Chapter 1 is the debut album of the South Korean pop music group g.o.d, released on January 26, 1999. The album was produced by songwriter and JYP Entertainment founder Park Jin-young. The promoted track is "To Mother" (어머님께), which the group sang for their debut televised performance on January 13, 1999.
Release and reception The album was produced under difficult circumstances as g.o.d's management agency had been affected by the 1997 Asian financial crisis and cut off funding for their trainees. It was eventually released after the group made their official debut performance on television. However, it was not an immediate success as sales figures were comparatively low and the group did not win first place on any music programs.
Songs Two of the most famous songs from the album are "To Mother" and "Observation", the former eventually becoming known as one of the group's most famous hit songs. "Observation" is remembered for its "steering wheel" dance and the scifi-themed music video. The choreography for both songs was referenced in the music video of "Saturday Night" from the group's reunion album Chapter 8.
Track listing All lyrics and music are written and composed by Park Jin-young except where noted.
Signifies a composer who is also the arranger.
Credits and personnel
g.o.d Park Joon-hyung – rapper Yoon Kye-sang – vocalist Danny Ahn – rapper Son Ho-young – vocalist Kim Tae-woo – vocalist
Musicians J.Goux – other (4, 7) Sangwon Han – guitar (10), vocoder Gwangmin Kim – other (8) Wyzard – bass guitar (4, 7) Shin Hyeon-kwon – bass guitar (2, 8) Jerry Hey's Brass Band – horn Park Jin-young – chorus, rap lyrics (1–7, 9, 10) Jo Gyu-chan – chorus (4) Yongjin Ahn – chorus (8), computer programming (4, 5, 8) Bang Si-hyuk – computer programming (3, 6, 7, 10) Joseph Hung Bui – sampling, scratch (4) g.o.d – rap making (8)
Staff Park Jin-young – producer Yongjin Ahn, god – co-producer Janghyuk Choi – release Hoon-tak Jeong – executive producer EBM – production Hyun-woo Eom, Jong-jin Han, Kyung-hwan Kim, Jin-young Park, Kye-sang Yoon – recording technology Dave "Harddrive" Pensado – mixing (4, 7) Yangsu Noh – mixing (8) Kookhyun Kim – mixing (1–3, 5, 6, 9, 10) Bay Studio, Seoul Studio, Enterprise Studio (Los Angeles) – mixing studio Eddie Schreye (Oasis Mastering Studio) – mastering Heejeong Ko, Jeongah Choi (Seoul Studio) – mastering Kim Bong-do, Kim Ho-seon, Ryu Jin-hee, Lee Jeong-hoon, Gong Seong-won – photography H*2 with Free – design
Charts and sales Monthly charts Chart (1999) Peakposition South Korean Albums (RIAK) 5
Sales Region Sales South Korea (RIAK) 156,209
References
External links Album Information on Melon Music