Strange Fruits

Strange Fruits
Studio album by Chara
Released March 17, 1999
Recorded 1998-1999
Genre J-pop
Length 46:25
Label Sony Music Japan
Producer Chara
Chara chronology
Junior Sweet
(1997)		 Strange Fruits
(1999)		 Live 97-99 Mood
(2000)
Singles from Strange Fruits
  1. "Duca"
    Released: July 18, 1998
  2. "Hikari to Watashi"
    Released: October 21, 1998
  3. "70% (Yūgure no Uta)"
    Released: February 17, 1999

Strange Fruits (ストレンジ・フルーツ Sutorenji Furūtsu?) is the seventh studio album by Chara, which was released on March 17, 1999.[1] It debuted at #3 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 200 for 9 weeks.[2]

Chara self-produced this album.[3] Three singles prior to this album's release: Duca, Hikari to Watashi and 70% (Yūgure no Uta). Duca and Hikari to Watashi were both released in 1998, while 70% (Yūgure no Uta) was released a month before the album's release. Hikari to Watashi was used as the commercial song for Warner-Lambert 'Calorio' diet pills in 1998. An album track, Atashi wa Koko yo (あたしはここよ I'm Here?), was used in Snow Brand 'Liebender' ice-cream commercials.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Arranger Length
1. "Atashi wa Koko yo (あたしはここよ I'm Here?)"   Chara Towa Tei, Ayumi Obinata 3:32
2. "Hikari to Watashi (光と私 The Light and Me?)"   Chara, Tomoyuki Ishikawa Aurora Band 5:45
3. "Ano Ie ni Kaerō (あの家に帰ろう Let's Go Back to That House?)"   Chara, Tadanobu Asano Yukio Nagoshi 4:04
4. "70% (Yūgure no Uta) (70%—夕暮れのうた 70% (Evening Song)?)"   Chara, Zentarō Watanabe Zentarō Watanabe 4:11
5. "Oblate (オブラート?)"   Chara, Tadanobu Asano Yukio Nagoshi 4:18
6. "Duca"   Chara, Shinichi Igarashi Aurora Band 4:00
7. "Onna no Ko no Heya (女の子の部屋 Girl's Room?)"   Chara, Yukio Nagoshi, Asa-Chang Aurora Band 2:45
8. "Aishiteiru to Seijitsu ni Me ni Katare (あいしていると誠実に目に語れ Truly Tell Me You Love Me with Your Eyes?)"   Chara Takeshi Watanabe 3:34
9. "Hanashite Tōtoi Sono Mirai no Koto o (話して尊いその未来のことを Talk About That Precious Future?)"   Chara, Tomoyuki Ishikawa Aurora Band 6:14
10. "Tsutawatte (つたわって Walking Along?)"   Chara, Tomoyuki Ishikawa Aurora Band 3:57
11. "Nande Sonna Koto o Saseru no? Boku ni (なんでそんなことをさせるの?僕に Why Do You Make Me Do Such Things??)"   Chara David Motion 3:51

Singles

Date Title Peak position Weeks Sales
July 18, 1998 "Duca" 25 (Oricon) 5 43,760
October 21, 1998 "Hikari to Watashi" 17 (Oricon) 5 53,630
February 17, 1999 "70% (Yūgure no Uta)" 36 (Oricon) 3 21,630

Japan Sales Rankings

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
March 17, 1999 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 3
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 3 164,010 317,310 9 weeks
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 74

References

  1. ^ "Sony Music Online Japan : STRANGE FRUITS". http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/ES/Chara/ESCB-1960/index.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29. 
  2. ^ "Strange Fruits/Chara". http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/107354/1/. Retrieved 2009-10-27. 
  3. ^ "Ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ　Ｆｒｕｉｔｓ/Ｃｈａｒａ 音楽/CD - TSUTAYA online". http://www.tsutaya.co.jp/artist/00057737.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29. 
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