Strange Fruits
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
1. |
"Atashi wa Koko yo (あたしはここよ, I'm Here)" | Chara | Chara | Towa Tei, Ayumi Obinata |
3:32 |
2. |
"Hikari to Watashi (光と私, The Light and Me)" | Chara | Chara, Tomoyuki Ishikawa | Aurora Band |
5:45 |
3. |
"Ano Ie ni Kaerō (あの家に帰ろう, Let's Go Back to That House)" | Chara, Tadanobu Asano | Chara | Yukio Nagoshi |
4:04 |
4. |
"70% (Yūgure no Uta) (70%—夕暮れのうた, 70% (Evening Song))" | Chara | Chara, Zentarō Watanabe | Zentarō Watanabe |
4:11 |
5. |
"Oblate (オブラート)" | Chara, Tadanobu Asano | Chara | Yukio Nagoshi |
4:18 |
6. |
"Duca" | Chara | Chara, Shinichi Igarashi | Aurora Band |
4:00 |
7. |
"Onna no Ko no Heya (女の子の部屋, Girl's Room)" | Chara | Chara, Yukio Nagoshi, Asa-Chang | Aurora 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)" | Chara | Chara | Takeshi 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)" | Chara | Chara, Tomoyuki Ishikawa | Aurora Band |
6:14 |
10. |
"Tsutawatte (つたわって, Walking Along)" | Chara | Chara | Aurora 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?)" | Chara | Chara | David 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 |
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Oricon Weekly Albums Chart |
3 |
164,010 |
317,310 |
9 weeks |
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart |
74 |
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References
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