Gundam Song Covers

Gundam Song Covers is a cover album by Hiroko Moriguchi, released on August 7, 2019 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Gundam franchise. The album features Moriguchi's versions of the 10 most popular Gundam songs, as voted on NHK's "Announcement! All Gundam Big Vote" (発表!全ガンダム大投票, Happyō! Zen Gandamu Dai Tōhyō).^[1]^[2] Her song "Sora no Kanata de" from Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin is also included as a bonus track. It was released in two physical CD versions: a regular release and a limited edition release with an LP-sized jacket with a booklet and stickers. The album cover, illustrated by Tsukasa Kotobuki, features Moriguchi dressed in an A.E.U.G normal suit, with the MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam in the background.^[3]^[4]

To promote the album, Moriguchi released the music video for "Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete" in July 2019.^[5]

Upon its release, Gundam Song Covers sold over 25,000 copies, peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's Weekly Album Chart on August 19, 2019 and charted for 57 weeks, making it Moriguchi's highest charting album in her career until Gundam Song Covers 2 hit No. 2 a year later.^[6] It was also her first top-10 album since Eternal Songs in 1991.^[7]^[8] As of September 16, 2020, the album has sold over 130,000 copies.^[9] The album was one of six recipients of the Planning Award at the 61st Japan Record Awards.^[10]

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Track listing

All tracks are arranged by Kōichirō Tokinori, except 1 by Naoki Kitajima, 2 by Kotaro Oshio, 5 by Saburō Tanooka, 6 by Satoru Shionoya, 7 by Ino Hidefumi, 10 by Kentarō Akutsu, and 11 by Takayuki Hattori.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original series	Length
1.	"Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete (水の星へ愛をこめて, From the Aqueous Star with Love)" (with Naoko Terai)	Masao Urino	Neil Sedaka	Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam	4:37
2.	"Ai Senshi (哀戦士, Soldiers of Sorrow) (with Kotaro Oshio)"	Rin Iogi	Daisuke Inoue	Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow	3:55
3.	"Eternal Wind ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~ (ETERNAL WIND～ほほえみは光る風の中～, Eternal Wind ~Smile in the Shining Wind~)"	Yui Nishiwaki	Nishiwaki Yoko Orihara	Mobile Suit Gundam F91	5:13
4.	"Beyond the Time ~Möbius no Sora wo Koete~ (BEYOND THE TIME ～メビウスの宇宙を越えて～, BEYOND THE TIME ~Mebiusu no Sora o Koete~, Beyond the Time ~Beyond the Möbius Universe~)"	Mitsuko Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack	5:12
5.	"Arashi no Naka de Kagayaite (嵐の中で輝いて, Shine in the Storm)" (with Saburo Tanooka)	Natsumi Watanabe	Maoto Yumeno	Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team	4:41
6.	"Freesia (フリージア, Furījia)" (with Satoru Shionoya)	Uru	Naoaki Iwami	Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans	5:58
7.	"Just Communication" (with Ino Hidefumi)	Shiina Nagano	Kōji Makaino	Mobile Suit Gundam Wing	4:51
8.	"Meguriai (めぐりあい, Encounters)"	Iogi Urino	Inoue	Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space	4:21
9.	"Zeta - Toki wo Koete (Z・刻をこえて, Zeta - Transcending Times)"	Sedaka Iogi	Sedaka	Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam	3:54
10.	"Re: I Am" (with Tsukemen)	Hiroyuki Sawano	Sawano	Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn	6:15
11.	"Sora no Kanata de (宇宙の彼方で, On the Other Side of Space) (Bonus Track)"	Yukinojo Mori	Takayuki Hattori	Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin	5:33
Total length:					54:34

Personnel

Naoko Terai - violin (track 1)^[11]
Kotaro Oshio - acoustic guitar (track 2)
Saburo Tanooka - accordion (track 5)
Satoru Shionoya - piano (track 6)
Ino Hidefumi - Fender Rhodes & all instruments (track 7)
Tairiku (of Tsukemen) - viola (track 10)
Suguru (of Tsukumen) - piano (track 10)
Kenta (of Tsukemen) - violin (track 10)

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Oricon Japanese Albums ^[12]	3
Oricon Anime Albums ^[13]	1
Billboard Japan Hot Albums^[14]	5
Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales^[15]	4

Sequel

On January 23, 2020, Moriguchi and King Records announced that Gundam Song Covers 2 was being planned for a 2020 release. Fans had until February 16 to vote for which Gundam songs Moriguchi should cover on the new album. The official poll results were broadcast on the official Gundam YouTube channel on March 8, 2020.^[16]^[17] The album was originally planned for release on June 10, 2020, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the release date was pushed to September 16, 2020.^[18]

