Mr. Vocalist
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{{Infobox album
| name = Mr. Vocalist
| type = studio
| artist = Eric Martin
| cover = Eric Martin - Mr. Vocalist.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2008|11|26}} (Japan)
{{start date|2009|03|09}} (Hong Kong)
| recorded = 2008
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Pop rock|standards}}
| length = 60:24
| label = Sony Music Japan
Sony Music Japan International (Korea)
| producer = Eric Martin
| prev_title = Destroy All Monsters
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Mr. Vocalist 2
| next_year = 2009
}}
Mr. Vocalist is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Eric Martin. Released on November 26, 2008 exclusively in Japan by Sony Music Japan, the album features Martin's English-language covers of popular female-oriented Japanese songs.{{cite web |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000063991 |title=エリック・マーティン、デビー・ギブソンと夢のデュエット |website=BARKS |date=September 7, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/37324 |title=MR.BIGボーカル×80年代歌姫「世界中の誰よりきっと」カバー |website=Natalie.mu |date=September 7, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/41846 |title=MR. VOCALIST {{!}} エリック・マーティン |publisher=Billboard Japan |access-date=June 23, 2021}}
The album peaked at No. 12 on Oricon's albums chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/49149/products/791119/1/ |title=MR.ボーカリスト {{!}} エリック・マーティン |publisher=Oricon |access-date=June 23, 2021}}
Mr. Vocalist was released in Hong Kong as Mr. Vocalist (Asian Version) on March 9, 2009. This version features a different track listing with six tracks replaced with songs from Mr. Vocalist 2.{{Discogs release|id=4520361|name=Mr. Vocalist (Asian Version)|type=album}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Mr. Vocalist
| extra_column = Original artist
| total_length = 60:24
| title1 = Pride
| writer1 = Tomoyasu Hotei
| extra1 = Miki Imai
| length1 = 5:42
| title2 = Hanamizuki
| writer2 = Yo Hitoto
| extra2 = Yo Hitoto
| length2 = 5:32
| title3 = Anata no Kiss wo Kazoemashō (You Were Mine)
| note3 = {{nihongo4||あなたのキスを数えましょう ~you were mine~||"Count Your Kisses (You Were Mine)"}}
| writer3 = {{hlist|Ren Takayanagi|Hideya Nakazaki}}
| extra3 = Yuki Koyanagi
| length3 = 5:44
| title4 = Everything
| writer4 = {{hlist|Misia|Toshiaki Matsumoto}}
| extra4 = Misia
| length4 = 6:48
| title5 = Precious
| writer5 = {{hlist|Vincent Degiorgio|Berny Cosgrove|Kevin Clark}}
| extra5 = Yuna Ito
| length5 = 5:52
| title6 = Time Goes By
| writer6 = Mitsuru Igarashi
| extra6 = Every Little Thing
| length6 = 4:55
| title7 = M
| writer7 = {{hlist|Kyōko Tomita|Kaori Okui}}
| extra7 = Princess Princess
| length7 = 5:09
| title8 = I Believe
| writer8 = {{hlist|Ayaka Iida|Yoshihiko Nishio}}
| extra8 = Ayaka
| length8 = 4:54
| title9 = Yuki no Hana
| note9 = {{nihongo4||雪の華||"Snowflakes"}}
| writer9 = {{hlist|Satomi|Ryoki Matsumoto}}
| extra9 = Mika Nakashima
| length9 = 5:46
| title10 = The Voice ("Jupiter" English Version)
| writer10 = {{hlist|Andreas Carlsson|Gustav Holst}}
| extra10 = Ayaka Hirahara
| length10 = 6:13
| title11 = Love Love Love (English Version)
| writer11 = {{hlist|Miwa Yoshida|Masato Nakamura}}
| extra11 = Dreams Come True
| length11 = 3:50
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Mr. Vocalist (Asian Version)
| extra_column = Original artist
| total_length =
| title1 = Hero
| writer1 = {{hlist|Mariah Carey|Walter Afanasieff}}
| extra1 = Mariah Carey
| length1 =
| title2 = No One
| writer2 = {{hlist|Alicia Keys|Kerry Brothers Jr.|George M. Harry}}
| extra2 = Alicia Keys
| length2 =
| title3 = Precious
| writer3 = {{hlist|Degiorgio|Cosgrove|Clark}}
| extra3 = Yuna Ito
| length3 =
| title4 = There You'll Be
| writer4 = Diane Warren
| extra4 = Faith Hill
| length4 =
| title5 = Yuki no Hana
| writer5 = {{hlist|Satomi|Matsumoto}}
| extra5 = Mika Nakashima
| length5 =
| title6 = Time After Time
| writer6 = {{hlist|Cyndi Lauper|Rob Hyman}}
| extra6 = Cyndi Lauper
| length6 =
| title7 = You've Got a Friend
| writer7 = Carole King
| extra7 = Carole King
| length7 =
| title8 = Hanamizuki
| writer8 = Hitoto
| extra8 = Yo Hitoto
| length8 =
| title9 = Everything
| writer9 = {{hlist|Misia|Matsumoto}}
| extra9 = Misia
| length9 =
| title10 = Eternal Flame
| writer10 = {{hlist|Susanna Hoffs|Tom Kelly|Billy Steinberg}}
| extra10 = The Bangles
| length10 =
| title11 = Love Love Love (English Version)
| writer11 = {{hlist|Yoshida|Nakamura}}
| extra11 = Dreams Come True
| length11 =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Mr. Vocalist (Korean Version)
| extra_column = Original artist
| total_length =
| title1 = Hero
| writer1 = {{hlist|Carey|Afanasieff}}
| extra1 = Mariah Carey
| length1 =
| title2 = No One
| writer2 = {{hlist|Keys|Brothers Jr.|Harry}}
| extra2 = Alicia Keys
| length2 =
| title3 = Time After Time
| writer3 = {{hlist|Lauper|Hyman}}
| extra3 = Cyndi Lauper
| length3 =
| title4 = There You'll Be
| writer4 = Warren
| extra4 = Faith Hill
| length4 =
| title5 = Superstar
| writer5 = {{hlist|Leon Russell|Bonnie Bramlett}}
| extra5 = The Carpenters
| length5 =
| title6 = Eternal Flame
| writer6 = {{hlist|Hoffs|Kelly|Steinberg}}
| extra6 = The Bangles
| length6 =
| title7 = You've Got a Friend
| writer7 = King
| extra7 = Carole King
| length7 =
| title8 = Yuki no Hana
| writer8 = {{hlist|Satomi|Matsumoto}}
| extra8 = Mika Nakashima
| length8 =
| title9 = Everything
| writer9 = {{hlist|Misia|Matsumoto}}
| extra9 = Misia
| length9 =
| title10 = Anata no Kiss wo Kazoemashō (You Were Mine)
| writer10 = {{hlist|Takayanagi|Nakazaki}}
| extra10 = Yuki Koyanagi
| length10 =
| title11 = Love Love Love (English Version)
| writer11 = {{hlist|Yoshida|Nakamura}}
| extra11 = Dreams Come True
| length11 =
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)
| 12 |
|---|
See also
- Ms. Vocalist - a 2010 cover album by Debbie Gibson, featuring male-oriented J-pop songs.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/ericmartin/discography/SICP-2091}}
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=20a5c0bf-ce9a-3a79-b489-dfe881e88dc1|name=Mr. Vocalist}}
- {{Discogs master|master=958629|name=Mr. Vocalist|type=album}}
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