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Rock and Rolling Idol

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Rock and Rolling Idol
Studio album by
Released21 August 1991 (1991-08-21) (Japan)
Recorded1991
StudioBerlin Studio Blackpool
Genre
LabelTeichiku Records
Producer
The Nolans chronology
Playback Part 2
(1991)
Rock and Rolling Idol
(1991)
Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)
(1991)
Singles from Rock and Rolling Idol
  1. "Rock and Rolling Idol"
    Released: 21 August 1991 (1991-08-21)

Rock and Rolling Idol (なんてったってアイドル, Nantetatte Aidoru, What an Idol) is a cover album by the Irish pop group The Nolans. Released on 21 August 1991 exclusively in Japan by Teichiku Records, the album consists of ten English-language covers of songs made famous by Japanese idol Kyoko Koizumi.[1][2]

The album peaked at No. 88 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 15,000 copies.[3][4]

Track listing

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All English lyrics are written by Clive Scott and Des Dyer.

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Rock and Rolling Idol" (Nantetatte Aidoru (なんてったってアイドル, "What an Idol"))Bernie Nolan3:59
2."Japanese Girl" (Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge (ヤマトナデシコ七変化))
Bernie Nolan3:12
3."Daybreak" (Yoake no Mew (夜明けのMEW, "Mew at Dawn"))
  • Akimoto
  • Tsutsumi
Coleen Nolan3:45
4."Darling My Love" (Adesugata Namida Musume (艶姿ナミダ娘, "Charming Tearful Girl"))Bernie Nolan4:15
5."Fall in Love in Summertime" (Makka na Onna no Ko (まっ赤な女の子, "Girl in Red"))
  • Kan
  • Tsutsumi
Coleen Nolan3:39
6."Ocean Girl" (Nagisa no Haikara Ningyo (渚のはいから人魚, "The Magical Mermaid by the Beach"))
  • Kan
  • Makaino
Bernie Nolan4:04
7."Red Russian Rose" (Watashi no Jūrokusai (私の16才, "My 16-year-old"))
  • Noriko Maki
  • Eiji Takino
Coleen Nolan3:42
8."Navy Blue" (Tokonatsu Musume (常夏娘, "Everlasting Summer Girl"))
  • Hifumi Midori
  • Kōhei Miyuki
Maureen Nolan3:06
9."Stardust Memory"Maureen Nolan3:59
10."Ando Laura" (Meikyū no Andorōra (迷宮のアンドローラ, "Ando Laura in the Labyrinth"))Anne Nolan3:24

Charts

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 88

References

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  1. ^ "CD- Rock and Rolling Idol(なんてったってアイドル)(Japan)(ノーランズ博物館)". The Nolans Museum. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ "ノーランズ / なんてったってアイドル [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "なんてったってアイドル | ノーランズ". Oricon. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ノーランズ". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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