#IKIMONO GAKARI BLUE BIRD ITUNES PLUS#

' Aruiteikō　-piano intro version- ( 歩いていこう -piano intro version-, Let's Walk)'

' Kaeritaku Natta yo ( 帰りたくなったよ, I Want to go Home, Now)' ' Kaze ga Fuiteiru -UK recorded version- ( 風が吹いている -UK recorded version-, The Wind is Blowing)' As a result of the use of 'donburi' in the title, the lead singer (Kiyoe Yoshioka) and the two guitarists (Yoshiki Mizuno and Hotaka Yamashita) dressed up as a restaurant landlady and Itamaes respectively for both promotional appearances and the album cover. Originally the band's guitarist, Yamashita Hotaka, was planning on naming the album 'バラードだべ' (Barādo-dabe) where 'dabe' is a copula in the Hokkaidō dialect, but the band settled for the current title after concluding that 'Barādo-dabe' was of poor quality. The band claim to have decided upon the name whilst touring in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. The title is a combination of the words ' ballad' and ' donburi'(丼), the latter being a rice dish served with a variety of fish, meat and vegetable toppings served in an oversized rice bowl. As well as the CD contained in the regular edition, the limited edition contained an Ikimono-gakari Barādon scarf and the Ikimono card #031. The album was released in Japan on Decemin two editions: the regular edition (ESCL-4010) and the limited edition (ESCL-4008-9). Consequently, Ikimono-gakari became the first mixed group in over sixteen years to achieve five consecutive number one albums on the Oricon weekly chart. Having sold 108,000 copies in its first week of sales, it reached number 1 on the Oricon weekly charts for the week ending Decemmaking it the group's fifth consecutive number one album.

#IKIMONO GAKARI BLUE BIRD ITUNES PLUS#

It was released on Decemand contains twelve previously released tracks plus a version of the single 'Kaze ga Fuiteiru' recorded in the United Kingdom. Barādon ( バラー丼) is the first ballad greatest hits album released by Japanese pop rock band Ikimono-gakari.

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