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| Released | 4 October 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2006 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 1 hour 1 min 58 sec | |||
| Label | Geneon | |||
| Producer | I've | |||
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O is the first full-length album from Eiko Shimamiya, it includes the hit single Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (opening from the same-titled anime). A limited edition with a DVD including the music video of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is available. The album charted for five weeks on the Oricon charts and sold 10,000 copies.
All lyrics are written by Eiko Shimamiya
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger | Length |
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| 1. | "O" | Eiko Shimamiya | Kazuya Takase | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Egao wo Misete" (笑顔を見せて) | Shimamiya | Tomoyuki Nakazawa | 5:49 |
| 3. | "Canarian no Kanaderu Yume" (カ－ネリアンの奏でる夢) | Shimamiya | Junpei Fujita | 5:56 |
| 4. | "Mune no Cross" (胸のクロス) | Shimamiya | Maiko Iuchi | 6:18 |
| 5. | "Kyūdō no Hito (Remix)" (求道の人 -remix-) | Shimamiya | Takase | 4:59 |
| 6. | "Taiyo" (太陽Sun) | Shimamiya | Sorma No.1 | 7:33 |
| 7. | "I Need You" | Shimamiya | Takase | 4:54 |
| 8. | "Sora no Mahoroba" (宇宙のまほろば) | Shimamiya | Sorma No.1 | 5:56 |
| 9. | "Ginga no Ko" (銀河の子) | Shimamiya | C.G mix | 4:51 |
| 10. | "Recovery" | Shimamiya | Yui Isshiki | 5:24 |
| 11. | "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" (ひぐらしのなく頃に) | Nakazawa | Nakazawa, Takase | 4:25 |
| 12. | "Doko ni mo Nai Michi" (どこにも無い道) | Shimamiya | Iuchi | 6:08 |
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