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Bon Voyage (Kumi Koda album)

Bon Voyage
A woman wearing captain attire, with her hand tilting the handing which covers one eye. The words "Bon Voyage" and "Koda Kumi" are superimposed over her.
CD & DVD, and digital cover
Studio album by Kumi Koda
Released February 26, 2014
Recorded 2012–13
Genre
Length 53:21
Label Rhythm Zone
Producer
  • Joseph Lawrence
  • Toby Gad
  • T-SK
  • Mussashi
  • Mats Lie Skare
  • Figge Bosstrom
  • UTA
  • Will Simms
  • Tommy Henriksen
  • Badur Haberg
  • Clarabell
  • Mitsu. J
Kumi Koda chronology
Driving Hit's 5
(2013)
Bon Voyage
(2014)
Driving Hit's 6
(2014)
Singles from Bon Voyage
  1. "Go to the Top"
    Released: October 24, 2012
  2. "Koishikute"
    Released: December 26, 2012
  3. "Summer Trip"
    Released: July 31, 2013
  4. "Dreaming Now!"
    Released: November 13, 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Amazon.co.jp (positive)
CD Journal (positive)
Japako Music (positive)
JPopJRocks.com B-

Bon Voyage is the eleventh studio album by Japanese recording artist Kumi Koda. It was released on February 26, 2014 by Rhythm Zone. Bon Voyage is Koda's first album since her 2012 Japonesque, and her longest album in production since her 2008 studio album Kingdom. The album's production was handled by several music producers, such as Joseph Lawrence, Toby Gad, T-Sk, Mats Lie Skare, Figge Bosstrom, Tommy Henriksen, Badur Haberg, and Clarabell. It also features guest appearances from Sean Paul and OVDS. Five different formats were released to promote the album: a standalone CD, a CD and DVD bundle, a CD and Blu-ray bundle, a fan package featuring a live DVD, and a digital release in Japan.

Upon the album's release, it was met with favourable reviews from music critics. Critics highlight individual songs for their production and composition, and commended the singles. Bon Voyage became Koda's seventh studio album to reach the top spot on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart, but her first album to not ship over 100,000 units in that region. Because of this, it became her first studio album to fail to achieve a certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Three singles and one EP were released from the album. Koda promoted the album through her 2014 Bon Voyage concert tour.

Bon Voyage is Koda's first album since her 2012 Japonesque. It is also her longest album in production since her 2008 studio album Kingdom, both of which spanned a total of two years. For the album, Koda's record label Rhythm Zone and its parent company Avex Trax hired several producers, such as Joseph Lawrence, Toby Gad, T-Sk, Mats Lie Skare, Figge Bosstrom, Tommy Henriksen, Badur Haberg, and Clarabell. Producers such as Henriksen and Bosstrom have collaborated with Koda in the past with her albums Kingdom and Universe (2010).Bon Voyage is Koda's second album to be handled primarily with Western producers and composers; Koda's first album handled by Western producers was Japonesque. Western producers and composers carried on working with Koda on her next studio album Walk of My Life (2015).


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