Title: 堀江由衣：楽園 (Yui Horie: Paradise) LE
Vocals: 堀江由衣 (Yui Horie)
Release Date: 4/28/04
Catalog No.: KICS-91077 (LE)
Rating: 3/4

Yui Horie's 4th album, "Ho?" doesn't count. All my former complaints about Yui still hold true. She doesn't have much vocal range, not much vocal power, and can single only one genre type of song. BUT, she does it oh so well.

There are total of 13 songs on the album. The only one that's promoted as an anime song is the intro to Jubei-chan 2. I believe everything else is original to this album. The songs are all very homogenous, lively, upbeat, and generally happy songs. As usual, Ritsuko Okazaki penned many of her songs, including the Jubei-chan 2 song. There are also other familiar lyricists and composers with her songs including Yuki Matsuura (Mao-chan), Funta, and atsuko (Stellvia). I was hoping that atsuko's song would be as lively as the Stellvia intro, but that probably wouldn't fit Yui's singing style. My favorite song has to be track 11, but that's because I saw the music video for it.

Overall, the CD is quite good but I might need to put it on shuffle with other songs so I can have a variety that aren't just happy and peppy songs.

Like all her previous albums, first pressing includes an extra booklet with numerous photos. I think she looks a lot better with shorter hair. Unlike her previous ones though is that it comes in a nice and sturdy cardboard box rather than plastic.

Comments

(Comments are Closed)