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. Released by Avex Trax on March 31, 1996, the album features the singles " Feel Like Dance", "Joy to the Love", "Sweet Pain", " Departures, and "Freedom". "Departures" sold over two million copies, becoming the second highest-selling single in Japan (behind

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's weekly albums chart. It sold over 4,136,000 copies and was certified as a 4 Million seller by the

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Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts Year-end charts

Certification

References

External links

Official website
* * {{Authority control 1996 debut albums Japanese-language albums Albums produced by Tetsuya Komuro Avex Group albums