Dessert (album)

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Dessert
Dessert (Chocolove from AKB48).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 21, 2007 (2007-11-21) (JP)
Recorded2007
Genre J-pop, dance, electronica
Label Universal Music Japan
Singles from Dessert
  1. "Ashita wa Ashita no Kimi ga Umareru"
    Released: June 6, 2007
  2. "Mail no Namida"
    Released: August 29, 2007

Dessert (pronounced in English) is the first and only studio album of the Japanese idol girl group Chocolove from AKB48. [1] The album was released on November 21, 2007, available in two editions: a limited edition containing a 24-page photobook and a regular edition.

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Information

The album peaked at the 99th place in the Oricon rankings, where it remained for one week. The album sold 2 383 copies, which included two singles (and their B-sides): Ashita wa Ashita no Kimi ga Umareru and Mail no Namida . The B-side singles are versions performed by solo singers, like Chocolate ( Ashita wa Ashita no Kimi ga Umareru B-side) and Kare no Kitchen (B-side Mail no Namida).

Track listing

All tracks were written by Yasushi Akimoto.

No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Ashita wa Ashita no Kimi ga Umareru" (明日は明日の君が生まれる) Miki Fujisue Shinya Saitō 4:23
2."Chocolate (rina-solo)"Manabu TsuchiyaGary Newby3:26
3."Chocolate (sae-solo)"TsuchiyaNewby3:26
4."Chocolate (sayaka-solo)"TsuchiyaNewby3:26
5."Mail no Namida" (メールの涙)Ichirō FujiyaIPPEI4:59
6."Kare no Kitchen (rina-solo)" (彼のキッチン (rina-solo))Hiroyuki SuzukiSuzuki4:23
7."Kare no Kitchen (sae-solo)" (彼のキッチン (sae-solo))SuzukiSuzuki4:22
8."Kare no Kitchen (sayaka-solo)" (彼のキッチン (sayaka-solo))SuzukiSuzuki4:22
9."Waves" Tomotaka Ōsumi IPPEI4:27
10."Waves (rina-solo)"ŌsumiIPPEI4:27
11."Waves (sae-solo)"ŌsumiIPPEI4:27
12."Waves (sayaka-solo)"ŌsumiIPPEI4:27

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References

  1. (in Japanese) Album profile on Cdjapan [ permanent dead link ]