Disco Volante (Lisa album)

Disco Volante (known as No Feva, No Life!! for the digital release)[2] is the fourth studio album by Japanese-Colombian singer Lisa of the group M-Flo, which released on November 11, 2009.[3] The album was the final chapter in Lisa's "luxury disco" series, which started with the extended plays Ready to Disco (2008) and Got that Fever, (2008) and featured a primarily dance, house and electro-pop sound. The album's leading promotional song, "Falling for You...", saw Lisa reunited with her former bandmate Verbal from M-Flo.

Disco Volante
Studio album by
Lisa
ReleasedNovember 11, 2009 (2009-11-11)
Recorded2007-2009
Genre
Length1:11:48
LanguageJapanese, English
LabelRhythm Zone
ProducerLisa
Lisa chronology
Got that Fever
(2008)		 Disco Volante
(2009)		 Family
(2012)
Singles from Disco Volante
  1. "Falling for You..."
    Released: November 11, 2009[1]

Background and development

After releasing her greatest hits album Lisabest: Mission on Earth 9307 in June 2007 which chronicled Lisa's solo career away from M-Flo, Lisa began working on a series of dance music extended plays entitled the "luxury disco series", which focused on house, electro and disco music.[4][5] Originally the releases were intended to be three extended plays themed around different seasons of the year.[6] The first of these, Ready to Disco, was released in February 2008.[6] The second EP, Got that Fever, was led by the track "Leave", which was produced by Britney Spears collaborators Bloodshy & Avant.[5] It was released in August, and on September 9, 2008, Lisa performed at the El Divino club on Ibiza, in front of a crowd of 2,000 people.[7]

In late 2009, Lisa took part in M-Flo's 10th anniversary project. She recorded the song "Sound Boy Thriller" for the group's compilation album MF10: 10th Anniversary Best in October,[8] and performed during the M-Flo 10 Years Special Live "We Are One" special concerts, held on November 14 and 15 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium.[9]

The album featured two songs each from the extended plays: "Leave" and "Other Side of Now" from Got that Fever, and "Crave" and "Send My Heart" from Ready to Disco, as well as a Japanese version of a song that Lisa released for the dance music compilation album House Nation: Beach '09 in July.[10][11] In addition to these songs, the album also featured four high-profile collaborations that featured Lisa as bonus tracks: "House Nation" (2008) from the dance project Ravex's album Trax,[12] "Fire Woo Foo Foo" from rapper Diggy-Mo''s album Diggyism (2009), "My One Star" from DJ Makai's album Stars, and "Sound Boy Thriller" from M-Flo's compilation album MF10: 10th Anniversary Best (2009).

Promotion and release

"Falling for You..." featuring Verbal from M-Flo was the leading promotional single from Disco Volante.[11] The song received a music video,[13] and enough radio airplay to reach number 54 on the Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay chart.[14] In addition to "Falling for You...", several songs were used in promotional campaigns. Three songs were used as TV Asahi television program theme songs: "Send My Heart" for the variety show G-Tech,[6] "Leave" for the variety show Kanzen Gekijō,[15] "Love" for the music program Future Tracks R,[11] "Traveler" was used as a commercial jingle for Mitsui Outlet Park,[11] while "Shake My Heart" was chosen as the TV jingle for the accessory brand Bliss Bear, after the album's release in December.[16]

