Help Ever Hurt Never
2020 studio album by Fujii Kaze
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Help Ever Hurt Never is the first studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Fujii Kaze. It was released on May 20, 2020, through Hehn Records and Universal Sigma. A cover album of English songs called Help Ever Hurt Cover, was released as a bonus disc with the first pressing of the CD. It was later made available digitally. It was certified Platinum in sales by RIAJ.[1]
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| Released | May 20, 2020 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 46:32 | |||
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| Producer | Yaffle | |||
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Tour
A supporting tour for the album, Help Ever Hall Tour, started on December 25, 2020, and ran until January 31, 2021. It was Fujii's first national tour. Tickets for this tour were in the form of advance applications using the serial code included with the album, and lottery applications for general sales were accepted from November 9. In addition, for performances held after January 2021, official ticket trading was carried out at Chikepla Trade. From the perspective of preventing the spread of COVID-19, the performances were held at 50% of the capacity of each venue and with a checkered seating arrangement.[2][3]
Track listing
Standard edition
Titles as given on Western streaming services first, followed by the original Japanese title and then the English titles as given in the booklet.
All songs are written by Fujii Kaze; all music is arranged by Yaffle.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Nan-nan (何なん; "WTF lol")" | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Mou ee wa (もうええわ; "I'm Over It")" | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Yasashisa (優しさ; "Kindness")" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Kiri ga nai kara (キリがないから; "Cause It's Endless")" | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Tsumi no Kaori (罪の香り; "Flavor of Sin")" | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Choushi Nocchatte (調子のっちゃって; "Oops I Pushed My Luck")" | 4:42 |
| 7. | "Toku ni nai (特にない; "Not Particularly")" | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Shinu no ga ii wa (死ぬのがいいわ; "I'd Rather Die")" | 3:05 |
| 9. | "Kaze yo (風よ; "Hey Mr. Wind")" | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Sayonara Baby (さよならべいべ)" | 4:20 |
| 11. | "Kaerou (帰ろう; "Let's Go Home")" | 4:44 |
| Total length: | 46:32 | |
Help Ever Hurt Cover
Released as the second disc of the first pressing CD, as well as digitally.[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Close to You" |
| The Carpenters | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | 2:25 | |
| 3. | "Back Stabbers" | O'Jays | 3:08 | |
| 4. | "Alfie" |
| Burt Bacharach | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Be Alright" |
| Ariana Grande | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Beat It" | Michael Jackson | Michael Jackson | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" | The Animals | 2:38 | |
| 8. | "My Eyes Adored You" | Frankie Valli | 3:39 | |
| 9. | "Shake It Off" |
| Taylor Swift | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Stronger Than Me" |
| Amy Winehouse | 3:46 |
| 11. | "Time After Time" | Sammy Cahn | Dinah Washington | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 36:39 | |||
Personnel
- Fujii Kaze – vocals, piano
- Leon Yuuki – drums (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11)
- Osami Kobayashi – electric bass (tracks 1, 5, 10 and 11)
- Takumi Katsuya – double bass (track 7)
- Bunta Otsuki – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5 and 10), acoustic guitar (track 9)
- Takashi Fukuoka – percussion (tracks 5, 6, 9 and 11)
- Tatsuhiko Yoshizawa – trumpet (track 5)
- Natsuki Oba – flute (track 5)
- Oda Sena – baritone saxophone (track 5)
- Yuta Ishii – tenor saxophone (track 5)
- Amane Takai – trombone (track 5)
- Rina Kodera – first violin (tracks 3, 6 and 11)
- Sayuri Yano – second violin (track 3)
- Natsue Kameda – second violin (tracks 6 and 11)
- Takahiro Enokido – viola (track 3)
- Mikiyo Kikuchi – first viola (tracks 6 and 11)
- Reiichi Tateizumi – second viola (tracks 6 and 11)
- Yuki Mizuno – cello (tracks 3, 6 and 11)
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[18] | Platinum | 250,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||