Watashi no Suki na Chanson Vol.2 -Chansontic na Uta Tachi-

[Machine Translation] In 2024, Paris will host the Olympic Games, and the golden age of Japanese chanson, Fubuki Koshiji, will celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. In this year when France and chansons are in the spotlight, Kumiko will sing a number of masterpieces chosen by chansons and the times as the leading contemporary Japanese chanson singer. She will sing "Ai no Hymn," which was first sung by Fubuki Koshiji 70 years ago and translated by Tokiko Iwatani, and "Apres toi," which Koshiji has sung at his concerts, newly arranged by Yuichiro Onuki. Also newly recorded are "Seishun (Youth without Return)" by Charles Aznavour, a French SSW who celebrates his 100th birthday this year, "I am Yours", a hidden chanson masterpiece, and "There is No Such Thing as Lucky Love" sung by Chie Seema, a legendary chanson singer in the Japanese chanson world. In recent years, Kumiko has been releasing singles of famous chanson songs to reflect on her career as a chanson singer. This album contains a selection of those singles and couplings that have been released in the past and are now "chosen by the times" for the audience to listen to.

2024年、パリではオリンピックが開催され、日本シャンソン界の金字塔・越路吹雪が生誕100年を迎える。フランスやシャンソンに注目が集まる今年、現代日本シャンソンの第一人者としてシャンソン、そして時代に選ばれた数々の名曲をクミコが歌い継ぐ。越路吹雪が70年前に岩谷時子の訳詞で初めて吹き込んだ「愛の讃歌」や、越路がコンサートで歌い続けた「アプレ・トワ」を大貫祐一郎のアレンジで新録。また越路同様に今年生誕100年を迎えるフランスのSSW・シャルル・アズナヴール「帰り来ぬ青春」、シャンソンの隠れた名曲「私はあなたのもの」、そして日本シャンソン界のレジェンド・瀬間千恵の歌唱で知られる「倖せな愛などない」なども新たに録音し収録。近年、シャンソン歌手としての自身を見つめ直すようにシャンソンの名曲をシングル・リリースしてきたクミコ。今回のアルバムではそんなシングル楽曲と、カップリングなどで発表された今こそ聴きたい、まさに「時代に選ばれた」名曲たちを選りすぐって収録。