Heaven (Miliyah Kato album)

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Heaven
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 28, 2010 (2010-07-28)
Recorded2009–2010
Genre R&B
Label Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Miliyah Kato chronology
Ring
(2009)
Heaven
(2010)
M Best
(2011)
Singles from Heaven
  1. "Why"
    Released: November 18, 2009
  2. "Bye Bye"
    Released: March 24, 2010
  3. "Last Love"
    Released: June 9, 2010

Heaven is Miliyah Kato's fifth studio album. It was released on July 28, 2010.

Contents

Album information

Heaven contains singles "Why, "Bye Bye" and "Last Love". It was released in two editions: a CD and a CD+DVD edition which contains a limited 52-page booklet and a DVD with the music videos of the singles, as well as the music videos for promo singles "Destiny" and "Sensation". The DVD also contains live performances from Kato's 2009 Ring Tour in Tokyo.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Miliyah Kato, unless otherwise noted.

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Bye Bye" Shinichiro Murayama4:46
2."Last Love (Miliyah Kato song)" Shinichiro Murayama5:27
3."I Miss You"  Daishi Dance 5:12
4."X.O.X.O." (Sampling: Spitz's "Robinson") Masamune Kusano (Spitz), Miliyah3rd Productions3:41
5."Heaven" Tomokazu "T.O.M." Matsuzawa5:34
6."Baby I See You feat. Verbal (M-Flo)"Verbal (M-Flo), Miliyah3rd Productions6:33
7."Sora" ( "Sky") Nao Tanaka4:50
8."Why" Shinichiro Murayama4:13
9."Free" ZETTON5:06
10."Endless Love"  Taku Takahashi (m-flo)4:41
11."Sweet Angel" Manaboon4:34
12."Destiny" Jeff Miyahara, MiliyahJeff Miyahara3:47
13."B.F.F." Tomokazu "T.O.M." Matsuzawa4:10
14."Don't Wanna Let Go" Bach Logic3:09
15."Silent Ocean" 3rd Productions5:13
16."Owarinaki Kanashimi" (終わりなき哀しみ "Endless Sorrow") Shinichiro Murayama3:53
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Why" (Music video) 
2."Destiny" (Music video) 
3."Bye Bye" (Music video) 
4."Sensation" (featuring Kento Mori, music video) 
5."Last Love" (Music video) 
6."Sayonara Baby" (From Ring Tour 2009 at Zepp Tokyo) 
7."Medley: Kiss" (From Ring Tour 2009 at Zepp Tokyo) 
8."Medley: Tough" (From Ring Tour 2009 at Zepp Tokyo) 
9."Medley: La La La" (From Ring Tour 2009 at Zepp Tokyo) 
10."Medley: Love Is..." (From Ring Tour 2009 at Zepp Tokyo) 
11."Love For You" (From Ring Tour 2009 at Zepp Tokyo) 
12."20: Cry" (From Ring Tour 2009 at Zepp Tokyo) 
13."Time is Money" (From Ring Tour 2009 at Zepp Tokyo) 
14."Aitai" (From Ring Tour 2009 at Zepp Tokyo) 
15."19 Memories" (From Ring Tour 2009 at Zepp Tokyo) 
16."Love Forever" (From Ring Tour 2009 at Zepp Tokyo) 

Chart performance and certifications

The album debuted at number-one on the Oricon weekly album chart selling over 151,000 units, making it Miliyah's first studio album to debut at the top position on the Oricon charts. [1]

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