Shōwa no Kaidan Vol. 1

Shōwa no Kaidan Vol. 1
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2002 (2002-10-30)
Genre
Length50:32
LabelExtasy Japan
Producer
Shizuka Kudo chronology
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(2005)

Shōwa no Kaidan Vol. 1 (昭和しょうわ階段かいだん Vol.1, lit. "Shōwa's Stairway Vol. 1") is the first cover album by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released on October 30, 2002, through Extasy Japan, marking her last release with the label. As the title evokes, the album features a selection of songs from the Shōwa period. It includes covers of artists such as Hiroko Yakushimaru, Mayumi Itsuwa, Kenji Sawada, Naoko Ken and Yōsui Inoue, among others. Kudo also recorded Japanese covers of "Moliendo Café", first recorded by Mario Suárez, and "Tennessee Waltz", originally recorded by Patti Page. The songs were originally covered in Japan by Sachiko Nishida and Chiemi Eri, respectively.