License (album)
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Studio album by Aya Ueto | ||||
Released | March 8, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005-2006 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 64:32 | |||
Label | Flight Master | |||
Producer | Gorō Kumagai | |||
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License is the fourth studio album by Japanese pop singer Aya Ueto. It was released on March 8, 2006 on Flight Master.
Background
License includes Ueto's previous singles "Yume no Chikara", "Kaze wo Ukete", and "Egao no Mama de." The album took a more adult direction than her previous releases. The last track, "Fermata", was penned by Ueto's brother Makoto. License was released in two formats: limited CD+DVD edition, which includes a DVD featuring the music video and making of "Egao no Mama de" as well as a special interview, and the standard CD only edition.
Chart performance
License peaked at #9 on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart and debuted at #19 on the Weekly Albums Chart with 16,029 copies sold. The album charted for a total of four weeks and sold over 22,000 copies.[1][2][3]
Track listing
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
1. | "Egao no Mama de" | Ryoji | Ryoji | 5:14 |
2. | "1 Million Thanks" | Tōko Furuuchi | Yōji Noi | 5:04 |
3. | "Kaze wo Ukete" | Ryoji | Ryoji | 5:06 |
4. | "Nukumori" (ぬくもり Warmth) | Masaru Shimabukuro | Shimabukuro | 4:30 |
5. | "Yakusoku no Basho" (約束の場所 Promised Place) | Ryoji | Ryoji | 5:16 |
6. | "Moshimo Negai ga Kanau Nara featuring Kohei Japan" (もしも願いが叶うなら If My Wish Comes True) | Gajin, Kohei Sakama | Gajin, Sakama | 5:02 |
7. | "Look Into the Future" | Kei Yoshikawa, Shoko | Yoshikawa | 5:22 |
8. | "Hoshizora Haiuei" (星空ハイウエイ Starry Sky Highway) | Shoko | Miki Watabe | 4:14 |
9. | "Kagiri Aru Toki no Naka de" (限りある時の中で In the Little Time We Have) | T2ya | T2ya | 4:59 |
10. | "Yume no Chikara" | Toshihiko Takamizawa | Takamizawa | 4:57 |
11. | "Shiroi Yuki ga Furu Yori ni" (白い雪が降る夜に On the Night When the White Snow Falls) | Takamizawa | Takamizawa | 4:38 |
12. | "Kono Sekai ni Umarete" (この世界に生まれて Born in this World) | Yuki Nakajima | Sin | 6:14 |
13. | "Fermata" | Makoto Ueto | Sin | 3:51 |
Total length:
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64:32 |
DVD | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Egao no Mama de" (PV) | |
2. | "Egao no Mama de" (Special PV (Document "Hair Cut" Version)) | |
3. | "Egao no Mama de" (PV Making) | |
4. | "Interview" |
Charts and sales
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
Sales |
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Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart[1] | 9 | 21,746[3] |
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[2] | 19 |