First 9uality is the debut studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by Thyme

Thyme (band)

Thyme was a Japanese J-pop/J-rock band. Originally, it was a solo project by the female singer Thyme, who had previously released three singles in 2002 as Sayaka Kamiyama. Kamiyama started collaborating with sound engineer Teppei Shimizu in July 2004, and changed her name to Thyme in June 2005...

, released by Geneon on September 3, 2008 in CD and CD+DVD versions. The album CD contains twelve tracks, five of which were previously featured on one of Thyme's first three singles

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

. The DVD contains music videos of Thyme's first three singles. The tracks are written and sung by singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 Thyme, except for "Our Rock Star" which had Takafumi Hoshino helping Thyme with the lyrics. The tracks are composed

Musical composition

Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...

, arranged

Arrangement

The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...

, and produced by Teppei Shimizu and Hoshino.

Track listing

CD

1. - 3:53
2. "Hello" - 4:30
3. "Our Rock Star" - 3:59
4. "Forever We Can Make It!" - 4:18
5. "Drive" 3:58
6. "Fly Away" - 3:56
7. "I'll Be Back" - 4:31
8. "The Last Day" - 3:51
9. "Babycar" - 3:29
10. "My Life" - 3:53
11. "Humming Bird" - 4:09
12. "Wonderland" - 5:05

DVD

1. "Hello"
2. "Forever We Can Make It!"
3. "Fly Away"

External links

• First 9uality at Geneon