''Farewell'' is

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's first original studio album under the Avex Trax label. The album was released on March 29, 2006.

Information

''Farewell'' is the debut

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by Japanese singer

as a solo artist. It was released in Japan as both CD and CD+DVD versions, with drastic differences on the covers between the two of them. This album is the first production released by Van after the disband of

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. For unclear reasons, the album did not have promotional singles before its release for helping sales. A few of the songs on the album have already appeared on various soundtracks, which might have been one of the reasons they cut straight into the release of the debut album. Only airplay of two of the music videos made for promotion, the jazz tune "Hold Me..." and ballad "Farewell". Both

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s were included on the DVD from the CD+DVD version of the album. With this album, Van gave a totally different step on her music, really different compared to old works with band Do As Infinity; all the songs from this album are mainly ballads or soft tunes, with some guitars included in some of the tracks. Also, Van got more into

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in some of the songs. A cover of the theme song from the

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," originally first included on the Japanese release of the special edition of the DVD OST release, was also included as a bonus track.

Track listing

CD

#"farewell" – 4:06 #"morning glory" – 4:37 # – 4:03 # "Essence" – 4:26 # "horoscope" – 6:14 # "complacence" – 4:09 # – 3:59 # "HOLY PLANET" – 5:13 # "Before Sunset"" – 5:35 # "Hold Me..." – 4:54 # "

" (Bonus Track) – 3:19

DVD

# "farewell" # "Hold Me..."

Personnel

* Tomiko Van -

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Production

* Art Direction & Design - Toshiaki Uchikoshi (King Cay Lab.) * Photographer - Kaori Suzuki * Stylist - Kyohei Ogawa * Hair & Make-up - Hirokazu Niwa (maroon brand)

Charts

External links

Tomiko Van's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Farewell (Tomiko Van Album) 2006 albums Tomiko Van albums