Utada Hikaru – ULTRA BLUE

On 14th June 2006, Utada Hikaru released her 5th Japanese album, ULTRA BLUE. It topped the Oricon weekly album sales charts for two weeks in a row, and has sold more than a million copies worldwide.

Track list:

1. This Is Love
2. Keep Tryin’
3. BLUE
4. Nichiyou no Asa (日曜の朝; Sunday Morning)
5. Making Love
6. Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro (誰かの願いが叶うころ; When Someone’s Wish Comes True)
7. COLORS
8. One Night Magic feat. 山田将司 (Yamada Masashi)
9. Kairo (海路; Sea Route)
10. WINGS
11. Be My Last
12. Eclipse (Interlude)
13. Passion

Track comments:
1. This Is Love – Bright, upbeat and catchy. This Is Love is the best song to start off the album.
2. Keep Tryin’ – For me, this is THE track to listen to when I’m feeling down. It’s so very encouraging, and I love it. The PV is adorable too.
3. BLUE – And after a positive and happy track, you have the emo one. “I just tried turning blue~~~” It’s still a pretty cool song.
5. Making Love – It’s a lovely ballad. Uh. I can’t really think of a nice comment right now.
6. Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro – Beautiful piano in this track. It’s very emotional, and even though it should be happy [it's called 'When Someone's Dream Comes True', after all] it’s actually really sad, because it’s about how not everyone can have their dreams come true at the same time. I’ve posted the lyrics and translation for this in the music encyclopedia.
11. Be My Last – Very heartfelt. Very emotional. It feels like she’s not afraid to bare her soul in this song. It’s so honest that you can actually feel a bit of an intruder while listening to it.
13. Passion – Insert song for KH2. Lovely bridge. The lyrics and translation for this is posted in the music encyclopedia.

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~ by parukuma on January 27, 2008.