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Super Best Records: 15th Celebration
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedFebruary 20, 2013 (2013-02-20)
Recorded1997–2012
Genre
Length3:47:22
LabelAriola Japan
Producer
Misia chronology
Misia no Mori: Forest Covers
(2011)
Super Best Records: 15th Celebration
(2013)
New Morning
(2014)
Singles from Super Best Records: 15th Celebration
  1. "Koi wa Owaranai Zutto"
    Released: June 20, 2012 (2012-06-20)
  2. "Deepness"
    Released: November 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)
  3. "Back in Love Again"
    Released: December 19, 2012 (2012-12-19)

Super Best Records: 15th Celebration (stylized as Super Best Records -15th Celebration-) is the second greatest hits album by Japanese singer Misia. It was released to commemorate Misia's 15th anniversary as a recording artist by Ariola Japan on February 20, 2013, one day shy of her actual 15th anniversary.[1] The three-disc set was released in Blu-spec CD2 format and each disc was remastered by a different music engineer.[2] The compilation includes four reworked tracks, the singles "Koi wa Owaranai Zutto", "Deepness" and "Back in Love Again", and the new song "Holiday", which was released as a promotional single for the album.[3]

Background and release

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After discussing the project with DJ Gomi, Misia first came up with the idea to spread the songs across three discs, each covering a different genre of song, namely uptempo, mid-tempo and ballad.[4] The idea to ask different mastering engineers to produce each disc was also floated by during their discussion.[4] Ultimately, Misia and her team decided on mixing genres to offer the listener a more balanced listening experience, but held on to the idea of tasking different engineers with a separate disc.[4] In an interview with Natalie, Misia revealed that the song selection process took about three months to complete.[5] The selected songs were assigned to each engineer based on their forte.[4] Disc one, which mainly features bright and lively tracks, was remastered by Chris Gehringer, disc two, consisting mostly of ballads, was tasked to Herb Powers Jr., and the live instrument-focused disc three was handled by Tom Coyne.[2][4]

In addition to the remastered songs, the compilation also includes reworked tracks. An updated version with new vocals, lowered a half-step, of Misia's debut single "Tsutsumikomu Yō ni...", produced by DJ Gomi and mixed by Goh Hotoda, kicks off disc one, which also features an EDM version of the single "Catch the Rainbow". Disc three includes two re-recorded tracks: "Into the Light" from The Glory Day EP, and "Ashita e".

The limited edition of the album comes with a DVD that details Misia's career progression through whiteboard animation and behind-the-scenes footage from music video shoots, concerts, and her charity work. Super Best Records: 15th Celebration was released simultaneously with The Tour of Misia Box Blu-ray: 15th Celebration, a Blu-ray box set of all ten concerts from The Tour of Misia series.[6]

Commercial performance

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Super Best Records: 15th Celebration entered the daily Oricon Albums Chart at number two, with 22,000 copies sold on its first day.[7] Two days later, the album rose to the top of the chart and stayed there for the remainder of the week.[8] It debuted at number one on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, selling 65,000 units and becoming Misia's first number-one album in over eight years, the first since Misia Love & Ballads: The Best Ballade Collection.[9][10] The album also topped the Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales chart on its debut week.[11] It fell to number five on the Oricon chart the following week, logging sales of 31,000 copies.[12] It held on to the top ten for a third and last week, charting at number 8 and selling 15,000 copies.[13] As of February 2017, Super Best Records: 15th Celebration has charted for seventy-nine non-consecutive weeks on the Oricon Albums Chart, selling a reported total of 167,000 copies during its run.[14]

