Gaining Through Losing
| Gaining Through Losing | ||||
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| Studio album by Ken Hirai | ||||
| Released | July 4, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Japan | |||
| Genre | J-Pop | |||
| Length | 65 minutes, 6 seconds | |||
| Label | Sony Music Records | |||
| Producer | Ken Hirai | |||
| Ken Hirai chronology | ||||
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Gaining Through Losing is the fourth studio album released by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. It was released on July 4, 2001 under the label DefStar Records (Sony Music Entertainment).
Overview
Gaining Through Losing follows Hirai's third studio album, The Changing Same by nearly a year. The subsequent four singles are featured on the CD along with two Double A-Sides from the singles ("Tug of War" from Miracles and "Taboo" from Love or Lust). The album was ranked #21 for 2001 by Oricon for best selling albums. The style of the album followed through to his two following albums, Sentimentalovers and Life Is.... A concert DVD was later released. The concert was filmed at Budokan and was titled Ken Hirai Films Vol.4 Live Tour 2001 gaining through losing at the Budokan.
Track list
- She Is!
- Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Masahito Nakano.
- Kiss of Life
- Written by Ken Hirai. Composed by Ken Hirai and Masahito Nakano. Arranged by Masahito Nakano.
- Was used as the theme song for the drama Love Revolution.
- L'Amant
- Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Ken Matsubara.
- Miracles
- Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Maestro-T.
- Was the commercial song for Suntory.
- Tug of War
- Written by Ken Hirai. Composed by Ken Hirai and Masahito Nakano. Arranged by Masahito Nakano.
- Was the featured on Ken Hirai's 12th single, "Miracles".
- Merry Go-round Highway
- Written by Taku Tada. Composed and arranged by Masahito Nakano.
- Taboo
- Written by Ken Hirai. Composed and arranged by Maestro-T.
- Was featured on Ken Hirai's 11th single, "Love or Lust".
- Sweet Pillow
- Written by Ken Hirai. Composed and arranged by Nakano Masahito.
- Love or Lust
- Written by Ken Hirai. Composed by Ken Hirai and Ken Matsubara. Arranged by Masahito Nakano.
- World's End
- Written Taka Tada. Composed and arranged by Makoto Kuriya.
- Even If
- Written and composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Ken Matsubara.
- Originally was announced to appear on Ken's Bar.
- Gaining Through Losing
- Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by ShirÅ Sagisu.
- In 2005, Hirai performed this song live as the grand finale in a celebration of his 10th year anniversary in music.
- The Taiwanese band F4 sang a Chinese version of this song, known as Meteor Rain.
Related works
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- Featured on Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 Utabaka.
- Kh Re-mixed Up 1 featured Kiss of Life (Hex Hector Remix).
- His "[Missin' you: It will break my heart]" single featured (S.O.U.L.remix=Sound Of Urban London=).
- L'Amant
- Kh Re-mixed Up 1 featured L'Amant (Da Lata remix).
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- Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 Utabaka.
- The "Kiss of Life" single featured Miracles (Silent Poets remix).
- Kh Re-mixed Up 1 featured Miracles (Silent Poets remix).
- Tug of War
- Was featured on the "Miracles" single.
- Kh Re-mixed Up 1 featured Tug of War (United Future Organization Remix).
- Merry Go-round Highway
- Kh Re-mixed Up 1 featured Merry Go-round Highway (Dj ajapai mix).
- Taboo
- Was featured on the "Love or Lust" single.
- Kh Re-mixed Up 1 featured "Taboo (a tip of M-Flo remix)".
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- Kh Re-mixed Up 1 featured Love or Lust (V.I.P. remix).
- Was featured on Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 Utabaka.
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- Was featured on Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 Utabaka.