''Rainbow'' is the first album by
Sayaka Yamamoto
is a Japanese singer-songwriter signed to Universal Sigma. She is a former member of the girl group NMB48, where she served as captain, and a former concurrent member of AKB48. She made her debut as a solo artist in October 2016 with her firs ...
, a member of
Japanese idol
An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese popular culture, Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in other performance skills such as acting, dancing, and modeling. Idol ...
girl group
NMB48
NMB48 (read "N.M.B. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NMB48 is named after the Namba district in Osaka city of Osaka Prefecture, where the group is based ...
. She made her solo debut with this album. It was released on 26 October 2016 under the label laugh out loud records. There are two editions. The limited edition includes a DVD with music video and the regular edition has only audio CD.
A musician
Shikao Suga and
Takuro, a guitarist of the rock band
Glay
Glay (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese Rock music, rock band formed in Hakodate in 1988. The core four members, vocalist Teru (singer), Teru, guitarists Takuro (musician), Takuro and Hisashi (musician), Hisashi, and bassist Jiro (musician), ...
provided a song but most of the songs and lyrics were written by herself. The sound producer is
Seiji Kameda
is a Japanese music producer, arranger and bass guitarist.
He has worked extensively with Ringo Shiina, serving as her producer and touring bassist for many years, including his tenure with their band Tokyo Jihen.
Biography
He was born in ...
. He is best known as the former member of
Tokyo Jihen
, also known as Tokyo Incidents, is a Japanese rock band formed by Ringo Sheena, after leaving her solo career. The band's debut single "Gunjō Biyori" was released in September 2004, and they ended activities in February 2012. The band sold 2.3 ...
.
It was number three on the weekly
Oricon Albums Chart
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with 50,375 copies sold.
It was number two on the ''
Billboard
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'' Japan Album Sales Chart.
Track listing
Charts
References
Further reading
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External links
Discographyon Yoshimoto R and C Co., Ltd.
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2016 debut albums
Sayaka Yamamoto albums
2010s Japanese-language albums