Name: Sanmon Gossip by Sheena Ringo
Brand: Sheena Ringo
SKU: 602567661412
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (98 reviews)

ALBUM

Ringo Shiina is prone to experimentation, but on Superficial Gossip she decided to stick to what she does best -- crooning and screaming her way through a set of pop-jazz numbers. This worked well chart-wise and produced some interesting tunes, but the record still has some flaws that lessen its fun factor. Shiina goes for a straightforward retro feel -- for the most part, Superficial Gossip is pre-Elvis music, the kind of stuff heard in those black-and-white Hollywood musicals or Ella Fitzgerald records, dominated by brass, sax, acoustic bass, and old-fashioned keyboards rather than guitars and drum loops, although some of those make their way discreetly into the background. The problem here is not a return-to-the-past approach itself, but the way it's executed: the songs are just too crammed full. On one hand, Shiina tries to stick to melodic fare fit for a restaurant show or an '50s New Year's television special, but on the other, she's taking the "jazz" part seriously, and so there's a lot going on between instruments, which seem trapped in the 4/4 rhythm, but do their best to make up for it. Shiina herself overdoes things quite often as well -- she's got a good vocal range, but when she goes all out, she sounds shrill and even grating, and she goes all out a lot. In the end, the music is neither loungey enough to relax and drift with it, nor adventurous enough to really thrill the audience; the result isn't bad, but is something of an acquired taste. An additional saving grace is found in the detours -- Shiina is too restless to stick to one style throughout, and so she does some techno and rock numbers just to stir things up. Those aren't perfect, either -- try listening to the vocals in "Sharp Practice" without a "huh?" or a snort -- but, strangely, they sound more restrained and focused than the "mainstream" part of the record. ~ Alexey Eremenko

1. Ryuukou -Vogue-

by Sheena Ringo

Bass Guitar: Masahiro Nirehara; Performer
Primary Artist: Sheena Ringo; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Masahiro Nirehara; Performer
Drums: Kou; Performer
Guitar: Tomoyasu Takeuchi; Performer
Performer: Kou
Hiizumi Masayu-ki
Daisuke Sakama
Tomoyasu Takeuchi
Sheena Ringo
Masahiro Nirehara; Performer
Rap: Daisuke Sakama; Performer
Vocals: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Wurlitzer Electric Piano: Hiizumi Masayu-ki; Performer
Composer: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Author: Daisuke Sakama
坂間大介; Production
Producer: Bakeneko Killer
化猫キラー; Production
Recording Arrangement: Hiizumi Masayu-ki
Sheena Ringo; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Other

2. Roudousha -Blue Collar-

by Sheena Ringo

Primary Artist: Sheena Ringo; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Takafumi Ikeda; Performer
Bass: Hiroo Yamaguchi; Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Hiroo Yamaguchi; Performer
Drums: Tom Tamada; Performer
Keyboard: Takafumi Ikeda; Performer
Percussion: Tom Tamada; Performer
Performer: Tom Tamada
Sheena Ringo
Hiroo Yamaguchi
Takafumi Ikeda; Performer
Vocals: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Composer: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Producer: Bakeneko Killer
化猫キラー; Production
Recording Arrangement: Takafumi Ikeda; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Other

3. Mittei Monogatari -Clandestine-

by Sheena Ringo

Alto Saxophone: Bob Zung; Performer
Composer: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Author: Jack Brown
ジャック・ブラウン; Production
Baritone Saxophone: Masakuni Takeno; Performer
Bass Guitar: Hitoshi Watanabe; Performer
Bass Guitar: Hitoshi Watanabe; Performer
Drums: Tomo'o Tsuruya; Performer
Flute: Hideyo Takakuwa; Performer
Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa; Performer
Organ: Nobuo Kurata; Performer
Orchestra Contractor: Takayuki Hattori; Production
Percussion: Masato Kawase; Performer
Primary Artist: Sheena Ringo; Main Performer
Producer: Bakeneko Killer
化猫キラー; Production
Performer: Yoshihiko Katori
Sheena Ringo
Takayuki Hattori
Hideyo Takakuwa
Masayoshi Furukawa
Yoichi Murata
Hitoshi Watanabe
Bob Zung
Hitoshi Yokoyama
Koji Nishimura
Masakuni Takeno
Masato Kawase
Nobuo Kurata
Osamu Koike
Tomo'o Tsuruya; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Osamu Koike; Performer
Trombone: Yoichi Murata; Performer
Trumpet: Koji Nishimura
Hitoshi Yokoyama; Performer
Vibraphone: Yoshihiko Katori; Performer
Vocals: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Recording Arrangement: Takayuki Hattori; Production

