Montage is the fifth studio album by Chara, which was released on September 16, 1996. It was a concept album, released under the name Yen Town Band, for the release of the Shunji Iwai film Swallowtail Butterfly. It debuted at #1 on the Japanese Oricon album charts for two weeks, and charted in the top 200 for 26 weeks. It was Chara's first #1 album, and eventually sold 785,000 units in Japan.
Yen Town Band is the name of the band featured in the film. Glico, the character Chara plays, is the main vocalist of the band, made up of residents from the Shanghai section of the Yentown slum. The concept album was a collaboration between Chara and Mr. Children producer Takeshi Kobayashi. Kobayashi tried to embulate a Beatles sound for the release of this album.
The theme song for the movie, "Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta)", was released in July 1996, two months prior to the film's release. It was a slow hit, selling over 70,000 copies between July and August. In September, when major promotion for the film began, the single finally broke the top 20 (at #18).
The album was released simultaneously with the film in mid September. It topped the charts for two weeks (selling 227,400 and 127,290 units in each respective week). The sales for the single also picked up, to the point that in October it reached #1 on Oricon charts.
The majority of the album tracks were written by Kobayashi, though some were entirely written by Chara herself. "Mama's Alright" was featured as a B-side of the "Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta)" single, and the track "Shite yo Shite yo" was used in Sprite commercials that starred Chara herself. The final song, "My Way", is a cover of the pop standard made famous by Frank Sinatra.
YEN TOWN BAND - MONTAGE
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Track Listing
01 Sunday Park
02 Mama's alright
03 She don't care
04 Swallowtail Butterfly ～あいのうた～
05 上海ベイベ
06 してよ してよ
07 小さな手のひら
08 My way
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