Soul Kiss (Chara album)

Soul Kiss
Studio album by
Chara
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1992
Recorded1992
GenreJ-pop
R&B
Synthpop
Alternative pop
Length54:34
LabelSony Music Japan
Chara chronology
Sweet
(1991) 		Soul Kiss
(1992) 		Violet Blue
(1993)
Singles from Soul Kiss
  1. "Ōki na Jishin ga Kitatte"
    Released: July 1, 1992
  2. "Ai no Jibaku Sōchi"
    Released: November 1, 1992

Soul Kiss (ソウル・キス, Sōru Kisu) is the second studio album by Chara, which was released on September 1, 1992.[1] It debuted at #14 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 200 for seven weeks.[2] It eventually sold 65,000 copies.

It was preceded by the single debut single Ōki na Jishin ga Kitatte (大きな地震がきたって, Even If There's a Great Earthquake) in July. A re-cut single, Ai no Jibaku Sōchi (愛の自爆装置, Love Suicide Bombing Gear), was released two months after the album's release date. It featured rock musician Rolly Teranishi in background vocals. Neither of these singles charted in the Oricon top 100 singles.

In December 1992, Soul Kiss received a Japan Record Award for best rock/pop album from a new artist.[3] In October 1993, the album was awarded the first Ryoichi Hattori Music Festival Album of Excellence Award,[4] created in memory of Hattori, who died in January of that year.[5]

  1. ^ "Sony Music Online Japan : CHARA : SOUL KISS". Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  2. ^ "Soul Kiss/Chara". Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  3. ^ "Chara : バイオグラフィー / BARKS アーティスト". Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  4. ^ "CHARA OFFICIAL HOMEPAGE - Biography". Sony Music. 2008-08-07. Archived from the original on 2000-10-09., accessed through "Chara Official Homepage". 2000-11-09. Archived from the original on 2000-11-09. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  5. ^ Ryoichi Hattori at IMDb