4. Zero Chiten Kara

by Sheena Ringo

Primary Artist: Sheena Ringo; Main Performer
Flute: Hideyo Takakuwa; Performer
Guitar: Yukio Nagoshi; Performer
Ocarina: Hideyo Takakuwa; Performer
Performer: Bakeneko Killer
Hideyo Takakuwa
Yukio Nagoshi
Sheena Ringo
Nobuhiko Nakayama; Performer
Piano: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Synthesizer: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Vocals: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Composer: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Producer: Bakeneko Killer
化猫キラー; Production
Programming: Nobuhiko Nakayama; Production
Recording Arrangement: Bakeneko Killer
Nobuhiko Nakayama; Production
Sequencing: Nobuhiko Nakayama; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Other

5. Karisome Otome -"Temporary" Virgin-

by Sheena Ringo, Soil&"pimp"sessions

Bass Guitar: Akita Goldman; Performer
Primary Artist: Sheena Ringo
Soil&"pimp"sessions; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Akita Goldman; Performer
Drums: Midorin; Performer
Performer: Midorin
Akita Goldman
Soil&"pimp"sessions
Josei
Shacho
Tabu Zombie
Sheena Ringo
Motoharu; Performer
Piano: Josei; Performer
Saxophone: Motoharu; Performer
Trumpet: Tabu Zombie; Performer
Vocals: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Voice: Shacho; Performer
Composer: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Producer: Bakeneko Killer
化猫キラー; Production
Recording Arrangement: Soil&"pimp"sessions; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Other

6. Tsugou No Ii Karada -The Leading Hitter-

by Sheena Ringo

Primary Artist: Sheena Ringo; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Masakuni Takeno
Kei Suzuki; Performer
Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Baritone Saxophone: Takuo Yamamoto; Performer
Bass Guitar: Kenji Takamizu; Performer
Bass Guitar: Kenji Takamizu; Performer
Bassoon: Osamu Fukui; Performer
Cello: Seigen Tokuzawa
Yoshihiko Maeda
Wataru Mukai
Erika Makioka
Ayano Kasahara
Masashi Abe; Performer
Clarinet: Masashi Togame; Performer
Double Bass: Jun Saito
Akio Ando
Shigeki Ippon
Teruhiko Saito; Performer
Drums: Shuichi Ponta Murakami; Performer
Flute: Maiko Seino
Hideyo Takakuwa; Performer
Guitar: Sadanori Nakamure; Performer
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa; Performer
Composer: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Horn: Yasushi Katsumata
Kenshow Hagiwara
Otohiko Fujita
Shunsuke Kimura; Performer
Oboe: Satoshi Shoji; Performer
Percussion: Mataro Misawa
Midori Takada; Performer
Performer: Yasushi Katsumata
Wataru Mukai
Tsutomu Ikeshiro
Toshiki Akiyama
Teruhiko Saito
Tatsuo Ogura
Takuo Yamamoto
Takayuki Oshikane
Shunsuke Kimura
Shuichi Ponta Murakami
Shigeki Ippon
Satoshi Shoji
Satoko Abe
Ryoji Ihara
Otohiko Fujita
Osamu Fukui
Nagisa Kiriyama
Mitsukuni Kohata
Midori Eida
Mayu Takashima
Masashi Togame
Masakuni Takeno
Masahiko Sugasaka
Maiko Seino
Ko Okumura
Kon Shirasu
Koji Shiraishi
Kojiro Takizawa
Koji Nishimura
Kiyoshi Sato
Kioko Miki
Kenshow Hagiwara
Kenji Takamizu
Kanako Sakata
Jun Saito
Nako Saito
Hideo Ichikawa
Yoichi Murata
Midori Takada
Yoshihiko Maeda
Sheena Ringo
Chieko Kinbara
Seigen Tokuzawa
Kei Suzuki
Hideyo Takakuwa
Tomoyuki Asakawa
Masashi Abe
Mataro Misawa
Sadanori Nakamure
Ayano Kasahara
Hitoshi Yokoyama
Yukie Onuma
Hitoshi Konno
Yuji Yamada
Hiroki Hakoyama
Haruko Yano
Gureto Eida
Genichiro Nakajima
Erika Makioka
Chizuko Tsunoda
Ayumu Koshikawa
Amiko Watabe
Akio Ando
Aiko Hosokawa; Performer
Piano: Hideo Ichikawa; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Ryoji Ihara
Koji Shiraishi; Performer
Orchestra Contractor: Nako Saito; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nako Saito; Production
Trombone: Tsutomu Ikeshiro
Yoichi Murata
Hiroki Hakoyama
Ko Okumura; Performer
Producer: Bakeneko Killer
化猫キラー; Production
Trumpet: Masahiko Sugasaka
Mitsukuni Kohata
Hitoshi Yokoyama
Koji Nishimura; Performer
Tuba: Kiyoshi Sato; Performer
Viola: Yukie Onuma
Aiko Hosokawa
Amiko Watabe
Mayu Takashima
Toshiki Akiyama
Yuji Yamada; Performer
Violin: Chizuko Tsunoda
Genichiro Nakajima
Gureto Eida
Takayuki Oshikane
Tatsuo Ogura
Haruko Yano
Kioko Miki
Kojiro Takizawa
Ayumu Koshikawa
Kon Shirasu
Hitoshi Konno
Kanako Sakata
Chieko Kinbara
Midori Eida
Nagisa Kiriyama
Satoko Abe; Performer
Vocals: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Other

