Zero Album: Utahime 2 (歌姫2) is a covers album by Japanese singer-producer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 20 March 2002 under the Universal Music Japan sub-label KittyMe. It is Nakamori's second covers album from the Utahime cover album series.
It was also the first album to be released under her newly signed recording label, Universal Japan Music. Instead of debuting with a new original album, Nakamori chose her new start with this covers album and put in the beginning of the title "Zero".
The album was released as a 2-disc; the second disc includes instrumental versions of the songs arranged by Akira Senju.
On 30 April 2003, the cover song "Ruriiro Chikyuu" was included together with the single "Days". It was promoted as an image commercial song to the mobile company au.
Stage performance In April 2002, Nakamori performed "Ruriiro no Chikyuu" and "Cosmos" in the Fuji TV music television program Music Fair 21. In the live tour Resonancia in 2002, Nakamori performed on encore the same cover songs.
Chart performance Zero Album: Utahime 2 debuted at number 10 on the Oricon Album weekly chart and charted for 15 weeks and sold over 229,700 copies. It was her first album in seven years to debut on the top 10 charts.
Track listing
Release history Year Format(s) Serial number Label(s) 2002 CD UMCK-1093 Kitty MME 2017 UHQCD UPCH-7264 Kitty MME 2023 CD UPCY-7870 Kitty MME 2024 LP UPJY-9374 Kitty MME
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