''I'm Waiting 4 You'' is the fourth
studio album
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by Japanese
J-Pop
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band
Garnet Crow
Garnet Crow (stylized as GARNET CROW) was a Japanese pop/rock band formed in 1999 and associated with the Giza Studio record label. Members include Yuri Nakamura, Hitoshi Okamoto, Nana Azuki, and Hirohito Furui, with Nakamura leading on vocals. Mus ...
. It was released on December 8, 2004 under
Giza Studio
is a Japanese record label.
The Giza Studio started as an indie label in the late 1990s under the name Garage Indies Zapping Association, but soon Being Inc. bought it as their sister label company. Giza Studio is located in Osaka, Japan and ...
label.
Background
The album consist of three previously released singles, such as ''Bokura Dake no Mirai'', ''Kimi wo Kazaru Hana wo Sakasou'' and ''Wasurezaki''.
The track ''Sky'', which was previously released in their mini album
First Kaleidoscope has received new album mix under title ''new arranged track''. This version of Sky is included in their first compilation album
Best
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* Best (surname), people with the surname Best
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.
''Ameagari no Blue'' was performed for the first time in their live tour ''Garnet Crow Livescope 2004 -Kimi to Iu Hikari-'' before the official recording release.
Commercial performance
"I'm Waiting 4 You" made its chart debut on the official
Oricon Albums Chart
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at #11 rank for first week with 35,917 sold copies. It charted for 10 weeks and sold 64,347 copies.
Track listing
All tracks are composed by Yuri Nakamura, written by Nana Azuki and arranged by Hirohito Furui.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the CD booklet of ''I'm Waiting 4 You''.
[Garnet Crow (2004). I'm Waiting 4 You (CD Album; Booklet). Garnet Crow. Japan: Giza Studio. GZCA-5052.]
*Yuri Nakamura - vocals, backing vocals, composing
*Nana Azuki - songwriting, keyboard
*Hirohito Furui - arranging, keyboard
*Hitoshi Okamoto - acoustic guitar, bass
*Miguel Sa' Pessoa - arranging
*Katsuyuki Yoshimatu - recording engineering
*Aki Morimoto - recording engineering
*Akio Nakajima - mixing engineering
*Tomoko Nozaki - mixing engineering
*Masahiro Shimada - mastering engineering
*Gan Kojima - art direction
*Kumiko Nishida - art direction
*Kanonji - executive producer
Usage in media
*Bokura Dake no Mirai: theme song in
Fuji TV program ''Sport!''
*Kimi wo Kazaru Hana wo Sakasou: ending theme for Anime television series ''
Monkey Turn
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''
*Wasurezaki: ending theme for Anime television series ''
Detective Conan''
References
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2004 albums
Being Inc. albums
Giza Studio albums
Japanese-language albums
Garnet Crow albums
Albums produced by Daiko Nagato