Sympathy (Hitomi Takahashi album)

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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1, 2006
RecordedMIT Studio, C MUSIC Studio, STUDIO SOUND DALI, sunrise studio TOWERSIDE, prime sound studio form, Studio TAKE ONE
Genre Pop rock, power pop, pop punk
Length50:55 (CD)
64:17 (CD+DVD)
Label gr8! records
Producer Kazuma Jo & Taku Sugawara
Hitomi Takahashi chronology
sympathy
(2006)
Bamboo Collage
(2007)

sympathy is Hitomi Takahashi's first album to be released under gr8! records, a division of Sony Records. The album was released on March 1, 2006, and three singles preceded it.

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Overview

sympathy is the debut original studio album released by the Japanese singer Hitomi Takahashi. The album was released in Japan in two formats, CD+DVD and CD Only, both of them containing the same cover. As information about the album was unveiled, Hitomi's Official Site announced that the album song "Yakusoku" would be used as the ending theme for the Japanese TV Program "THE SUNDAY."

The album received much promotion upon its release, an example being that Hitomi appeared on TV many times a day with a message concerning her album. More attempts at promotion were made as Hitomi appeared on various radio programs. In addition to all of this, Hitomi further promoted her album by appearing in a variety of magazines.

sympathy showcases a wide variety of musical genres, mostly in the pop and rock area. Songs range from pop/rock songs, such as "Get the future", to the more rock/ballad songs like "Yakusoku". The album even contains a little country music in the song "KOTO NO HA". Overall, though, the album remains close to the genre pop/rock that the three singles released before this album contained.

Overall, reception of the album was positive, many people claiming it as wonderful and a success on Hitomi's part. However, the album did not go without complaints. The album was said to be mediocre, and that it would have been better had it been more on the rock side than pop/rock.

Track listing

CD Portion

  1. "Get the future" – 3:34
    Lyrics, music, and arrangement by Koichi Tsutaya
  2. "Aozora no NAMIDA (青空のナミダ) (Tears of the Blue Sky)" – 4:30
    Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & Natsumi Watanabe
    Music by Hidenori Tanaka
    Arrangement by Hyoe Yasuhara
  3. "Kodoku na Gunshuu (孤独な群衆) (Lonely Crowd)" – 3:15
    Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & mavie
    Music and arrangement by Katsuhiko Kurosu
  4. "KOTO NO HA (コトノハ) (Leaves of Words)" – 5:05
    Lyrics by Akiko Watanabe
    Music by Jun Ichikawa
    Arrangement by Masanori Shimada
  5. "Evergreen" – 5:17
    Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & Hidenori Tanaka
    Music by Hidenori Tanaka
    Arrangement by Tomoji Sogawa
  6. "Beatin'" – 4:08
    Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & mavie
    Music and arrangement by Tomoki Kikuya
  7. "Melody (メロディ)" – 3:48
    Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & mavie
    Music by BOUNCEBACK
    Arrangement by Gen Kushizaki
  8. "Yakusoku (約束) (Promise)" – 5:01
    Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & Hiroaki Hayama
    Music and arrangement by Hiroaki Hayama
  9. "Mou Hitotsu no Yoake (もうひとつの夜明け) (Another Daybreak)" – 3:27
    Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & mavie
    Music and arrangement by Shinya Saito
  10. "SKULL" – 2:58
    Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & Akiko Watanabe
    Music and arrangement by Hyoe Yasuhara
  11. "Bokutachi no Yukue (僕たちの行方) (Our Whereabouts) -Album Version-" – 4:31
    Lyrics by Yuta Nakano & shungo.
    Music and arrangement by Yuta Nakano
  12. "16" – 5:00
    Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & mavie
    Music by Yuta Nakano
    Arrangement by Masanori Shimada

DVD Portion

  1. "僕たちの行方 (Bokutachi no Yukue)" (music video)
  2. "evergreen" (music video)
  3. "青空のナミダ (Aozora no NAMIDA)" (music video)

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

ReleaseChartPeak positionFirst week salesSales total
1 March 2006Oricon Daily Albums Chart7
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart1024,28339,347+
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart30

Singles - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

ReleaseSingleChartPeak position
13 April 2005"Bokutachi no Yukue"Oricon Daily Singles Chart1
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart1
10 August 2005"evergreen"Oricon Daily Singles Chart19
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart22
30 November 2005"Aozora no NAMIDA"Oricon Daily Singles Chart5
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart8

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