Home (Angela Aki album)

Last updated
Home
Angelahome.jpg
Studio album by Angela Aki
Released June 14, 2006 (Japan)
Genre J-pop
Length61:45
Label Sony Music Japan
Angela Aki chronology
One
(2005)
Home
(2006)
Today
(2007)
Singles from Home

Home is the first major-label album from Angela Aki. The album includes the songs from the singles released over the monthly period. In addition to the normal version of the album, a limited edition was also released. A special song entitled "Rain" from her previous mini album One is also featured. The album has charted at #2 on the Oricon Charts, selling well over 121,000 copies in its first week.

Angela Aki Japanese musician

Kiyomi Angela Aki known professionally as Angela Aki, is a pop singer, songwriter and pianist born in Itano, Tokushima, Japan to an Italian American mother and a Japanese father.

Oricon Inc., established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as Original Confidence Inc., which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter’s Oricon record charts in April 2002.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Kiss Me Good-Bye"5:13
2."Love Is Over Now"4:49
3."Kokoro no Senshi (心の戦士,Warrior of the Heart)"5:11
4."Music"4:53
5."This Love"4:46
6."Onegai(お願い,Wishes)"2:25
7."Uchū(宇宙,Universe)"4:51
8."Rain"3:57
9."Kiseki(奇跡,Miracle)"3:32
10."Ōgesa ni 'Aishiteru'(大袈裟に「愛してる」,Grandly Saying 'I Love You')"5:51
11."Hallelujah(ハレルヤ)"4:45
12."Home"4:59
13."Your Love Song"6:06
(+DVD)(First Press Limited Edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Home Music Video" 
2."Kokoro no Senshi (心の戦士,Warrior of the Heart) Music Video" 
3."Kiss Me Good-Bye Music Video (Final Fantasy XII + Angela Aki Compilation Video)" 
4."This Love Music Video" 
5."Final Fantasy XII Perfected Original Movie ~Final Edition~" 
6."This Love (Live/2006.5.7 Blood+ Anime Fest.)" 

Charts

Oricon Sales chart (Japan)

ReleaseChartPeak positionSales total
June 14, 2006Oricon Daily Albums Chart2553,400
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart2

Release history

RegionDateFormatDistributing labelCatalogue codes
Japan June 14, 2006 [1] [2] CD, CD/DVD, digital downloadSonyESCL-2850, ESCL-2848~9
July 1, 2006 [3] Rental CDESCL-2850
Taiwan August 25, 2006 [4] CD88697006442
Singapore January 23, 2007 [5]
South Korea May 8, 2007 [6] [7] CD, digital download2347371
Hong Kong December 14, 2007 [8] CD88697006442

Related Research Articles

Crystal Kay Zainichi Korean singer and radio host

Crystal Kay Williams is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actress and radio host.

<i>One</i> (Angela Aki EP) 2005 EP by Angela Aki

One is an Angela Aki's first mini-album. It was her debut Japanese language release, under the independent Virgo Music Entertainment label. The album features three original compositions and three cover songs. The entire album is in Japanese except for the song "Warning". It debuted at #2 in the HMV's indies charts and by the end of the year it had reached #1. The song "Aisuru Mono" was used as the Hitachi DVD Cam CM song.

Endless Rain single by X Japan

"Endless Rain" is the fourth single released by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan on December 1, 1989. It is their second single on a major record label and reached number 3 on the Oricon chart.

F.T. Island South Korean pop/rock band

F.T. Island, also known as Five Treasure Island, is a South Korean rock band formed by FNC Entertainment in 2007. The band consists of Lee Hong-gi, Lee Jae-jin, Song Seung-hyun, and Choi Min-hwan. Oh Won-bin left the band in 2009, and was replaced by Seung-hyun while Choi Jong-hoon retired from the entertaiment industry on March 14, 2019.

<i>Today</i> (Angela Aki album) 2007 studio album by Angela Aki

Today is the second studio album from Angela Aki. This album was released in two different versions. A limited edition CD+DVD version and a CD only version. It has topped the Oricon Top 200 Weekly chart and has so far sold over 200,000 copies.

<i>Answer</i> (Angela Aki album) 2009 studio album by Angela Aki

ANSWER, released on February 25, 2009 is Angela Aki's 3rd Japanese studio album. It sold 74,068 copies in its first week, peaking at Number 1 on the Oricon charts. It includes a re-recording of We're All Alone, a song that she had previously covered on One. This marks the second time Angela has re-recorded a song from that 2005 Indie album for inclusion on a major label release. It was released in two editions – the regular Cd edition, and a limited first-press only edition which includes a DVD.

