Muzai Moratorium

"Muzai Moratorium" "無罪モラトリアム"
Studio album by Ringo Sheena
Released	February 24, 1999 (1999-02-24)
Recorded	Studio Terra Kame-chan Studio B main
Genre	pop rock alternative rock
Length	41:00
Label	Toshiba EMI
Producer	Hiroshi Kitashiro
Ringo Sheena chronology
Muzai Moratorium (1999) Shōso Strip (2000)
Singles from Muzai Moratorium
"Kōfukuron" Released: May 27, 1998 "Kabukichō no Joō" Released: September 9, 1998 "Koko de Kiss Shite." Released: January 20, 1999

Muzai Moratorium (無罪モラトリアム, Innocence Moratorium) is Ringo Sheena's first album, released on February 24, 1999 by Toshiba EMI. The album debuted at #1 and has sold over 1,433,000 copies. The album was certified triple platinum by the RIAJ for 1,200,000 copies shipped.^[1][2]

Outline

Ringo Sheena composed nearly all the songs on this album in her teenage years, prior to her major label debut. The album combines multiple genres of music from both the East and the West, including J-Pop and grunge. Both the album and song titles combine Kanji and English, and the lyrics are written using English and Historical kana usage.

The songs "Akane Sasu Kiro Terasaredo...," "Keikoku," "Kōfukuron (Etsuraku-hen)" and "Kabukichō no Joō" were used in TV commercials for Suntory's The Cocktail Bar range of drinks.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ringo Sheena, arranged by Seiji Kameda. 

Credits and personnel

Sheena used different bands throughout the album. She was also joined by guests Neko Saito (who continues working with her) and Chieko Kinbara (who works with Björk).

Zetsurin Hectopascal (絶倫ヘクトパスカル, Matchless Hectopascal) (#1,2,4,6,8,10)

• Ringo Sheena - vocals, drums (#2), handclap, whistle
• Susumu Nishikawa - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Seiji Kameda - bass guitar, handclap
• Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, backing vocal, handclap

Zekkyō Solfeggio (絶叫ソルフェージュ, Scream Solfeggio) (#3)

• Ringo Sheena - vocals, acoustic piano, melodica, handclap, footsteps
• Seiji Kameda - bass guitar, backing vocal
• Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, backing vocal, handclap, footsteps

Momoiro Spanner (桃色スパナ, Pink Spanner) (#5,7,9,11)

• Ringo Sheena - vocal, fake koto (Synthesizer), whistle
• Akihito Suzuki - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocal guidance
• Seiji Kameda - bass guitar
• Noriyasu Kawamura - drums, conga

Guest Players

• Toshiyuki Mori - electric organ (#1,10), acoustic piano (#5)
• Neko Saitō - acoustic violin (#9)
• Chieko Kinbara Strings - string section (#1,5)
• Tsunehiko Yashiro - electric organ (#8)

Notes

1. ↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年3月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. 486: 8. May 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014. 
2. ↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年1月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. January 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. 484: 8. March 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014. 
3. ↑ The literal translation is "The crimson sun still shines on my way back, but…", which parodies Kakinomoto Hitomaro’s tanka, "茜さす日は照らせれどぬばたまの夜渡る月の隠らく惜しも".