Kahimi Karie (album)

Kahimi Karie (album)

Kahimi Karie is a compilation of singles and EP tracks from Japanese pop artist Kahimi Karie. It was released in the U.S. in 1998, featuring the same tracklisting as Japan's Best On The Trattoria Label And More compilation of the same year. The Minty Fresh album also shared artwork with an earlier import release, My First Karie. The compilation is often U.S. listeners' introduction or only exposure to Karie's music; other than 1999's K.K.K.K.K., it would be her sole domestic release.

The album included songs written and/or produced by Momus, Keigo Oyamada (usually known by the pseudonym Cornelius) and Philippe Katerine, as well as covers of originals by Serge Gainsbourg and Astrud Gilberto.

Kahimi Karie received mixed reviews upon its release; however, it is often viewed by critics and fans as one of the most important releases in the short-lived Shibuya kei pop boom of the mid-to-late '90s.