Happy Toy

Happy Toy
Studio album by Chara
Released October 10, 1994
Recorded 1994
Genre J-pop
Synthpop
Alternative pop
Length 48:48
Label Sony Music Japan
Chara chronology
Violet Blue
(1993)		 Happy Toy
(1994)		 Chara the Best Baby Baby Baby XXX
(1995)
Singles from Happy Toy
  1. "Tsumibukaku Aishite yo"
    Released: May 1, 1994
  2. "Atashi Nande Dakishimetai n darou?"
    Released: September 7, 1994

Happy Toy (ハッピー・トイ Happī Toi?) is the fourth studio album by Chara, which was released on October 10, 1994.[1] It debuted at #4 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 200 for 7 weeks.[2] It eventually sold 145,000 copies.

Two singles were released from the album: Tsumibukaku Aishite yo (罪深く愛してよ Love Me Guiltily?) in May, and Atashi Nande Dakishimetai n darou? (あたしなんで抱きしめたいんだろう? Why Do I Wanna Hug Him??) in September. Tsumibukaku Aishite yo, despite not having any tie-up like her former popular singles, reached #55 on the singles charts and sold more than these singles. Atashi Nande Dakishimetai n darou? was used in commercials for the Toyota Starlet car. This single sold app. 38,000 copies, and has since become one of her signature songs.

Contents

Track listing

Note: translations are official translations, as written in the album booklet. More accurate translations are listed in brackets.

No. Title Writer(s) Arranger Length
1. "Baby Baby"   Chara Chara 2:08
2. "Atashi Nande Dakishimetai n darou? (あたしなんで抱きしめたいんだろう? Why Do I Wanna Hug Him??)"   Chara, Kohey Tsuchiya Zentarō Watanabe 4:42
3. "Iya (いや Stop Me (Bad)?)"   Chara, U-Ske Asada U-Ske Asada 5:28
4. "Papa to Miteita (パパと見ていた Scene with Dad (I was Looking with Papa))?)"   Chara David Motion 6:17
5. "Tsumibukaku Aishite yo (罪深く愛してよ Love Me Guiltily (Love Me Sinfully)?)"   Chara, U-Ske Asada U-Ske Asada 5:09
6. "Happy Toy"   Chara, Zentarō Watanabe Zentarō Watanabe 5:03
7. "Mabataki (まばたき Blink?)"   Chara, U-Ske Asada U-Ske Asada 6:00
8. "Bishonure no (びしょぬれの Can't Return from the Sky (Wet)?)"   Chara, Hirata Mizuho U-Ske Asada 4:51
9. "Yumemiru Fujibitai (夢見る富士額 Dreamin Little With (Dreaming Mt. Fuji-Shaped Eyebrows)?)"   Chara, U-Ske Asada U-Ske Asada 4:16
10. "Hikitomerarenai (ひきとめられない Can't Keep You Mine (Can't Hold You Back)?)"   Chara David Motion 4:49

Singles

Date Title Peak position Weeks Sales
May 1, 1994 "Tsumibukaku Aishite yo" 55 (Oricon) 3 14,590
September 7, 1994 "Atashi Nande Dakishimetai n darou?" 41 (Oricon) 6 38,310

Japan Sales Rankings

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
October 10, 1994 Oricon Daily Albums Chart
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 4 70,040 145,000 7 weeks
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart

References

  1. ^ "Sony Music Online Japan : CHARA : Happy Toy". http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/ES/Chara/ESCB-1515/index.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29. 
  2. ^ "Happy Toy/Chara". http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/106968/1/. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 
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