| Flash | ||||
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| Released | April 2, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 40:23 | |||
| Label | V2 Records | |||
| Producer | Towa Tei | |||
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Flash is a 2005 studio album by Towa Tei. It peaked at number 26 on the Oricon Albums Chart. [1] It includes the track "Sometime Samurai" featuring Kylie Minogue. [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Milky Way" (featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yukalicious) | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Sometime Samurai" (featuring Kylie Minogue) | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Different Nu Nu" | 5:44 |
| 4. | "Melody" (featuring Byron Stingily) | 6:13 |
| 5. | "Risk Some Soul" (featuring Luomo) | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Bianco" (featuring Arto Lindsay) | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Red Carp Jumbo" | 0:44 |
| 8. | "Congo" (featuring Atom TM) | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Hunter Green" | 3:11 |
| 10. | "My Sharona" (featuring Tycoon Tosh and Buffalo Daughter) | 4:45 |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [1] | 26 |
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