''HISTORY 1'' is the first
compilation album
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by Japanese pop-rock band
Chicago Poodle. It was released on 30 November 2011 by
Giza Studio
is a Japanese record label, music production company and music publisher based in Osaka, founded in 1998 by music producer Daiko Nagato. Giza's artists have provided numerous opening and ending themes for Anime television series such as Meita ...
label.
Background
The album consists of indies and major label songs which has been released over past seven years since their debut.
Their fifth single ''Sakurairo'' was exclusively released in this compilation album. ''Taiyo wa Shitteru'' is a completely new songs which hasn't been published anywhere else.
This is their first and the only album so far which has been released in two formats: regular CD edition and limited CD+DVD edition. DVD disc contains footage of their live performances and several music videoclips.
A special website was launched to promote the album with the preview track list and message by band themselves.
Charting
The album reached the #58 rank in Oricon for its first week and sold 1,798 copies. It charted for two weeks and sold 2,219 copies in total.
Track listing
All the tracks has been arranged by Chicago Poodle.
Disc 1
Disc 2
Personnel
Credits adapted from the CD booklet of ''History 1''.
[Chicago Poodle (2011). History 1 (CD Album; Booklet). Chicago Poodle. Japan: Giza Studio. GZCA-5239/40.]
*Kouta Hanazawa - composing, vocals, keyboard, piano
*Kenji Tsujimoto - bass, songwriting
*Norihito Yamaguchi - drums, songwriting
*Hidenori Sugioka - songwriting, guitars
*Yoshinobu Ohga (ex. OOM) - guitars
*Satoshi Iwakura - arranging, guitars
*Koga Kazunori - guitars
*Shunsuke Nakada - guitars
*Keisuke Kurumatani (ex.
U-ka Saegusa in dB
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) - percussion
*Satoru Kobayashi - arranging, synthesizer
*Kakou Kanako (Harmony Fields) - accordion
*Ritchie Carvalley - percussion
*Masaomi Yokoo - saxophone
*Naoki Okajima - saxophone
*Makoto Higashi - trumpet
*Yoshinori Akai - mixed engineering
*Maki Nanase - mixed engineering
*Tatsuya Okada - mixed engineering
*Sachi Miura - mixed engineering
*Yukio Yamamoto - recording engineer
*Katsuhiro Shimada - mastering
*Gan kojima - art director
*Minoru - illustrator
*Nagisa Yamaguchi - photography
*Keita Iwao - A&R
*Kanonji - executive producer
*Hideaki Magate - label management
*Kazuhiro Mochida - director
In media
*Sakurairo was used as ending theme for
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
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On April 1, 2018, its radio and television broadcasting divisions ...
program ''Kazoku Lesson''
**ending theme for
TV Kanazawa program "Tonari no TV Kinchan"
*Is this LOVE? was used as ending theme for
Nihon TV
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program ''Himitsu no Kenmin Show''
*Fly ~Kaze ga Fukinuketeiku~ was used as theme song for
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
is a certified broadcasting holding company headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Until March 31, 2018, it was a unified radio and television broadcaster serving in the Kansai region.
On April 1, 2018, its radio and television broadcasting divisions ...
program ''Kazoku Lesson''
*Hallelujah was used as ending theme for March of
TV Kanazawa program "Tonari no TV Kinchan"
*Tabi Bito was used as ending theme for
TV Tokyo
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program "Yutanpo"
*Sayonara Baby was used as ending theme for September of TV Kanazawa program "Tonari no TV Kinchan"
*Hello was used as ending theme for FM Kagoshima radio broadcast program ''W-ing Up''
References
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2011 compilation albums
Chicago Poodle albums
Giza Studio compilation albums
Japanese-language compilation albums
2010s Japanese-language albums