Madrigal (album)
Madrigal (マドリガル, Madorigaru) is the eighth studio album by Chara, which was released on July 18, 2001.[1] It debuted at #8 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 300 for 8 weeks.[2]
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| Released | July 18, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Length | 58:29 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Japan | |||
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The first and most successful single from Madrigal was Lemon Candy (レモンキャンディ). While Chara wrote the song entirely herself, the arrangement was split between six people: Chara, rock musician Yasuyuki Okamura, Shinichi Igarashi (who formerly collaborated on Duca with Chara, two members of the band Great3 (Kiyoshi Takakuwa, Ken'ichi Shirane) and the guitarist for Kiyoshi Takakuwa's solo project, Curly Giraffe, Yukio Nagoshi. It reached #32, and sold over 25,000 copies.
Skirt was released a few weeks before the album's release, and was used in a Pocari Sweat commercial. It was a collaboration between Chara and former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha. Iha also worked with Chara on an album track, Boku ni Utsushite, which was later released as a recut single in October.
The album track Yellow Balloon (イエローバルーン) was used as the second ending theme for the anime series PaRappa the Rapper.
Artist Ed Tsuwaki created the cover and booklet for Madrigal, along with the singles Skirt and Boku ni Utsushite.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Chara.
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Boku ni Utsushite (ボクにうつして, Reflecting in Me)" | James Iha | James Iha, Andy Chase | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Skirt (スカート)" (album version) | James Iha | James Iha, Andy Chase | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Kanashimi to Bi (悲しみと美, Sadness and Beauty)" | Chara, Zentarō Watanabe | Zentarō Watanabe | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Caramel Milk (キャラメルミルク)" | Andy Chase | Andy Chase | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Tameiki no Mi (ため息の実, Sigh Fruit)" | Chara | Andy Chase | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Lemon Candy (レモンキャンディ)" | Yasuyuki Okamura | Shinichi Igarashi, Yukio Nagoshi, Kiyoshi Takakuwa, Ken'ichi Shirane, Chara | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Kono Asobi o Koi to Waratte (この遊びを恋とわらって, Laugh with Love in This Game)" | Andy Chase | Andy Chase | 4:21 |
| 8. | "Kokoro no Ki (心の木, Heart Tree)" | Chara | David Motion | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Tadd" | Chara | Chara | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Mishin (ミシン, Sewing Machine)" | Ken'ichi Shirane | Ken'ichi Shirane | 4:29 |
| 11. | "Yellow Balloon (イエローバルーン)" | Chara, Shigekazu Aida | Shigekazu Aida | 4:30 |
| 12. | "Atashi no Kawaii Te (あたしのかわいい手, My Cute Hands)" | Chara | Shigekazu Aida | 5:56 |
| 13. | "Skirt (スカート)" (original version) | James Iha | James Iha, Andy Chase | 4:03 |
Singles
| Date | Title | Peak position | Weeks | Sales |
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| April 25, 2001 | "Lemon Candy" | 32 (Oricon) | 4 | 26,430 |
| July 4, 2001 | "Skirt" | 37 (Oricon) | 3 | 13,360 |
| October 11, 2001 | "Boku ni Utsushite" | 78 (Oricon) | 1 | 2,460 |
Japan sales rankings
| Release | Chart | Peak position | First week sales | Sales total |
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| July 18, 2001 | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 8 | 52,470 | 116,580 |
Various charts
| Chart | Peak position |
First week sales |
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| Soundscan Album Top 20[3] | 7 | 53,144 |
References
- "Sony Music Online Japan : マドリガル". Archived from the original on 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- "マドリガル/Chara". Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- 週間CDソフトTOP 20 アルバム総合 ランキングTOP20 2001年7月16日 ～ 2001年7月22日 調査分