Sugar Hunter: The Best Love Songs of Chara

Sugar Hunter: The Best Love Songs of Chara
Greatest hits album by Chara
Released September 5, 2007
Recorded 1991-2002
Genre J-pop
Length 2:03:59
Label Sony Music Japan
Producer Chara
Chara chronology
Union
(2007)		 Sugar Hunter
(2007)		 Honey
(2008)

Sugar Hunter: The Best Love Songs of Chara (シュガー・ハンター・ザ・ベスト・ラブ・ソングズ・オブ・チャラ Shugā Hantā za Besuto Rabu Songuzu obu Chara?) is a greatest hits album by Chara, featuring her Sony material, which was released on September 5, 2007.[1] It debuted at #14 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 300 for 12 weeks.[2] It eventually sold 65,328 copies.

The album was released to coincide with the 10 year anniversary of her million selling album, Junior Sweet. It was also released seven months after her comeback album under Universal, Union. Two versions of the album was released: a limited edition 2CD+DVD set, as well as a regular 2CD set. The DVD featured 18 of Chara's Sony era music videos.

Contents

Track listing

Disc Sweet: A Sweet Love Song Collection
No. Title Writer(s) Arranger(s) Length
1. "Shimashima no Bambi (しましまのバンビ Striped Bambi?)"   Chara Towa Tei 3:30
2. "Yasashii Kimochi (やさしい気持ち Kind Feelings?)"   Chara Zentarō Watanabe 3:29
3. "Lemon Candy (レモンキャンディ?)"   Chara Chara, Yasuyuki Okamura, Shinichi Igarashi, Yukio Nagoshi, Kiyoshi Takakuwa, Ken'ichi Shirane 3:52
4. "Milk (ミルク?)"   Chara, Ashley Ingram Ashley Ingram 3:52
5. "Ai no Jibaku Sōchi (愛の自爆装置 Love Suicide Bombing Gear?)"   Chara, U-Ske Asada U-Ske Asada 4:36
6. "Koi o Shita (恋をした I'm in Love?)"   Chara, Peter Lorimer Peter Lorimer 5:09
7. "Taisetsu o Kizuku Mono (大切をきずくもの Things That Make You Mean More to Me?)"   Chara Yukio Nagoshi 4:50
8. "Happy Toy"   Chara, Zentarō Watanabe Zentarō Watanabe 5:01
9. "Ōki na Jishin ga Kitatte (大きな地震がきたって Even If There's a Great Earthquake?)"   Chara U-Ske Asada 5:04
10. "Duca"   Chara, Shinichi Igarashi Aurora Band 3:58
11. "Skirt (Album Version) (スカート?)"   Chara, James Iha Andy Chase 5:16
12. "Tiny Tiny Tiny"   Chara CUB 5:54
13. "Junior Sweet"   Chara, Shinichi Osawa Shinichi Osawa 6:27
Total length:
 65:52
Disc Bitter: A Bitter Love Song Collection
No. Title Writer(s) Arranger(s) Length
1. "Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta) (あいのうた Love Song?)"   Shunji Iwai, Takeshi Kobayashi Takeshi Kobayashi 4:48
2. "Break These Chain"   Chara U-Ske Asada 5:39
3. "Tsuki to Amai Namida (月と甘い涙 The Moon and Sweet Tears?)"   Chara Zentarō Watanabe 4:57
4. "Time Machine (タイムマシーン?)"   Chara, Yukio Nagoshi, Hideki Yoshimura Hoppy Kamiyama 6:06
5. "Are wa ne (あれはね Is That Right?)"   Chara David Motion 5:33
6. "70% (Yūgure no Uta) (70%—夕暮れのうた 70% (Evening Song)?)"   Chara, Zentarō Watanabe Zentarō Watanabe 4:10
7. "Tsumibukaku Aishite yo (罪深く愛してよ Love Me Guiltily (Love Me Sinfully)?)"   Chara, U-Ske Asada U-Ske Asada 5:08
8. "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 4:40
9. "Heaven"   Chara, U-Ske Asada U-Ske Asada 4:46
10. "Hatsukoi (初恋 First Love?)"   Chara Chara 4:41
11. "Violet Blue"   Chara U-Ske Asada 6:09
Total length:
 61:17
DVD
No. Title Writer(s) Arranger(s) Length
1. "Heaven"   Chara, U-Ske Asada U-Ske Asada 4:46
2. "Ōki na Jishin ga Kitatte (大きな地震がきたって Even If There's a Great Earthquake?)"   Chara U-Ske Asada 5:06
3. "Ai no Jibaku Sōchi (愛の自爆装置 Love Suicide Bombing Gear?)"   Chara, U-Ske Asada U-Ske Asada 4:36
4. "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
5. "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
6. "Yasashii Kimochi (やさしい気持ち Kind Feelings?)"   Chara Zentarō Watanabe 3:29
7. "Time Machine (タイムマシーン?)"   Chara, Yukio Nagoshi, Hideki Yoshimura Hoppy Kamiyama 6:07
8. "Milk (ミルク?)"   Chara, Ashley Ingram Ashley Ingram 3:52
9. "Duca"   Chara, Shinichi Igarashi Aurora Band 4:00
10. "Hikari to Watashi (光と私 The Light and Me?)"   Chara, Tomoyuki Ishikawa Aurora Band 5:45
11. "70% (Yūgure no Uta) (70%—夕暮れのうた 70% (Evening Song)?)"   Chara, Zentarō Watanabe Zentarō Watanabe 4:11
12. "Tsuki to Amai Namida (月と甘い涙 The Moon and Sweet Tears?)"   Chara Zentarō Watanabe 4:58
13. "Taisetsu o Kizuku Mono (大切をきずくもの Things That Make You Mean More to Me?)"   Chara Yukio Nagoshi 4:50
14. "Lemon Candy (レモンキャンディ?)"   Chara Chara, Yasuyuki Okamura, Shinichi Igarashi, Yukio Nagoshi, Kiyoshi Takakuwa, Ken'ichi Shirane 4:47
15. "Skirt (スカート?)"   Chara, James Iha Andy Chase 4:03
16. "Boku ni Utsushite (ボクにうつして Reflecting in Me?)"   Chara, James Iha Andy Chase 4:37
17. "Hatsukoi (初恋 First Love?)"   Chara Chara 4:41
18. "Mieru wa (みえるわ I Can See!?)"   Chara Chara 5:01
Total length:
 84:30

Japan Sales Rankings

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
September 5, 2007 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 11
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 14 20,113 65,328 12 weeks
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 185

Various charts

Chart Peak
position		 First Week Sales
Soundscan Album Top 20[3] (CD+DVD version only) 14 18,649

References

  1. ^ "Sony Music Online Japan : Sugar Hunter ～THE BEST LOVE SONGS OF CHARA～". http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/ES/Chara/ESCL-3007/index.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29. 
  2. ^ "Sony Music Online Japan : Sugar Hunter ～THE BEST LOVE SONGS OF CHARA～". http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/ES/Chara/ESCL-3007/index.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29. 
  3. ^ 週間CDソフトTOP 20 アルバム総合 ランキングTOP20 2007年9月3日～2007年9月9日 調査分
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