Natural Colors is a covers album by Priscilla Ahn, sung in both English and Japanese. It was released in Japan on June 27, 2012[1] and reached a peak position of 186 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[2] Ahn explained that the idea for the album started with her desire to record a collection of songs used in Studio Ghibli films before expanding to include other songs that she enjoyed.[3]

Natural Colors
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 27, 2012
GenreIndie pop
Length49:52
LabelEMI Music Japan
Priscilla Ahn chronology
When You Grow Up
(2011)
Natural Colors
(2012)
Home ~ My Song Diary
(2012)

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Daydream Believer" (originally recorded by The Monkees)John Stewart4:04
2."Kaze No Tani No Nausica" (originally recorded by Narumi Yasuda)Takashi Matsumoto, Haruomi Hosono4:47
3."Sayonara COLOR (English Version)" (originally recorded by Super Butter Dog [ja])Takashi Nagazumi4:49
4."Bara No Hana" (originally recorded by Quruli)Shigeru Kishida5:03
5."Norwegian Wood (The Bird Has Flown)" (originally recorded by The Beatles)John Lennon, Paul McCartney2:20
6."Yasashisa Ni Tsutsumaretanara" (originally recorded by Yumi Matsutoya)Yumi Matsutoya4:12
7."Kaerenai Futari" (originally recorded by Yosui Inoue)Yosui Inoue, Kiyoshiro Imawano4:40
8."T'en va pas" (originally recorded by Elsa Lunghini)Catherine Levy, Regis Marie Wagnier3:46
9."Kaze Wo Atsumete" (originally recorded by Happy End)Takashi Matsumoto, Haruomi Hosono4:10
10."Song Of Hope (with Japanese lyrics)"Priscilla Ahn3:28
11."Dream (with Japanese lyrics)"Priscilla Ahn3:44
12."Sayonara COLOR" (originally recorded by Super Butter Dog [ja])Takashi Nagazumi4:49

References

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  1. "プリシラ・アーンのジャパン・ツアーがスタート | Daily News". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). July 19, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2026. バンドの4人と共にステージに上がったプリシラ・アーンは6月27日に発売したばかりのアルバム『ナチュラル・カラーズ』に収録の「デイドリーム・ビリーバー」をコンサートの1曲目にピックアップし、さらに「やさしさに包まれたなら」「サヨナラCOLOR」「風の谷のナウシカ」などを披露した。
  2. "ナチュラル・カラーズ | Priscilla Ahn". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  3. Uchimoto, Junichi (June 28, 2012). "プリシラ・アーン「なぜ日本語で?私はジブリの映画の大ファンだったから」". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved March 19, 2026. で、いつかジブリ作品に使われた曲ばかりのカヴァー・アルバムを作りたいと思うようになって。その案から発展し、ジブリ・ソングに限らず私が聴いた瞬間に恋に落ちた曲や、聴く人が安らいだ気持ちになれそうな曲も選んで、1枚にまとめてみたのがこのアルバムなんです」