A Cup of Day is the debut album by Japanese J-pop band Ramjet Pulley. It was released on September 27, 2001, under the Giza Studio label.

A Cup of Day
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2001
Recorded2000-2001
GenreJ-pop
Length49:21
LabelGiza
ProducerRamjet Pulley
Ramjet Pulley chronology
A Cup of Day
(2001)
It's a Wonderful Feeling
(2003)
Singles from A Cup of Day
  1. "Hello...Good Bye"
    Released: 8 November 2000
  2. "Overjoyed"
    Released: 4 April 2001
  3. "Destiny ~21 Another One~"
    Released: 14 July 2001
  4. "Final Way"
    Released: 22 August 2001

Background edit

The album consists of four previously released singles, such as Hello Goodbye, Overjoyed, Destiny ~21 Another One~ and Final Way.

Their third single Destiny ~21 Another One~ is an alternative version of their song Destiny which was included in debut single Hello..goodbye as a coupling song.

Overjoyed is a Japanese cover of the famous song by Stevie Wonder which includes completely new melody and translated lyrics into Japanese. This song along with their fourth single Final Way were included in the compilation album Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2001.[1]

Yes...no is a coupling song from their second single.

Three songs out of fourteen are only instrumental by Satoru Kobayashi.[2]

Charting edit

The album charted at No. 100 on Oricon in its first week. It charted for one week and sold more than 3,290+ copies.[3]

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Satomi Makoshi; all music is composed by Kazunobu Mashima[4]

No.TitleLength
1."Final Way"3:03
2."Overjoyed" (Stevie Wonder cover)4:51
3."Hello... Good Bye"4:03
4."NEWS & Bed & TRIP"4:27
5."Destiny ~21 Another One~" (originally performed by Miki Matsuhashi)5:09
6."The Night falls" (Instrumental)0:51
7."A Cup of Day"4:07
8."Bulanco"5:07
9."I'événement D'un Jour" (Instrumental)1:08
10."Yes... no"4:28
11."Shopping in My Village" (Instrumental)0:55
12."Good Bye Yesterday"4:54
13."Je t'aime"4:17
14."Always ~In my Heart~"4:57

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from the CD booklet of A cup of day.[5]

Cover edit

  • The coupling song Destiny was later covered and performed by Japanese singersongwriter Miki Matsuhashi, the song was used as opening theme for Anime television series Detective Conan, in credits Satomi and Kazunobu are mentioned as well.[6] Re-arranged version of "Destiny" appears in duet single Nanatsu no Umi wo Wataru Kaze no you ni by U-ka Saegusa in db and Rina Aiuchi.[7]
  • The debut single Hello...Goodbye was covered by various Japanese idol groups such as Momoiro Clover Z which was included in compilation album Iriguchi no Nai Deguchi; Majestic 7 and Launchers.[8]

In media edit

References edit

  1. ^ "GIZA studio Masterpiece BLEND 2001 (V.A)". cdjapan.co.jp.
  2. ^ "Ramjet Pulley". beinggiza.com.
  3. ^ "A Cup Of Day (Ramjet Pulley)". Oricon News.
  4. ^ "Ramjet Disc (Ramjet Pulley Discography)". Official Website Ramjet Pulley (archived). Archived from the original on 2001-12-10. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  5. ^ Ramjet Pulley (2001). A cup of day (CD Album; Booklet). Ramjet Pulley. Japan: Giza Studio. GZCA-5002.
  6. ^ Credits from "謎めいた乗客(後編)". 名探偵コナン. Season 9 (in Japanese). April 23, 2001. Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation.
  7. ^ Oricon News 七つの海を渡る風のように (愛内里菜&三枝夕夏)
  8. ^ 3B junior公式サイト 「3B junior 第6回定例公演」フォトリポート
  9. ^ "TV ON AIR 「good bye yesterday」が日本テレビ/読売テレビ「ウェークアップ!」". Official Website Ramjet Pulley (archived). Archived from the original on 2001-12-07. Retrieved 2021-03-26.