© 2002 Lawrence Tuczynski

Title Godzilla Vocal Collection
CD Label Victor
CD Number VICL-5083
Music by: Various
Number of tracks 25
Running time 76:57
Number of discs 1
Year of release/manufacture 1991

REVIEW

January 24, 2002
(Updated March 22, 2002)

This CD is a collection of Godzilla related vocal tracks from a variety of sources. Most songs will sound familiar and are by the original artists. Others I am not sure of. The CD is certainly full with a running time of over 76 minutes. Included is "Give Back the Sun!" or "Return, Sun!" as it's translated here from "Godzilla vs Hedora". Again, this is the Japanese language version. Many people have asked about the English version appearing in the dubbed version of the movie. I have only found a copy of the English version on the Everyone Has A Story: The Songs Of Adryan Russ CD elsewhere on this site and on a CDR sold by Showcase Collectibles at: http://www.godzillatoy.com. There are also several selections here sung by "The Peanuts" who are mostly known from the Mothra movies. I'm one of those people who always enjoy their harmonizing.

If you enjoy the vocal tracks from the early Godzilla movies, then you'll most likely enjoy this CD. It's a pleasant listen and works well as background music while doing other things.

English Title:	Godzilla Vocal Collection
Track translations courtesy of Jolyon Yates
(Some names for Lyrics and Vocals are best guesses)

1	Monster March
		Lyrics: Sekizawa Shinichi, Music: Kano Tsuruo, Kosugi Nisa
		Vocals: Sasaki Toshinori, Tokyo Little Choral Group
2	Pun Pun Pun (the sound of anger)
		Lyrics: Sekizawa Shinichi, Music: Kano Tsuruo, Kosugi Nisa
		Vocals: Tokyo Little Choral Group
3	Godzilla vs Hedora (Return, Sun!)
		Lyrics: Banno Yoshimitsu, Music: Manabe Riichiro, Takada Hiro
		Vocals: Masato Keiko, Honey Nights, Moondrops
4	Attack Hedora
		Lyrics: Banno Yoshimitsu, Music: Sugiyama Koichi, Takada Hiro
		Vocals: Masato Keiko, Honey Nights, Moondrops
5	Go! Go! Godzilla
		Lyrics: Sekizawa Shinichi, Music: Ogihara Tetsuaki
		Vocals: Ishikawa Susumu
6	Godzilla March
		Lyrics: Sekizawa Shinichi, Music: Miyaguchi Danro
		Vocals: Ishikawa Susumu, Toho Children Choral Group
7	Attack Gigan
		Lyrics: Fukuda Jun, Music: Miyaguchi Danro
		Vocals: Ishikawa Susumu, Toho Children Choral Group
8	Godzilla & Jet Jaguar: Punch Punch Punch
		Lyrics: Sekizawa Shinichi, Music: Manabe Riichiro
		Vocals: Chikamon Makoto
9	Attack Megalon
		Lyrics: Fukuda Jun, Music: Manabe Riichiro
		Vocals: Chikamon Makoto
10	Myarabi's Prayer
		Lyrics: Fukuda Jun, Music: Masaru Sato
		Vocals: Belvera Lene
11	Attack Mechagodzilla
		Lyrics: Fukuda Jun, Music: Masaru Sato
		Vocals: Belvera Lene
12	Monster Christmas
		Lyrics: Sakaguchi Daiichiro, Music: Watanabe Takemi
		Vocals: Raimon Kenbo
13	Monster Game
		Lyrics: Sakaguchi Daiichiro, Music: Watanabe Takemi
		Vocals: Raimon Kenbo
14	Bride of Godzilla
		Lyrics: Mozu Shohei, Music: Kase Kunihiko, Watanabe Shigeki
		Vocals: Chikamon Makoto
15	Rock Rock Godzilla
		Lyrics: Mozu Shohei, Music: Kase Kunihiko, Watanabe Shigeki
		Vocals: Chikamon Makoto
16	Godzilla-san
		Lyrics: Saeki Kofu, Music: Yoshida Tadashi, Sano Sukigara
		Vocals: Aoki Harumi
17	Inside Angilas
		Lyrics: Saeki Kofu, Music: Yoshida Tadashi, Ozawa Naoyoshi
		Vocals: Aoki Harumi, Nozawa Hajime
18	Godzilla Sounds
		Lyrics: Katsura Konosuke, Music: Takada Hiro
		Vocals: Victor Boys Folk Song Group
19	Little Hanagasa Choir *
	(* Hanagasa could be a place name. Literal meaning is 'Flowery Hat')
		Lyrics: Yuri Kakai, Yamagata Kenminyo, Music: Takada Hiro
		Vocals: Victor Boys Folk Song Group
20	Mothra's Song
		Lyrics: Yuki Koji, Music: Kozeki Yuji
		Vocals: The Peanuts
21	Infant's Daughters
		Lyrics & Music: Ike Susumu, Music: Kokan Yuji
		Vocals: The Peanuts
22	Sacred Fountain
		Lyrics & Music: Ifukube Akira
		Vocals: The Peanuts
23	Cry Good Fortune
		Lyrics: Iwaya Tokiko, Music: Miyagawa Hiroshi
		Vocals: The Peanuts
24	Mothra's Song
		Lyrics: Iwaya Tokiko, Music: Masaru Sato
		Vocals: Pair Bambi
25	Infant's Daughters (another version)
		Lyrics & Music: Ike Susumu, Music: Miyagawa Hiroshi
		Vocals: The Peanuts