Answer (Angela Aki album)

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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2009
Genre Pop
Length69:50
Label Epic Records Japan
Angela Aki chronology
Today
(2007)
Answer
(2009)
Life
(2010)
Singles from ANSWER
  1. "Tegami (Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e)"
    Released: September 17, 2008

ANSWER, released on February 25, 2009 is Angela Aki's 3rd Japanese studio album. It sold 74,068 copies in its first week, peaking at Number 1 on the Oricon charts. It includes a re-recording of We're All Alone, a song that she had previously covered on One. This marks the second time Angela has re-recorded a song from that 2005 Indie album for inclusion on a major label release. It was released in two editions – the regular Cd edition, and a limited first-press only edition which includes a DVD.

Were All Alone 1977 single by Boz Scaggs

"We're All Alone" is a song written by Boz Scaggs, which became a 1977 top-ten hit for Rita Coolidge in the US and the UK. Scaggs introduced it on his 1976 album Silk Degrees. The song was first a hit for Frankie Valli. Scaggs included it as the B-side of two of the four single releases from that LP, including "Lido Shuffle."

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Tegami (Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e) (手紙 ~拝啓 十五の君へ~,Letter ~Greetings to a 15 Year Old~)"5:15
2."Knockin' on Heaven's Door"5:02
3."ANSWER"4:34
4."Somebody Stop Me"4:14
5."Dahlia(ダリア)"7:40
6."Final Destination"4:40
7."Our Story"4:22
8."Tasogare(黄昏,Evening)"5:17
9."We're All Alone (Boz Scaggs Cover)"4:35
10."Reflection(リフレクション)"4:18
11."Requiem(レクイエム)"10:37
12."Black Glasses (featuring Ben Folds)"3:44
13."Fighter(ファイター)"9:19
(+DVD)(First Press Limited Edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Tegami: Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e Sotsugyō (Music documentary film)" 
2."NHK Minna no Uta "Tegami: Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e" (Video animation)" 
3."Tegami: Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e (Video Karaoke)" 
4."Tegami: Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e (Music Video)" 

Charts (Japan)

ReleaseOricon Albums ChartPeak PositionDebut Sales (copies)Sales Total (copies)Chart Run
February 25, 2009Daily Chart# 19,600 (first day)168,40836 weeks
Weekly Chart# 174,068
Monthly Chart# 9124,271
Yearly Chart (2009)# 52161,098

Release history

RegionDateFormatDistributing labelCatalogue codes
Japan February 25, 2009 [1] [2] CD, CD/DVD, digital downloadSonyESCL-3170, ESCL-3168~9
Hong Kong February 27, 2009 [3] [4] CD88697464432
Singapore
Taiwan March 6, 2009 [5]
South Korea March 10, 2009 [6] [7] CD, digital download2374423
JapanMarch 14, 2009 [8] Rental CDESCL-3170

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