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Duo U&U (デュオU&U, Duo U&U, Duo U&U?) is the first album by the Hello! Project duo, W. Recorded while they were winding down their duties as Morning Musume and Mini Moni members, the album consists of cover versions of songs released by other female Japanese pop duos from the later Showa period, including covers of songs by The Peanuts and Pink Lady. The idea was that W (Double You) were continuing the tradition that the original artists they covered on this album established, as well as give fans of Ai Kago and Nozomi Tsuji that had never heard the original recordings a taste of Japanese pop history.
W (Double You) promoted the album in Japan with a variety of TV appearances, including a June 2004 special during which they performed alongside Pink Lady as both W (Double You) and as part of Morning Musume. W (Double You) and Pink Lady performed the latter's "Southpaw" while the full Morning Musume contingent and Pink Lady performed "Nagisa no Sinbad" and a medley of Morning Musume's "LOVE Machine" and Pink Lady's "S.O.S.".
At the end of July 2004, W (Double You) "graduated" from Morning Musume, allowing them to concentrate on W (Double You) full time. Duo U&U would be the only W (Double You) album containing all classic J-pop covers, as future single releases would be originals composed by Tsunku and their follow-up album, 2nd W, would contain a mix of original material and more classic J-pop covers.
[edit] Track listing
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- The names in parentheses are of the artist who originally recorded the song, not the composer.
- Koi no Vacance (恋のバカンス, Koi no Vacance?) – 2:54 (The Peanuts)
- Southpaw (サウスポー, Southpaw?) – 3:36 (Pink Lady)
- Nagisa no "......" (渚の「……」, Nagisa no "......"?) – 4:15 (Ushiro Yubi Sasare Gumi)
- Shiroi Iro wa Koibito no Iro (白い色は恋人の色, Shiroi Iro wa Koibito no Iro?) – 2:53 (Betsy & Chris)
- Osaka Rhapsody (大阪ラプソディー, Osaka Rhapsody?) – 3:09 (Unabara Senri・Banri)
- Matsu wa (待つわ, Matsu wa?) – 4:24 (Amin)
- Samishii Nettaigyo (淋しい熱帯魚, Samishii Nettaigyo?) – 4:38 (Wink)
- Kakemeguru Seishun (かけめぐる青春, Kakemeguru Seishun?) – 3:18 (Beauty Pair)
- Nagisa no Sinbad (渚のシンドバッド, Nagisa no Sinbad?) – 2:29 (Pink Lady)
- Koi no Indian Ningyou (恋のインディアン人形, Koi no Indian Ningyou?) – 3:04 (Rinrin Ranran)
- Suki yo Captain (好きよキャプテン, Suki yo Captain?) – 3:04 (The Lilies)
- Sentimetal Boy (センチ・メタル・ボーイ, Sentimetal Boy?) – 3:42 (Kilala & Ulala)
- Oatsuraemuki no Destiny (お誂え向きのDestiny, Oatsuraemuki no Destiny?) – 3:04 (Key West Club)
- Give Me Up – 4:16 (Babe)
- Jounetsu no Hana (PASSION FLOWER) (情熱の花 (PASSION FLOWER), Jounetsu no Hana (PASSION FLOWER)?) – 2:29 (The Peanuts)
[edit] Musical Personnel
- Ai Kago - Vocals (lead, harmony and background)
- Nozomi Tsuji - Vocals (lead, harmony and background)
- Tsunku - Additional backing vocals (Tracks 3, 14)
- Hideuki "Daichi" Suzuki - Guitar, keyboards, drum machine, MIDI programming (Track 1)
- Shunsuke Suzuki - Guitar (Track 1)
- Osamu Kawakami - Upright bass (Track 1)
- Masayuki Muraishi - Drums (Track 1)
- Cher Watanabe - Guitar (Track 2), bass (Track 2), keyboards, drum machine, MIDI programming (Tracks 2, 13)
- Koichi Yuasa - Keyboards, drum machine, MIDI programming (Track 3)
- Yuichi Takahashi - Acoustic guitar (Tracks 6, 11)
- Koji - Electric guitar (Track 6)
- Toshiya Simizu - Guitar, bass, keyboards, drum machine, MIDI programming (Track 7)
- Yasuo Asai - Guitar, keyboards, drum machine, MIDI programming (Tracks 8, 9, 10)
- Shinichiro Mizue - Bass (Track 8)
- Ogu - Drums (Tracks 8, 10), additional backing vocals (Track 14)
- Yasuaki Maejima - Piano (Track 9)
- Tetsutaro Ike - Bass (Track 9)
- Hiroki - Bass (Track 10)
- Mikio Sakai - Keyboards, drum machine, MIDI programming (Track 11)
- Jun Ichikawa - Keyboards, drum machine, MIDI programming (Track 12)
- Kaya Uesugi - Bass (Tracks 3, 12, 14)
- Atsuko Inaba - Additional backing vocals (Tracks 13, 14)
- Laugh & Peace - Keyboards, drum machine, MIDI programming (Track 14)
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