Blue Selection is the studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yōsui Inoue

Yosui Inoue

is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, guitarist and record producer, who is an important figure in Japanese music. He is renowned for his unique tone, eccentric lyrics, and dark sunglasses which he always wears....

, released shortly after its predecessor Cassis.

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is the studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yosui Inoue, released in November 1992.The album comprises the newly arranged versions of the songs that Inoue himself had already recorded on his albums or singles, except "Just Fit" which was written for Mis Cast album by Kenji Sawada in 1982....

album came out in 1992, it includes renewed renditions of his previous released songs. Those interpretations features the jazz-influence arrangements, and they were recorded by his then-touring band.
The lead-off track "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" was released as a single prior to the album, but it was almost disregarded. Likewise, Blue Selection itself managed to reach the top-20 on the chart, and has been one of the least successful albums for Inoue.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Yōsui Inoue, unless otherwise noted

1. "" - 4:05
2. "" (Inoue/Natsumi Hirai) - 4:45
3. "" - 3:57
4. "" - 4:58
5. "Canary" - 4:58
6. "" - 5:55
7. "Final Love Song" - 5:17
8. "" - 4:05
9. "" - 6:06
10. "" (Inoue/Katz Hoshi) - 4:39
11. "" - 5:51

Album

Year	Album	Chart	Position	Weeks	Sales
2002	Blue Selection	Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 300)	20	12	35,000

Single

Year	Single	B-Side(s)	Chart	Position	Weeks	Sales
2001	"Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa"	"Kimerareta Rhythm"	Japanese Oricon Weekly (top 200)	93	1	2,000

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog number
Japan	November 20, 2002	For Life Music Entertainment	CD	FLCF-3919
			LP	FLJF-9529