Blue Selection Explained

Blue Selection is the studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yōsui Inoue, released shortly after its predecessor Cassis.

Like The Night Without a Guide album came out in 1992, it includes renewed renditions of his previous released songs. Those interpretations features the jazz-influence arrangements, and they were recorded by his then-touring band.^[1]

The lead-off track "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" was released as a single prior to the album, but it was almost disregarded. Likewise, Blue Selection itself managed to reach the top-20 on the chart, and has been one of the least successful albums for Inoue.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Yōsui Inoue, unless otherwise noted

1. "" - 4:05
2. "" (Inoue/Natsumi Hirai) - 4:45
3. "" - 3:57
4. "" - 4:58
5. "Canary" - 4:58
6. "" - 5:55
7. "Final Love Song" - 5:17
8. "" - 4:05
9. "" - 6:06
10. "" (Inoue/Katz Hoshi) - 4:39
11. "" - 5:51

Chart positions

Single

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog number
Japan	November 20, 2002	For Life Music Entertainment	CD	FLCF-3919
			LP	FLJF-9529

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.ongakudb.com/newst/index.cfm?fuseaction=detail&ncode=2033 . ja:井上陽水、ジャズアレンジでのセルフカヴァー集　(2002/09/30). Japanese. 2009-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021015091405/http://www.ongakudb.com/newst/index.cfm?fuseaction=detail&ncode=2033 . 2002-10-15.
2. Web site: Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Yosui Inoue. Japanese. 2009-04-24. dead. https://archive.today/20070619175006/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_yousui.html. 2007-06-19.