Critical reception

CDJournal reviewers described the album as "composed entirely of eurobeat, upbeat positive tunes", and in particular praised the song "Alone", calling it "a precious ballad".[17]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Falling for You..." (featuring Verbal (M-Flo))
  • Lisa
  • Verbal
LisaSatoshi Hidaka4:37
2."Frozen"LisaLisaSugaya Bros3:46
3."Traveler"LisaLisaToshimichi Tsuge (Lil)5:36
4."Send My Heart"LisaLisaShinnosuke (Soul'd Out)4:28
5."Leave"Lisa
Bloodshy & Avant3:59
6."Love"LisaLisaRyuichiro Yamaki4:49
7."Shake My Heart"LisaLisaKen Arai4:30
8."Crave"LisaLisaYamaki5:42
9."Planet Love"LisaLisaPink Chemeleons6:04
10."Alone"LisaLisaShingo.S4:00
11."Other Side of Now"LisaLisaHisashi Nawata3:41
12."Fire Woo Hoo Hoo" (Diggy-Mo' featuring Lisa)
  • Diggy-Mo'
  • Lisa
  • Diggy-Mo'
  • Satoshi Hidaka
  • Lisa
  • Diggy-Mo'
  • Satoshi Hidaka
4:47
13."House Nation" (Ravex featuring Lisa)Lisa
  • Ravex
  • Lisa
Ravex4:08
14."My One Star" (Makai featuring Lisa)Lisa
  • Masanobu Komaba
  • Koichi Makai
Takashi Ikezawa5:22
15."Sound Boy Thriller" (M-Flo feeeeeeeeeeat. Lisa)
  • M-Flo
  • Lisa
  • M-Flo
  • Lisa
M-Flo6:04
Total length:1:11:48
Digital edition: No Feva, No Life!!
No.TitleLength
1."Falling for You..." (featuring Verbal (M-Flo))4:37
2."Frozen"3:46
3."Traveler"5:36
4."Send My Heart"4:28
5."Leave"3:59
6."Love"4:49
7."Shake My Heart"4:30
8."Crave"5:42
9."Planet Love"6:04
10."Alone"4:00
11."Other Side of Now"3:41
12."House Nation" (Ravex featuring Lisa)4:08
13."Sound Boy Thriller" (M-Flo feeeeeeeeeeat. Lisa)6:04
14."Falling for You... [Extended Ver.]" (featuring Verbal (M-Flo))6:57
Total length:1:08:21

Charts
Charts (2014) Peak
position
Japan Oricon weekly albums[18] 146

Release history
Region Date Format Distributing Label
Japan November 11, 2009 (2009-11-11)[19] CD Rhythm Zone
November 18, 2009 (2009-11-18)[2] Digital download

References
  1. "Disco Volante". Apple (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  2. "NO FEVA, NO LIFE!!". Apple (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. "Disco Volante" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  4. Mikiko Ohashi (November 24, 2009). "LISA、ラグジュアリー・ディスコ・シリーズ完結編『Disco Volante』リリース大特集" (in Japanese). Barks. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  5. "got that fever(DVD付)". Amazon. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  6. "ready to disco [CD+DVD]" (in Japanese). Neowing. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  7. "ヨーロッパ最大の楽園でLISAがライブ、2000人が絶賛" (in Japanese). Music Voice. September 18, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  8. "m-flo10周年ベスト盤の発売は10月7日。新曲は"feeeeeeeeeeat. LISA"" (in Japanese). Barks. August 27, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  9. "豪華ゲスト多数出演、m-floの10周年記念ライブがDVD化" (in Japanese). Rockin' On Japan. February 24, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  10. "HOUSE NATION - Beach '09". Avex (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  11. "Disco Volante". Amazon. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  12. "大沢伸一、田中知之 、☆Taku Takahashiによって構成された、ravex（レイベックス）が大パーティーアルバム『trax』をリリース！". CANSYSTEM (in Japanese). Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  13. "falling for you... feat.VERBAL (m-flo)". Space Shower. September 30, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  14. "Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard (in Japanese). November 18, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  15. "got that fever [CD+DVD/ジャケットA]" (in Japanese). Neowing. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  16. "人気のキラキラ子熊アクセ「Bliss Bear」CMにLISAを起用" (in Japanese). Barks. December 1, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  17. "LISA / Disco Volante" (in Japanese). CDJournal. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  18. "LISAの作品" [LISA Products]. Oricon. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  19. "Disco Volante". Oricon. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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