Shizuka (album)

Shizuka (静香（しずか）) is the second studio album by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released on July 21, 1988, through Pony Canyon. The eponymous record is often cited as an EP, despite being officially regarded as her second album. Shizuka is entirely written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima and Tsugutoshi Gotō, respectively. Nakajima recorded a cover of the fifth track, "Hadashi no Lion", for her album Otogibanashi: Fairy Ring (2002). Shizuka was re-issued in gold CD on March 21, 1989, and later in APO-CD format on December 1, 1993.

Shizuka
Studio album by
Shizuka Kudo
ReleasedJuly 21, 1988 (1988-07-21)
Genre
Length23:19
LabelPony Canyon
Producer
  • Yūzō Watanabe
Shizuka Kudo chronology
Mysterious
(1988)		 Shizuka
(1988)		 Gradation
(1989)
Singles from Shizuka
  1. "Fu-ji-tsu"
    Released: June 1, 1988

Commercial performance

Shizuka debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, with 69,000 units sold in its first week, making it Kudo's first album to reach the top of the chart. It spent six non-consecutive weeks in the top ten. The album charted in the top 100 for twenty weeks, selling a reported total of 265,000 copies during its run.[1][2] Shizuka was ranked number 35 on the year-end Oricon Albums Chart.[2]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Miyuki Nakajima; all tracks composed and arranged by Tsugutoshi Gotō.

No.TitleLength
1."Shōko o Misete" (証拠をみせて), "Show Me Proof")4:36
2."Sayonara no Gyakusetsu" (さよならの逆説, "The Paradox of Goodbye")4:28
3."Fu-ji-tsu"3:49
4."Brilliant White" (ブリリアント・ホワイト, Buririanto Howaito)5:15
5."Hadashi no Lion" (裸爪のライオン, Hadashi no Raion, "Bareclawed Lion")5:11
Total length:23:19

Charts
Chart (1988) Peak
position		 Sales
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[2] 1 265,000[1]
Japan Yearly Albums (Oricon)[2] 35

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Japan July 21, 1988 (1988-07-21)
Pony Canyon [3]
March 21, 1989 (1989-03-21)
[3]
December 1, 1993 (1993-12-01)
  • APO-CD
 [4]
Various August 9, 2017 (2017-08-09)
[5]

See also

References
  1. "工藤静香アルバム アイドル・ポップ・データベース". Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  2. "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 13, 2018.
  3. "Release group "静香" by 工藤静香". MusicBrainz. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. "工藤静香 / 静香 [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  5. "静香／工藤静香". JP: Mora. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
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