Chat Chat is the debut studio album by Japanese musician Takako Minekawa, released on June 25, 1995 by Polystar.[3]

Chat Chat
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 1995 (1995-06-25)
Studio
GenreShibuya-kei[1]
Length51:37
LabelPolystar
Producer
  • Takako Minekawa
  • Kenichi Makimura
  • Daiji Okai
Takako Minekawa chronology
Chat Chat
(1995)
(A Little Touch Of) Baroque in Winter
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Love" (Tom T. Hall cover)Hall2:30
2."Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran cover)4:35
3."Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä" (風の谷のナウシカ, Narumi Yasuda cover)4:22
4."Clover"Takako Minekawa5:28
5."Moonlight Shadow" (Mike Oldfield cover)Oldfield5:09
6."My Love" (Susan cover)6:54
7."Drive My Car" (The Beatles cover)2:08
8."Gotta Pull Myself Together" (The Nolans cover)
  • Ben Findon
  • Mike Myers
  • Bob Puzey
4:38
9."Circling Times Square" (originally recorded by Minekawa's band L⇔R)Minekawa5:09
10."I Love (Instrument)"Hall2:30
11."Mimi"Minekawa4:01
12."Love" (Victoria Williams cover)Williams4:13
Total length:51:37

Personnel edit

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

Musicians

  • Takako Minekawa – vocals, guitar, keyboards, toy instruments
  • Takashi Furuta – drums
  • Yoshie Hiragakura – drums, percussion
  • Kōji Kurumatani – guitars
  • Takamune Negishi – bass
  • Hirofumi Tokutake – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Hitoshi Watanabe – acoustic bass, acoustic guitar, cello, mandolin, percussion, ukulele, arrangement
  • Eiji Yoshikawa – keyboards, sound manipulation, arrangement
  • Toben Yukawa – arrangement

Production

  • Takako Minekawa – production
  • Kenichi Makimura – production
  • Masao Nakazato – mastering
  • Daiji Okai – production
  • Hiroshi Saisu – mixing, recording
  • Yasuhiko Terada – mixing, recording

Design

  • Takako Minekawa – art direction
  • Mach5 Go! – design
  • Yuji Shiba – photography

References edit

  1. ^ Rosean, Samuel (December 29, 2018). "A Beginner's Guide: Shibuya Kei". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Jourdan, Michael. "Chat Chat – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "CHAT CHAT | 嶺川貴子" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  4. ^ Chat Chat (liner notes). Takako Minekawa. Polystar. 1995. PSCR-5381.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links edit