Sweet (Chara album)

Sweet
Studio album by Chara
Released November 1, 1991
Recorded 1991
Genre J-pop
Synthpop
Alternative pop
Length 44:29
Label Sony Music Japan
Producer U-Ske Asada
Chara chronology
-- Sweet
(1991)
Soul Kiss
(1992)
Singles from Sweet
  1. "Heaven"
    Released: September 21, 1991
  2. "Sweet"
    Released: January 22, 1992
  3. "No Toy (Re-Mix)"
    Released: April 22, 1992

Sweet (スウィート Sūīto?) is the debut studio album by Chara, which was released on November 11, 1991.[1] It debuted at #64 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 200 for two weeks.[2] It eventually sold 11,000 copies, making it Chara's least sold album.

It was preceded by her debut single Heaven in September. The album also had two re-cut singles: the title track Sweet (released in January) and a remix single called No Toy (Re-Mix), featuring three alternative mixes of album tracks. None of these three songs charted in the Oricon top 100 singles.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Arranger Length
1. "Rainbow Gossip"   Chara, Mizuho Hirata U-Ske Asada 5:22
2. "Heaven"   Chara, U-Ske Asada U-Ske Asada 4:46
3. "Usotsuku no ni Narenaide (うそつくのに慣れないで Don't Get Used to Lying?)"   Chara U-Ske Asada 4:09
4. "Family"   Chara David Motion 4:37
5. "Sweet"   Chara, U-Ske Asada U-Ske Asada 4:42
6. "X'mas"   Chara U-Ske Asada 5:15
7. "No Toy"   Chara Charles Pierre 4:03
8. "Anata o Oikoshita (あなたを追い越した I Passed You?)"   Chara, Chikuzen Satō Charles Pierre 4:57
9. "Break These Chain"   Chara U-Ske Asada 5:39
10. "Onna no Ko (女の子 Girl?)"   U-Ske Asada U-Ske Asada 0:59

Japan Sales Rankings

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
November 1, 1991 Oricon Daily Albums Chart
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 64 11,000 2 weeks
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart

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