Do the Best (Chisato Moritaka album)

Do the Best (ドゥ・ザ・ベスト, Du Za Besuto) is a greatest hits album by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on March 25, 1995. The album marked Moritaka's return to active touring after being sidelined with a temporomandibular joint dysfunction for two years. It covers her singles from 1990 to 1995 and includes the new song "Kyō kara". A limited edition release included a 60-page photo book. The album was released on MiniDisc by zetima on December 23, 1998.^[1][2][3]

Do the Best
Greatest hits album by Chisato Moritaka
Released	March 25, 1995 (1995-03-25)
Recorded	1990–1995
Genre	J-pop pop rock folk-pop
Length	62:04
Language	Japanese
Label	One Up Music
Producer	Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Step by Step (1994) Do the Best (1995) Taiyo (1996)
Singles from Do the Best
"Rock'n Omelette" Released: January 25, 1994 (1994-01-25) "Suteki na Tanjōbi/Watashi no Daiji na Hito" Released: October 10, 1994 (1994-10-10) "Futari wa Koibito" Released: February 10, 1995 (1995-02-10)
Alternative cover
Limited edition inner cover

The album peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 1.34 million copies.^[4] It also placed at No. 10 on Oricon's 1995 year-ending albums chart.^[5] In addition, it was Moritaka's first and only album to be certified Million and Triple Platinum by the RIAJ.^[6][7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is composed and arranged by Hideo Saitō, except where indicated.

No.	Title	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Rock 'n' Roll Kenchōshozaichi '95" (Rokkunrōru Kenchōshozaichi Kyūjū-go (ロックンロール県庁所在地’95, "Rock 'n' Roll Prefectural Government '95"))	Moritaka		3:08
2.	"Ame" ((雨) "Rain")	Seiji Matsuura		5:04
3.	"Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo (Album Version)" ((私がオバさんになっても (アルバム・ヴァージョン), "Even If I Become an Old Lady (Album Version)"))			4:59
4.	"Watarasebashi" ((渡良瀬橋, "Watarase Bridge"))			3:48
5.	"Watashi no Natsu" ((私の夏, "My Summer"))			4:20
6.	"Hae Otoko (Single Version)" ((ハエ男 (シングル・ヴァージョン), "Fly Man (Single Version)"))	Moritaka		3:54
7.	"Memories (Single Version)" ((Memories (シングル・ヴァージョン)))			5:22
8.	"Kaze ni Fukarete" ((風に吹かれて, "Blowing in the Wind))			4:47
9.	"Rock'n Omelette" (Rokkun Omuretsu (ロックン・オムレツ))	Hiromasa Ijichi		2:31
10.	"Kibun Sōkai" ((気分爽快, "Refreshing"))	Kenichi Kurosawa	Yuichi Takahashi	3:59
11.	"Natsu no Hi" ((夏の日, "Summer Day"))			3:44
12.	"Suteki na Tanjōbi" ((素敵な誕生日, "A Wonderful Birthday"))	Takahashi	Takahashi	4:08
13.	"Watashi no Daiji no Hito (Single Version)" ((私の大事な人 (シングル・ヴァージョン), "My Important Person (Single Version)"))	Moritaka	Yasuaki Maejima	3:27
14.	"Futari wa Koibito (Remix)" ((二人は恋人 (Remix), "We Are a Pair of Lovers (Remix)"))			4:25
15.	"Kyō kara" ((今日から, "Starting Today"))	Takahashi	Takahashi	4:22
Total length:				62:04

Personnel

• Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums, guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes (1, 15)
• Yuichi Takahashi – guitar, synthesizer, tambourine (1, 15)
• Yasuaki Maejima – Fender Rhodes, synthesizer (1)
• Taisei – organ (15)
• Masafumi Yokoyama – bass (1)
• Yukio Seto – bass (15)

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5]	2

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[6]	3× Platinum	1,200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "森高千里 / ドゥ・ザ・ベスト". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
2. "DO THE BEST". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Publishers Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
3. "Ongaku Cafe (The '90s): Moritaka Chisato - Do the Best (1995)". Neo Tokyo 2099. 2019-01-27. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
4. "森高千里". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
5. "DO THE BEST/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
6. "Japanese certifications – 森高 千里 – DO THE BEST" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 24, 2021. Select 1995年5月 on the drop-down menu
7. "RIAJ Certified Million Seller Albums". www18.ocn.ne.jp. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

External links

• Official website (Chisato Moritaka)
• Official website (Up-Front Works)
• Do the Best at MusicBrainz
• Do the Best at Discogs