Happy Magic: Smile Project

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ReleasedJuly 15, 2009 (2009-07-15)
RecordedJanuary 2009 (2009-01) - June 2009 (2009-06)
Length54:52 (Standard edition)
45:48 (Limited edition)
Happy Magic: Smile Project
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 2009 (2009-07-15)
RecordedJanuary 2009 (2009-01) - June 2009 (2009-06)
GenrePop
Length54:52 (Standard edition)
45:48 (Limited edition)
LabelPony Canyon
ProducerMitsuyoshi Tamura, Aya Ueto
Aya Ueto chronology
Best of Uetoaya: Single Collection
(2006)
Happy Magic: Smile Project
(2009)
Alternative cover
Limited edition cover
Singles from Happy Magic: Smile Project
  1. "Way to Heaven"
    Released: March 14, 2007
  2. "Namida no Niji"
    Released: May 30, 2007
  3. "Smile for.../Mō Ichido Dake"
    Released: June 24, 2009

Happy Magic: Smile Project is the fifth studio album by Japanese pop singer Aya Ueto. It was released on July 15, 2009 on Pony Canyon.

Happy Magic: Smile Project is Ueto's first original album in over three years. It features songs written and composed by artists including Kohmi Hirose, Tortoise Matsumoto (from Ulfuls), Ryoji (from Ketsumeishi), Kiroro, Shintarō Tokita (from Sukimaswitch), and Hitomi Yaida as well as a cover of Begin's "Smile".[1] The album was released in two formats: limited CD + DVD + photo book edition and standard CD-only edition.[1] The standard edition features eleven tracks, including the two singles "Way to Heaven" and "Namida no Niji". These two songs are omitted from the limited edition CD, however the DVD includes their music videos. Despite "Save Me" being an A-side, it was not included in the album.

Chart performance

Happy Magic: Smile Project peaked at #14 on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart and debuted at #20 on the Weekly Albums Chart with 7,648 copies sold. The album charted for a total of five weeks and sold over 11,000 copies.[2][3][4]

Track listing

Charts and sales

References

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