Step by Step (Chisato Moritaka album)

Step by Step
Studio album by Chisato Moritaka
Released	July 25, 1994 (1994-07-25)
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
Lucky 7 (1993) Step by Step (1994) Do the Best (1996)
Singles from Step by Step
"Kaze ni Fukarete" Released: October 11, 1993 (1993-10-11) "Kibun Sōkai" Released: January 31, 1994 (1994-01-31) "Natsu no Hi" Released: May 10, 1994 (1994-05-10) "Suteki na Tanjōbi/Watashi no Daiji na Hito" Released: October 10, 1994 (1994-10-10)
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.

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.

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

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)	3

Certification

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

External links

• Official website
• Step by Step at Discogs