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So Blue (Chisato Moritaka song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = So Blue
| cover = Chisato Moritaka - So Blue.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Chisato Moritaka
| album = Taiyo
| language = Japanese
| B-side = Moritaka Samba
| released =
| recorded = 1995
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 4:37
| label = One Up Music
| composer = Hiromasa Ijichi
| lyricist = Chisato Moritaka
| producer = Yukio Seto
| title2 =
| prev_title = Jin Jin Jingle Bell
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = La La Sunshine
| next_year = 1996
| misc =
}}
is the 28th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Hiromasa Ijichi, the single was released by One Up Music on February 19, 1996. The song was used as the opening theme of the TBS music series 'Count Down TV'.
Music video
The music video features Moritaka performing the song at a dance hall with her band "Chisato Moritaka Lonely Hearts Club Band", a nod to her love of The Beatles' music.
Chart performance
"So Blue" peaked at No. 7 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 270,000 copies. It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.
Other versions
Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on August 16, 2013. This version is also included in Moritaka's 2014 self-covers DVD album 'Love Vol. 5'.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is arranged by Yuichi Takahashi.
Personnel
* Chisato Moritaka vocals, drums, piano
* Yasuaki Maejima piano, Fender Rhodes, percussion
* Yuichi Takahashi guitar, keyboard
* Yukio Seto bass
* Masafumi Yokoyama bass
Chart positions
Certification
References
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