:Barādon
{{Infobox album
| name = Barādon
バラー丼
| type = greatest
| artist = Ikimono-gakari
| cover =Barādon.jpg
| alt =
| released = December 19, 2012 (Japan)
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| length = 79:06
| language = Japanese
| label = EPIC
| producer =
| prev_title = Newtral
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = I
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Barādon
| type = greatest
| single1 = SAKURA
| single1date = March 5, 2006
| single2 = Koisuru Otome
| single2date = October 18, 2006
| single3 = Akaneiro no Yakusoku
| single3date = October 24, 2007
| single4 = Kaeritaku Natta yo
| single4date = April 16, 2008
| single5 = Planetarium
| single5date = October 15, 2008
| single6 = Futari
| single6date = May 27, 2009
| single7 = YELL
| single7date = September 23, 2009
| single8 = Arigatō
| single8date = May 5, 2010
| single9 = Aruite Ikō
| single9date = November 23, 2011
| single10 = Kaze ga Fuiteiru
| single10date = July 18, 2012
}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Barādon|バラー丼}} is the first ballad greatest hits album released by Japanese pop rock band Ikimono-gakari.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/hs_discs/detail/580|script-title=ja:いきものがかり 冒頭に9分以上の超大作にして最高傑作を|trans-title=Ikimono-gakari, from the outset there's an epic of over nine minutes - a tru masterpiece|publisher=Billboard|date=|accessdate=September 1, 2013|language=Japanese}} It was released on December 19, 2012 and contains twelve previously released tracks plus a version of the single "Kaze ga Fuiteiru" recorded in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2017580/full/|script-title=ja:いきものがかり、初のバラードベストは『バラー丼』|trans-title=Ikimono-gakari's first ballad best album is "Barādon"|publisher=Oricon|date=October 10, 2012|accessdate=September 1, 2013|language=Japanese}} Having sold 108,000 copies in its first week of sales, it reached number 1 on the Oricon weekly charts for the week ending December 31, 2012 making it the group's fifth consecutive number one album.{{cite web|url=http://www.music-lounge.jp/v2/articl/news/detail/?articl=2012/12/25-14:45:00_ddf0dc74ee4dda4b4a59a46138410caf|script-title=ja:いきものがかり、アルバム5作連続オリコン首位！ |trans-title=Ikimono-gakari's album makes five consecutive number ones|publisher=music-lounge|date=December 25, 2012|accessdate=September 1, 2013|language=Japanese}} Consequently, Ikimono-gakari became the first mixed group in over sixteen years to achieve five consecutive number one albums on the Oricon weekly chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicman-net.com/artist/22832.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130901120331/http://www.musicman-net.com/artist/22832.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 1, 2013 |script-title=ja:いきものがかり、アルバム5作連続オリコン首位でサザン以来16年5ヶ月ぶりの快挙 |trans-title=Ikimono-gakari's album makes five consecutive number ones, the first time in sixteen years and five months since Sazan - a brilliant achievement |publisher=music man |date=December 25, 2012 |accessdate=September 1, 2013 |language=Japanese }}
Release
=Editions=
The album was released in Japan on December 19, 2012 in two editions: the regular edition (ESCL-4010) and the limited edition (ESCL-4008-9).{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/372616/products/music/993456/1/|script-title=ja:バラー丼（初回生産限定盤）|trans-title=Barādon Limited edition|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=September 2, 2013|language=Japanese}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/372616/products/music/993457/1/|script-title=ja:バラー丼|trans-title=Barādon|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=September 2, 2013|language=Japanese}} As well as the CD contained in the regular edition, the limited edition contained an Ikimono-gakari Barādon scarf and the Ikimono card #031.{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/Ikimonogakari/discography/ESCL-4008|script-title=ja:バラー丼 バラー丼【初回生産限定盤】|trans-title=Barādon Limited Edition|publisher=Sony Music|accessdate=September 3, 2013|language=Japanese}}
=Title=
