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"Tsumi to Batsu" (罪と罰, Crime and Punishment) is Japanese singer Ringo Sheena's 6th single and it was released on January 26, 2000, by Toshiba EMI / Virgin Music. It was certified double platinum by the RIAJ for 545,730 copies shipped to stores.




Background


"Tsumi to Batsu" is taken from Sheena's second album Shōso Strip. When she sang this song on her first national tour Senkō Ecstasy, she joked with her fans, "If you want to buy this song as a single, please send a letter to Toshiba-EMI".
Then, the letters actually poured in to Toshiba EMI, and it was decided to release this song. Ken-ichi Asai, ex-Blankey Jet City, plays the guitar on "Tsumi to Batsu."




Track listing






Cover versions


Takashi Obara on his piano cover album Try Try Try "Piano yo Utae" Special (2004)
General Head Mountain on their third album Tsuki Kanashi Blue (2008).
It was covered again by Blistar on Blistar Rockin' Covers: Rock & Sexy (2011).
In 2018 Japanese-American singer Ai covered "Tsumi to Batsu". The song, titled as "Crime and Punishment", was included on the album Fruit Défendu, a tribute album featuring a variety of Sheena Ringo's songs covered by multiple artists.
In 2022, Japanese singer Ado released a cover of "Tsumi to Batsu" on YouTube. Her cover of the song, titled as "Crime and Punishment", was included on her 2023 cover album, Ado's Utattemita Album.




Credits and personnel


Tsumi to Batsu

Vocals: Shiina Ringo
Electric guitars and Tooth Flute: Ken-ichi Asai "Benzie" (from Blankey Jet City)
Bass guitars: Seiji Kameda
Drums: Masayuki Muraishi
Organ: Yuta Saito
Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru

Gyakutai Glycogen (虐待グリコゲン, Abuse Glycogen)
Vocals: Shiina Ringo
Electric guitars: Susumu Nishikawa
Electric Bass, Handclap: Seiji Kameda
Drums: Masayuki Muraishi
Synthesizer: Makoto Minagawa
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Vocals: Shiina Ringo
Electric guitars: Susumu Nishikawa
Bass guitars: Seiji Kameda
Drums and Tambourines: Noriyasu "Kāsuke" Kawamura
Piano: Yuta Saito
Synthesizer programming: Nobuhiko Nakayama
The Strings: Chieko Kinbara Group




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Batsu to Maru to Tsumi to
• Plastic Memories
• Takako Matsu
• Rena Matsui
• Technoroid
• Himōto! Umaru-chan
• YuruYuri
• Komikus Shojo Nozaki
• Futo Detective
• Osamake
• Tsumi to Batsu
• 11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo
• Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance
• Sin and Punishment
• Batsu to Maru to Tsumi to
• Ringo Sheena
• Persona 2: Innocent Sin
• Gauze (album)
• Crime and Punishment (manga)
• The Lost Village (TV series)