| Yoake Mae | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 19, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002-2003 | |||
| Genre | Downtempo, ambient pop, alternative pop | |||
| Length | 59:51 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Japan | |||
| Producer | Chara | |||
| Chara chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Yoake Mae | ||||
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Yoake Mae (夜明けまえ, Before the Dawn) is the ninth studio album by Chara, which was released on March 19, 2003.[1] It debuted at #17 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 300 for 5 weeks.[2] It eventually sold 47,000 copies.
The entire album was produced and written by Chara. It was her last original album release on Sony.
Two singles were released from the album: Hatsukoi (初恋, First Love) and Mieru wa (みえるわ, I Can See!).
Track listing
All tracks are written by Chara, unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beautiful Day" | 4:14 | |
| 2. | "Mieru wa (みえるわ, I Can See!)" | 5:01 | |
| 3. | "Sweetie (スウィーティー)" | 4:07 | |
| 4. | "Hatsukoi (初恋, First Love)" | 4:41 | |
| 5. | "Shinpi no Ie (神秘の家, House of Mystery)" | 3:24 | |
| 6. | "Utsukushii Machi (うつくしい街, Beautiful Town)" | 3:24 | |
| 7. | "Heart ni Hi o Tsukete (ハートの火をつけて, A Fire Burns in My Heart)" | 5:10 | |
| 8. | "Hello (ハロー)" | 6:17 | |
| 9. | "Ocean (オーシャン)" | 4:27 | |
| 10. | "Kokoro ni Konai (心にこない, Doesn't Come to My Heart)" | 5:37 | |
| 11. | "Beautiful Scarlet" | 4:56 | |
| 12. | "I Wanna Freely Love You" | Chara, Toru Yamazaki | 7:49 |
Singles
| Date | Title | Peak position | Weeks | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2002 | "Hatsukoi" | 16 (Oricon) | 3 | 12,410 |
| February 8, 2003 | "Mieru wa" | 71 (Oricon) | 2 | 2,844 |
Japan sales rankings
| Release | Chart | Peak position | First week sales | Sales total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2003 | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 17 | 19,742 | 46,812 |
| Soundscan Album Top 20[3] | 17 | 22,382 |
References
- ↑ "Sony Music Online Japan : 夜明けまえ". Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ↑ "夜明けまえ/Chara". Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- ↑ 週間CDソフトTOP 20 アルバム総合 ランキングTOP20 2003年3月16日～2003年3月22日 調査分
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