Hajimari no Uta

Hajimari no Uta
ハジマリノウタ
Studio album by Ikimono-gakari
Released December 23, 2009 (Japan)
Recorded 2009
Genre Pop,[note 1] rock
Length 66:08
Label Epic
Ikimono-gakari chronology

My Song Your Song
(2008)
Hajimari no Uta
(2009)
Ikimonobakari: Members Best Selection
(2010)
Singles from My song Your song
  1. "Futari"
    Released: May 27, 2009
  2. "Hotaru no Hikari"
    Released: July 15, 2009
  3. "YELL/Joyful"
    Released: September 23, 2009
  4. "Nakumonka"
    Released: November 11, 2009

Hajimari no Uta (ハジマリノウタ First Song) is the fourth studio album by Ikimono-gakari, released in Japan on December 23, 2009. A limited edition version included a bonus DVD with footage from their concert "Ikimono Gakari no Minasan, Konni Tour!! 2009 - My song Your song -" performance on May 25, 2009 at Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall, plus special booklet, and ikimono card 017.[1]

Tracklist

No. TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s) Length
1. "Hajimari no Uta 〜Tōi Sora Sunde〜"  Hotaka YamashitaH. YamashitaMasanori Shimada 5:58
2. "Yumemidai"  H. YamashitaH. YamashitaAtsushi Yuasa 4:10
3. "Joyful"  Yoshiki MizunoY. MizunoYusuke Tanaka, Takashi Kondo 3:15
4. "YELL"  Y. MizunoY. MizunoMasataka Matsutoya 5:54
5. "Nakumonka"  Y. MizunoY. MizunoAkimitsu Honma 5:46
6. "Mahiru no Tsuki"  H. YamashitaH. YamashitaA. Honma 5:11
7. "Hotaru no Hikari"  Y. MizunoY. MizunoRyo Eguchi, Strings arranged by: Crusher Kimura 4:02
8. "Akizakura"  H. YamashitaH. YamashitaA. Honma 4:52
9. "Futari -Album version-"  Y. MizunoY. MizunoM. Shimada 6:20
10. "Tenohira no Oto"  H. YamashitaH. YamashitaTaichi Nakamura 5:06
11. "How to make it"  H. YamashitaH. YamashitaTōru Hidaka 4:51
12. "Mirai Wakusei"  Kiyoe YoshiokaK. YoshiokaSusumu Nishikawa, Strings arranged by: eji 5:26
13. "Ashita e Mukau Kaerimichi"  H. YamashitaH. YamashitaNorihito Sumitomo 4:45

Oricon Chart (Japan)

Release Albums chart Peak position Debut sales (copies) Sales total (copies)
December 23, 2009 Daily Chart 1 - 561,957
Weekly Chart 1 200,286
Monthly Chart (February 2010) 1 242,080
Yearly Chart (2010) 8[2] 560,931

Notes

  1. The iTunes listing classified the genre as Pop.

References

  1. "ikimono-gakari". ikimono-gakari. 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  2. "アルバム 年間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 20, 2010. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.

Awards and nominations

Japan Record Awards

The Japan Record Awards is a major music awards show held annually in Japan by the Japan Composer's Association.

Year Recipient Award Result
2010 Hajimari no Uta Best Album Award style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won

External links

Preceded by
Past Future by Namie Amuro
Oricon weekly number-one album
January 4, 2010 - January 18, 2010
Succeeded by
Olympos by Lands