7. Shun -Season-

by Sheena Ringo

Primary Artist: Sheena Ringo; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Akita Goldman; Performer
Composer: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Cello: Yutaka Ozawa
Haruki Matsubara
Masaaki Shigematsu
Naoko Okizawa
Tohsiki Fujisawa
Yoshihiko Maeda; Performer
Double Bass: Takashi Taninaka
Jun Saito
Kazuki Chiba
Teruhiko Saito; Performer
Drums: Midorin; Performer
Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Orchestra Contractor: Nako Saito; Production
Performer: Toshiki Akiyama
Tomoko Shimaoka
Tohsiki Fujisawa
Teruhiko Saito
Tatsuo Ogura
Takayuki Oshikane
Takashi Taninaka
Satoko Abe
Ruka Suzuki
Rieko Kohno
Naoko Okizawa
Nagisa Kiriyama
Motoko Fujiie
Midorin
Midori Eida
Mayu Takashima
Masaaki Shigematsu
Manami Tokutaka
Kon Shirasu
Kojiro Takizawa
Kioko Miki
Kazuki Chiba
Jun Saito
Jo Kuwata
Haruko Yano
Haruki Matsubara
Gureto Eida
Chizuko Tsunoda
Ayumu Koshikawa
Akita Goldman
Akane Irie
Nako Saito
Josei
Chieko Kinbara
J.a.m
Sheena Ringo
Yutaka Ozawa
Yoshihiko Maeda; Performer
Piano: Josei; Performer
Viola: Toshiki Akiyama
Manami Tokutaka
Mayu Takashima
Rieko Kohno
Ruka Suzuki
Tomoko Shimaoka; Performer
Violin: Tatsuo Ogura
Nagisa Kiriyama
Motoko Fujiie
Midori Eida
Kon Shirasu
Kojiro Takizawa
Kioko Miki
Jo Kuwata
Haruko Yano
Gureto Eida
Chizuko Tsunoda
Ayumu Koshikawa
Akane Irie
Chieko Kinbara
Takayuki Oshikane
Satoko Abe; Performer
Vocals: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Strings Arrangement: Nako Saito; Composer
Producer: Bakeneko Killer
化猫キラー; Production
Bass Guitar: Akita Goldman; Performer
Recording Arrangement: J.a.m; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Other

