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A tribute album for the late Tohru Okada (Moonriders, CTO LAB., Hachimitsu Pie), who passed away on February 14, 2023, has been released. Featuring all-female singers, it consists of all newly recorded covers of songs that he wrote.

The singers include Maki Nomiya (ex-Pizzicato Five), Nanako Satō, 3776, Tama Himeno, Tenorierie, as well as bands Nav Katze, Pyokn and Genius. Performers of the music include Moonriders members and recent live supporting members. Also, the unit CTO LAB. of which he was part performs the music for a song sung by Natsumi Shimazaki (an original Chiroline member, group that he produced). The album was released on his birthday, April 23.

Check out the sampler clip below. The album is currently available on CD only.

Various Artists "Adventures in Modern Recording by TOHRU OKADA"

1. Wedding Song / Seika Iwashita with ROSE-UNLIMITED
2. Try Again / Mikiko Noda with Masahiro Takekawa, Fumihisa Natsuaki
3. shūmatsu no koibito / Nanako Satō with Hirobumi Suzuki, Yūsuke Satō
4. sayonara wa yoake no yume ni / Tama Himeno with Seiichi Yamamoto
5. Beauty Contest / Maki Nomiya with Keiichi Suzuki
6. itoko dōshi / Nav Katze
7. itsu no hi ka Happy End / Natsumi Shimazaki (Chiroline) with CTO LAB.
8. Good Night wa kirai / 3776
9. (Chiroline no) hoshi no negai o / CHAKA with Ryōmei Shirai
10. 9gatsu no umi wa kurage no umi / Wakako Kaku with Life Goes On
11. tochū ni shite ne / Tenorierie with Hideaki Kuroda
12. namida wa kanashisa dake de, dekiterun janai / Pyokn
13. Glass MOON / Genius
14. sora no namae / Tōko Miura with Wataru Sawabe (Skirt)

Headland Records HEAD-0001
Out 4/23, ¥3200 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records (Japan only) ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Sampler clip