References

^ "発表!全ガンダム大投票" [Announcement! All Gundam Big Vote]. NHK. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyne (2018-05-06). "NHK Reveals Full Results of Ultimate Gundam Poll". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
^ "ガンダム40周年記念！森口博子からガンダムファンへ向けたメッセージ動画到着！" [Gundam 40th anniversary! A message video message from Hiroko Moriguchi to Gundam fans!]. Gundam.info. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
^ "森口博子「GUNDAM SONG COVERS」本日発売！「数量限定生産盤」追加販売も決定！" [Hiroko Moriguchi “GUNDAM SONG COVERS” released today! Additional sales of “Limited Edition” will be decided!]. Mobile Suit Gundam 40th Anniversary Project. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (2019-07-15). "VIDEO: Hiroko Moriguchi Re-Records Zeta Gundam OP Theme for Her Cover Song Album". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
^ "Weekly Album Ranking September 14-20, 2020". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
^ "森口博子、「ガンダム」カバーで28年2ヶ月ぶりのTOP10入り「80代まで歌い続けたい」" [Hiroko Moriguchi enters the TOP10 for the first time in 28 years and 2 months with the “Gundam” cover “I want to continue singing until the 80s”]. Oricon. 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
^ "Gundam Song Covers | Hiroko Moriguchi". Oricon. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
^ "『GUNDAM SONG COVERS』『GUNDAM SONG COVERS 2』累計セールス20万枚突破を記念し､アルバム２作品に収録された楽曲から新たに制作された『フリージア / with 塩谷哲』『一千万年銀河 / with 塩谷哲』のミュージックビデオ､アルバム全曲ダイジェスト公開。" ["Freesia" and "Issenman-nen Ginga" with Satoru Shionoya newly produced from the songs recorded in the two albums to commemorate the cumulative sales of "GUNDAM SONG COVERS" and "GUNDAM SONG COVERS 2" exceeding 200,000. Satoru Shionoya's music video and digest of all songs from the album are released.]. Hiroko Moriguchi Official Website. NoReason Inc. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
^ "Winners and Nominees for the 61st Japan Record Awards Announced". Arama! Japan. 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
^ "NKCD-6872 | Gundam Song Covers / Hiroko Moriguchi [Limited Edition]". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
^ "Weekly Album Ranking August 5-11, 2019". Oricon. 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
^ "Monthly Anime Album Ranking August 2019". Oricon. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums | Charts". Billboard Japan. 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts". Billboard Japan. 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
^ "Gundam Song Covers 2 Official Site". King Records (Japan). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
^ "森口博子「GUNDAM SONG COVERS」続編制作決定！本日より収録カバー曲の投票受付開始！" [Hiroko Moriguchi "GUNDAM SONG COVERS" sequel production decision! Voting for cover songs started today!]. Gundam.info. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
^ Moriguchi, Hiroko (2020-05-14). "大切なお知らせ" [Important Notice]. Mori Mori Blog. Ameba. Retrieved 2020-05-14.

External links

Official website (Hiroko Moriguchi)
Official website (King Records)
Gundam Song Covers at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
Gundam Song Covers at Discogs (list of releases)
Gundam Song Covers on VGMdb

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Discography
Studio albums	Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete Aoi Inochi
Cover albums	Gundam Song Covers Gundam Song Covers 2 Gundam Song Covers 3 Anison Covers
Singles	"Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete" "Eternal Wind ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~" "Speed" "Whistle" "Akatsuki no Kuruma"

Gundam

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Main series	Mobile Suit Gundam (1979–80) Zeta (1985–86) ZZ (1986–87) Victory (1993–94) G (1994–95) Wing (1995–96) X (1996) Turn A (1999–00) SEED (2002–03) SEED Destiny (2004–05) 00 (2007–09) AGE (2011–12) Reconguista in G (2014–15) Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015–17) The Witch from Mercury (2022–23)
Build series	Build Fighters (2013–14) Build Fighters Try (2014–15) Build Divers (2018)
Other spin-offs	Gundam-san (2014)

Films

Char's Counterattack (1988)
F91 (1991)
G-Saviour (1999, live-action)
00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer (2010)
Build Fighters Try: Island Wars (2016, TV)
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0080: War in the Pocket (1989)
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SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer (2006)
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Build Fighters Battlogue (2017)
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Build Divers: Prologue (2018)
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Build Divers Battlogue (2020)
The Witch from Mercury – Prologue (2022)
Build Metaverse (2023)
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Literature

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SEED Astray (2002)
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SEED Destiny Astray (2004)
SEED C.E. 73 Δ Astray (2006)
Alive (2006)
Respect (2006)
The Men who Created Gundam (2009)
Thunderbolt (2012)

Novels

Gaia Gear (1987)
Sentinel (1987)
Hathaway's Flash (1989)
Unicorn (2007)
Wing: Frozen Teardrop (2010)
Twilight AXIS (2016)

Music

Albums	Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack I, Senshi: Ai Senshi Tribute Gundam Tribute from Lantis Gundam Rock NT Gundam Cover Gundam Song Covers Gundam Song Covers 2 Gundam Song Covers 3
Singles	"Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete" "Beyond the Time ~Möbius no Sora wo Koete~" "Eternal Wind" "Just Communication" "Rhythm Emotion" "White Reflection" "Last Impression" "Find the Way" "Pride" "Re: I Am" "StarRingChild" "Sora no Uta ~Higher and Higher~/Hisōbi" "The Beyond" "Shukufuku" Music of Gundam Wing Music of Gundam SEED Music of Gundam 00

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