Zero Album: Utahime 2 (歌姫2) is the cover album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 20 March 2002 under the Universal Music Japan's sub-label KittyMe. It's Nakamori's second cover album from the Utahime cover album series.[1][2]
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| 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 | |||
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It's also first album to be released under new signed recording label, Universal Japan Music.[3] Instead of debuting with new original album, Nakamori chose hew new start with cover album and put in the beginning of the title Zero.[4][5]
The album was released in 2-disc, second disc includes instrumental version of the songs arranged by Akira Senju.
On 30 April 2003, the cover song Ruriiro Chikyuu was included as a coupling song of the single Days.[6] It was promoted as an image commercial song to the mobile company au.[7]
On April 2002, Nakamori performed Ruriiro no Chikyuu and Cosmos in the Fuji TV music television program Music Fair 21.[8] In live tour Resonancia in 2002, Nakamori performed on encore the same cover songs.[9][10]
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's her first album in 7 years to debut at Top 10 Charts.
| No. | Title | Original Performer | Length |
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| 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 |
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