The title is a combination of the words "ballad" and "donburi"(丼), the latter being a rice dish served with a variety of fish, meat and vegetable toppings served in an oversized rice bowl. The band claim to have decided upon the name whilst touring in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. Originally the band's guitarist, Yamashita Hotaka, was planning on naming the album "バラードだべ" (Barādo-dabe) where "dabe" is a copula in the Hokkaidō dialect, but the band settled for the current title after concluding that "Barādo-dabe" was of poor quality.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2019858/full/|script-title=ja:いきものがかりの"原点"、彼らのバラード観とは？|trans-title=Ikimono-gakari's "origins". What is their view of ballads?|publisher=Oricon|date=December 19, 2012|accessdate=September 1, 2013|language=Japanese}}{{cite web|url=http://pucchi.net/hokkaido/language/dabesa.php|script-title=ja:だべさ:方言(北海道弁)|trans-title="Dabesa", Hokkaidō Dialect|publisher=Hokkaidō Fan Magazine|date=August 2, 2008|accessdate=September 1, 2013|language=Japanese}} As a result of the use of "donburi" in the title, the lead singer (Kiyoe Yoshioka) and the two guitarists (Yoshiki Mizuno and Hotaka Yamashita) dressed up as a restaurant landlady and Itamaes respectively for both promotional appearances and the album cover.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2019933/full/|title=いきものがかり、コラボ弁当の人気に嫉妬「CDより売れてるんじゃない？」|trans-title=Ikimono-gakari are jealous of the lunch boxes which were released with their album - "aren't they selling better than our CD?"|publisher=Oricon|date=December 22, 2012|accessdate=September 1, 2013|language=Japanese}}
Track list
Source for romanized title tracks: Jpopasia.com{{cite web|url=http://www.jpopasia.com/group/ikimonogakari/lyrics/balladon::24348.html |title=Ikimonogakari - band - jpop |work=Jpopasia.com |date=December 19, 2012 |accessdate=September 1, 2013}}
{{tracklist
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| headline =
| extra_column = Arranger(s)
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| title1 = {{Nihongo3|The Wind is Blowing|風が吹いている -UK recorded version-|Kaze ga Fuiteiru -UK recorded version-}}
| lyrics1 = Yoshiki Mizuno
| music1 = Y. Mizuno
| extra1 =
| length1 =
| title2 = {{Nihongo3|Thank you|ありがとう|Arigatō}}
| length2 =
| lyrics2 = Y. Mizuno
| music2 =
| extra2 =
| title3 = {{Nihongo3|Planetarium|プラネタリウム|}}
| length3 =
| lyrics3 = Y. Mizuno
| music3 = Y. Mizuno
| extra3 =
| title4 = {{Nihongo3|I Want to go Home, Now|帰りたくなったよ|Kaeritaku Natta yo}}
| length4 =
| lyrics4 = Y. Mizuno
| music4 = Y. Mizuno
| extra4 =
| title5 = SAKURA
| length5 =
| lyrics5 = Y. Mizuno
| music5 = Y. Mizuno
| extra5 =
| title6 = YELL
| length6 =
| lyrics6 = Y. Mizuno
| music6 = Y. Mizuno
| extra6 =
| title7 = {{Nihongo3|Let's Walk|歩いていこう -piano intro version- |Aruiteikō -piano intro version-}}
| length7 =
| lyrics7 = Y. Mizuno
| music7 = Y. Mizuno
| extra7 =
| title8 = {{Nihongo3|Grow the Flower of your Heart|心の花を咲かせよう|Kokoro no Hana wo Sakaseyō}}
| length8 =
| lyrics8 = Hotaka Yamashita
| music8 = H. Yamashita
| extra8 =
| title9 = {{Nihongo3|The Madder Red Promise|茜色の約束|Akane Iro no Yakusoku}}
| length9 =
| lyrics9 = Y. Mizuno
| music9 = Y. Mizuno
| extra9 =
| title10 = {{Nihongo3|The Two of Us|ふたり|Futari}}
| length10 =
| lyrics10 = Y. Mizuno
| music10 = Y. Mizuno
| extra10 =
| title11 = {{Nihongo3|The Road Back to Tomorrow|明日へ向かう帰り道|Ashita e Mukau Kaerimichi}}
| length11 =
| lyrics11 = H. Yamashita
| music11 = H. Yamashita
| extra11 =
| title12 = {{Nihongo3|Loved Maiden|コイスルオトメ |Koisuruotome}}
| length12 =
| lyrics12 = Y. Mizuno
| music12 = Y. Mizuno
| extra12 =
| title13 = {{Nihongo3|The Wind is Blowing|風が吹いている|Kaze ga Fuiteiru}}
| length13 =
| lyrics13 = Y. Mizuno
| music13 = Y. Mizuno
| extra13 =
}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" | |||
| scope="col"| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| Japan
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | December 19, 2012 | scope="row" rowspan="2" | Epic Records Japan | |||
| CD (ESCL-4010),{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/363980|script-title=ja:バラー丼|trans-title=Barādon|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=September 1, 2013|language=Japanese}} limited edition CD (ESCL-4008-9){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/363979|script-title=ja:バラー丼|trans-title=Barādon|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=September 1, 2013|language=Japanese}} |
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2012)
!Peak !Sales !class="unsortable"| References |
|---|
| Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart
| style="text-align:center;"|1 | rowspan="2"|108,000 |
| Japan Billboard Top Albums
| style="text-align:center;"|1 | {{cite web | url = http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2012&month=12&day=31 | title = Top Albums - JAPAN Charts - Billboard JAPAN | date = December 31, 2012 | work = Billboard|accessdate=September 1, 2013 | language = Japanese}} |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.ikimonogakari.com/|Ikimonogakari.com}}
{{Ikimono-gakari}}
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