Step by Step (Chisato Moritaka album)

Step by Step
Step by Step
Studio album by Chisato Moritaka
Released	July 25, 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	J-pop; pop rock; folk-pop;
Length	53:31
Language	Japanese; English;
Label	One Up Music
Producer	Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Singles from Step by Step
	"Kaze ni Fukarete"; Released: October 11, 1993; "Kibun Sōkai"; Released: January 31, 1994; "Natsu no Hi"; Released: May 10, 1994; "Suteki na Tanjōbi/Watashi no Daiji na Hito"; Released: October 10, 1994;
Alternative cover
	Limited edition inner cover

Step by Step (ステップバイステップ, Suteppu bai Suteppu) is the ninth studio album by the Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on July 25, 1994. This was Moritaka's first album under One Up Music. The album includes the song "Kaze ni Fukarete", which became her first No. 1 hit on the Oricon singles chart. Step by Step is Moritaka's first album in to include a cover version of a Beatles song. A limited edition release included a 32-page photo book.^[1]^[2]

Before the album's release, Moritaka was forced to stop touring after she suffered a temporomandibular joint dysfunction in spring 1994. She did not tour or release another studio album until 1996.^[3]

The album reached No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 573,000 copies.^[4]^[5] It was certified Platinum by the RIAJ.^[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka, except where indicated..

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Kibun Sōkai (Album Version)" ((気分爽快, "Refreshing"))		Kenichi Kurosawa	Yuichi Takahashi	3:56
2.	"Wakasa no Hiketsu" ((若さの秘訣, "The Secret of Youth"))		Moritaka	Moritaka	3:37
3.	"Zuru Yasumi" ((ずる休み, "Playing Hooky"))		Hiromasa Ijichi	Takahashi	3:40
4.	"Otoko nara" ((男なら, "If a Man"))		Hideo Saitō	Saitō	2:31
5.	"Natsu no Hi" ((夏の日, "Summer Day"))		Saitō	Saitō	3:42
6.	"Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"	Lennon–McCartney	Lennon–McCartney	Moritaka	2:25
7.	"Torikago" ((鳥かご, "Birdcage"))		Yasuaki Maejima	Maejima Takahashi	3:55
8.	"Hoshi no Ōjisama" ((星の王子様, "The Star Prince"))		Maejima	Maejima	3:09
9.	"Watashi no Daiji na Hito" ((私の大事な人, "My Important Person"))		Moritaka	Maejima	3:08
10.	"Ichido Asobi ni Kite yo" ((一度遊びに来てよ, "Come Out and Play"))		Saitō	Saitō	5:22
11.	"Office-gai no Koi" (Ofisu-gai no Koi (オフィス街の恋, "Love in the Office"))		Takahashi	Takahashi	3:38
12.	"Taifū" ((台風, "Typhoon"))		Ijichi	Takahashi	4:48
13.	"Kaze ni Fukarete" ((風に吹かれて, "Blowing in the Wind"))		Saitō	Saitō	4:47
14.	"Step by Step ~Kare no Jinsei~" (Suteppu bai Suteppu ~Kare no Jinsei~ (STEP BY STEP～彼の人生～, "Step by Step ~His Life~"))		Takahashi	Takahashi	4:46
Total length:					53:31

Personnel

Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums (all tracks), rhythm guitar (2), piano (2–3, 12)
Yuichi Takahashi – guitar, backing vocals (1–3, 5–7, 11–13, 15), synthesizer (2, 11, 15), bass synthesizer (3)
Hiroyoshi Matsuo – guitar (1, 3, 7, 12–13)
Yuko Nōji – guitar (2)
Hideo Saitō – guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals (4–5, 10, 13), sitar (4), tambourine (5, 10, 13)
Eiji Ogata – guitar (12)
Jun Takahashi – guitar (13)
Yasuaki Maejima – piano (2, 7–11), synthesizer (7–9), electric piano (8)
Masafumi Yokoyama – bass (1)
Yukio Seto – bass (2, 5, 7, 11–12, 15), guitar (8, 11), synthesizer (12)
Seiji Ishikawa – cowbell (5)
Hiyoshimaru – percussion (12)

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[4]	3

Certification


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[6]	Platinum	400,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "STEP BY STEP". Kioku no Kiroku. The Federation of Music Publishers Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
^ "森高千里". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
^ "Biography". Chisato Moritaka official website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
^ ^a ^b "STEP BY STEP/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
^ "森高千里". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
^ ^a ^b "Japanese certifications – 森高千里 – STEP BY STEP" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 24, 2021. Select 1994年8月 on the drop-down menu