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Ken's Bar III

Limited Edition A Cover
Limited Edition B Cover
Regular Edition Cover
Artist
Hirai Ken
Album
Ken's Bar III
Released
2014.05.28
Catalog Number
BVCL-590/1 (Limited Edition A)
BVCL-592/3 (Limited Edition B)
BVCL-594 (Regular Edition)
Price
¥5,400 (Limited Edition A)
¥3,888 (Limited Edition B)
¥3,240 (Regular Edition)
CD Tracklist
  • Main Disc
  1. Open
  2. even if ~instrumental~
  3. Kazoku ni Narou yo (家族になろうよ; Let's Be A Family) (original: Fukuyama Masaharu)
  4. Junko (順子) (original: Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi)
  5. WE'RE ALL ALONE (original: Boz Scaggs)
  6. Itoshi no Elie (いとしのエリー; Dear Elie) (original: Southern All Stars)
  7. Love Is Blind (original: Janis Ian)
  8. Intermission
  9. Virtual Insanity (original: Jamiroquai)
  10. Kitte no Nai Okurimono (切手のないおくりもの; Stampless Presents) (Original: Zaitsu Kazuo)
  11. Timing (タイミング) (original: Black Biscuits)
  12. Yatsura no Ashioto no Ballad (やつらの足音のバラード; The Ballad of Those Guys' Footsteps) (original: Monsieur Kamayatsu)
  13. KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG (original: Roberta Flack)
  14. My Way (original: Frank Sinatra)
  15. Close
  • Bonus Disc "Ken's Bar BEST SONG COLLECTION ~Live at Blue Note Tokyo~" (Limited Edition B Only)
  1. even if
  2. LAKuEN (楽園; Paradise)
  3. Kokuhaku (告白; Confession)
  4. Hitomi wo Tojite (瞳をとじて; Close Your Eyes)
  5. LIFE is...
  6. Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wo Suru (僕は君に恋をする; I Fall in Love With You) 
  7. Elegy (哀歌(エレジー))
  8. Kimi no Suki na Toko (君の好きなとこ; The Place You Like)
  9. KISS OF LIFE
  10. POP STAR
  11. Love Love Love
DVD Tracklist
  • Ken's Bar 15th Anniversary Special! Vol.1
  1. even if
  2. Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wo Suru (僕は君に恋をする) 
  3. Shoujo A (少女A; Girl A) (original: Nakamori Akina)
  4. Overjoyed (original: Stevie Wonder)
  5. Kikyougaoka (桔梗が丘)
  6. Hitomi wo Tojite (瞳をとじて)
  7. LIFE is...
  8. Kokuhaku (告白)
  9. Nagori Yuki (なごり雪; The Last Snow) (original: Iruka)
  10. Taiyou to Hokori no Naka de (太陽と埃の中で; In the Dust and Sun) (original: CHAGE and ASKA)
  11. Kimi no Suki na Toko (君の好きなとこ)
  12. Kimi wa Su・Te・Ki♡ (君はス・テ・キ♡ ; You are Beau・ti・ful♡)
  13. POP STAR
  14. Love Love Love
  15. ENCORE: My Way (original: Frank Sinatra)


Information

"Ken's Bar III" is the third cover album released by Hirai Ken. It was released in three versions: a limited CD+DVD "type A" edition, a limited 2CD "type B" edition and a regular CD Only edition. The limited edition A came with a DVD featuring recordings from the "Ken's Bar 15th Anniversary Special! Vol.1" concert held at Nippon Budokan on May 30, 2013, and the limited edition B was housed in a slipcase and came with a bonus disc featuring recordings from the "Ken's Bar 15th Anniversary Valentine Special!!" concert held at Blue Note Tokyo on February 14 and 15, 2014. Yatsura no Ashioto no Ballad was used as Global Work's CM Song[1].

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 30,340
3 20 11 9 10 7 5 9 10,182
7 17 11 11 10 11 6 10 5,847
11 - 37 31 25 26 15 32 3,400
23 - - - 50 50 16 51 2,392
34 - - 50 46 - 31 57 1,472
46 - - - - - - 76 1,021
- - - - - - - 97 812
- - - - - - - 143 613
- - - - - - - 143 485
- - - - - - - 184 412
- - - - - - - 185 393
- - - - - - - 206 333
Year Month Rank Sales
2014 May 12 30,340
2014 June 18 21,821

Total Reported Sales: 58,797

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