Angela Aki discography

The discography of Japanese musician Angela Aki consists of seven studio albums, two compilation albums, one extended play, thirteen singles and five video albums. Her debut album, These Words, was released independently in the United States in early 2000, and was sung entirely in English. After returning to Japan in 2003, Aki followed this with a Japanese-language extended play One, released under Virgo Music in 2005.

Aki Toyosaki Japanese actress, voice actress and singer

Aki Toyosaki is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture. She had her first major voice acting roles in 2007, voicing Amuro Ninagawa in Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō and Su in Shugo Chara!. She was named "Best New Actress" at the 4th Seiyu Awards in 2010 for her role as Yui Hirasawa in K-On! and Kana Nakamachi in Kanamemo, and received the "Best Lead Actress" and "Best Personality" awards at the 5th Seiyu Awards in 2011.

CNBLUE South Korean rock band

CNBLUE is a South Korean pop rock band formed in 2009. The band consisted of Jung Yong-hwa, Lee Jong-hyun, Kang Min-hyuk (drums), and Lee Jung-shin (bass). First bassist Kwon Kwang-jin left the band after they released their debut Japanese extended play Now or Never in 2009, and was replaced by Lee Jung-shin.

Life is the fourth full studio album by Angela Aki released on September 8, 2010.

White is the fifth studio album released by Angela Aki, released on September 28, 2011 in two editions, standard and limited. The limited one includes a bonus DVD with a music video of "Hajimari no Ballad" and performance footage held at a museum in June 2011.

Songbook is a cover album released by Angela Aki on January 11, 2012.

<i>Collection</i> (2NE1 album) 2012 studio album by 2NE1

Collection is the debut Japanese studio album and is the second studio album overall of South Korean girl group 2NE1. It was released on March 28, 2012 in four different editions: CD plus two DVD+Photobook, CD+DVD, CD+Goods and a Regular edition.

<i>Welcome to Secret Time</i> 2012 studio album by Secret

Welcome to Secret Time is the first Japanese studio album of South Korean girl group Secret. The album was released on August 22, 2012, by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.

<i>Blue</i> (Angela Aki album) 2012 studio album by Angela Aki

Blue is the seventh studio album by Angela Aki and was released on Sony Music Japan. Available in two editions, regular and limited, both versions include a signed postcard.

<i>CK5</i> 2004 compilation album by Crystal Kay

CK5 is a compilation album by Japanese contemporary R&B singer Crystal Kay, released on June 30, 2004. It commemorates the five years since her debut as a musician in 1999. On the same day, CK 99—04 Music Clips, a video album compiling her music videos was released.

Got7 (Hangul: 갓세븐) is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of seven members: JB, Mark, Jackson, Jinyoung, Youngjae, BamBam, and Yugyeom. Got7 debuted in January 2014 with the release of their first EP Got It?, which peaked at number two on the Gaon Album Chart and number one on Billboard's World Albums Chart. The group gained attention for their stage performances, which include elements of martial arts tricking.

<i>Tapestry of Songs: The Best of Angela Aki</i> 2014 compilation album by Angela Aki

Tapestry of Songs: The Best of Angela Aki is a greatest hits album by Japanese singer-songwriter Angela Aki, released on March 5, 2014. The album compiles Aki's singles released from 2005, until her final single "Yume no Owari, Ai no Hajimari" in 2013 before her hiatus. The album was also released in a special two disc version, featuring additional songs Aki considered her favorites.

<i>We Are X</i> (soundtrack) 2017 soundtrack album by X Japan

We Are X is the 2017 soundtrack album to the documentary film We Are X, containing a compilation of songs by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan. It was released on March 3, 2017 by Sony Music's Legacy Recordings. In the first week of the release of the album it reached No. 4 in Japan's Oricon Albums Chart. It also reached No. 1 in the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart, No. 3 in the UK Soundtrack Albums Chart and No. 27 in the main UK Albums Chart, making it their first appearance on the UK chart.

References

  1. "Home" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  2. "Home【初回生産限定盤】" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  3. HOME/アンジェラ・アキ (in Japanese). Tsutaya. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  4. "Angela Aki / Home" (in Chinese). Books.com.tw. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  5. "ANGELA AKI - HOME". hmv.co.sg. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  6. "ANGELA AKI - HOME" (in Korean). Hot Tracks. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  7. "Home" (in Korean). Bugs. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  8. "ANGELA AKI - HOME". hmv.co.hk. Retrieved June 6, 2014.