Lucy (Maaya Sakamoto album)

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Lucy
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 28, 2001
Genre J-pop
Length59:44
Label Victor Entertainment
Producer Yoko Kanno
Maaya Sakamoto chronology
Single Collection+ Hotchpotch
(1999)
Lucy
(2001)
Easy Listening
(2001)
Singles from Lucy
  1. "Mameshiba"
    Released: December 16, 2000

Lucy is Maaya Sakamoto's third studio album. [1] In addition to writing the lyrics of seven of the songs, she added her own acoustic guitar playing to the mix of several tracks.

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Yoko Kanno.

CD (VICL-60702)
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Lucy" (Instrumental) 1:45
2."Mameshiba (マメシバ)" (Earth Girl Arjuna opening theme song)Maaya Sakamoto6:09
3."Strobe no Sora (ストロボの空, Sky of Strobes)"Maaya Sakamoto5:03
4."Alkaloid (アルカロイド)"Maaya Sakamoto4:12
5."Koucha (紅茶, Black Tea)"Maaya Sakamoto5:33
6."Kinobori to Akai Skirt (木登りと赤いスカート, Tree-climbing and a Red Skirt)"Yūho Iwasato5:37
7."Life Is Good"Tim Jensen4:15
8."Honey Bunny"Maaya Sakamoto5:11
9."T-Shirt (Tシャツ)"Maaya Sakamoto6:16
10."Kuuki to Hoshi (空気と星, Air and Stars)" (Earth Girl Arjuna fourth episode ending theme song)Yūho Iwasato5:22
11."Rule: Iro Asenai Hibi (色褪せない日々, Rule: Every Day That Doesn't Lose Colour)"Yūho Iwasato5:31
12."Watashi wa Oka no Ue kara Kabin wo Nageru (私は丘の上から花瓶を投げる, I Throw a Vase from Atop the Hill)"Maaya Sakamoto4:45
Total length:59:44

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Sales
Oricon Weekly Albums16 [2] 43,080

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References

  1. "Lucy at JVC Music Website". Archived from the original on 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  2. "Lucy Oricon Page" . Retrieved 2008-09-04.