License (album)

License is the fourth studio album by Japanese pop singer Aya Ueto. It was released on March 8, 2006 on Flight Master.

License
Studio album by Aya Ueto
Released	March 8, 2006
Recorded	2005-2006
Genre	Pop
Length	64:32
Label	Flight Master
Producer	Gorō Kumagai
Aya Ueto chronology
Uetoayamix (2005) License (2006) Best of Uetoaya: Single Collection (2006)
Alternative cover
Limited edition cover
Singles from License
"Yume no Chikara" Released: June 8, 2005 "Kaze wo Ukete" Released: August 3, 2005 "Egao no Mama de" Released: February 15, 2006

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

CD

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:				64:32

DVD

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
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart[1]	9	21,746[3]
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[2]	19

References

1. Oricon (2006-03-07). ３/７付デイリーアルバムチャートチェック：うっきーのチャートチェック (in Japanese). Star-Blog. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
2. Oricon. "上戸彩のCDアルバムランキング、上戸彩のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
3. Oricon (2011-01-21). "ポニーキャニオン＠売上データ補完スレ - 売上スレ避難所＠JBBS掲示板" (in Japanese). JBBS Live Door. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2011-01-23.