Request is a cover album by Japanese recording artist Juju, released on September 29, 2010. The album features recordings of famous songs by Japanese female vocalists, mostly from the late 1990s.
Conception
The album was originally titled Juju Sings Beautiful Woman. After the album's announcement on August 4, a questionnaire was put up on Juju's website, asking fans which songs they wanted to hear Juju cover. Despite this, four songs had already been chosen for the album, "Gips," "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)," "Last Kiss" and "Time Goes By."
The album is Juju's second disc of covers, after the She Sings... second disc of her previous album Juju, which featured primarily covers of Western songs in English.
Promotion
"Last Kiss" was originally released in February 2010, as one of the A-side tracks of the four A-side single "Sakura Ame/Ready for Love/S.H.E./Last Kiss."
A cover of My Little Lover's "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)" sung by Juju was announced as a song used in an adverstising campaign for the Sony Alpha digital camera on June 4. The song was released digitally on June 16 as a ringtone and on June 23 as a full-length cellphone download, where it was extremely successful digitally, reaching #1 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart. Due to this popularity, it was released as a physical single a month later, where it reached #15 on Oricon's physical charts.
Track listing
Chart rankings
Chart(2010)PeakpositionOricon daily albums1Oricon weekly albums1Oricon yearly album chart13
Reported sales and certifications Chart AmountOricon physical sales (subscription only)469,000RIAJ shipping certificationDouble platinum (500,000+)
Promotional tracks
Many songs from the album were released prior to the physical release digitally, or through other means such as a physical CD or radio airplay.
Date Title FormatChart positions OriconsalesOricon Singles Charts (subscription only)Billboard Japan Hot 100RIAJ digital tracks"Last Kiss"CD single, digital download 20 — —7,700"Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)"Ringtone 15 19 123*23,000Full-length cellphone downloadRingtone (Ballad Ver.)Full-length cellphone download (Ballad Ver.)CD single, PC download"First Love"Ringtone — — 5 —Full-length cellphone download"Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..."Ringtone — 78 30 —"Time Goes By"Ringtone — — 25 —"There Will Be Love There (Ai no Aru Basho)"Ringtone — 43 21 —"Will"Ringtone — — 76 —"Gips"Ringtone — — 98 —
*Ballad Version
Release history Region Date FormatJapanCD, digital downloadTaiwanCDHong KongCDJapanRental CD
References
External links Sony Music Request profile