Requiem and Silence

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Requiem and Silence
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Compilation album by
ReleasedFebruary 20, 2020 (2020-02-20)
Recorded1999–2020
Genre
Label Victor
Chihiro Onitsuka chronology
Tiny Screams
(2019)
Requiem and Silence
(2020)
Singles from Requiem and Silence
  1. "Inori ga Kotoba ni Kawaru Koro"
    Released: May 28, 2014 (2014-05-28)
  2. "Hinagiku"
    Released: August 22, 2018 (2018-08-22)
  3. "End of the World"
    Released: March 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)

Requiem and Silence (stylized in all caps) is the fifth greatest hits album by Japanese singer-songwriter Chihiro Onitsuka. It was released on February 20, 2020 through Victor Entertainment. The album was released in three different editions, standard and limited, and premium collector's edition. The album includes a new track: "Kakikake no Tegami".

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chihiro Onitsuka, except where noted.

Standard edition
No.TitleArranger(s)Length
1."Gekkō" Takefumi Haketa  
2."Memai"Haketa 
3."Infection"Haketa 
4."Ryūseigun"Haketa 
5."Ii Hi Tabidachi, Nishi e" (lyrics and music written by Shinji Tanimura)Haketa 
6."Watashi to Waltz o"Haketa 
7."Everyhome" Takeshi Kobayashi  
8."Hotaru"Masayuki Sakamoto 
9."Last Melody"Sakamoto 
10."Aoi Tori"Eric Gorfain 
11."Good Bye My Love"Masato Suzuki 
12."Hinagiku"Sakamoto 
13."End of the World"Shū Kanematsu 
14."Kakikake no Tegami"Sakamoto 
Disc 1 – Hallelujah (Limited/premium collector's edition)
No.TitleArranger(s)Length
1."Shine" Takefumi Haketa  
2."Gekkō"Haketa 
3."Cage"Haketa 
4."Memai"Haketa 
5."Edge"Haketa 
6."Infection"Haketa 
7."Little Beat Rifle"Haketa 
8."Ryūseigun"Haketa 
9."Sign"Haketa 
10."Beautiful Fighter"Haketa 
11."Ii Hi Tabidachi, Nishi e" (lyrics and music written by Shinji Tanimura)Haketa 
12."Watashi to Waltz o"Haketa 
13."Sodatsu Zassō" Hideyuki Fukasawa  
14."Everyhome" Takeshi Kobayashi  
15."Bokura Barairo no Hibi"
 
Disc 2 – Universe (Limited/premium collector's edition)
No.TitleArranger(s)Length
1."Hotaru"Masayuki Sakamoto 
2."X"Sakamoto 
3."Last Melody"Sakamoto 
4."Kaerimichi o Nakushite"Sakamoto 
5."Kagerō"Sakamoto 
6."Aoi Tori"Eric Gorfain 
7."Itazura Pierrot"Shōichi Tomomori 
8."This Silence Is Mine" Keiichi Okabe  
9."Inori ga Kotoba ni Kawaru Koro"Gorfain 
10."Good Bye My Love"Masato Suzuki 
11."Hinagiku"Sakamoto 
12."Twilight Dreams"Sakamoto 
13."End of the World"Shū Kanematsu 
14."Kakikake no Tegami"Sakamoto 
Disc 3 – Encore (Premium collector's edition)
No.TitleArranger(s)Length
1."Call" Takefumi Haketa  
2."Hyōryū no Hane"Haketa 
3."Magical World" Takeshi Kobayashi  
4."Storyteller"Masayuki Sakamoto 
5."Natsu no Tsumi"Haketa 
6."Dining Chicken"Haketa 
7."Tiger in My Love"Haketa 
8."Crow"Haketa 
9."Gensōkyoku"Masato Suzuki 
10."Anata to SciencE" (lyrics written by Chihiro Onitsuka and Billy Sandwiches)Chihiro Onitsuka and Billy Sandwiches 
11."Ever After"Sakamoto 
12."Hide and Scream"Sakamoto 
13."Boku wo Wasurenaide"Sakamoto 
14."Hi no Tori"Suzuki 
15."Venus"Sakamoto 
Disc 4 – Testimony (Premium collector's edition)
No.TitleArranger(s)Length
1."Gekkō" (Instrumental) Takefumi Haketa  
2."Memai" (Instrumental)Haketa 
3."Ryūseigun" (Instrumental)Haketa 
4."Ii Hi Tabidachi, Nishi e" (Instrumental)Haketa 
5."Watashi to Waltz o" (Instrumental)Haketa 
6."Hotaru" (Instrumental)Masayuki Sakamoto 
9."Last Melody" (Instrumental)Sakamoto 
10."Aoi Tori" (Instrumental)Eric Gorfain 
11."Good Bye My Love" (Instrumental)Masato Suzuki 
12."Hinagiku" (Instrumental)Sakamoto 
13."End of the World" (Instrumental)Shū Kanematsu 
14."Kakikake no Tegami" (Instrumental)Sakamoto 

Charts

Sales chart performance for Requiem and Silence
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [1] 12

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, edition(s), format(s), record label(s) and reference(s).
RegionDateEdition(s)Format(s)Label(s)Catalog num.
JapanFebruary 20, 2020Standard

CD

Victor Entertainment VICL-65358
Limited2CDVICL-65356/7
Premium collector's edition4SHM-CDVIZL-1734

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