Far on the Water

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Far on the water
Kalafina - far on the water.jpg
Regular edition cover
Studio album by
Released16 September 2015
Recorded2014–2015
Genre J-Pop
Length56:17
Label SME
Producer Yuki Kajiura
Kalafina chronology
The Best "Blue" /The Best "Red"
(2014)
Far on the water
(2015)
Singles from Far on the water
  1. "heavenly blue"
    Released: 6 October 2014
  2. "believe"
    Released: 19 November 2014
  3. "ring your bell"
    Released: 13 May 2015
  4. "One Light"
    Released: 12 October 2015

Far on the Water is the fifth studio album by the Japanese music group Kalafina on 16 September 2015 under Sony Music Japan label. [1] [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yuki Kajiura

Regular Edition CD (SECL-1767)
No.TitleLength
1."into the water"1:37
2."monochrome"3:32
3."Gogatsu no Mahou (五月の魔法, Magic of May)"4:57
4."ring your bell"5:16
5."Usumurasaki (うすむらさき, lilac)"5:10
6."identify"4:29
7."Hokage (灯影, flicker of light)"3:11
8."One Light"4:40
9."Musunde Hiraku (むすんでひらく, opening signed)"5:21
10."heavenly blue"5:23
11."Sora-iro no Isu (空色の椅子, sky-blue chair)"3:18
12."believe"4:52
13."far on the water"4:31
Total length:56:17
Limited Edition A DVD (SECL-1763~4) [3] / Limited Edition B Blu-Ray (SECL-1765~6) [4]
No.TitleLength
1."heavenly blue (Music Video)" 
2."far on the water (Music Video)" 
3."ring your bell (2015.2.28 at Nippon Budokan)" 
4."far on the water (2015.3.1 at Nippon Budokan)" 

Usage in media

Charts

ChartPeak
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Oricon Weekly Albums [5] 2

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References

  1. "Far on the water" . Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. Official Discography (in Japanese) http://www.kalafina.jp/disco/category/?album
  3. "Far on the water (Limited Edition A)" . Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. "Far on the water (Limited Edition B)" . Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. Oricon ranking source http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/442690/products/1139121/1/