Kokon Tozai

Kokon Tozai (古今東西, Kokon Tōzai, All Times and Places) is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on October 17, 1990, by Warner Pioneer. A limited edition release included a 32-page photo book.^[1][2]

Kokon Tozai
Studio album by Chisato Moritaka
Released	October 17, 1990 (1990-10-17)
Recorded	1990
Studio	Sunrise
Genre	J-pop pop rock dance-pop
Length	63:00
Language	Japanese
Label	Warner Pioneer
Producer	Yukio Seto Hideo Saitō
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Moritaka Land (1989) Kokon Tozai (1990) The Moritaka (1991)
Singles from Kokon Tozai
"Ame" Released: September 10, 1990 (1990-09-10)
Alternative cover
Limited edition inner cover

Kokon Tozai became Moritaka's first and only album to hit No. 1 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 354,000 copies.^[3] It also placed at No. 29 on Oricon's 1990 year-ending albums chart.^[4] In addition, it was certified Gold by the RIAJ.^[5]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Prologue" (Purorōgu (プロローグ))				0:26
2.	"Oni Taiji" ((鬼たいじ, "Demon Hunting"))				3:23
3.	"The Busters Blues" (Za Basutāzu Burūsu (ザ・バスターズ・ブルース))				3:25
4.	"Interlude No. 5"				0:06
5.	"Aru OL no Seishun ~ A-ko no Baai ~ (Moritaka Connection)" (Aru Ō Ēru no Seishun ~ Ē-ko no Baai ~ (Moritaka Konekushon) (あるOLの青春～A子の場合～ (森高コネクション), "A Certain Young Office Lady ~ In the Case of Child A ~ (Moritaka Connection)"))				4:05
6.	"Oye Como Va"	Tito Puente	Puente		3:56
7.	"Ame (Album Version)" (Ame (Arubamu Vājon) (雨 (アルバム・ヴァージョン), "Rain (Album Version)"))		Seiji Matsuura		5:18
8.	"Daibōken" ((大冒険, "Great Adventure"))				4:44
9.	"Hong Kong" ((香港))				4:36
10.	"Hare" ((晴れ, "Sunny"))		Yuichi Takahashi	Takahashi	2:52
11.	"Misaki" ((岬, "Cape"))				5:07
12.	"Funky Monkey Baby" (Fankī Monkī Beibī (ファンキー・モンキー・ベイビー))	George Ōkura	Eikichi Yazawa		2:35
13.	"Tsukiyo no Kōkai" ((月夜の航海, "Moonlit Voyage"))		Takahashi	Takahashi	4:06
14.	"Tomodachi" ((友達, "Friend"))				4:35
15.	"Kono Machi" ((この街, "This Town"))				4:35
16.	"Teriyaki Burger" (Teriyaki Bāgā (テリヤキ・バーガー))				4:33
17.	"Epilogue" (Epirōgu (エピローグ))				1:27
18.	"Uchi ni Kagitte Sonna Koto wa Nai Hazu" ((うちにかぎってそんなことはないはず, "That Shouldn't Be the Case"))		Masataro Naoe	Carnation	3:10
Total length:					63:00

Personnel

• Chisato Moritaka – vocals, piano (3)
• Hideo Saitō – all instruments, programming, backing vocals (all tracks except where indicated)
• Yuichi Takahashi – all instruments, backing vocals (10, 13)
• Yukio Seto – guitar (3, 13)
• Seiji Matsuura – backing vocals (6–8, 10, 13, 15, 16), guitar (13)
• Carnation (18)

• Masataro Naoe – guitar
• Osamu Toba – guitar
• Yuji Mada – bass
• Yuichi Tanaya – keyboards, backing vocals
• Hiroshi Yabe – drums

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4]	1

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5]	Gold	200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

• W covered "Uchi ni Kagitte Sonna Koto wa Nai Hazu" in their 2019 EP Choi Waru Devil.^[6]

References

1. "古今東西". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Publishers Japan. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
2. "森高千里". Idol.ne.jp. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
3. "森高千里". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
4. "古今東西/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
5. "Japanese certifications – 森高 千里 – 古今東西" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 24, 2021. Select 1990年10月 on the drop-down menu
6. "W to Release Songs from Cancelled Single & Album After 13 Years". Arama! Japan. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-09.

External links

• Official website
• Kokon Tozai at MusicBrainz
• Kokon Tozai at Discogs