8. Futari-bocchi Jikan -Just The Two Of Us-

by Sheena Ringo

Primary Artist: Sheena Ringo; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Masato Honda
Kei Suzuki; Performer
Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Baritone Saxophone: Takuo Yamamoto; Performer
Orchestra Contractor: Nako Saito; Production
Composer: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Bass Guitar: Kenji Takamizu; Performer
Drums: Hideo Yamaki; Performer
Glockenspiel: Midori Takada; Performer
Guitar: Fumio Yanagisawa
Sadanori Nakamure; Performer
Percussion: Tamao Fujii
Yuko Takahashi; Performer
Performer: Masakuni Takeno
Fumio Yanagisawa
Yuko Takahashi
Takuo Yamamoto
Osamu Yoshida
Mitsuru Tanaka
Kei Suzuki
Masato Honda
Sadanori Nakamure
Nako Saito
Tamao Fujii
Yoichi Murata
Hideo Yamaki
Neko Saito
Midori Takada
Hiroki Sato
Masahiro Kobayashi
Marie Oishi
Ko Okumura
Koji Nishimura
Kenji Takamizu
Junko Yamashiro
Hitoshi Yokoyama
Sheena Ringo; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Osamu Yoshida
Masakuni Takeno; Performer
Trombone: Ko Okumura
Junko Yamashiro
Hiroki Sato
Yoichi Murata; Performer
Trumpet: Hitoshi Yokoyama
Mitsuru Tanaka
Masahiro Kobayashi
Koji Nishimura; Performer
Vibraphone: Marie Oishi; Performer
Vocals: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Producer: Bakeneko Killer
化猫キラー; Production
Bass Guitar: Kenji Takamizu; Performer
Recording Arrangement: Neko Saito; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Other

9. Mayakashi Yasaotoko -Fake Fellow-

by Sheena Ringo

Bass Guitar: Akita Goldman; Performer
Primary Artist: Sheena Ringo; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Akita Goldman; Performer
Drums: Midorin; Performer
Performer: Josei
Shacho
Midorin
Tabu Zombie
Sheena Ringo
Soil&"pimp"sessions
Akita Goldman
Motoharu; Performer
Piano: Josei; Performer
Saxophone: Motoharu; Performer
Trumpet: Tabu Zombie; Performer
Vocals: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Voice: Shacho; Performer
Composer: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Producer: Bakeneko Killer
化猫キラー; Production
Recording Arrangement: Soil&"pimp"sessions; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Other

10. Togatta Teguchi -Sharp Practice-

by Sheena Ringo

Primary Artist: Sheena Ringo; Main Performer
Guitar: Yukio Nagoshi; Performer
Performer: Bakeneko Killer
Yukio Nagoshi
Mummy-d
Sheena Ringo
Nobuhiko Nakayama
Mr.drunk; Performer
Rap: Mummy-d; Performer
Vocals: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Composer: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Author: Mummy-d; Production
Producer: Bakeneko Killer
化猫キラー; Production
Programming: Nobuhiko Nakayama; Production
Recording Arrangement: Mr.drunk
Nobuhiko Nakayama
Bakeneko Killer; Production
Sequencing: Nobuhiko Nakayama; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Other

11. Irokoizata -Excitement-

by Sheena Ringo

Composer: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Primary Artist: Sheena Ringo; Main Performer
Bass: Hitoshi Watanabe; Performer
Cello: Ayano Kasahara
Akio Ueki; Performer
Drums: Tomo'o Tsuruya; Performer
Guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa; Performer
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa; Performer
Percussion: Masato Kawase; Performer
Performer: Yukiko Iwato
Yukie Onuma
Yuji Yamada
Yoshihiko Katori
Tomo'o Tsuruya
Takayuki Oshikane
Takahiro Enokido
Osamu Iyoku
Noriyo Obayashi
Nobuo Kurata
Nagisa Kiriyama
Motoko Fujiie
Masato Kawase
Jo Kuwata
Haruko Yano
Gureto Eida
Amiko Watabe
Akio Ueki
Hitoshi Watanabe
Yoichi Murata
Ayano Kasahara
Masayoshi Furukawa
Tomoyuki Asakawa
Chieko Kinbara
Sheena Ringo
Yuko Okubo
Takayuki Hattori
Yu Manabe; Performer
Trombone: Yoichi Murata; Performer
Vibraphone: Yoshihiko Katori; Performer
Violin: Noriyo Obayashi
Motoko Fujiie
Jo Kuwata
Haruko Yano
Gureto Eida
Yu Manabe
Chieko Kinbara
Yukiko Iwato
Nagisa Kiriyama
Yuko Okubo
Takayuki Oshikane
Osamu Iyoku; Performer
Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Viola: Yukie Onuma
Amiko Watabe
Takahiro Enokido
Yuji Yamada; Performer
Orchestra Contractor: Takayuki Hattori; Production
Vocals: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Producer: Bakeneko Killer
化猫キラー; Production
Recording Arrangement: Takayuki Hattori; Production
Bass ( Vocal): Hitoshi Watanabe; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Other
Rhodes: Nobuo Kurata; Other
Rhodes: Nobuo Kurata; Other

