Sugar High (album)
| Sugar High | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 11, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | at the Melody Star Studio, Garyou Tensei Music Works, Landmark Studio | |||
| Genre | Baroque pop, symphonic rock | |||
| Length | 41:32 (except running time of bonus disc) 10:24 (bonus disc) | |||
| Language | Japanese, English | |||
| Label | Toshiba EMI/Virgin Tokyo | |||
| Producer | Takefumi Haketa | |||
| Chihiro Onitsuka chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 The first press featuring bonus disc | ||||
Sugar High is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Chihiro Onitsuka, released in December 2002.
The album came out only nine months after its predecessor This Armor, and it comprises nine tracks that were previously unreleased as the singles. The album title was quoted from the lyrics of a song sung on the American motion picture Empire Records.
The first press of the album features bonus 8cm compact disc including another version of "Castle･Imitation" and its backing track.
Since Onitsuka cancelled the release of fourth studio album and left both the management office and record label in 2004, Sugar High became the final non-compilation album she released under the Virgin Tokyo label distributed by Toshiba EMI.
Track listing[edit]
All songs arranged and produced by Takefumi Haketa.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Not Your God" | Chihiro Onitsuka | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Koe (声)" | Onitsuka, Takefumi Haketa[1] | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Rebel Luck" | Onitsuka | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Tiger in My Love" | Onitsuka | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Castle Imitation" (album version) | Onitsuka, Haketa | 4:58 |
| 6. | "Hyōryū no Hane (漂流の羽根)" | Onitsuka | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Suna no Tate (砂の盾)" | Onitsuka, Haketa | 4:43 |
| 8. | "King of Solitude" | Onitsuka, Haketa | 4:59 |
| 9. | "Borderline" | Onitsuka, Haketa | 5:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Castle Imitation" | Onitsuka, Haketa | 5:14 |
| 2. | "Castle Imitation" (instrumental) | Onitsuka, Haketa | 5:14 |
Personnel[edit]
- Chihiro Onitsuka – Vocals
- Takefumi Haketa – Acoustic piano, rhodes piano, wurlitzer, harpsichord
- Takashi Nishiumi – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Hitoshi Watanabe – Bass
- Hitoshi Kusunoki – Drums
- Toshiyuki Sugino – Drums
- Ikuo Kakehashi – Percussion, conga, flame drum, tablas
- Chieko Kinbara – Violin
- Yoshihiko Eida – Violin
- Haruko Yano – Violin
- Joe Kuwata – Violin
- Yukiko Iwato – Violin
- Naoru Komiya – Violin
- Nagisa Kiriyama – Violin
- Norito Ohbayashi – Violin
- Yukinori Murata – Violin
- Osamu Iyoku – Violin
- Motoko Fujiie – Violin
- Hijiri Kuwano – Violin
- Yuji Yamada – Viola
- Sachie Ohnuma – Viola
- Manami Tokutaka – Viola
- Hirohito Furugawara – Viola
- Masami Horisawa – Cello
- Hiroyasu Yamamoto – Cello
- Hiroki Kashiwagi – Cello
- Haruki Matsuba – Cello
- Yohei Matsuoka – Cello
- Gaichi Ishibashi – Oboe
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[2] | Gold | 295,000[3] |
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Release history[edit]
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | December 11, 2002 | Toshiba-EMI/Virgin Tokyo | CD | TOCT-24901 (limited edition with bonus disc) |
| TOCT-24902 | ||||
| March 11, 2009 | EMI Music Japan | SHM-CD | TOCT-95060 |
Other media[edit]
"Castle Imitation" was used as the end credits song in the video game Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
References[edit]
- ^ 作品データベース検索サービス [searchable copyright database]. Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (in Japanese). Retrieved February 1, 2014. Note: Co-writer's credits are omitted from the sleeve-notes for the album.
- ^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2002年12月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. December 2002 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 519. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 13. February 10, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ "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. Retrieved January 17, 2014. (subscription only)
- ^ "Sugar High／鬼束ちひろ-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [(Highest position and charting weeks for Sugar High by Chihiro Onitsuka]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Original Confidence. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "2003年 アルバム年間TOP100" [Oricon Year-end Albums Chart of 2003] (in Japanese). Retrieved February 2, 2014.
