 100,000 sales mark and receive a certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fu-ji-tsu" | 3:48 | ||
| 2. | "Arashi no Sugao" |
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| 3:32 |
| 3. | "Kōsa ni Fukarete" |
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| 3:48 |
| 4. | "Metamorphose" |
| 4:15 | |
| 5. | "Dōkoku" |
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| 4:48 |
| 6. | "Wine Hitokuchi no Uso" (ワインひとくちの嘘, "Lying After One Sip of Wine") |
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| 4:50 |
| 7. | "Shōko o Misete" (証拠をみせて, "Show Me Proof") |
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| 4:37 |
| 8. | "Garasu no Sanctuary" (硝子のサンクチュアリ, Garasu no Sankuchuari, "Glass Sanctuary") |
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| 3:54 |
| 9. | "Sunao ni Itte" (素直に言って, "Tell Me Honestly") | 6:47 | ||
| 10. | "Furueru Ichibyō" (震える1秒, "One Second Shiver") |
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| 3:44 |
| 11. | "Kiri no Kanata e" (霧の彼方へ, "Beyond the Fog") |
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| 4:17 |
| 12. | "Tasogare ga Yoru ni Naru" (黄昏が夜になる, "When Tusk Turns to Night") |
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| 5:05 |
| 13. | "Kawaita Hana" (渇いた花, "Parched Flower") |
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| 4:09 |
| 14. | "Sono Ato wa Ame no Naka" (そのあとは雨の中, "Afterwards, in the Rain") |
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| 5:08 |
| Total length: | 62:42 | |||
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blue Rose" |
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| 4:38 |
| 2. | "Jaguar Line" |
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| 4:06 |
| 3. | "Ice Rain" |
| 6:00 | |
| 4. | "Moon Water" |
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| 5:09 |
| 5. | "7" |
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| 5:44 |
| 6. | "Chō" |
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| 5:08 |
| 7. | "Yū" |
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| 4:51 |
| 8. | "Gekijō" |
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| 4:36 |
| 9. | "I'm Nothing to You" |
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| 6:30 |
| 10. | "Wing" |
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| 4:30 |
| 11. | "Hot Winter" |
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| 6:31 |
| Total length: | 57:43 | |||
References
- "オリコン アルバム 1996.12.30". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- "オリコン アルバム 1997.1.13". Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- "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.
- "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.
- "She Best of Best 工藤静香". Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ゴールドディスク認定 [Gold Disc Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. January 1997. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
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