New Morning (Misia album)

New Morning (stylized as NEW MORNING) is the eleventh studio album by Japanese singer Misia. It was released on 2 April 2014, through Ariola Japan. It is her first studio album in three years, following 2011's Soul Quest.^[1] The album yielded the singles "Shiawase o Forever" and "Boku wa Pegasus Kimi wa Polaris". The lead track, "Hope & Dreams", was made available as a pre-order bonus on the iTunes Store and Mora. The album was also made special releases on the two stores, with a mastering for iTunes and a high-resolution (24bit) release on Mora.^[2]

To celebrate the album's release, Misia held a concert at the Bunkamura Orchard Hall titled Lawson presents Misia Hoshizora no Live VII: 15th Celebration Thank you 15, Happy 16, serving as the 77th and last date of her nationwide Hoshizora no Live VII tour, which was broadcast live on YouTube.^[3]

Commercial performance

New Morning debuted at number 2 on the Oricon Daily Album chart.^[4] The album entered both the Oricon Weekly Albums chart and Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart at number 7.^[5]^[6]

Track listing

Standard edition^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hope & Dreams"	Misia Toshiaki Matsumoto	DJ Gomi	4:59
2.	"Boku wa Pegasus Kimi wa Polaris"	Misia Hiroaki Yokoyama	Yokoyama	5:00
3.	"Aoi Tsukikage" (蒼い月影, "Blue Moonlight")	Misia Geila Zilkha Marie	Tohru Shigemi	4:01
4.	"Ai o Shiru Sekai" (アイヲシルセカイ, "A World That Knows Love")	Misia Shusui Albi Albertsson	Shigemi	3:51
5.	"Miss You Always"	Misia Misako Sakazume	Shigemi	4:22
6.	"Mahō o Kaketa no wa Kimi" (魔法をかけたのは君, "You Enchanted Me")	Ellie Omiya Jun Sasaki	Sasaki	4:27
7.	"Daisy"	Kaori Sawada	Takayuki Hattori	4:53
8.	"Jewelry"	Megumi Satō Zilkha	Shigemi	4:31
9.	"Especially for Me"	Misia Sasaki	Sasaki	4:30
10.	"Shiawase o Forever"	Misia Matsumoto	Shigemi	4:32
11.	"One Day, One Life"	Omiya Sasaki	Sasaki	3:25
12.	"Kimi no Taiyō ni Narō" (君の太陽になろう, "I Will Be Your Sun")	Daisuke Mori	DJ Gomi	6:02
13.	"My Pride of Love"	Gorō Matsui Misia Shusui Samuel Waermö	Ichi	3:56
14.	"Re-Brain"	DJ Gomi Francis Jocky	DJ Gomi Jocky	3:53
Total length:				62:28

Limited edition bonus tracks^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Deepness" (From Hoshizora no Live VII: 15th Celebration - Hoshizora Symphony Orchestra @ Nippon Budokan)	Misia Sasaki	5:29
16.	"Back in Love Again" (From Hoshizora no Live VII: 15th Celebration - Hoshizora Symphony Orchestra @ Nippon Budokan)	Misia Tomoyasu Hotei	5:14
Total length:			73:11

Limited edition DVD New Special Morning^[8]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Boku wa Pegasus Kimi wa Polaris" (Hoshizora no Live VII: 15th Celebration - Hoshizora Symphony Orchestra @ Yokohama Arena)	5:18
2.	"Hope & Dreams" (Hoshizora no Live VII: 15th Celebration - Hoshizora Symphony Orchestra @ Yokohama Arena)	5:08
3.	"Shiawase o Forever" (Candle Night Fes @ Kawaguchiko Stellar Theater)	5:16
4.	"Daisy" (Candle Night Fes @ Kawaguchiko Stellar Theater)	4:53
5.	"Boku wa Pegasus Kimi wa Polaris" (Music Video)	4:59
Total length:		25:34

Note

Credits adapted from iTunes metadata and the booklet of the limited edition.^[7]

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Japan Top Albums (Billboard)^[6]	8
Japan Daily Albums (Oricon)^[4]	2
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)^[5]	7
Japan Monthly Albums (Mora) (Hi-Res)^[9]	4
Japan Monthly Albums (Mora) (MP3)^[9]	19
Japan Yearly Albums (Mora) (Hi-Res)^[10]	64
Korea Weekly Albums (Gaon)^[11]	34
Taiwan Weekly Albums (Five Music)^[12]	10
Taiwan Weekly Albums (G-Music)	15

References

↑ 若松正子 (2 April 2014). "MISIA『今だからこそ言える――15年間続けられた理由と歌声の秘密とは！？』". Oricon. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
↑ "最新アルバム「NEW MORNING」高音質ハイレゾ音源の先行試聴コーナーが全国3か所のソニーショールーム・ソニーストアでスタート！". Music Lounge. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
↑ "MISIA、アルバム発売日にBunkamuraで15周年ツアー完結". Natalie. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
1 2 "2014年04月01日のCDアルバムデイリーランキング（2014年04月01日付）". Oricon. 1 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
1 2 "オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2014年03月31日～2014年04月06日". Oricon. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
1 2 "Billboard Japan Top Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
1 2 3 "MISIAの「NEW MORNING」を iTunes で". iTunes (JP). Retrieved 24 January 2016.
↑ "MISIA･NEW MORNING【初回生産限定盤】". Sony Music Shop. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
1 2 "ランキング（総合）2014年4月音楽ダウンロード・音楽配信サイト　mora". Mora. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
↑ "ランキング（総合）2014年年間音楽ダウンロード・音楽配信サイト　mora". Mora. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
↑ "gaon chart - 2014년 15주차 Album Chart". Gaon. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
↑ "Five Music-5大唱片 - 第15 週統計時間：2014/4/4 - 2014/4/10". Five Music. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

External links

Official website

Misia

Discography

Studio albums	Mother Father Brother Sister Love Is the Message Marvelous Kiss in the Sky Mars & Roses Singer for Singer Ascension Eighth World Just Ballade Soul Quest New Morning Love Bebop

Live albums	Hoshizora no Live: The Best of Acoustic Ballade Hoshizora no Live Songbook: History of Hoshizora Live

Cover albums	Misia no Mori: Forest Covers

Compilations	Misia Greatest Hits Misia Single Collection: 5th Anniversary Misia Love & Ballads: The Best Ballade Collection Super Best Records: 15th Celebration

Extended plays	The Glory Day

Remix albums	Misia Remix 1999 Misia Remix 2000 Little Tokyo Misia Remix 2002 World Peace Misia Remix 2003 Kiss in the Sky: Non Stop Mix Decimo X Anniversario de Misia: The Tour of Misia 2008 Eighth World + The Best DJ Remixes Misia The DJ Remixes: Complete Box

Concert tours	The Tour of Misia 2007 Ascension The Tour of Misia 2008 Eighth World The Tour of Misia Discotheque Asia Hoshizora no Live V Just Ballade Hoshizora no Live VI Encore 2010 International Year of Biodiversity

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