Naked (Soulhead album)

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Naked
Soulhead - Naked.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 8, 2006
Recorded2005-2006
Genre R&B, Hip hop
Label Sony Music Entertainment Japan
AICL-1735 (Japan, CD)
Soulhead chronology
Braided
(2004)
Naked
(2006)
Re-Construct Album Vol.2 Crystallized
(2006)
Singles from Naked
  1. "At the Party"
    Released: June 2, 2004
  2. "Fiesta"
    Released: June 17, 2005
  3. "Sparkle☆Train"
    Released: December 4, 2005
  4. "Pray/XXX feat. Koda Kumi"
    Released: February 1, 2006

Naked is the third album by female duo Soulhead and was their last studio album with Sony Music Entertainment Japan, whereas they moved to Avex afterwards. [1] Their final album under SMEJ was a compilation album, Best of Soulhead. The album reached #5 on the Oricon Weekly charts, but dropped to #19 for the monthly ranking. [2] It was also their first album to be released in both CD and CD+DVD format. [3]

Contents

A limited edition "analog version" was released three weeks later on March 24, 2006. [4]

Track listing

(Source [5] )

CD

  1. "Birth" (intro)
  2. "Fiesta"
  3. "One more time"
  4. "Sparkle☆Train"
  5. "Breath" (Interlude)
  6. "Yume no Uchi" (夢の中 / in the dream)
  7. "meaning"
  8. "One Love" (skit)
  9. "Anata"
  10. "Touch" (interlude)
  11. "Soulhead is Back"
  12. "Don't U Think?"
  13. "Joyful"
  14. "XXX feat. Koda Kumi"
  15. "Whachagonado?"
  16. "Got to leave"
  17. "Pray"
  18. "Nature" (interlude)
  19. "Furusato"

DVD

  1. "Fiesta" (music video)
  2. "Sparkle☆Train" (music video)
  3. "Pray" (music video)
  4. "XXX" feat. Koda Kumi (music video)
  5. "Furusato" (music video)

Charts and sales

Oricon Ranking
(Weekly)
Sales
541,601

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