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| Released | September 2, 1992 | |||
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| Length | 48:19 | |||
| Label | Polydor, B-Gram | |||
| Producer | Daiko Nagato | |||
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Hold Me is the third album by Japanese pop-rock group Zard [1] and was released on September 2, 1992, under the Polydor label. In 1992, the album was released as a CD and cassette. In 1993, B-Gram Records re-released this album under CD format with code BGCH-1005. [2]
The album reached number two in Japan in its first week on the charts. It charted for 71 weeks and sold, in total, 1,065,000 copies. [3]
All lyrics are written by Izumi Sakai
| No. | Title | Music | Arrangers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nemurenai Yoru wo Daite" (眠れない夜を抱いて) | Tetsurō Oda | Masao Akashi and Daisuke Ikeda | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Dareka ga Matteru" (誰かが待ってる) | Seiichiro Kuribayashi | Akashi | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Sayonara Ienakute" (サヨナラ言えなくて) | Kuribayashi | Ikeda | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Ano Hohoemi wo Wasurenai de" (あの微笑みを忘れないで) | Daria Kawashima | Akashi | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Sukina you ni Odoritai no" (好きなように踊りたいの) | Kazuya Izumi | Takeshi Hayama | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Dangerous Tonight" | Kuribayashi | Akashi | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Konna ni Aishite mo" (こんなに愛しても) | Kuribayashi | Akashi | 5:00 |
| 8. | "Why Don't You Leave Me Alone" | Kawashima | Hayama | 3:24 |
| 9. | "Ai wa Nemutteru" (愛は眠ってる) | Kawashima | Ikeda | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Tooi Hi no Nostalgia" (遠い日のNostalgia) | Eisuke Mochizuki | Akashi | 5:49 |
| 11. | "So Together" | Kawashima | Akashi | 5:02 |
or TV Asahi program Tonight
| Year | Chart | Position | Annual sales | Total sales | Yearly position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 2 | 536,020 | 1,056,130 | 26 |
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Mō Sagasanai is the second studio album of Japanese band Zard. It was released on December 25, 1991, released under B-Gram label. In 1991, B-Gram released this album in cassette tape and CD format. In 1993, B-Gram Records re-released this album only in CD format (BGCH-1004).
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Oh My Love is the 5th album of Zard and was released on June 4, 1994, under B-Gram Records label.
Forever You is the sixth album by Zard and was released on March 10, 1995, under B-Gram Records label.
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"Kanashii Hodo Anata ga Suki/Karatto Ikō! (悲しいほど貴方が好き/カラッといこう!)" is the 41st single by Zard and released 8 March 2006 under B-Gram Records label. Kanashii Hodo Anata ga Suki wasn't included in their final studio album Kimi to no Distance, however it got released in their compilation album Brezza di mare: Dedicated to Izumi Sakai. Karatto Ikō! was released only in their compilation album Zard Single Collection in 2012.
"Hoshi no Kagayaki yo/Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Yō ni" is the 40th single by Zard and released 20 April 2005 under the B-Gram Records label. The composer of Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Yō ni, Aika Ohno self-cover this single in her cover album Silent Passage.
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"Nemurenai Yoru wo Daite" is the 4th single by Zard and released 5 August 1992 under B-Gram Records label. Zard made their first public debut with this song in TV program Music Station three times. The single peaked at #8 rank on the Oricon charts. It charted for 17 weeks and sold over 458,000 copies. The single entered into top 10 ranks for first time after debut single Good-bye My Loneliness.
"Mind Games" is the 28th single by Zard and released April 7, 1999 under B-Gram Records. This is the significant song for Zard starting to step out of pop rock and Soft rock, and began to integrate electronic dance music and R&B elements into pop rock music, and the media commented that the quality of this song was far less than that of Zard at the peak, and the new music style was very stiff and lacking sincerity. The single became Zard's last number-one Hit.
"Ashita wo Yume Mite (明日を夢見て)" is the 35th single by Zard and released 9 April 2003 under B-Gram Records label. After one year, ZARD released new single. The single debuted at #4 rank first week. It charted for 8 weeks and sold over 62,000 copies.
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