arrangers:
- link: artist/2340
  names:
    en: Kyohei Tsutsumi
    ja: 筒美京平
catalog: C-3116
categories:
- Live Action
category: Live Action
classification: Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/2340
  names:
    en: Kyohei Tsutsumi
    ja: 筒美京平
covers:
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  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/81/121118/121118-7c285c631bba.jpg
  name: Front
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/81/121118/121118-7c285c631bba.jpg
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  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/81/121118/121118-5ee6c8eeab77.jpg
  name: Back
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/81/121118/121118-5ee6c8eeab77.jpg
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  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/81/121118/121118-b986a92be8c7.jpg
  name: Front (w/ sticker)
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/81/121118/121118-b986a92be8c7.jpg
discs:
- disc_length: Unknown
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      Japanese: 美しきチャレンジャー
      Romaji: Utsukushiki Challenger
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: 恋のゆくえ
      Romaji: Koi no Yukue
    track_length: Unknown
distributor: &id001
  link: org/35
  names:
    en: NIPPON COLUMBIA CO., LTD.
    ja: 日本コロムビア株式会社
    ja-latn: NIPPON COLUMBIA CO., LTD.
  role: distributor
link: album/121118
lyricists:
- link: artist/8690
  names:
    en: Tokiko Iwatani
    ja: 岩谷時子
media_format: Vinyl (7" 45 rpm)
meta:
  added_date: 2022-06-15T23:50
  edited_date: 2023-12-31T13:57
  fetched_date: 2025-11-22T11:29
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 675
name: Utsukushiki Challenger
names:
  en: Utsukushiki Challenger
  ja: 美しきチャレンジャー
  ja-latn: Utsukushiki Challenger
notes: 'SIDE 1: Theme Song Cover*

  SIDE 2: Image Song Cover**

  Vocals: Mitsuko Horie

  Lyricist: Tokiko Iwatani

  Composer/Arranger***: Kyohei Tsutsumi

  Accompaniment: Studio Orchestra

  Vinyl wrongly labeled as a 33 1/3 rpm, corrected as 45rpm on vinyl sides

  *Different arrangement than original from JRT-1159

  **Same arrangement than original from JRT-1159

  ***uncredited, known from CZ-7225~8'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/2192
  names:
    en: Columbia
    ja: Columbia
    ja-latn: Columbia
  role: label
- link: org/35
  names:
    en: NIPPON COLUMBIA CO., LTD.
    ja: 日本コロムビア株式会社
    ja-latn: NIPPON COLUMBIA CO., LTD.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/81/121118/121118-7c285c631bba.jpg
picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/81/121118/121118-7c285c631bba.jpg
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/81/121118/121118-7c285c631bba.jpg
platforms:
- Series
products:
- names:
    en: Utsukushiki Challenger
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: TP-2448
  date: '1971'
  link: album/135457
  names:
    en: Utsukushiki Challenger
    ja: 美しきチャレンジャー
    ja-latn: Utsukushiki Challenger
  type: live
- catalog: JRT-1159
  date: '1971-04-05'
  link: album/121117
  names:
    en: Utsukushiki Challenger
    ja: 美しきチャレンジャー
    ja-latn: Utsukushiki Challenger
  type: live
- catalog: ES(H)-1013
  date: '1971-05-01'
  link: album/135481
  names:
    en: Utsukushiki Challenger
    ja: 美しきチャレンジャー
    ja-latn: Utsukushiki Challenger
  type: live
release_date: '1971-07-10'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 400.0
reprints: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/121118?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/4997
  names:
    en: Mitsuko Horie
    ja: 堀江美都子
votes: 0
