Zero Album: Utahime 2

Zero Album: Utahime 2
Zero Album: Utahime 2
Studio album by Akina Nakamori
Released	20 March 2002
Recorded	2002
Studio	Universal Recording Studio ; On-Air Mafu Studio
Genre	Kayōkyoku
Length	45:23
Language	Japanese
Label	Universal Music Japan
Producer	Akina Nakamori
Akina Nakamori chronology

Zero Album: Utahime 2 (歌姫2) is a covers album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 20 March 2002 under the Universal Music Japan sub-label KittyMe. It is Nakamori's second covers album from the Utahime cover album series.^[1]^[2]

It was also the first album to be released under her newly signed recording label, Universal Japan Music.^[3] Instead of debuting with a new original album, Nakamori chose her new start with this covers album and put in the beginning of the title "Zero".^[4]^[5]

The album was released as a 2-disc; the second disc includes instrumental versions of the songs arranged by Akira Senju.

On 30 April 2003, the cover song "Ruriiro Chikyuu" was included together with the single "Days".^[6] It was promoted as an image commercial song to the mobile company au.^[7]

Stage performance

In April 2002, Nakamori performed "Ruriiro no Chikyuu" and "Cosmos" in the Fuji TV music television program Music Fair 21.^[8] In the live tour Resonancia in 2002, Nakamori performed on encore the same cover songs.^[9]^[10]

Chart performance

Zero Album: Utahime 2 debuted at number 10 on the Oricon Album weekly chart and charted for 15 weeks and sold over 229,700 copies.^[11]^[12]^[13] It was her first album in seven years to debut on the top 10 charts.

Track listing

No.	Title	Original Performer	Length
1.	"Utahime Opening 2"	Akira Senju	0:43
2.	"Tasogare no Begin (黄昏のビギン)"	Naomi Chiaki	4:03
3.	"Momoiro Toiki (桃色吐息)"	Mariko Takahashi	3:42
4.	"Adieu (アデュー)"	Mayo Shouno	4:02
5.	"Wakare no Yokan (別れの予感)"	Teresa Teng	4:31
6.	"Single Again (シングル・アゲイン)"	Mariya Takeuchi	4:03
7.	"Shikisai no Blues (色彩のブルース)"	Ego-Wrappin'	4:54
8.	"Cosmos (秋桜)"	Momoe Yamaguchi	3:53
9.	"Ihoujin (異邦人)"	Saki Kubota	3:29
10.	"Otome no Waltz (乙女のワルツ)"	Sakiko Ito	3:10
11.	"Ruriiro no Chikyuu (瑠璃色の地球)"	Seiko Matsuda	4:20
12.	"Utahime 2 Ending"	Senju	1:25

Release history

Year	Format(s)	Serial number	Label(s)	Ref.
2002	CD	UMCK-1093	Kitty MME	^[14]
2017	UHQCD	UPCH-7264	Kitty MME	^[15]
2023	CD	UPCY-7870	Kitty MME	^[16]
2024	LP	UPJY-9374	Kitty MME	^[17]

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