Sora (album)
2007 studio album by Yui Aragaki
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Sora (そら "Sky") is Japanese recording artist Yui Aragaki's debut album. It was released on December 5, 2007.[1]
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| Released | December 5, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 43:11 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Japan | |||
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Background
The album includes the theme song to the film Koizora, which stars Aragaki herself.[2] It was released in two formats: CD+DVD standard edition and a limited edition which has an illustration cover drawn by Aragaki herself and comes priced at 1,890 yen.[3] The standard edition DVD includes the music video and making of footage of "Heavenly Days".[3]
Chart performance
Sora debuted on the daily Oricon albums chart at #2 with 11,499 copies sold.[4][5] It peaked at #3 on the weekly charts with 72,879 copies sold, making Aragaki the first actress-turned-singer in four years (since Kou Shibasaki) to have her debut album open in the top 3.[6][7] Sora was the 10th best selling album for the month of December 2007.[8] It was 160th (2007) and 167th (2008) on the yearly Oricon albums chart.[9][10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Heavenly Days" | Yōichi Niibara | Kenji Kubo | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Orenji" (オレンジ "Orange") | Kenji Watanabe | Watanabe | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Hi no Kageru Oka" (陽のかげる丘 "The Hill Darkened by the Sun") | Yūko Andō | Andō | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Memorīzu" (メモリーズ "Memories") | Ayano Tsuji | Tsuji | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Hikari" (ひかり "Light") | Yui Aragaki | Yōko Kuzuya | 5:49 |
| 6. | "Sign of the Moon (Interlude)" | Keita Takahashi | 1:57 | |
| 7. | "Sutāraito" (スターライト "Starlight") | Mito | Mito | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Pea Ringu" (ペアリング "Pair Ring") | Tōko Furuuchi | Furuuchi | 4:56 |
| 9. | "Ai wo Shiritakute" (愛を知りたくて "I Want to Know Love") | Tsuji | Tsuji | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Sora" (そら "Sky") | Aragaki | H Zett M | 4:48 |
| Total length: | 43:11 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Heavenly Days" (Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Heavenly Days" (Making of) |
Charts, sales and certifications
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Sales and certifications
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