''sympathy'' is
Hitomi Takahashi's first album to be released under gr8! records, a division of
Sony Records
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. The album was released on March 1, 2006, and three singles preceded it.
Overview
''sympathy'' is the debut original studio album released by the Japanese singer
Hitomi Takahashi. The album was released in
Japan
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in two formats, CD+DVD and CD Only, both of them containing the same cover. As information about the album was unveiled, Hitomi's Official Site announced that the album song "Yakusoku" would be used as the ending theme for the Japanese TV Program "THE SUNDAY."
The album received much promotion upon its release, an example being that Hitomi appeared on TV many times a day with a message concerning her album. More attempts at promotion were made as Hitomi appeared on various radio programs. In addition to all of this, Hitomi further promoted her album by appearing in a variety of magazines.
''sympathy'' showcases a wide variety of musical genres, mostly in the pop and rock area. Songs range from pop/rock songs, such as "Get the future", to the more rock/ballad songs like "Yakusoku". The album even contains a little country music in the song "KOTO NO HA". Overall, though, the album remains close to the genre pop/rock that the three singles released before this album contained.
Overall, reception of the album was positive, many people claiming it as wonderful and a success on Hitomi's part. However, the album did not go without complaints. The album was said to be mediocre, and that it would have been better had it been more on the rock side than pop/rock.
Track listing
CD Portion
# "Get the future" – 3:34
Lyrics, music, and arrangement by Koichi Tsutaya
# " (''Tears of the Blue Sky'')" – 4:30
Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & Natsumi Watanabe
Music by Hidenori Tanaka
Arrangement by Hyoe Yasuhara
# " (''Lonely Crowd'')" – 3:15
Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & mavie
Music and arrangement by Katsuhiko Kurosu
# " (''Leaves of Words'')" – 5:05
Lyrics by Akiko Watanabe
Music by Jun Ichikawa
Arrangement by Masanori Shimada
# "Evergreen" – 5:17
Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & Hidenori Tanaka
Music by Hidenori Tanaka
Arrangement by Tomoji Sogawa
# "Beatin'" – 4:08
Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & mavie
Music and arrangement by Tomoki Kikuya
# "" – 3:48
Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & mavie
Music by BOUNCEBACK
Arrangement by Gen Kushizaki
# " (''Promise'')" – 5:01
Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & Hiroaki Hayama
Music and arrangement by Hiroaki Hayama
# " (''Another Daybreak'')" – 3:27
Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & mavie
Music and arrangement by Shinya Saito
# "SKULL" – 2:58
Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & Akiko Watanabe
Music and arrangement by Hyoe Yasuhara
# " (''Our Whereabouts'') -Album Version-" – 4:31
Lyrics by Yuta Nakano & shungo.
Music and arrangement by Yuta Nakano
# "16" – 5:00
Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & mavie
Music by Yuta Nakano
Arrangement by Masanori Shimada
DVD Portion
# "僕たちの行方 (Bokutachi no Yukue)" (music video)
# "evergreen" (music video)
# "青空のナミダ (Aozora no NAMIDA)" (music video)
Personnel
* Hitomi Takahashi -
vocals
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* Koichi Tsutaya -
keyboards
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* Musi ...
, programming, & backing vocals (Track #1)
* A_S_E -
guitar
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s (Track #1)
* Takeshi Taneda -
bass
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(Track #1 & #4)
* Takashi Furuta -
drums
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(Track #1)
* Hyoe Yasuhara -
keyboards
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& programming (Track #2 & #10)
* Kazuyoshi Baba -
guitar
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s (Track #2, #3, #4 & #8)
* Rei Shimizu -
bass
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(Track #2 & #10)
* Kazutaka Kiritoshi -
drums
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(Track #2, #7, #8 & #9)
* Katsuhiko Kurosu - programming (Track #3)
* Koji Igarashi -
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(Track #3 & #6)
* Kazuhiro Sunaga -
bass
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(Track #3 & #8)
* Masuke Nozaki -
drums
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(Track #3 & #5)
* Masanori Shimada -
keyboards
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& programming (Track #4 & #12)
* Tomoyasu Kawamura -
drums
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(Track #4)
* Tomoji Sogawa -
keyboards
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* Yoshihiko Chino -
guitar
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s (Track #5)
* Naoya Emi -
bass
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(Track #5)
* Tomoki Kikuya - programming &
guitar
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s (Track #6)
* Toshihisa Tanaka -
bass
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(Track #6)
* Yasuo Sano -
drums
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(Track #6)
* Marico Harada - backing vocals (Track #6)
* Gen Kushizaki (No-torious) -
keyboards
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guitar
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s &
bass
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(Track #7)
* Hiroaki Hayama -
keyboards
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* Shinya Saito -
keyboards
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* Yutaka Ishii -
guitar
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s &
bass
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(Track #9)
* Takamichi Tsugei -
guitar
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s (Track #10)
* Kaori Kobayashi -
drums
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(Track #10)
* Yuta Nakano -
keyboards
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* Kohei Tsuda -
guitar
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s (Track #11)
* Takashi Yonekura -
guitar
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s (Track #11)
* Mio Okamura -
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(Track #11)
* Yoshiaki Kanoh -
guitar
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s (Track #12)
* Sting Miyamoto -
bass
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(Track #12)
* Masayuki Muraishi -
drums
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(Track #12)
Production
* Directors of Songs - Kazuma Jo & Taku Sugawara
* Art Direction - Hiroyuki Yui (elaion Inc.)
* Design - Sachie Shibata (bold Co.,Ltd.)
* Photography - Hidemi Ogata
* Styling - Itoko Shiino
* Hair & Make-up - Mihoko Fujiwara (Ritz)
* Illustration - Frederic Thomain
Charts
Album - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Singles - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
References
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2006 albums
sympathy
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Gr8! Records albums