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| Released | January 28, 2009 |
| Recorded | 2008 |
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| Length | 51:06 |
| Label | Sony |
| Producer | Miho Fukuhara |
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Rainbow is the debut album by Japanese singer Miho Fukuhara. It peaked at No. 2 on the Oricon charts and sold 200,000 copies to date.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Change" | Fukuhara | Fukuhara, 2Soul | 2Soul | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Anymore" | Fukuhara | Fukuhara, 2Soul | 2 Soul | 4:57 |
| 3. | "Lose Control" | Fukuhara | Fukuhara, 2Soul | 2 Soul | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Yuki no Hikari (雪の光; The Snow's Light)" | Fukuhara | Fukuhara, Hiroo Yamaguchi | Makoto Minagawa | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Everybody Needs Someone" | Fukuhara, mavie | Nina Woodford, Fraser T Smith | Nina Woodford、Fraser T. Smith | 3:41 |
| 6. | "On Top of the World" | Sandi Thom, Simon Perry, David Thomas | Thom, Perry, Thomas | Thom, Perry, Thomas | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Himawari (ひまわり; Sunflower)" | Fukuhara | Fukuhara, Yamaguchi | Makoto Minagawa | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Love: Winter Song (album version)" | Fukuhara | Fukuhara, Hyōe Yasuhara | Hyōe Yasuhara | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Getting There" | Fukuhara | Fromm, DeNicola, Maloney | Makoto Minagawa | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Dorima (ドリーマー; Dreamer)" | Kana | Kana | Makoto Minagawa | 4:23 |
| 11. | "Ice & Fire" | Fukuhara, mavie | Corinne Bailey Rae, Yo Yo | Corinne Bailey Rae, Yo Yo, Makoto Minagawa | 3:51 |
| 12. | "Yasashii Aka (優しい赤; Gentle Red)" | Fukuhara | Yuka Kawamura | Hyōe Yasuhara | 4:55 |
| Release | Chart | Peak position | Debut sales (copies) | Sales total (copies) |
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| January 1, 2008 | Oricon Daily Charts | 2 | 7,000+ (first day) | 93,300+ |
| Oricon Weekly Charts | 2 | 44,731 | ||
| Oricon Monthly Charts | 3 | 77,182 | ||
| Billboard Japan | 2 |
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