Change (Every Little Thing album)

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Change
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 24, 2010
Genre
Length50:07
Label Avex Trax
Producer Masato Matsuura (exec.)
Every Little Thing chronology
Every Best Singles: Complete
(2009)
Change
(2010)
Ordinary
(2011)
Singles from Change
  1. "Dream Goes On"
    Released: September 23, 2009
  2. "Tsumetai Ame"
    Released: November 18, 2009
  3. "Change"
    Released: February 24, 2010

Change is the ninth album of the Japanese pop rock group Every Little Thing, released on March 24, 2010. [1]

Contents

Background information

The band's 36th single "Dream Goes On", was released on September 23, 2009, and marked a highlight as the return of Mitsuru Igarashi working with the band after 9 years. Igarashi had major involvement in the recording of the album; he composed most of its songs, and co-arranged all songs along with Mochida and Ito (minus the instrumentals). As for lyrics, he also wrote "Spearmint", which was previously included as a b-side of "Dream Goes On".

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Change" Kaori Mochida Mitsuru Igarashi Igarashi [a] 4:49
2."Aoi Kirameki" (青い煌めき; Blue gleam)IgarashiIgarashiIgarashi [a] 4:28
3."Spearmint"IgarashiIgarashiIgarashi [a] 4:37
4."Wasureenu Hito" (忘れえぬ人; Unforgettable person)Mochida Kazuhito Kikuchi Yuta Nakano [a] 5:14
5."Jūnikagetsu" (12ヶ月; 12 months)IgarashiKikuchiNakano [a] 5:02
6."Heart Rate Of The City" (Instrumental) Ichiro ItoYasunari Nakamura [b] 1:05
7."Mayonaka no Highway" (真夜中のハイウェイ, Midnight highway)MochidaIgarashiIgarashi [a] 4:47
8."Dream Goes On"MochidaIgarashiIgarashi [a] 4:29
9."Sketchbook" (スケッチブック)IgarashiIgarashiIgarashi [a] 4:10
10."Snowscape" (Instrumental) ItoNakamura [b] 2:05
11."Ren" (蓮 -れん-; Lotus)MochidaIgarashiIgarashi [a] 4:41
12."Tsumetai Ame" (冷たい雨; Cold rain) (Album version)MochidaIgarashiIgarashi [a] ,
String & Woodwind instrument arrangement: Ittetsu Gen
4:40
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Dream Goes On" (Music Video)4:50
2."Dream Goes On" (Off Shot)3:56
3."Tsumetai Ame -Music Clip ver.-" (Music Video)3:49
4."Change" (Music Video)4:32
5."Change" (Off Shot)3:54
6."Silent Night" (from Premium Xmas Concert 2009)2:20
7."Koi wo Shiteiru" (from Premium Xmas Concert 2009)4:23
8."Swimmy" (from Premium Xmas Concert 2009)3:23
9."Behind The "Meet" Volume 01" 
Notes

Charts

ReleaseChartPeak PositionSales Total
March 24, 2010Oricon Daily Albums Chart2
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart831,406 copies sold

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References

  1. Every Little Thing - Change, 2010, retrieved 2023-07-02