Strange Fruits

Not to be confused with Strange Fruit.
Strange Fruits
Studio album by Chara
Released March 17, 1999
Recorded 1998–1999
Genre Trip hop, downtempo, alternative pop
Length 46:25
Label Sony Music Japan
Producer Chara
Chara chronology

Junior Sweet
(1997)		 Strange Fruits
(1999)		 Live 97–99 Mood
(2000)
Singles from Strange Fruits
  1. "Duca"
    Released: July 18, 1998
  2. "Hikari to Watashi"
    Released: October 21, 1998
  3. "70% (Yūgure no Uta)"
    Released: February 17, 1999

Strange Fruits (ストレンジ・フルーツ Sutorenji Furūtsu) is the seventh studio album by Chara, which was released on March 17, 1999.[1] It debuted at #3 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 200 for 9 weeks.[2]

Chara self-produced this album.[3] Three singles prior to this album's release: "Duca", "Hikari to Watashi" and "70% (Yūgure no Uta)". "Duca" and "Hikari to Watashi" were both released in 1998, while "70% (Yūgure no Uta)" was released a month before the album's release. "Hikari to Watashi" was used as the commercial song for Warner-Lambert Calorio diet pills in 1998. An album track, Atashi wa Koko yo (あたしはここよ I'm Here), was used in Snow Brand Liebender ice-cream commercials.

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s) Length
1. "Atashi wa Koko yo (あたしはここよ I'm Here)"  CharaCharaTowa Tei, Ayumi Obinata 3:32
2. "Hikari to Watashi (光と私 The Light and Me)"  CharaChara, Tomoyuki IshikawaAurora Band 5:45
3. "Ano Ie ni Kaerō (あの家に帰ろう Let's Go Back to That House)"  Chara, Tadanobu AsanoCharaYukio Nagoshi 4:04
4. "70% (Yūgure no Uta) (70%—夕暮れのうた 70% (Evening Song))"  CharaChara, Zentarō WatanabeZentarō Watanabe 4:11
5. "Oblate (オブラート)"  Chara, Tadanobu AsanoCharaYukio Nagoshi 4:18
6. "Duca"  CharaChara, Shinichi IgarashiAurora Band 4:00
7. "Onna no Ko no Heya (女の子の部屋 Girl's Room)"  CharaChara, Yukio Nagoshi, Asa-ChangAurora Band 2:45
8. "Aishiteiru to Seijitsu ni Me ni Katare (あいしていると誠実に目に語れ Truly Tell Me You Love Me with Your Eyes)"  CharaCharaTakeshi Watanabe 3:34
9. "Hanashite Tōtoi Sono Mirai no Koto o (話して尊いその未来のことを Talk About That Precious Future)"  CharaChara, Tomoyuki IshikawaAurora Band 6:14
10. "Tsutawatte (つたわって Walking Along)"  CharaCharaAurora Band 3:57
11. "Nande Sonna Koto o Saseru no? Boku ni (なんでそんなことをさせるの?僕に Why Do You Make Me Do Such Things?)"  CharaCharaDavid Motion 3:51

Singles

Date Title Peak position Weeks Sales
July 18, 1998 "Duca" 25 (Oricon) 5 43,760
October 21, 1998 "Hikari to Watashi" 17 (Oricon) 5 53,630
February 17, 1999 "70% (Yūgure no Uta)" 36 (Oricon) 3 21,630

Japan Sales Rankings

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
March 17, 1999 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 3
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 3 164,010 317,310 9 weeks
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 74

References