12. Bonsai Hada -Ordinary Ability-

by Sheena Ringo

Primary Artist: Sheena Ringo; Main Performer
Accordion: Coba; Performer
Performer: Sheena Ringo
Coba; Performer
Vocals: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Composer: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Producer: Bakeneko Killer
化猫キラー; Production
Recording Arrangement: Sheena Ringo
Coba; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Other

13. Yokyou -Alone-

by Sheena Ringo

Background Vocals: Setsuko Kawataki
Mari Kawashima
Mayumi Sugiyama
Nanae Mizushima
Rie Byoudo
Yuko Sugiyama
Yumi Ota; Performer
Primary Artist: Sheena Ringo; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Maki Kitada; Performer
Bass Guitar: Maki Kitada; Performer
Drums: Kenichi Shirane; Performer
Guitar: Yukio Nagoshi; Performer
Performer: Yukio Nagoshi
Kenichi Shirane
Maki Kitada
Mari Kawashima
Rie Byoudo
Nanae Mizushima
Yumi Ota
Yuko Sugiyama
Mayumi Sugiyama
Setsuko Kawataki
Sheena Ringo; Performer
Vocals: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Composer: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Producer: Bakeneko Killer
化猫キラー; Production
Recording Arrangement: Yukio Nagoshi; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Other

14. Marunouchi Sadistic

by Sheena Ringo

Primary Artist: Sheena Ringo; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Ukigmo; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jungo Miura; Performer
Bass Guitar: Jungo Miura; Performer
Performer: Ukigmo
Sheena Ringo
Jungo Miura
Uni Inoue; Performer
Vocals: Sheena Ringo; Performer
Composer: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Composer
Producer: Bakeneko Killer
化猫キラー; Production
Programming: Uni Inoue; Production
Recording Arrangement: Ukigmo; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sheena Ringo; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

14 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

49 minutes and 53 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3000x3000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, J-Pop, Worldwide, Asia, Japanese Pop

Label

UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese
English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jun 23, 2009

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602567661412

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Sanmon Gossip

1. Ryuukou -Vogue-

2. Roudousha -Blue Collar-

3. Mittei Monogatari -Clandestine-

4. Zero Chiten Kara

5. Karisome Otome -"Temporary" Virgin-

6. Tsugou No Ii Karada -The Leading Hitter-

7. Shun -Season-

8. Futari-bocchi Jikan -Just The Two Of Us-

9. Mayakashi Yasaotoko -Fake Fellow-

10. Togatta Teguchi -Sharp Practice-

11. Irokoizata -Excitement-

12. Bonsai Hada -Ordinary Ability-

13. Yokyou -Alone-

14. Marunouchi Sadistic

Technical Specifications

Sanmon Gossip

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Release options

1. Ryuukou -Vogue-

2. Roudousha -Blue Collar-

3. Mittei Monogatari -Clandestine-

4. Zero Chiten Kara

5. Karisome Otome -"Temporary" Virgin-

6. Tsugou No Ii Karada -The Leading Hitter-

7. Shun -Season-

8. Futari-bocchi Jikan -Just The Two Of Us-

9. Mayakashi Yasaotoko -Fake Fellow-

10. Togatta Teguchi -Sharp Practice-

11. Irokoizata -Excitement-

12. Bonsai Hada -Ordinary Ability-

13. Yokyou -Alone-

14. Marunouchi Sadistic

Technical Specifications