Square the Circle (Mami Kawada album)

Square the Circle (stylized as SQUARE THE CIRCLE) is the fourth studio album by J-pop singer Mami Kawada. It was released on August 8, 2012 by Geneon Universal Entertainment.[1] The album includes thirteen tracks which includes her singles "No Buts!", "See Visions" and "Serment".

Square the Circle
Studio album by Mami Kawada
Released	August 8, 2012
Label	Geneon Entertainment
Producer	I've Sound
Mami Kawada chronology
Linkage (2010) Square the Circle (2012) Mami Kawada BEST ~BIRTH~ (2013)

The album came in a limited CD+Blu-ray edition (GNCV-1030)[2] and a regular CD-only edition (GNCV-1031).[3] The limited edition also includes the music videos of "Hishoku no Sora", "Seed" and "Portamento".[4]

The album has been a commercial success, reaching the peak position of #22 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[5]

Track listing

1. SQUARE THE CIRCLE—5:25

   Composition/Arrangement: Takase Kazuya

2. No Buts!—3:37

   Composition: Nakazawa Tomoyuki

   Arrangement: Nakazawa Tomoyuki, Ozaki Takeshi

3. my buddy—4:30

   Composition: Nakazawa Tomoyuki

   Arrangement: Nakazawa Tomoyuki, Ozaki Takeshi

4. Don’t stop me now!—4:07

   Composition/Arrangement: Iuchi Maiko

5. Clap!Clap!Clap!—4:31

   Composition: Ozaki Takeshi

   Arrangement: Nakazawa Tomoyuki, Ozaki Takeshi

6. Usual…—3:38

   Composition/Arrangement: Kawada Mami, Nakazawa Tomoyuki, Ozaki Takeshi

7. See visionS—5:24

   Composition/Arrangement: Iuchi Maiko

8. live a lie—6:21

   Composition/Arrangement: C.G mix

9. Midnight trip // memories of childhood—4:11

   Composition/Arrangement: Takase Kazuya

10. Rasen Kaidan (らせん階段, Spiral staircase)—4:47

    Composition/Arrangement: Iuchi Maiko

11. F—5:50

    Composition/Arrangement: NakaZaki Mai (Nakazawa + Ozaki + Maiko)

12. Going back to square one—3:50

    Composition: Ozaki Takeshi

    Arrangement: Nakazawa Tomoyuki, Ozaki Takeshi

13. Serment—4:10

    Composition: Nakazawa Tomoyuki

    Arrangement: Nakazawa Tomoyuki, Ozaki Takeshi

References

1. "４th ALBUM「SQUARE THE CIRCLE」発売決定！" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
2. "Square the Circle [Limited Edition]". Retrieved 16 August 2012.
3. "Square the Circle (Regular Edition)". Retrieved 16 August 2012.
4. "[4th ALBUM]　SQUARE THE CIRCLE" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
5. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/292851/products/