The First Question Award

The First Question Award (ザ・ファースト・クエスチョン・アワード) is the debut solo studio album by Japanese musician Cornelius. It was released on February 25, 1994 by Trattoria Records.^[7]

The First Question Award
Studio album by Cornelius
Released	February 25, 1994 (1994-02-25)
Genre	Shibuya-kei[1] orchestral pop[2]
Length	52:08
Label	Trattoria
Producer	Keigo Oyamada
Cornelius chronology
Holidays in the Sun (1993) The First Question Award (1994) 69/96 (1995)
Singles from The First Question Award
"The Sun Is My Enemy" Released: September 1, 1993[3] "Perfect Rainbow" Released: November 10, 1993[4] "(You Can't Always Get) What You Want" Released: January 26, 1994[5] "Moon Light Story" Released: June 25, 1994[6]
Alternative cover
LP edition

The First Question Award peaked at number four on the Oricon Albums Chart.^[8] Four singles were released from the album, all of which reached the top 40 on the Oricon Singles Chart: "The Sun Is My Enemy" (number 15), "Perfect Rainbow" (number 29), "(You Can't Always Get) What You Want" (number 27), and "Moon Light Story" (number 40).^[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Keigo Oyamada.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Sun Is My Enemy"	5:47
2.	"(You Can't Always Get) What You Want"	4:00
3.	"Silent Snow Stream"	6:32
4.	"Perfect Rainbow"	4:21
5.	"Bad Moon Rising"	5:28
6.	"Cannabis"	4:37
7.	"Raise Your Hand Together"	6:01
8.	"The Back Door to Heaven"	6:27
9.	"Theme from First Question Award"	1:11
10.	"The Love Parade"	3:34
11.	"Moon Light Story"	4:10
Total length:		52:08

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[10]

• Keigo Oyamada – vocals, guitar, arrangement

Additional musicians ("Cornelius Rock 'n' Roll Orchestral Circus")

• Toshio Araki – trumpet (tracks 1, 7)
• Asa-Chang – percussion (track 4)
• Aska Strings – strings (tracks 5, 7, 10, 11)
• Shigeo Fuchino – saxophone, flute (tracks 5, 6)
• Masato Honda – saxophone (track 9)
• Riki Imanari – synthesizer operation
• Daisuke Kawai – keyboards (tracks 2, 4–6, 9–11)
• Masahiro Kobayashi – trumpet (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8–11)
• Daisaku Kume – keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 7)
• Osamu Matsumoto – trombone (tracks 5, 6, 8)
• Mecken – bass (tracks 2, 5, 7, 9)
• Toyoaki Mishima – synthesizer
• Maki Nomiya – vocals (track 10)
• Mami Otomo – vocals (track 4)
• Masakuni Takeno – saxophone, flute (tracks 5–7)
• Yoshié Toda – drums, percussion
• Hitoshi Watanabe – bass (tracks 4, 6, 10, 11)
• Nobuo Yagi – harmonica (track 4)
• Hisashi Yoshinaga – saxophone, flute (tracks 6, 9)

Production

• Keigo Oyamada – production
• Yasunobu Arakawa – recording jammer
• Osamu Hirose – mixing (tracks 5, 9)
• Yoshiaki Katou – coordination
• Yuka Koizumi – mastering
• Ken Makimura – executive production
• Tatsuhiko Mori – mixing (track 6)
• Ken-Ichi Okeda – direction
• Ichiro Oka – recording direction
• Tohru Takayama – mixing (tracks 1–4, 7, 8, 10, 11)
• Zin Yoshida – mixing (track 1)

Design

• Contemporary Production – design
• Michio Fukuda – hair, makeup
• Shindo & Tajjiemax – photography
• Hiroko Umeyama – styling

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8]	4