The Gospellers

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The Gospellers (2008)
The Gospellers (2008)

The Gospellers (ゴスペラーズ) is a pioneering Japanese a Capella group, and have released albums throughout Asia. They are noted for their intricate harmonies, as well as the exquisite musicianship of all 5 members.

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The group was formed in 1991 by the members of Waseda University's a Capella club "Street Corner Symphony". They released their first mini album DOWN TO STREET under FILE RECORDS label in August 15 1994. After some changes in membership line up, they made their major record debut with their single Promise released under Ki/oon Records, a sublabel of Sony Music Entertainment.

The group's 14th single Towa ni, and 6th album Soul Serenade, both entered on the Oricon charts and set records for amongst the longest staying records in Oricon history. Their 16th single Hitori reached no. 3 on the Oricon chart, which marked the 1st occasion a complete a Capella piece reached the top 3 positions of a Japanese music chart.

In June 6th 2001, the group released the love ballad collection album Love Notes which sold almost 2 million copies across Asia, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China and Korea.

In March 10th 2004, they released their 9th original album Dressed up to the Nines which contains 12 tunes including Right on, Babe, Shin Osaka, Machikado -on the corner- (the theme music for JRA's 50th anniversary) and End Roll (the ending theme for Super Channel's program "ER"). The group embarked on their tour "The Gospellers' Hill Tour 2004 'Goukyu'" in April 16th.

In addition to their work as a group, they have worked as composers, chorus, producers etc for other artists, both as a group and individually.

Discography

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Albums

Mini-Albums

Singles

VHS/DVD

Vinyls

Compilation/Other

Books/Photobooks

No Cut The Gospellers Skoburu E Sakai Yuuji The Gospellers-STARDUST MEMORIES Skoburu E Kamimaki ki The Gospellers Atlas Tsuushin Kanzenban G10 archives―THE GOSPELLERS 10th Anniversary Book The Gospellers Saka Tour '06~'07 "Sergei" Document Book

  • [2001.08.01] No Cut The Gospellers (ノーカット) amazon.co.jp
  • [2002.03.11] Skoburu E Sakai Yuuji( スコブルイー―酒井雄二) amazon.co.jp
  • [2002.12.18] The Gospellers-STARDUST MEMORIES amazon.co.jp
  • [2003.04.25] Skoburu E Kamimaki ki (スコブルイー紙巻き) amazon.co.jp
  • [2004.11.25] The Gospellers Atlas Tsuushin Kanzenban (ゴスペラーズ　アトラス通信完全版) amazon.co.jp
  • [2005.02.10] G10 archives―THE GOSPELLERS 10th Anniversary Book amazon.co.jp
  • [2007.09.14] The Gospellers Saka Tour '06~'07 "Sergei" Document Book (ゴスペラーズ坂ツアー’０６～’０７　“セルゲイ”ドキュメントブック) amazon.co.jp

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