Deep River
- Artist
- Utada Hikaru
- Album
- DEEP RIVER
- Released
- 2002.06.19 (Japan)
- 2002.06.28 (Taiwan)
- 2002.09.30 (Vinyl)
- 2010.11.30 (South Korea)
- 2018.12.09 2018 Remastered Version (Digital Release)
- Catalog Number
- TOCT-24819
- TOJT-24851-2 (Vinyl)
- Price
- ¥3,059
- ¥3,900 (Vinyl)
- Tracklist
- SAKURA Drops (SAKURAドロップス)
- traveling
- Shiawase ni Narou (幸せになろう; Let's Be Happy)
- Deep River
- Letters
- Play Ball (プレイ・ボール)
- Tokyo NIGHTS (東京NIGHTS)
- A.S.A.P.
- Uso Mitai na I Love You (嘘みたいなI Love You; An Unbelievable "I Love You")
- FINAL DISTANCE
- Bridge (Interlude)
- Hikari (光; Light)
- Simple And Clean 2018 Remastered Version Bonus Track
- Information
DEEP RIVER is Utada Hikaru's third Japanese studio album. Along with the four singles, "Play Ball" was used as a radio single to promote the album, and "Deep River" received a PV. The album reached #1 on Oricon charts and charted for 56 weeks, becoming the #1 album for 2002. In total the album sold over 3,605,000 units, and is the 8th highest-selling album in Japanese music history. A vinyl edition released three months later after the CD, and did not contain any extra bonus material.
The entire album's artwork is gray-scale, and the booklet is infamous for including a photo of Utada Hikaru's foot. The album is also noted as the transition state from Utada Hikaru's earlier style, R&B, to ethereal pop.
A remastered version of the album was released digitally on December 9, 2018.
Oricon Chart Positions
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | x | x | x | x | x | x | 1 | 2,350,170 |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 1 | 550,250 |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 2 | 223,240 |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 3 | 110,230 |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 4 | 67,910 |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 6 | 42,370 |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 7 | 35,840 |
Total Reported Sales: 3,605,000
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