is the third studio album by Chara, which was released on September 9, 1993. It debuted at #4 on the Japanese

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album charts, and charted in the top 200 for 8 weeks. It eventually sold 123,000 copies. After the comparative success of her last album,

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, Chara rose in popularity. Her first single from the album, , was used in a

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'PJ Lapis' commercial campaign. It reached #66 on the singles chart: her first solo charting single. , her next single, was her first double A-side single. Both songs featured commercial tie-ups (

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Gift Campaign CMs and Snow Brand "Icecream Vintage" CMs respectively). ''"Charlotte no Okurimono"'' literally means ''Charlotte's Present'', however this was the Japanese localisation's title of the famous 1952 children's book

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. Two more singles were released from the album: and '' Gifted Child''. Despite ''Koi o Shita'' being released on the same day as the album and featuring no new songs, it managed to reach #87. However, ''Gifted Child'', released approximately three months after the album's release, did not chart at all. The album was recorded in France, and the pictures in the album's booklet/the album cover were shot in Paris., accessed through

Track listing

Singles

Japan Sales Rankings

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Violet Blue (Album) Chara (singer) albums 1993 albums Sony Music Entertainment Japan albums