The First Question Award
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| The First Question Award | ||||
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| Released | February 25, 1994 | |||
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| Length | 52:08 | |||
| Label | Trattoria | |||
| Producer | Keigo Oyamada | |||
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| Singles from The First Question Award | ||||
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The First Question Award (ザ・ファースト・クエスチョン・アワード) is the debut solo studio album by Japanese musician Cornelius. It was released on February 25, 1994, by Trattoria Records.[7]
The First Question Award peaked at number four on the Oricon Albums Chart.[8] Four singles were released from the album, all of which reached the top 40 on the Oricon Singles Chart: "The Sun Is My Enemy" (number 15), "Perfect Rainbow" (number 29), "(You Can't Always Get) What You Want" (number 27), and "Moon Light Story" (number 40).[9]
All tracks are written by Keigo Oyamada.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Sun Is My Enemy" | 5:47 |
| 2. | "(You Can't Always Get) What You Want" | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Silent Snow Stream" | 6:32 |
| 4. | "Perfect Rainbow" | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Bad Moon Rising" | 5:28 |
| 6. | "Cannabis" | 4:37 |
| 7. | "Raise Your Hand Together" | 6:01 |
| 8. | "The Back Door to Heaven" | 6:27 |
| 9. | "Theme from First Question Award" | 1:11 |
| 10. | "The Love Parade" | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Moon Light Story" | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 52:08 | |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]
- Keigo Oyamada – vocals, guitar, arrangement
Additional musicians ("Cornelius Rock 'n' Roll Orchestral Circus")
- Toshio Araki – trumpet (tracks 1, 7)
- Asa-Chang – percussion (track 4)
- Aska Strings – strings (tracks 5, 7, 10, 11)
- Shigeo Fuchino – saxophone, flute (tracks 5, 6)
- Masato Honda – saxophone (track 9)
- Riki Imanari – synthesizer operation
- Daisuke Kawai – keyboards (tracks 2, 4–6, 9–11)
- Masahiro Kobayashi – trumpet (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8–11)
- Daisaku Kume – keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 7)
- Osamu Matsumoto – trombone (tracks 5, 6, 8)
- Mecken – bass (tracks 2, 5, 7, 9)
- Toyoaki Mishima – synthesizer
- Maki Nomiya – vocals (track 10)
- Mami Otomo – vocals (track 4)
- Masakuni Takeno – saxophone, flute (tracks 5–7)
- Yoshié Toda – drums, percussion
- Hitoshi Watanabe – bass (tracks 4, 6, 10, 11)
- Nobuo Yagi – harmonica (track 4)
- Hisashi Yoshinaga – saxophone, flute (tracks 6, 9)
Production
- Keigo Oyamada – production
- Yasunobu Arakawa – recording jammer
- Osamu Hirose – mixing (tracks 5, 9)
- Yoshiaki Katou – coordination
- Yuka Koizumi – mastering
- Ken Makimura – executive production
- Tatsuhiko Mori – mixing (track 6)
- Ken-Ichi Okeda – direction
- Ichiro Oka – recording direction
- Tohru Takayama – mixing (tracks 1–4, 7, 8, 10, 11)
- Zin Yoshida – mixing (track 1)
Design
