Orbital Period (album)

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Orbital Period
Orbital Period (Bump of Chicken album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
Bump of Chicken
ReleasedDecember 19, 2007
Recorded2005–2007
Genre
Length70:59(without hidden track)
Label Toy's Factory
TFCC-86245
Bump of Chicken chronology
Yggdrasil
(2004)		Orbital Period
(2007)		 Present from You
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Orbital Period is the fifth studio album by Bump of Chicken, released on December 19, 2007. The album features the singles "Planetarium", "Supernova/Karma", "Namida no Furusato", "Hana no Na", and "Mayday". Orbital period became the best-selling album two days in a row at debut, according to Oricon Style. It was the second best-selling album on its debut week. [3]

Bump of Chicken Japanese rock group

Bump of Chicken is a Japanese alternative rock group from Sakura, Chiba, Japan. The band members are Motoo Fujiwara, Hiroaki Masukawa (guitar), Yoshifumi Naoi (bass) and Hideo Masu (drums). Since their conception in 1994, they have released twenty-three singles and eight albums. They are a popular group in Japan; every release since their third single, "Tentai Kansoku," has charted in the top ten on the Oricon Weekly Charts. Their music has been used in various video games and as theme songs for movies, television shows and anime in Japan. The band's name means counterattack from the weak man.

Planetarium (Bump of Chicken song) single by Bump of Chicken

"Planetarium" is the tenth single by Bump of Chicken, released on July 21, 2005. The title track is from the album Orbital Period.

Supernova/Karma single by Bump of Chicken

"Supernova/Karma" (supernova/カルマ) is the eleventh single by Bump of Chicken, released on November 23, 2005. The title tracks are from the album Orbital Period. "Karma" was used as the opening theme for video game and animated series, Tales of the Abyss.

Contents

Track listing

Orbital Period [4] [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Voyager"1:18
2."Hoshi no Tori" (星の鳥, Star Bird)0:55
3."Mayday" (メーデー, album version)5:34
4."Sainoujin Ouenka" (才悩人応援歌; Fans' song for those worried about talent)4:18
5."Planetarium" (プラネタリウム)5:32
6."Supernova"6:09
7."Hammer Song to Itami no Tou" (ハンマーソングと痛みの塔, Hammer Song and the Tower of Pain)4:20
8."Jikuu Kakurenbo" (時空かくれんぼ, Spacetime Hide-and-Seek)5:11
9."Kasabutabutabu" (かさぶたぶたぶ, Scabcabcab)3:58
10."Hana no Na" (花の名, Name of the Flower)6:02
11."Hitorigoto" (ひとりごと, Soliloquy)4:16
12."Amedama no Uta" (飴玉の唄, The Candy Song)5:57
13."Hoshi no Tori reprise" (星の鳥　reprise, Star Bird Reprise)0:39
14."Karma" (カルマ)3:29
15."Arrows"6:21
16."Namida no Furusato" (涙のふるさと, Homeland of Tears)5:03
17."Flyby"1:55
18."Believe" (Hidden track)4:51
Total length:1:15:50

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ AllMusic . Orbital Period - BUMP OF CHICKEN | Songs, Reviews, Credits
  2. ↑ Eremenko, Alexey. "Orbital Period - BUMP OF CHICKEN Reviews". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "Orbital Period". Wiki.theppn. 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
  4. ↑ iTunes . Orbital Period by BUMP OF CHICKEN
  5. ↑ Discogs. BUMP OF CHICKEN - Orbital Period (CD, Album
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