Famureuta
Famureuta is Rimi Natsukawa's second EP, released on. It consists solely of recordings on lullabies. It is her second EP that solely features cover songs.
Background
The title comes from the song "Famureuta", which featured on Natsukawa's debut album "Tida: Tida Kaji nu Umui." The album was preceded with the single "Warabigami (Yamatoguchi)", a standard Japanese version of the Misako Koja song she covered on her 2002 EP "Minamikaze." "Famureuta" featured as the B-side of this single. The version of "Warabigami" appearing on the single is not on the album, however, a re-arranged duet version with Misako Koja appears instead.Song sources
The songs are lullabies from around Asia. "Warabigami" and "Famureuta" are songs released by Okinawan musicians. Two are lullabies from other regions of Japan. The Chūgoku one is traditional, while the Shimabara one was written by Kohei Miyazaki in the 1950s."Māmāhō" is a cover of "Mama Hao," a song sung by Josephine Siao in the 1960 Chinese film Kuer Liulang Ji. "Ten no Komoriuta" is a cover of Mongolian singer Oyunaa's debut Japanese single of the same name, released in 1990. "Chājanga" is a cover of Jajangga, a traditional Korean lullaby.