Timeless Fly

Timeless Fly
Studio album by Toshinobu Kubota
Released February 24, 2010
Recorded 2007-2009
Genre R&B, soul
Length 61:32
Label Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Mastersix Foundation
Producer Toshinobu Kubota, UTA, Daisuke Mori, Kreva, Yoichiro Kakizaki, Icedown, Ali-Kick (Romancrew), G.M. Kaz
Toshinobu Kubota chronology

For Real?
(2006)		 Timeless Fly
(2010)		 Love & Rain: Love Songs
(2010)
Singles from Timeless Fly
  1. "M☆A☆G☆I☆C"
    Released: August 8, 2007
  2. "Flying Easy Loving Crazy"
    Released: March 26, 2008
  3. "Tomorrow Waltz"
    Released: January 27, 2010
  4. "Star Light"
    Released: January 27, 2010

Timeless Fly is the fifteenth studio album of Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota, released on February 24, 2010. The album charted at number 9 on the Oricon Albums chart and remained on the charts for total of 26 weeks.[1] The album sold over 16,063 units in Japan.

Release and promotion

In collaboration with Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Mastersix Foundation, Timeless Fly was first released in Japan on February 24, 2010. On the same day of its release, a limited edition of the album was released, which featured an exclusive DVD.

Singles

"M☆A☆G☆I☆C", featuring Kreva, was released on August 8, 2007, as the album's lead single. "Flying Easy Loving Crazy", featuring Misia, was serviced to international markets as the second international single from Timeless Fly. "Flying Easy Loving Crazy" was released on March 26, 2008.[2] The song, featuring Japanese R&B singer Misia, whom Kubota has worked with in the past, was written and composed by Kubota. It served as image song for the Japanese promotional campaign of the Cirque du Soleil production Dralion, Daihatsu Dralion in Japan.[2] The B-side, "Babylon Lovers," is performed by Kubota alone.

The album's second single "Flying Easy Loving Crazy" debuted on the Oricon Daily Singles chart at number 10 and peaked at number 18 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, with 6,071 copies sold in its first week.[3][4] The single charted for six weeks and sold a total of 10,505 copies.[5][6]

"Tomorrow Waltz" was released on January 27, 2010 as the third single. "Tomorrow Waltz" peaked at number 22 on the Oricon Daily Singles chart and number 36 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart.[7][8] The single was also released with a DVD containing the music video for "Ooh wee rida", a song featured on the single "Tomorrow Waltz". "Star Light" was also released on January 27, 2010.

Tour

Main article: Timeless Fly Tour

In June 2010, Kubota began the Timeless Fly Tour. The tour was scheduled as fifteen performances at twelve venues. The tour began at the Harmony Hall Zama, Kanagawa on June 20. The tour was scheduled to concluded at Niigata Prefectural Civic on August 22, 2010, but three additional dates were added.[9]

As well as singing songs from Timeless Fly, Kubota also performed songs from his previous albums and gave a medley of Michael Jackson's songs "Rock With You", along with "Right Here" and "Human Nature" which only performed by the background vocalists. Footage from the concert tour was filmed in July 2010, but was never released on DVD.

Track list

  1. Timeless Affection (Foreplay)
  2. Keep It Rock (featuring Wise, Tarantula from Spontania)
  3. Soul Mate
  4. Flying Easy Loving Crazy (featuring Misia)
  5. 24/7 Nite and Day
  6. Star Light
  7. Is It Over?
  8. Tomorrow Waltz
  9. Timeless Affection (The Play)
  10. M☆A☆G☆I☆C (featuring Kreva)
  11. The Other Half
  12. Boku Ja Nai
  13. Life-Long High-Way
  14. Nyte Flyte
  15. Moondust (featuring Kyoko Koizumi)
DVD Track list[10][11]
  1. Making of the music video "Star Light"
  2. Star Light (Music video)
  3. Making of the music video "Tomorrow Waltz"
  4. Tomorrow Waltz
  5. Timeless Affection

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart

Release Chart
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[1] 9
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 71

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Toshinobu KubotaのCDアルバムランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "久保田利伸によるコラボレート企画第2弾！ MISIAとの新曲が完成". CDJournal (in Japanese) (OngakuShuppansha). 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  3. ↑ "20th Centuryがデイリー首位発進☆3/25付　シングルデイリー" (in Japanese). 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  4. ↑ 2008年4月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  5. ↑ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon Research. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  6. ↑ "【周榜单】2008/05/12付oricon周榜单（单曲top200）" (in Chinese). 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  7. ↑ Toshinobu Kubota Oricon Ranking CD Single. Oricon Japan. Retrieved on August 13, 2012
  8. ↑ Daily Single Rankings: 2010/01/26. Oricon Charts Live Journal. Retrieved on September 15, 2012
  9. ↑ Cameo gorgeous new album from Kyoko Koizumi to Toshinobu Kubota. Oricon Style. Retrieved on October 4, 2010
  10. ↑ Timeless Fly Limited Edition (Oricon Profile). Oricon Style. Retrieved on October 3, 2011
  11. ↑ http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SECL-849