Stranger (Gen Hoshino album)
| Stranger | ||||
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| Studio album by Gen Hoshino | ||||
| Released | 1 May 2013 (CD) | |||
| Genre | Singer-songwriter, folk | |||
| Length | 50:24 | |||
| Label |
Speedstar Records VICL-63996 | |||
| Gen Hoshino chronology | ||||
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Stranger is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter and Sakerock frontman Gen Hoshino. It was released on 1 May 2013 in Japan on Speedstar Records.
It was the first release since Hoshino's hiatus after he suffered subarachnoid hemorrhage at the end of 2012.[1] As of May 2013, it is ranked 2nd on the Oricon music charts.[2] All three singles promoting the album reached the top 10 — "Film" placed at #4, "Yume no Soto e" at #8 and "Shiranai" at #5.[3]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Gen Hoshino, all music composed by Gen Hoshino.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bakemono (化物)" | 2:27 | |
| 2. | "Work Song (ワークソング Wāku Songu)" | 3:24 | |
| 3. | "Yume no Soto e (夢の外へ)" | 3:51 | |
| 4. | "Film (フィルム Firumu)" | 4:49 | |
| 5. | "Tour (ツアー Tsuā)" | 3:31 | |
| 6. | "Skirt (スカート Sukāto)" | 3:27 | |
| 7. | "Umarekawari (生まれ変わり)" | 3:54 | |
| 8. | "Parody (パロディ Parodi)" | 4:21 | |
| 9. | "Kisetsu (季節)" | 3:59 | |
| 10. | "Record Noise (レコードノイズ Rekōdo Noizu)" | 5:00 | |
| 11. | "Shiranai (知らない)" | 4:54 | |
| 12. | "Aru Shashō (ある車掌)" | 4:10 |
Chart positions
Album
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Oricon Weekly Albums | 2 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak position |
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| Oricon | ||
| 2012 | "Film" | 4 |
| 2012 | "Yume no Soto e" | 8 |
| 2012 | "Shiranai" | 5 |