After Eden

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After Eden
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Studio album by
Released21 September 2011
Recorded2010–2011
Genre J-Pop
Label SME Records
Producer Yuki Kajiura
Kalafina chronology
Red Moon
(2010)
After Eden
(2011)
Consolation
(2013)
Singles from After Eden
  1. "Kagayaku Sora no Shijima ni wa"
    Released: 15 September 2010
  2. "Magia"
    Released: 16 February 2011

After Eden is the third studio album by the Japanese girl group Kalafina. [1] [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yuki Kajiura

CD (SECL-1014)
No.TitleLength
1."Eden"5:38
2."Sandpiper"6:03
3."Magia"5:09
4."Kugatsu (九月, September)"3:42
5."In Your Eyes"6:01
6."Destination Unknown"5:03
7."Neverending"4:22
8."Kotonoha (ことのは, Words)"2:45
9."Magnolia"5:47
10."Kagayaku Sora no Shijima ni wa (輝く空の静寂には, In the Silence of the Shining Sky)"4:12
11."Mune no Yukue (胸の行方, Where the Heart Is)"6:16
12."Snow falling"4:38
13."symphonia"5:44
DVD (SECL-1012)
No.TitleLength
1."symphonia" (PV) 
2."Kalafina at Anime Expo 2011 in Los Angeles" (documentary) 

Usage in media

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Sales
Oricon Weekly Albums3 [3] 28,022

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References

  1. "After Eden special site" . Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  2. Official Discography (in Japanese) http://www.kalafina.jp/disco/category/?album
  3. "Oricon weekly ranking performance" . Retrieved 28 September 2011.