License (album)
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Released | March 8, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005–2006 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 64:32 | |||
Label | Flight Master | |||
Producer | Gorō Kumagai | |||
Aya Ueto chronology | ||||
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Singles from License | ||||
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License is the fourth studio album by Japanese pop singer Aya Ueto. It was released on March 8, 2006 on Flight Master.
Background
[edit]License includes Ueto's previous singles "Yume no Chikara", "Kaze wo Ukete", and "Egao no Mama de." The album took a more adult direction than her previous releases. The last track, "Fermata", was penned by Ueto's brother Makoto. License was released in two formats: limited CD+DVD edition, which includes a DVD featuring the music video and making of "Egao no Mama de" as well as a special interview, and the standard CD only edition.
Chart performance
[edit]License peaked at #9 on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart and debuted at #19 on the Weekly Albums Chart with 16,029 copies sold. The album charted for a total of four weeks and sold over 22,000 copies.[1][2][3]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Egao no Mama de" | Ryoji | Ryoji | 5:14 |
2. | "1 Million Thanks" | Tōko Furuuchi | Yōji Noi | 5:04 |
3. | "Kaze wo Ukete" | Ryoji | Ryoji | 5:06 |
4. | "Nukumori" (ぬくもり Warmth) | Masaru Shimabukuro | Shimabukuro | 4:30 |
5. | "Yakusoku no Basho" (約束の場所 Promised Place) | Ryoji | Ryoji | 5:16 |
6. | "Moshimo Negai ga Kanau Nara featuring Kohei Japan" (もしも願いが叶うなら If My Wish Comes True) | Gajin, Kohei Sakama | Gajin, Sakama | 5:02 |
7. | "Look Into the Future" | Kei Yoshikawa, Shoko | Yoshikawa | 5:22 |
8. | "Hoshizora Haiuei" (星空ハイウエイ Starry Sky Highway) | Shoko | Miki Watabe | 4:14 |
9. | "Kagiri Aru Toki no Naka de" (限りある時の中で In the Little Time We Have) | T2ya | T2ya | 4:59 |
10. | "Yume no Chikara" | Toshihiko Takamizawa | Takamizawa | 4:57 |
11. | "Shiroi Yuki ga Furu Yori ni" (白い雪が降る夜に On the Night When the White Snow Falls) | Takamizawa | Takamizawa | 4:38 |
12. | "Kono Sekai ni Umarete" (この世界に生まれて Born in this World) | Yuki Nakajima | Sin | 6:14 |
13. | "Fermata" | Makoto Ueto | Sin | 3:51 |
Total length: | 64:32 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Egao no Mama de" (PV) | |
2. | "Egao no Mama de" (Special PV (Document "Hair Cut" Version)) | |
3. | "Egao no Mama de" (PV Making) | |
4. | "Interview" |
Charts and sales
[edit]Chart (2006) | Peak position |
Sales |
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Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart[1] | 9 | 21,746[3] |
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[2] | 19 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Oricon (2006-03-07). 3/7付デイリーアルバムチャートチェック:うっきーのチャートチェック (in Japanese). Star-Blog. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ a b Oricon. "上戸彩のCDアルバムランキング、上戸彩のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ a b Oricon (2011-01-21). "ポニーキャニオン@売上データ補完スレ - 売上スレ避難所@JBBS掲示板" (in Japanese). JBBS Live Door. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2011-01-23.