To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pink Lady's debut, Victor Entertainment has released Pink Lady Legend, Now and Forever, a tribute album feature a surprisingly diverse cast of talent from all walks of the industry.
Stylistically the album runs the gamut from straightforward cover to total re-imagining. Artists like Chisato Moritaka & Maki Watase faithfully recreate the duo's debut single, “Pepper Keibu,” while Koda Kumi turns the baseball classic “Southpaw” into an attitude laden, sultry affair. Other standouts from our first listen of the release include AKASAKI and H ZETTRIO's freeform take on “S.O.S.” and Airi Suzuki's cover of “Chameleon Army.”
The full tracklist is as follows:
| Track | Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | ペッパー警部 (Pepper Keibu) | Chisato Moritaka & Maki Watase (LINDBERG) |
| 02 | S・O・S | AKASAKI with H ZETTRIO |
| 03 | カルメン’77 (Carmen '77) | Yu Shirota & Meimi Tamura |
| 04 | 渚のシンドバッド (Nagisa no Sindbad) | Kanako Momota (Momoiro Clover Z) |
| 05 | ウォンテッド（指名手配） (Wanted) | Kazuya Yoshii (*Previously released) |
| 06 | UFO | Shin Koizumix Productions (Kyoko Koizumi, Kan Takagi, Kenji Ueda) |
| 07 | サウスポー (Southpaw) | Koda Kumi |
| 08 | モンスター (Monster) | UA (*Previously released) |
| 09 | 透明人間 (Tōmei Ningen) | Sae Arai & Momoka Ito (AKB48) |
| 10 | カメレオン・アーミー (Chameleon Army) | Airi Suzuki |
| 11 | OH！ | Yo Hitoto |
The tribute album is now available on major streaming platforms. If you're more the physical media type you can pick up a single disc standard edition or a special edition with a bonus disc featuring Pink Lady's original recordings of each track at various retailers.
