Kahimi Karie is a compilation of singles and EP

Extended play

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 tracks from Japanese pop artist Kahimi Karie. It was released in the U.S. in 1998, featuring the same tracklisting as Japan's Best On The Trattoria Label And More compilation of the same year. The Minty Fresh album also shared artwork with an earlier import release, My First Karie. The compilation is often U.S. listeners' introduction or only exposure to Karie's music; other than 1999's K.K.K.K.K.

K.K.K.K.K. (album)

K.K.K.K.K. is the second full-length album from cult Japanese singer Kahimi Karie, originally released in 1998 on the Cornelius-run Trattoria label. In 1999, it saw domestic release on Le Grand Magistery, along with four bonus remixes...

, it would be her sole domestic release.

The album included songs written and/or produced by Momus

Momus (artist)

Nick Currie , more popularly known under the artist name Momus , is a songwriter, blogger and former journalist for Wired...

, Keigo Oyamada (usually known by the pseudonym Cornelius

Cornelius (musician)

Cornelius is a Japanese recording artist and producer.-Career:Oyamada's first claim to fame was as a member of the pop duo Flipper's Guitar, one of the key groups of the Tokyo Shibuya-kei scene...

) and Philippe Katerine

Philippe Katerine

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, as well as covers of originals by Serge Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize...

 and Astrud Gilberto

Astrud Gilberto

Astrud Gilberto is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She is well known for the Grammy Award-winning song "The Girl from Ipanema".-Biography:...

.

Kahimi Karie received mixed reviews upon its release; however, it is often viewed by critics and fans as one of the most important releases in the short-lived Shibuya kei pop boom of the mid-to-late '90s.

Track listing

1. "Good Morning World" (Momus/Soft Machine
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   ) – 3:31
2. "Candyman" (Keigo Oyamada) – 4:27
3. "Elastic Girl" (Keigo Oyamada) – 5:48
4. "Mike Alway's Diary" (Keigo Oyamada) – 3:18
5. "Le roi soleil" (Momus) – 5:16
6. "Take It Easy My Brother Charlie" (Astrud Gilberto) – 3:40
7. "Zoom Up!" (Keigo Oyamada) – 2:03
8. "Serieux comme le plaisir" (Serge Gainsbourg) – 2:19
9. "Lolitapop Dollhouse" (Momus) – 4:08
10. "Dis-moi quelque chose avant de dormir" (Philippe Katerine) – 2:07
11. 'When You Close Your Eyes" (Kahimi Karie/Tomoki Kanda) – 2:44