Sugar High
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Sugar High is the third studio album
by Japanese
singer-songwriter
Chihiro Onitsuka
, released in December 2002.
The album came out only 9 months after its predecessor This Armor
, and it comprises 9 tracks that were previously unreleased as the singles.The album title was quoted from the lyrics of a song sung on the American motion picture Empire Records
.
The first press of the album features bonus 8cm compact disc
including another version of "Castle･Imitation" and its backing track.
Since Onitsuka cancelled the release of fourth studio album and left both the management office and record label in 2004, Sugar High became the final non-compilation album she released under the Virgin Tokyo label distributed by Toshiba EMI.
, arranged by Takefumi Haketa
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
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...
Chihiro Onitsuka
Chihiro Onitsuka
is a Japanese singer-songwriter.In 2000, Onitsuka released her debut single "Shine" and gained a recognition with its follow-up "Gekkou" which became a hit. Insomnia, her first studio album released in following year topped the Japanese Oricon chart and sold more than a million copies...
, released in December 2002.
The album came out only 9 months after its predecessor This Armor
This Armor
is the second album by Japanese singer-songwriter Chihiro Onitsuka, released on March 6, 2002.-Track listing:All songs written and composed by Chihiro Onitsuka, arranged by Takefumi Haketa#"ROLLIN'"#""#""#"everything, in my hands"#"Our Song"#""...
, and it comprises 9 tracks that were previously unreleased as the singles.The album title was quoted from the lyrics of a song sung on the American motion picture Empire Records
Empire Records
Empire Records is a 1995 coming of age film that follows a group of record store employees over the course of one exceptional day. The employees of this independent music store try to fight off a large chain, all while learning about each other...
.
The first press of the album features bonus 8cm compact disc
3-inch CD single
The mini CD single is a mini Compact Disc that measures in diameter, rather than the standard . They are manufactured using the same methods as standard full-size CDs, and can be played in most standard audio CD players and CD-ROM disc drives...
including another version of "Castle･Imitation" and its backing track.
Since Onitsuka cancelled the release of fourth studio album and left both the management office and record label in 2004, Sugar High became the final non-compilation album she released under the Virgin Tokyo label distributed by Toshiba EMI.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Chihiro OnitsukaChihiro Onitsuka
is a Japanese singer-songwriter.In 2000, Onitsuka released her debut single "Shine" and gained a recognition with its follow-up "Gekkou" which became a hit. Insomnia, her first studio album released in following year topped the Japanese Oricon chart and sold more than a million copies...
, arranged by Takefumi Haketa
- "Not Your God" – 2:53
- "" – 4:44
- "Rebel Luck" – 4:19
- "Tiger in My Love" – 4:52
- "Castle Imitation" [album version] – 4:58
- "" – 4:22
- "" – 4:43
- "King of Solitude" – 4:59
- "Borderline" – 5:45
Personnel
- Chihiro Onitsuka - Vocals
- Takefumi Haketa - Acoustic piano, rhodes piano, wurlitzer, harpsichord
- Takashi Nishiumi - Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Hitoshi Watanabe - Bass
- Hitoshi Kusunoki - Drums
- Toshiyuki Sugino - Drums
- Ikuo Kakehashi - Percussion, conga, flame drum, tablas
- Chieko Kinbara - Violin
- Yoshihiko Eida - Violin
- Haruko Yano - Violin
- Joe Kuwata - Violin
- Yukiko Iwato - Violin
- Naoru Komiya - Violin
- Nagisa Kiriyama - Violin
- Norito Ohbayashi - Violin
- Yukinori Murata - Violin
- Osamu Iyoku - Violin
- Motoko Fujiie - Violin
- Hijiri Kuwano - Violin
- Yuji Yamada - Viola
- Sachie Ohnuma - Viola
- Manami Tokutaka - Viola
- Hirohito Furugawara - Viola
- Masami Horisawa - Cello
- Hiroyasu Yamamoto - Cello
- Hiroki Kashiwagi - Cello
- Haruki Matsuba - Cello
- Yohei Matsuoka - Cello
- Gaichi Ishibashi - Oboe
Album
| Year | Chart | Provider | Peak position |
Weeks | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Japanese Albums Chart (top 200) | Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... /RIAJ |
2 | 15 | Platinum | 290,000+ |
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | December 11, 2002 | Toshiba-EMI/Virgin Tokyo | CD | TOCT-24901 (limited edition with bonus disc) |
| TOCT-24902 | ||||
| March 11, 2009 | EMI Music Japan | SHM-CD | TOCT-95060 | |