The First Question Award
Studio album by
Cornelius
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1994 (1994-02-25)
Genre
Length52:08
LabelTrattoria
ProducerKeigo Oyamada
Cornelius chronology
Holidays in the Sun
(1993)		 The First Question Award
(1994)		 69/96
(1995)
Singles from The First Question Award
  1. "The Sun Is My Enemy"
    Released: September 1, 1993[3]
  2. "Perfect Rainbow"
    Released: November 10, 1993[4]
  3. "(You Can't Always Get) What You Want"
    Released: January 26, 1994[5]
  4. "Moon Light Story"
    Released: June 25, 1994[6]
Alternative cover
LP edition

The First Question Award (ザ・ファースト・クエスチョン・アワード) is the debut solo studio album by Japanese musician Cornelius. It was released on February 25, 1994 by Trattoria Records.[7]

The First Question Award peaked at number four on the Oricon Albums Chart.[8] Four singles were released from the album, all of which reached the top 40 on the Oricon Singles Chart: "The Sun Is My Enemy" (number 15), "Perfect Rainbow" (number 29), "(You Can't Always Get) What You Want" (number 27), and "Moon Light Story" (number 40).[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Keigo Oyamada

No.TitleLength
1."The Sun Is My Enemy"5:47
2."(You Can't Always Get) What You Want"4:00
3."Silent Snow Stream"6:32
4."Perfect Rainbow"4:21
5."Bad Moon Rising"5:28
6."Cannabis"4:37
7."Raise Your Hand Together"6:01
8."The Back Door to Heaven"6:27
9."Theme from First Question Award"1:11
10."The Love Parade"3:34
11."Moon Light Story"4:10
Total length:52:08

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]

Additional musicians ("Cornelius Rock 'n' Roll Orchestral Circus")

  • Toshio Araki – trumpet (tracks 1, 7)
  • Asa-Chang – percussion (track 4)
  • Aska Strings – strings (tracks 5, 7, 10, 11)
  • Shigeo Fuchino – saxophone, flute (tracks 5, 6)
  • Masato Honda – saxophone (track 9)
  • Riki Imanari – synthesizer operation
  • Daisuke Kawai – keyboards (tracks 2, 4–6, 9–11)
  • Masahiro Kobayashi – trumpet (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8–11)
  • Daisaku Kume – keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 7)
  • Osamu Matsumoto – trombone (tracks 5, 6, 8)
  • Mecken – bass (tracks 2, 5, 7, 9)
  • Toyoaki Mishima – synthesizer
  • Maki Nomiya – vocals (track 10)
  • Mami Otomo – vocals (track 4)
  • Masakuni Takeno – saxophone, flute (tracks 5–7)
  • Yoshié Toda – drums, percussion
  • Hitoshi Watanabe – bass (tracks 4, 6, 10, 11)
  • Nobuo Yagi – harmonica (track 4)
  • Hisashi Yoshinaga – saxophone, flute (tracks 6, 9)

Production

  • Keigo Oyamada – production
  • Yasunobu Arakawa – recording jammer
  • Osamu Hirose – mixing (tracks 5, 9)
  • Yoshiaki Katou – coordination
  • Yuka Koizumi – mastering
  • Ken Makimura – executive production
  • Tatsuhiko Mori – mixing (track 6)
  • Ken-Ichi Okeda – direction
  • Ichiro Oka – recording direction
  • Tohru Takayama – mixing (tracks 1–4, 7, 8, 10, 11)
  • Zin Yoshida – mixing (track 1)

Design

  • Contemporary Production – design
  • Michio Fukuda – hair, makeup
  • Shindo & Tajjiemax – photography
  • Hiroko Umeyama – styling

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 4

References

  1. ↑ Rosean, Samuel (December 29, 2018). "A Beginner's Guide: Shibuya Kei". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ Lindsay, Cam (August 4, 2016). "Return to the Planet of Cornelius". Vice. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ "太陽は僕の敵 | CORNELIUS" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ "PERFECT RAINBOW | CORNELIUS" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ "ホワット・ユー・ウォント | CORNELIUS" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Moon Light Story | CORNELIUS" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ "the first question award | CORNELIUS" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  8. 1 2 "CORNELIUSのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  9. ↑ Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2.
  10. ↑ The First Question Award (liner notes). Cornelius. Trattoria Records. 1994. Menu.29.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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