Rainbow 7

Rainbow 7
Rainbow 7
Studio album by Morning Musume
Released	February 15, 2006
Recorded	2005
Genre	J-pop; dance-pop; pop rock;
Length	52:56
Label	Zetima Records
Producer	Tsunku
Morning Musume chronology
Limited Edition
	Front cover of limited edition.
Singles from Rainbow 7
	"The Manpower!!!"; Released: January 19, 2005; "Osaka Koi no Uta"; Released: April 27, 2005; "Iroppoi Jirettai"; Released: July 27, 2005; "Chokkan 2 (Nogashita Sakana wa Ōkiizo!)"; Released: November 19, 2005;

Rainbow 7 (レインボー7) is the seventh album by the J-pop idol group Morning Musume. It is the first album to feature 7th generation member Koharu Kusumi and first album after graduation of Kaori Iida and Rika Ishikawa and departure of Mari Yaguchi. It was released on February 15, 2006.

Overview

The album features the last single A-sides to feature founding member Kaori Iida and long-time members Rika Ishikawa and Mari Yaguchi, all of whom departed the band (Iida for a solo career, Yaguchi because of a scandal though she now works as a general entertainer, Ishikawa to focus on her new group V-u-den) in the months after their previous studio album, Ai no Dai 6 Kan, was released. Although their vocals are heard on these tracks, they are not credited anywhere in the liner notes. One of the singles represented, "Chokkan 2 (Nogashita Sakana wa Ōkiizo!)", appears in remixed form.

Three of the songs on the album are performed by smaller clusters of several group members, and are credited in the liner notes to the featured members involved, rather than to the entire band.

Two different versions of the album were released, different from the usual "first press" versions. The limited edition version contained a 32-page photobook and had special packaging. When the two versions were announced it was said that each version (limited and normal) would have a different bonus track but, due to a problem on the manufacturer's end, the idea was abandoned.

Track listing

How Do You Like Japan? (Nihon wa Donna Kanji Dekka?) (How Do You Like Japan？～日本はどんな感じでっか？～)
The Manpower!!! (The マンパワー!!!)
Aozora ga Itsumademo Tsuzuku You na Mirai de Are! (青空がいつまでも続くような未来であれ!, The Future is Like an Eternally Continuing Blue Sky!)
Osaka Koi no Uta (大阪　恋の歌, Osaka Love Song)
Indigo Blue Love
- Performed by Risa Niigaki, Reina Tanaka and Eri Kamei.
Rainbow Pink (レインボーピンク)
- Performed by Koharu Kusumi and Sayumi Michishige.
Iroppoi Jirettai (色っぽい　じれったい, Sexy Impatient)
Mushoku Tōmei na Mama de (無色透明なままで, Always Colourless and Invisible)
- Performed by Hitomi Yoshizawa, Makoto Ogawa, Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno and Miki Fujimoto.
Purple Wind (パープルウインド)
Sayonara See You Again Adios Bye Bye Ta Ta! (さよなら See You Again アディオス Bye Bye チャッチャ!)
Chokkan 2 (Nogashita Sakana wa Ookiizo! (Mattaku Sono Toori Remix)) (直感2 〜逃した魚は大きいぞ!〜（全くその通リミックス）)
Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari 3 (女子かしまし物語３)