Sora no Kagami

Sora no Kagami
Studio album by Takako Matsu
Released June 28, 1997
Recorded 1997
Genre J-pop
Label BMG Records
Producer CAGNET
Takako Matsu chronology

Sora no Kagami
(1997)
Ai no Tobira
(1998)

Sora no Kagami (空の鏡, "Mirror of the sky") is the 1997 debut album of singer-actress Takako Matsu. Members of Cagnet collaborated with Matsu to compose and write this album.

A collection of music videos, directed by Shunji Iwai for this album, was released on VHS the same year. In 2003, the collection became available on DVD in Japan for a limited time.

In 2011, according to Oricon, Sora no Kagami was still ranked as Matsu's highest best-selling album.[1]

Track listing

All music composed by Daisuke Hinata, except where otherwise noted, albeit arranged by Daisuke Hinata.

CD
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Introduction~Girlfriend" (instrumental)   0:31
2. "Hello Goodbye"  Yuji Sakamoto  3:49
3. "I Stand Alone"  Takako Matsu  4:01
4. "Lovesick"  Takahiro MaedaDaisuke Hinata, Bud Rizzo 3:29
5. "Sora no Kagami (空の鏡, "Mirror of the sky")"  Yuji Sakamoto  4:46
6. "After the Rain"  Yuji Sakamoto  3:25
7. "Zutto...Iyouyo (ずっと…いようよ, "Together... Forever")"  Takako Matsu  4:59
8. "A Piano Piece for Carol" (instrumental, piano: Takako Matsu)   2:33
9. "Tokyo Bādo (東京バード, "Tokyo bird")"  Yuji Sakamoto  3:54
10. "Karai Kare (からいかれ, "Spicy curry")"  Takahiro MaedaDaisuke Hinata, Bud Rizzo 4:14
11. "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara (明日、春が来たら, "Tomorrow, If Spring Should Come")"  Yuji Sakamoto  4:21
12. "Wind Song ~Album Version~"  Yuji Sakamoto  4:33
13. "Girl Friend - Angels of Our Time"  Yuji Sakamoto  4:33

Chart positions

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Albums Chart 4

References

  1. "Oricon: Matsu Takako" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

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