| Sleepless Nights | ||||
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| Released | October 03, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 61:00 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Defstar Records | |||
| Producer | Kenji Tamai | |||
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Sleepless Nights is the debut studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Aimer. It was released on October 3, 2012 on Defstar Records in two versions: a limited CD+DVD edition and a regular CD-only edition. [1] [2]
All lyrics are written by aimerrhythm, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR" (prologue) | Jane Taylor |
| 1:28 |
| 2. | "Yakou Ressha ~nothing to lose~" (夜行列車～nothing to lose～; Night Train ~nothing to lose~) |
| 5:03 | |
| 3. | "Anata ni Deawanakereba ~Kasetsutouka~" (あなたに出会わなければ～夏雪冬花～; If I Hadn't Met You ~Summer Snow, Winter Flowers~) |
| 6:00 | |
| 4. | "Egao" (笑顔; Smile) |
| 6:02 | |
| 5. | "Re:pray" | Hayato Tanaka | 5:04 | |
| 6. | "Kanashimi wa Aurora ni (Restarred by Takagi Masakatsu)" (悲しみはオーロラに; Send Melancholy Towards Aurora) | Masakatsu Takagi | 4:27 | |
| 7. | "Samishikute Nemurenai Yoru wa" (寂しくて眠れない夜は; In the Lonely and Sleepless Nights) | Masahiro Tobinai | 5:23 | |
| 8. | "AM02:00" |
| 5:29 | |
| 9. | "Hoshikuzu Venus" (星屑ビーナス; Stardust Venus) |
| 4:12 | |
| 10. | "Yuki no Furu Machi" (雪の降る街; Town of Falling Snow) |
| 4:02 | |
| 11. | "Fuyu no Diamond (Re-echoed by Genki Rockets)" (冬のダイヤモンド; The Diamond of Winter) | Genki Rockets | 6:10 | |
| 12. | "Rokutousei no Yoru" (六等星の夜; Night of Sixth Magnitude Star) | Shunsuke Tsuri | 5:35 | |
| 13. | "TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR" |
| 2:05 | |
| Total length: | 61:00 | |||
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee/work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | CD Shop Awards | Grand Prix | Sleepless Nights | Nominated [3] |
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