White (Angela Aki album)

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White
Studio album by
Angela Aki
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)
GenrePop
Length50:35
LabelEpic Records Japan
Angela Aki chronology
Life
(2010) 		White
(2011) 		Songbook
(2012)
Singles from White
  1. "Hajimari no Ballad"
    Released: June 8, 2011

White is the fifth studio album released by Angela Aki, released on September 28, 2011 in two editions, standard and limited. The limited one includes a bonus DVD with a music video of "Hajimari no Ballad" and performance footage held at a museum in June 2011.[1]

Singles[edit]

  • Hajimari no Ballad (始まりのバラード; Ballad of Beginning) is the only single from the album, released in the physical format on June 8, 2011.[2] "Hajimari no Ballad" was used as the theme song for the Japanese dorama Namae wo Nakushita, Megami[3] and "I Have a Dream", a song included in the CD, was used as the theme song for the Washington National Gallery of Art Exhibit in Japan iPhone app.[4]

Other songs[edit]

  • Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki (津軽海峡・冬景色; Tsugaru Strait • Winter Landscape) was used in a TV commercial for Uniqlo's 2011 winter collection in Japan.[5]

Track listing[6][edit]

CD
No.TitleTitle translationLength
1."Hajimari no Ballad (始まりのバラード)"Ballad of Beginning4:54
2."Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki (津軽海峡・冬景色)" (Ishikawa Sayuri cover)Tsugaru Strait • Winter Landscape3:50
3."I Have a Dream"/4:48
4."Julio (フリオ)"Julio5:10
5."My Grandfather's Clock"/4:29
6."Moral no Soushiki -revival- (モラルの葬式 -revival-)"Funeral of Morals -revival-5:48
7."Furusato~HOME (ふるさと~HOME)"Hometown~HOME6:25
8."Mokugekisha (目撃車)"Eyewitness5:13
9."Honesty" (Billy Joel cover)/3:53
10."One Family"/5:40
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."HOME SWEET HOME "5YEARS" ~Best Hit & All Requests~ SPECIAL MOVIE" 
2."Washington National Gallery Exhibition Digest" 
3."Hajimari no Ballad (Video Clip)" 

Charts[edit]

Chart Peak
Position
Oricon Weekly Album Charts[7] 4

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Distributing label Catalogue codes
Japan September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)[8][9] CD, CD/DVD, digital download Sony ESCL-3780, ESCL-3778~9
October 15, 2011 (2011-10-15)[10] Rental CD ESCL-3780
South Korea November 10, 2011 (2011-11-10)[11][12] CD, digital download 2418156
Hong Kong November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11)[13] CD/DVD 88697975692
Singapore November 25, 2011 (2011-11-25)[14]
Taiwan December 16, 2011 (2011-12-16)[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WHITE". mykeysinternational.com. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  2. ^ "アンジェラ・アキ : 始まりのバラード【初回生産限定盤】". Sony Music Japan. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  3. ^ "Angela Aki reveals the PV for "Hajimari no Ballad"!". Tokyo Hive. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  4. ^ "「津軽海峡・冬景色」でユニクロCM出演アンジェラ・アキ、". musicman-net.com. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  5. ^ "Angela Aki releases PV for "Tsugaru-kaikyo Fuyugeshiki"". Tokyo Hive. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  6. ^ "アンジェラ・アキ/WHITE (CD+DVD)＜初回生産限定盤＞". Tower Records (Japan). Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  7. ^ "Weekly Oricon Chart: Albums/Singles/Music-DVDs". あらま They Didn't !. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  8. ^ "TODAY" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  9. ^ "WHITE【初回生産限定盤】" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  10. ^ ＷＨＩＴＥ／アンジェラ・アキ (in Japanese). Tsutaya. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  11. ^ "ANGELA AKI - LIFE" (in Korean). Hot Tracks. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  12. ^ "White" (in Korean). Bugs. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  13. ^ "ANGELA AKI - WHITE (+DVD)". hmv.co.hk. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  14. ^ "ANGELA AKI - WHITE (+DVD)". hmv.co.sg. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  15. ^ "Angela Aki / WHITE (CD+DVD)" (in Chinese). Books.com.tw. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

External links[edit]

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