is the studio album

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 by Japanese

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 rock band

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 Spitz

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is a Japanese rock band formed in 1987. They gained remarkable commercial success in the mid and late 1990s, and are known for their abstract and eccentric songs penned by primary singer-songwriter and guitarist Masamune Kusano....

, released in October 2007.

The album includes a smash hit "Mahou no Kotoba", released as a single in 2006. It was featured as the theme song for Honey and Clover

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, a film adaptation

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 of a manga

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 whose title was named after the Spitz's 1995 album and Shikao Suga

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's debut album.

Further two singles "Looking for" and "Gunjou" were released prior to the album. One of them, The Cure

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-esque "Gunjou" features Takuya Ohashi (a lead vocalist of the duo Sukima Switch

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) and Kana Uemura

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 on guest vocals, and comedy

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 double act

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 Ungirls appeared on its promotional film

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.

In terms of sales, Sazanami became the least successful album since their breakthrough in the 1990s; although it debuted at the pinnacle of the Japanese Oricon chart and has been certified platinum by the RIAJ.

After the album was issued, the band embarked on the concert tour entitled Sazanami OTR.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Masamune Kusano, arranged and produced by Spitz and Seiji Kameda (except strings arrangement for "Mahou no Kotoba" and "Sazanami" by Kameda)

Compact disc edition

1. - 3:18
2. - 3:56
3. - 4:20
4. - 4:01
5. - 4:32
6. - 4:49
7. - 3:09
8. "P" - 4:19
9. 4:03
10. - 3:37
11. - 3:47
12. - 4:47
13. - 3:36

Side one

1. - 3:36
2. - 4:49
3. - 3:09
4. "P" - 4:19

Side two

1. - 3:12
2. 4:03
3. - 3:37
4. - 4:47

Side three

1. - 3:56
2. - 5:17
3. - 4:20
4. - 3:06

Side four

1. - 3:18
2. - 3:47
3. - 4:01
4. - 4:32

Chart positions

Chart	Position	Weeks	Sales
Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (top 300)	1	15	215,000+

Certification

Country	Organization	Certification	Shipments
Japan	RIAJ	Platinum	250,000+