Time (Arashi album)

Time
Studio album by Arashi
Released July 11, 2007 (2007-07-11)
(see release history)
Genre Pop, rock
Length 57:29 (Regular edition)
62:38 (Limited edition)
Label J Storm
Arashi chronology
Arashic
(2006)		 Time
(2007)		 Dream "A" Live
(2008)
Limited Edition Cover
Singles from Time
  1. "Aozora Pedal"
    Released: August 2, 2006 (2006-08-02)
  2. "Love So Sweet"
    Released: February 12, 2007 (2007-02-12)
  3. "We Can Make It!"
    Released: May 2, 2007 (2007-05-02)

Time is the seventh studio album of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The album was released on July 11, 2007 in Japan under their record label J Storm in two editions: a limited 2CD version and a regular CD version.

Contents

Album information

The regular edition contains a bonus track while the limited edition includes a second CD containing a solo song from each of the members of the group, the first time since the release of the album One in 2005. The album contains the singles "Aozora Pedal", "Love So Sweet" (the theme song to the Japanese television drama Hana Yori Dango 2) and "We Can Make It!" (the theme song to the drama Bambino!).

Track list

CD 1
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Oh Yeah!"   Unite Kazunari Ōno (オーノカズナリ Ōno Kazunari?) 4:42
2. "Love So Sweet"   Spin Youth Case 4:51
3. "Wave"   Unite, Sho Sakurai Erik Lidbom 3:49
4. "We Can Make It!"   Unite, Sakurai Fredrik Thomander, Anders Wikstrom 4:12
5. "Firefly"   Makoto Atozi, Sakurai Yasushi Sasamoto (笹本 安詞 Sasamoto Yasushi?) 3:51
6. "Taiyou no Sekai"   Hydrant, Sakurai Hydrant 4:44
7. "Carry On"   Chokkyuu Murano (村野 直球 Murano Chokkyuu?) Masayuki Iwata (岩田 雅之 Iwata Masayuki?) 4:16
8. "Rock You"   Youth Case, Sakurai Takuya Harada 4:10
9. "Cry For You"   Axel G, Sakurai Jorgen Ringqvist, Jakob Ringbom 3:57
10. "Love Situation"   Miyuki Hashimoto (はしもとみゆき Hashimoto Miyuki?) Shinnosuke 4:07
11. "Kaze"   Spin, Sakurai Shinya Tada (多田 慎也 Tada Shinya?) 4:21
12. "Be With You"   Masataka Kitaura (北浦 正尚 Kitaura Masataka?) Kitaura 5:09
13. "Life"   Tomokazu Miura (みうらともかず Miura Tomokazu?), Sakurai Ōno 5:05
14. "Aozora Pedal"   Shikao Suga Suga 5:23
15. "Everybody Zenshin" (Regular edition only) Yōji Kubota (久保田 洋司 Kubota Yōji?) Shusui, Stefan Aberg 4:07
CD 2
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Song For Me" (Satoshi Ohno solo) R.P.P. R.P.P. 4:20
2. "Friendship" (Masaki Aiba solo) Yuya Abe (阿部 祐也 Abe Yuya?) Abe 4:36
3. "Niji" (Kazunari Ninomiya solo) Ninomiya Tada 4:26
4. "Can't Let You Go" (Sho Sakurai solo) Daisuke Mori (森 大輔 Mori Daisuke?), Sakurai Mori 4:26
5. "Yabai-Yabai-Yabai" (Jun Matsumoto solo) Takuya Harada Takuya Harada 3:52

Chart performance

With first week sales of about 191,000 copies sold,[1] the album went on to sell a total of 296,231 copies by the end of the year, making it the 41st best-selling album of 2007.

Charts, peaks and certifications

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Japan Oricon album Weekly Chart[2] 1

Sales and certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 190,870[2] Platinum[3]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
Play by Namie Amuro		 Oricon Weekly number-one album
July 23, 2007		 Succeeded by
39 by KinKi Kids

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalog
Japan July 11, 2007 (2007-07-11) J Storm CD JACA-5066[4]
2CD JACA-5064[5]
Korea July 25, 2007 (2007-07-25) SM Entertainment CD SMJTCD205[6]
2CD M000234391[7]
Taiwan July 28, 2007 (2007-07-28) Avex Taiwan CD JAJCD26003[8]
2CD JAJCD26003/A[9]
Hong Kong Avex Asia CD[10]
2CD[11]

References

  1. ^ (Japanese) "嵐、ダントツ首位で5作連続6作目のNo.1アルバム獲得！". Oricon. July 17, 2007. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/46404/. Retrieved September 13, 2009. 
  2. ^ a b (Japanese) "2007年07月第4週のアルバムランキング情報". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2007&month=7&week=4&submit4.x=13&submit4.y=18. Retrieved 2010-02-11. 
  3. ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2007年7月". RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200707.html. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 
  4. ^ "Time (Regular Edition)". CDJapan. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5066. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 
  5. ^ "Time (Limited Edition)". CDJapan. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5064. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 
  6. ^ (Korean) "Arashi - Time (통상반)". Aladdin. http://music.aladdin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ISBN=904975208X. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 
  7. ^ (Korean) "Arashi - Time (초회한정반)". Aladdin. http://music.aladdin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ISBN=9049752071. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 
  8. ^ (Chinese) "Time (普通版)". Avex Taiwan. http://www.avex.com.tw/songlist/songlist.asp?s_cateid=JAJCD26003. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 
  9. ^ (Chinese) "Time (初回版)". Avex Taiwan. http://www.avex.com.tw/songlist/songlist.asp?s_cateid=JAJCD26003/A. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 
  10. ^ (Chinese) "Time (Normal Edition)(Hong Kong Version)". YesAsia. http://www.yesasia.com/global/time-normal-edition-hong-kong-version/1004938494-0-0-0-en/info.html. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 
  11. ^ (Chinese) "Time (First Press Limited Edition)(Hong Kong Version)". YesAsia. http://www.yesasia.com/global/time-first-press-limited-edition-hong-kong-version/1004938497-0-0-0-en/info.html. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 

External links

Arashi
Albums
Studio
Compilation
Singles
Videos
Suppin' Arashi · All or Nothing · How's it Going? Summer Concert 2003 · 2004 Arashi! Iza, Now Tour!! · Arashi Around Asia; Thailand-Taiwan-Korea · Arashi Around Asia+ in Dome · Summer Tour 2007 Final Time - Kotoba no Chikara · Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo · 5x10 All the Best! Clips 1999–2009 · Arashi Anniversary Tour 5x10 · Arashi 10–11 Tour "Scene": Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fūkei – Stadium · Arashi 10–11 Tour "Scene": Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fūkei – Dome+