Pepperland
Studio album by
Chisato Moritaka
ReleasedNovember 18, 1992 (1992-11-18)
Genre
Length43:25
LanguageJapanese
LabelWarner Music Japan
ProducerYukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Rock Alive
(1992)		 Pepperland
(1992)		 Lucky 7
(1993)

Pepperland (ペパーランド, Pepārando) is the seventh studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on November 18, 1992, by Warner Music Japan. Named after a small music hall (itself named after the orchestral piece from Yellow Submarine) in Kumamoto where Moritaka started playing music, the album marked a shift in musical direction in her career, as she became more engaged in playing musical instruments such as drums, rhythm guitar, bass, and piano. It also has a more stripped-down sound in comparison to Moritaka's previous albums. Pepperland is the only studio album in Moritaka's catalog to not have any singles.[1][2]

The album reached No. 5 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 197,000 copies.[3][4] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka

No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Pepperland" (Pepārando (ペパーランド))Shin KōnoKōno4:00
2."Dotchi mo Dotchi" ((どっちもどっち, "Whichever"))Yuichi TakahashiTakahashi3:59
3."Atama ga Itai" ((頭が痛い, "My Head Hurts"))Takahashi
  • Takahashi
  • Moritaka
3:50
4."Sunrise" (Sanraizu (サンライズ))Takahashi
  • Takahashi
  • Moritaka
4:22
5."Rock 'n' Roll Kenchōshozaichi" (Rokkunrōru Kenchōshozaichi (ロックンロール県庁所在地, Rock 'n' Roll Prefectural Government))MoritakaMoritaka2:29
6."Ame no Asa" ((雨の朝, "Rainy Morning"))Yasuaki MaejimaMaejima4:17
7."Tokonatsu no Paradise" (Tokonatsu no Paradaisu (常夏のパラダイス, "Everlasting Paradise"))Toshiaki MatsumotoMatsumoto3:43
8."U-Turn (Wagaya)" (Yū Tān (Wagaya) (Uターン (我が家), "U-Turn (My Home)"))TakahashiTakahashi3:39
9."Gokigen na Asa" ((ごきげんな朝, "Happy Morning"))Hideo SaitōSaitō4:37
10."Rock Alarm Clock"Masataro Naoe
  • Takahashi
  • Naoe
4:03
11."Aoi Umi" ((青い海, "The Blue Sea"))Hiroyoshi MatsuoMatsuo4:24
Total length:43:25

Personnel

  • Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums, piano, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, bass (all tracks except where indicated)
  • Yuichi Takahashi – guitar (1–4, 7–9), bass (2–3, 8), backing vocals (2–4, 8)
  • Shin Kōno – guitar (1), Fender Rhodes (7)
  • Yukio Seto – guitar (3)
  • Izutsuya – guitar (4, 7, 9–10)
  • Masataro Naoe – guitar, synthesizer (10)
  • Hiroyoshi Matsuo – guitar (11)
  • Yasuaki Maejima – Fender Rhodes, synthesizer (6)
  • Hideo Saitō – synthesizer (9)
  • Yukie Matsuo – Fender Rhodes (11)
  • Masafumi Yokoyama – bass (7, 10)

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 5

Certification

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "ペパーランド". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Publishers Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  2. ↑ "森高千里". Idol.ne.jp. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  3. 1 2 "ペパーランド/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  4. ↑ "森高千里". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  5. 1 2 "Japanese certifications – 森高 千里 – ペパーランド" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 24, 2021. Select 1992年11月 on the drop-down menu
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