U-ka saegusa IN db II

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U-ka saegusa IN db II
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 17, 2004 (2004-11-17)
Recorded2004
Genre J-Pop
Length50:06
Label Giza Studio
Producer CHOKAKU
U-ka Saegusa in dB chronology
U-ka saegusa IN db 1st ~Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho made~
(2003)
U-ka saegusa IN db II
(2004)
U-ka saegusa IN db III
(2006)
Singles from U-ka saegusa IN db II
  1. "Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi wo"
    Released: March 3, 2004
  2. "Hekonda Kimochi Tokasu Kimi"
    Released: August 11, 2004
  3. "Egao de Iyouyo"
    Released: September 15, 2004
  4. "Itsuka Kokoro ni Taiyou wo"
    Released: October 13, 2004

U-ka saegusa IN db II is the second studio album by Japanese group U-ka Saegusa in dB. The album was released on November 17, 2004 under Giza Studio label.

Contents

Background

The album includes 4 previously released singles since Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi wo till Itsuka Kokoro ni Taiyou wo. [1] The composer of Egao de Iyouyo, Aika Ohno self-cover this single in her cover album Silent Passage. [2]

Charting performance

The album reached #23 rank in Oricon for first week. It charted for 4 weeks and totally sold 20,814 copies. [3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yuka Saegusa [4]

No.TitleMusicArrangersLength
1."Itsuka Kokoro ni Taiyou wo" (いつも心に太陽を)Yuka SaegusaMasazumi Ozawa (ex.Pamelah) 
2."Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi wo" (眠る君の横顔に微笑みを) Aika Ohno Ozawa 
3."Kokoro ga Tomaranai" (ココロが止まらない, originally performed by "Jewerly")Ohno Akihito Tokunaga  
4."Mune Ippai no Kono Ai wo Dare yori Kimi ni" (胸いっぱいのこの愛を 誰より君に)OhnoOzawa 
5."Seishun no Sora" (青春の空)Seiichirou IwaiSatoru Kobayashi 
6."Hekonda Kimochi Tokasu Kimi" (へこんだ気持ち 溶かすキミ)OhnoOzawa 
7."Egao de Iyouyo" (笑顔でいようよ)OhnoOzawa 
8."Sago no Kiss wa Mizu no you ni Tsumetakatta" (最後のキスは氷のように冷たかった)Yuri GodaiHirohito Furui (Garnet Crow) 
9."Fuki susabu Kaze no Naka de" (吹きすさぶ風の中で, originally performed by "WAG")TokunagaOzawa 
10."Watashi wo Yurusanaide" (私を許さないで) Miho Komatsu Gotou Niji 
11."Hand to Hand"OhnoOzawa 
12."Kimi no Heart ni Mune Kyun 2" (君のハートに胸キュン②)Seiichirou IwaiNiji 

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References

  1. U-ka Saegusa in dB Discography(in Japanese) http://www.uka-saegusa.com/disco/index.html
  2. "大野愛果「Silent Passage」全曲紹介". YouTube.
  3. Oricon rankings http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/299839/products/573245/1/
  4. Official track list http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/GZCA-5055