Stranger (Gen Hoshino album)
Appearance
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Released | 1 May 2013 | (CD)|||
Genre | J-Pop, folk | |||
Length | 50:24 | |||
Label | Speedstar Records VICL-63996 | |||
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Stranger is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter and Sakerock frontman Gen Hoshino. It was released on 1 May 2013 in Japan on Speedstar Records.
It was the first release since Hoshino's hiatus after he suffered subarachnoid hemorrhage at the end of 2012.[1] As of May 2013, it is ranked 2nd on the Oricon music charts.[2] All three singles promoting the album reached the top 10 — "Film" placed at #4, "Yume no Soto e" at #8 and "Shiranai" at #5.[3]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Gen Hoshino; all music is composed by Gen Hoshino
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Bakemono (化物)" | 2:27 |
2. | "Work Song (ワークソング, Wāku Songu)" | 3:24 |
3. | "Yume no Soto e (夢の外へ)" | 3:51 |
4. | "Film (フィルム, Firumu)" | 4:49 |
5. | "Tour (ツアー, Tsuā)" | 3:31 |
6. | "Skirt (スカート, Sukāto)" | 3:27 |
7. | "Umarekawari (生まれ変わり)" | 3:54 |
8. | "Parody (パロディ, Parodi)" | 4:21 |
9. | "Kisetsu (季節)" | 3:59 |
10. | "Record Noise (レコードノイズ, Rekōdo Noizu)" | 5:00 |
11. | "Shiranai (知らない)" | 4:54 |
12. | "Aru Shashō (ある車掌)" | 4:10 |
Charts and sales
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Sales and certifications
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References
- ^ http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/12/hoshino-gen-announces-his-hiatus-due-to-subarachnoid-hemorrhage/
- ^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/324291/products/music/1006286/1/
- ^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/324291/ranking/cd_single/
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales 2013/05/13 付け" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Stranger" (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2017/01/09 付け" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "G-Music Charts – Week of February 24, 2017 to March 2, 2017" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 5 March 2017.
- ^ "オリコン年間 アルバムランキング 2013年度 81~90位" (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales 2013" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2017" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Download Albums 2017" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "ゴールドディスク認定" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "有料音楽配信認定" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ a b "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 September 2014.