Doing
Studio album by
Shizuka Kudo
ReleasedMay 17, 1996 (1996-05-17)
Genre
Length55:19
LabelPony Canyon
Producer
Shizuka Kudo chronology
Purple
(1995)		 Doing
(1996)		 She: Best of Best
(1996)
Singles from Doing
  1. "7"
    Released: November 20, 1995
  2. "Chō"
    Released: March 21, 1996

Doing (stylized as doing) is the eleventh studio album by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released on May 17, 1996, through Pony Canyon. The album's title is a nod to Kudo's active lifestyle and busy work schedule at the time of recording the album, which she was "doing" while filming two movies.

Critical reception

Kudo received acclaim for her vocal performance throughout the album: CDJournal critics praised her singing in a put-on "coqquetish" lisping voice, as well as regarding her low notes on "7" as well executed, and noted that Kudo's voice is best suited for ballads, despite also performing well on the more uptempo tracks of the record.[1]

Commercial performance

Doing debuted at number 16 on the Oricon Albums Chart, with 20,000 units sold in its first week, marking Kudo's first album to debut outside of the top ten. It charted in the top 100 for five weeks, selling a reported total of 52,000 copies during its run.[2][3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Aeri

No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Loving"
  • Hideya Nakazaki
  • Nakazaki
5:09
2."Luna (Tsuki no Megami)" (ルナ -月の女神-, Runa "Luna (Moon Goddess)")
  • Sakiburō Suzuki
  • Taisuke Sawachika
4:46
3."Melody" (メロディ, Merodi)
  • Nakazaki
  • Nakazaki
5:30
4."7"
  • Toshiaki Matsumoto
  • Akihisa Matsūra
5:46
5."Girl"
  • Matsumoto
  • Yasushi Suehara
5:22
6."Kaze ni Naritai" (風になりたい, "I Want to Become the Wind")
  • Matsumoto
6:09
7."Sepia no Kuchizuke" (セピアの口づけ, "Sepia Kiss")
  • Arata Tanimoto
  • Suehara
5:03
8."Ajisai" (紫陽花, "Hydrangea")
  • Takashi Tsushimi
  • Sawachika
5:58
9."Chō"
  • Naoyuki Fujī
  • Aeri
  • Matsūra
  • Matsūra
5:11
10."Tsubasa o Hirogete" (翼を広げて, "Spread Your Wings")
  • Matsumoto
  • Matsūra
6:25
Total length:55:19

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position		 Sales
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[4] 16 52,000[2]

References

  1. ↑ "工藤静香 / ドゥイング". CDJournal. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "工藤静香アルバム アイドル・ポップ・データベース". Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ "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 January 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "doing 工藤静香". Oricon. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
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