is a compilation album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 released for the anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 TV series Kimagure Orange Road

Kimagure Orange Road

, usually abbreviated as KOR, is a popular shōnen romantic comedy manga and anime series from the 1980s.Written by Izumi Matsumoto and serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, it was later adapted into an anime series broadcast on Nippon Television, animated by Studio Pierrot and directed by...

. The album was produced by Futureland

Youmex

was an anime production company and record label established in 1985 as a subsidiary of Toshiba EMI and founded by Junji Fujita...

 and released in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 on 6 April 1988. The release was made to sound like a radio station recording, with the four main characters from the series acting as DJs

Disc jockey

A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...

.

Track listing

1. Composer: Nobody

   Arrangement: Shirō Sagisu

   Shiro Sagisu

   is a well-known Japanese music producer and composer. With a career spanning over 25 years , he is best known for his work as a record producer for acts including Misia, Satoshi Tomiie, and Ken Hirai...

   
   

   Lyrics: Masao Urino

   Masao Urino

   is a Japanese lyricist, script writer, and film director. He has written lyrics for many musical groups and individual artists, sometimes under the pseudonym ....

   
    (売野雅勇)

   Vocals: Hideyuki Nagashima (長島秀幸)

   Second opening theme, 3:51

2. Composer: Daisuke Inoue (井上大輔)

   Arrangement: Hiroshi Shinkawa (新川博)

   Lyrics: Kazuki Matsumoto (松本一起)

   Vocals: Kanako Wada (和田加奈子)

   Second ending theme, 4:04

3. Composer: Shirō Sagisu

   Arrangement: Shirō Sagisu

   Lyrics: Takashi Sawachi (澤地隆)

   Vocals: Minako Fujishiro (藤代美奈子)

   Insert song, episode 24, 3:56

4. Composer: Shirō Sagisu

   Arrangement: Shirō Sagisu

   Lyrics: Show

   Vocals: Yuiko Tsubokura (坪倉唯子)

   Insert song, episode 13, 4:02

5. Composer: Meiko Nakahara (中原めいこ)

   Arrangement: Akira Nishihira (西平彰)

   Lyrics: Meiko Nakahara

   Vocals: Meiko Nakahara

   Third opening theme, 3:31

6. Composer: Tsunehiro Izumi (和泉常寛)

   Arrangement: Hiroshi Shinkawa (新川博)

   Lyrics: Masao Urino

   Vocals: Masanori Ikeda (池田政典)

   Insert song, episode 11, 4:14

7. Composer: Meiko Nakahara

   Arrangement: Akira Nishihira

   Lyrics: Meiko Nakahara

   Vocals: Maiko Nakahara

   Third ending theme, 4:09

8. Composer: Tsukasa

   Arrangement: Shirō Sagisu

   Lyrics: Reiko Yukawa (湯川 れい子)

   Vocals: Kanako Wada

   First ending theme, 4:30

9. Composer: Yūichirō Oda (小田裕一郎)

   Arrangement: Jun Irie (入江純)

   Lyrics: Reiko Yukawa

   Vocals: Kanako Wada

   Insert song, episode 22, 3:58

10. Night of Summer Side

    Composer: Nobody

    Arrangement: Hiroshi Shinkawa

    Lyrics: Masao Urino

    Vocals: Masanori Ikeda (池田政典)

    First opening theme, 4:06

The album was rereleased in 1999 by Futureland (TYCY-5069) with two additional bonus karaoke

Karaoke

is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...

tracks.

1. A Sad Heart Is Burning
2. Actress In The Mirror

Sources:

External links

Kimagure Orange Road Universe - I CD musicali