Precious (Cubic U album)

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Precious
Precious cover
Studio album by Cubic U (Utada Hikaru)
Released Flag of the United States Flag of Japan January 28, 1998
Flag of Japan (Re-release) March 31, 1999
Recorded August 5–20 1996
Genre R&B
Length 54:42
Label EMI Music Japan
Producer —
Cubic U (Utada Hikaru) chronology
Precious
(1998)		 First Love
(1999)
Singles from Precious
  1. "Close to You"
    Released: January 28, 1997

Precious is an English album by Cubic U (Utada Hikaru's stage name before her debut in Japan), which was recorded at Sony Music Studio in New York in 1996. The album was released in both the United States and Japan on January 28, 1998, and then re-released in Japan until March 31, 1999. All songs on Precious are written by Cubic U, except for "Close To You", which is a cover version of the Burt Bacharach-Hal David composition "(They Long to Be) Close to You" made famous by the Carpenters.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] American track list

  1. "My Little Lover Boy" – 4:28
  2. "Lullaby" – 4:38
  3. "How Ya Doin'" – 3:05
  4. "I Don't Love You" – 4:51
  5. "Here and There and Back Again" - ?:??
  6. "Promise" – 5:24
  7. "Ticket 4 Two" – 5:23
  8. "Take a Little While" – 3:52
  9. "100 Reasons Why" – 4:31
  10. "Work Things Out" – 4:31
  11. "Close to You" – 4:39 Cover of the Burt Bacharach and Hal David song made famous by the Carpenters
  12. "Precious Love" – 5:20
  13. "How Ya Doin'" [rap version] (bonus track) – 3:46

[edit] Japanese track list

  1. "My Little Lover Boy" – 4:28
  2. "Lullaby" – 4:38
  3. "How Ya Doin'" – 3:05
  4. "I Don't Love You" – 4:51
  5. "Promise" – 5:24
  6. "Ticket 4 Two" – 5:23
  7. "Take a Little While" – 3:52
  8. "100 Reasons Why" – 4:31
  9. "Work Things Out" – 4:31
  10. "Close to You" – 4:39 Cover of the Burt Bacharach and Hal David song made famous by the Carpenters
  11. "Precious Love" – 5:20
  12. "How Ya Doin'" [rap version] (bonus track) – 3:46

Note: the track "Here and There and Back Again" was not on the released Japanese version.

[edit] Single

Date Title Peak position Weeks Sales
January 28, 1997 "Close to You" --- --- ---

[edit] Charts

Precious - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position Sales Total Chart Run
January 28, 1998 Oricon Daily Albums Chart
January 28, 1998 Oricon Weekly Albums Chart #4 702,060 17 weeks
January 28, 1998 Oricon Yearly Albums Chart
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