Track listing

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Disc One: Mastered by Chris Gehringer
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." (15th Version)
  • Satoshi Shimano
Previously Unreleased4:38
2."Deepness"Previously Unreleased4:44
3."Koi wa Owaranai Zutto"
  • Misia
  • Sasaki
Previously Unreleased4:36
4."Aitakute Ima"
  • Misia
  • Sasaki
Just Ballade6:01
5."Snow Song"Mars & Roses5:04
6."To Be in Love"
  • Misia
  • Joi
  • Hiroshi Iihoshi
Eighth World6:17
7."This Is Me"
Soul Quest4:00
8."Back Blocks"
  • Misia
  • Sakoshin
Kiss in the Sky5:25
9."Color of Life"
  • Misia
  • Joi
Ascension4:41
10."Royal Chocolate Flush"
  • Misia
  • Sakoshin
  • Shusui
Eighth World3:56
11."Don't Stop Music!"Kiss in the Sky4:28
12."Back in Love Again"Previously Unreleased4:39
13."Hi no Ataru Basho"
  • Misia
  • Sasaki
Mother Father Brother Sister4:55
14."Luv Parade"
  • Misia
  • Andreas Grill
  • Nick Malmeström
Ascension4:13
15."Catch the Rainbow" (15th Version)
  • Misia
  • Sakoshin
Previously Unreleased4:24
Total length:1:12:06
Disc Two: Mastered by Herb Powers Jr.
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Everything"
  • Misia
  • Toshiaki Matsumoto
Marvelous7:00
2."Sukoshi Zutsu Taisetsu ni"
  • Misia
  • Sinkiroh
Just Ballade5:11
3."Wasurenai Hibi"
  • Misia
  • Toshiaki Matsumoto
Love Is the Message5:41
4."Nemurenu Yoru wa Kimi no Sei"Kiss in the Sky5:25
5."Soba ni ite..." (そばにいて…, "Stay by My Side")
  • Misia
  • Sinkiroh
Eighth World5:00
6."Let It Smile"Singer for Singer4:57
7."It's Just Love"
  • Misia
  • Shimano
Love Is the Message5:33
8."Hoshi no Yō ni..."
  • Misia
  • Sinkiroh
Just Ballade4:32
9."Edge of This World"
  • Misia
  • Sinkiroh
Soul Quest4:27
10."Believe"
  • Misia
  • Sasaki
Love Is the Message4:51
11."Taiyō no Malaika" (太陽のマライカ, Taiyō no Maraika, "Angel of the Sun")
  • Misia
Eighth World4:50
12."The Glory Day"
  • Misia
  • Mash
  • Sagisu
The Glory Day8:46
13."Maware Maware" (featuring M2J and Francis Jocky)
Soul Quest3:42
14."Itsumademo"
  • Misia
  • Sinkiroh
Just Ballade1:31
15."Hatenaku Tsuzuku Story"
  • Misia
  • Toshiaki Matsumoto
Kiss in the Sky6:28
Total length:1:18:00
Disc Three: Mastered by Tom Coyne
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Into the Light" (15th Version)
  • Misia
  • Hiroshi Matsui
Previously Unreleased6:54
2."Holiday"
  • Misia
  • Kenji Hayashida
Previously Unreleased3:50
3."Taiyō no Chizu" (太陽の地図, "Map of the Sun")
Eighth World4:53
4."Escape"
  • Misia
  • Sakoshin
Marvelous4:57
5."Namae no Nai Sora o Miagete"Singer for Singer5:18
6."Chiheisen no Mukōgawa e" (地平線の向こう側へ, "Beyond the Horizon")
  • Misia
  • Sinkiroh
Just Ballade4:12
7."Fuyu no Étranger" (冬のエトランジェ, Fuyu no Etoranje, "The Stranger of Winter")Singer for Singer4:27
8."Tobikata o Wasureta Chiisana Tori" (飛び方を忘れた小さな鳥, "The Little Bird That Forgot How to Fly")
  • Misia
  • Yudai Suzuki
Kiss in the Sky5:08
9."Kokoro Hitotsu"
  • Misia
  • Sagisu
Mars & Roses4:40
10."Kiss Shite Dakishimete" (キスして抱きしめて, "Kiss and Hold Me")
  • Misia
Mother Father Brother Sister5:10
11."Melody"
  • Misia
  • Matsui
The Glory Day6:47
12."We Are the Music"
  • Misia
  • Toshiaki Matsumoto
Ascension5:13
13."Life in Harmony"
  • Misia
  • yellowRubato
Soul Quest5:02
14."Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..."
  • Shimano
Mother Father Brother Sister5:46
15."Ashita e" (15th Version)
  • Misia
  • Toshiaki Matsumoto
Previously Unreleased4:51
Total length:1:17:16
Limited edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Misia History: 15th Celebration"48:38
Total length:48:38

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[9] 1
Japan Monthly Albums (Oricon)[14] 2
Japan Yearly Albums (Oricon)[15] 36
Japan Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[11] 1
Japan Top Albums Sales Year End (Billboard)[16] 40

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[17] Platinum 197,000[14]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b "注目の新譜:MISIA「Super Best Records」 15年間の軌跡をCD3枚に". Mantanweb. February 22, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
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  9. ^ a b "オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2013年02月18日~2013年02月24日". Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  10. ^ "【オリコン】15周年MISIA、8年8ヶ月ぶり首位". Oricon. February 26, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  12. ^ "オリコン アルバム 2013.3.11". Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  13. ^ "オリコン アルバム 2013.3.18". Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  14. ^ a b c "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  15. ^ "オリコン年間 CDアルバムランキング 2013年度 31~40位". Oricon. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  16. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Year End". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  17. ^ "Japanese album certifications" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2021年2月 on the drop-down menu
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