12, Smart

12, Smart
12, Smart
Studio album by Morning Musume
Released	October 12, 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	J-pop; electropop; dance-pop;
Label	Zetima
Producer	Tsunku
Morning Musume chronology
Singles from 12, Smart
	"Maji Desu ka Ska!"; Released: April 6, 2011; "Only You"; Released: June 15, 2011; "Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! / Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!"; Released: September 14, 2011;

12, Smart (12,スマート, 12, Smart) is the twelfth studio album by Japanese girl group Morning Musume.

Overview

It is the last album to feature Ai Takahashi, Risa Niigaki, and Aika Mitsui and the first to feature the ninth-generation members Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta, Riho Sayashi, and Kanon Suzuki.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tsunku

CD
No.	Title	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Give me Love" (Give me 愛, Read as: Love, not Ai)	Kaoru Okubo	4:57
2.	"Only You"	Kaoru Okubo	5:19
3.	"Silver no Udedokei" (シルバーの腕時計, Silver Wristwatch) (Performed by Reina Tanaka and Riho Sayashi, Rap by Risa Niigaki and Aika Mitsui)	Kaoru Okubo, Rap Arrangement by U.M.E.D.Y	5:50
4.	"Suki da na Kimi ga" (好きだな君が, I Like You) (Performed by Sayumi Michishige and Mizuki Fukumura)	Kaoru Okubo	5:13
5.	"Kaiketsu Positive A" (怪傑ポジティブA, Extraordinary Person Positive A)	Shōichirō Hirata	4:59
6.	"Kono Ai wo Kasanete" (この愛を重ねて, "Growing This Love")	AKIRA	5:10
7.	"Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo!" (この地球の平和を本気で願ってるんだよ!, "I'm Really Wishing for Peace on Earth!")	Shōichirō Hirata	5:02
8.	"Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!" (彼と一緒にお店がしたい!, "I Want to Open a Shop with Him!")	Kaoru Okubo	4:51
9.	"My Way ~Joshikō Hanamichi~" (My Way 〜女子校花道〜, My Way ~Girls' School Flower Passageway~)	Shunsuke Suzuki	4:35
10.	"Otome no Timing" (乙女のタイミング, A Girl's Timing) (Performed by Aika Mitsui, Erina Ikuta and Kanon Suzuki)	Yuusuke Itagaki	4:21
11.	"OK YEAH!"	Kaoru Okubo	4:46
12.	"Maji Desu ka Ska!" (まじですかスカ!, Seriously? Ska!)	Masanori Takumi	3:41
Total length:			58:38

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! (Ai Takahashi Solo Ver.) Music Video"
2.	"Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! (Risa Niigaki Solo Ver.) Music Video"
3.	"Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! (Sayumi Michishige Solo Ver.) Music Video"
4.	"Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! (Reina Tanaka Solo Ver.) Music Video"
5.	"Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! (Aika Mitsui Solo Ver.) Music Video"
6.	"Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! (Mizuki Fukumura Solo Ver.) Music Video"
7.	"Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! (Erina Ikuta Solo Ver.) Music Video"
8.	"Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! (Riho Sayashi Solo Ver.) Music Video"
9.	"Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! (Kanon Suzuki Solo Ver.) Music Video"
10.	"Jishin Motte Yume o Motte Tobitatsu Kara / Ai Takahashi (Morning Musume) Music Video"
11.	"Jishin Motte Yume o Motte Tobitatsu Kara / Ai Takahashi (Morning Musume) Music Video : Making of"
12.	"Album Jacket Photo Shoot: Making of"

Personnel

Kaoru Okubo - Keyboard and Programming (1,2,3,4,8,11)
Ai Takahashi - Chorus (1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)
Risa Niigaki - Chorus (1,6)
Koji Kamada - Guitar (2,7,8,12), Electric Guitar and Air Guitar (5)
U.M.E.D.Y - Rap (3)
Sayumi Michishige - Chorus (4)
Shōichirō Hirata - Programming (5,7)
Tsunku - Chorus (5,12)
AKIRA - Programming (6)
Shunsuke Suzuki - Programming and Guitar (9)
Takao Toshiyuki - Drums (9)
Yuusuke Itagaki - Programming and Guitar (10)
Masanori Takumi - Programming, Guitar and Bass (12)

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position	Weeks on chart	Sales
Chart (2011)	Peak position	Weeks on chart	First week	Total
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	8	4	11,389	13,889
Billboard Japan Top Albums^[1]	8	2

References

^ "Top Albums｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN (2011/10/24)" (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link Corporation & Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2012-02-19.

External links

12, Smart at the official Hello! Project discography

[billboardjapantopalnums-1] "Top Albums｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN (2011/10/24)" (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link Corporation & Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2012-02-19.

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