First Message is the debut album from Japanese singer Ayaka.
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| Released | November 1, 2006 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 55:47 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Japan | |||
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Background
editAfter a year of releasing singles and music videos, the album was originally for an early September release but was pushed back to allow Ayaka's single, Mikazuki, to correspond with the album release. It entered the Oricon charts at number one. The album has also been released on iTunes in Japan and other countries, including the United States.
Commercial performance
editThe album debuted at #1 on the Oricon Albums Chart with first week sales of approximately 350,580 copies.[1] This became the highest first week sales of a female soloist's debut album since Mika Nakashima's True, released nearly four years prior.[2] First message sold 711,299 copies by the end of 2006, making it the 13th best-selling album of the fiscal year.[3]
First message managed to sell an additional 406,290 copies by the end of the following year, making it the 22nd best-selling album in Japan of 2007.[4] The album surpassed the million-selling mark during its 24th week on the charts, on April 23, 2007, making it the first time in three years since Avril Lavigne's Let Go that a female solo singer achieved a million-seller in Japan with her first album.[5] First message was certified Million by RIAJ for shipping around 1 million copies.
Her debut album re-entered the charts at #148 in 2009, and it peaked at #72 on April 15, 2009, Weekly Chart.
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Ayaka
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Start to 0 (Love)" | Yoshihiko Nishio | L.O.E | |
| 2. | "Real Voice" | Yoshihiko Nishio | L.O.E | |
| 3. | "Sha la la" | Yoshihiko Nishio, Ayaka | L.O.E | |
| 4. | ""Blue Days" (ブルーデイズ, lit. "Blue Days")" | Yoshihiko Nishio | L.O.E | |
| 5. | "I Believe" | Yoshihiko Nishio, Ayaka | L.O.E | |
| 6. | "Stay with Me" | Yoshihiko Nishio, Ayaka | L.O.E | |
| 7. | "Melody" | Yoshihiko Nishio | L.O.E | |
| 8. | ""Kimi no Power to Otona no Furi" (君のパワーと大人のフリ, lit. "Your Power and an Adult's Inseparability")" | Yoshihiko Nishio, Ayaka | L.O.E | |
| 9. | ""Eien no Monogatari" (永遠の物語, lit. "Eternal Story")" | Yoshihiko Nishio | L.O.E | |
| 10. | ""Toki wo Modoshite" (時を戻して, lit. "Turning Back Time")" | Yoshihiko Nishio, Ayaka | Hiroshi Uesugi | |
| 11. | "1・2・3・4" | Yoshihiko Nishio | L.O.E | |
| 12. | "Story" | Yoshihiko Nishio, Ayaka | L.O.E | |
| 13. | ""Lailalai" (ライラライ, lit. "Rairarai")" | Yoshihiko Nishio | L.O.E | |
| 14. | ""Mikazuki" (三日月, lit. "Crescent Moon")" | Yoshihiko Nishio, Ayaka | L.O.E | |
| 15. | "message" | Ayaka | Ayaka |
Charts
editOricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Album chart | Peak position | Debut sales | Sales total |
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| November 1, 2006 | Daily Charts | 1 | 1,201,732 | |
| Weekly Charts | 1 | 350,580 | ||
| Monthly Charts | 1 | |||
| Yearly Charts (2006) | 13 | 711,000 | ||
| Yearly Charts (2007) | 22 | 338,000 | ||
| Yearly Charts (2008) | 126 | - |
References
edit- ^ Oricon Style Staff (November 11, 2006). "Oricon Albums Chart – Chart Week November 11, 2006". Oricon; published through Yahoo! GeoCities (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ (in Japanese) "絢香、初のアルバム1位！女性新人4年ぶりの快挙！！". Oricon. November 7, 2006. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "2006年 アルバム年間TOP100". Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "2007年 アルバム年間TOP100". Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "絢香がミリオン突破!2007年女性アーティスト初". Oricon. April 19, 2007. Retrieved April 14, 2024.