Hanadairo (album)

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Artist

Hajime Chitose

Album

Hanadairo (ハナダイロ)

Release Date

2006.05.10

CD Tracklist

1. Hitsuji no Dolly (羊のドリー; The Sheep Dolly)
2. Maebure (前兆(まえぶれ); Omen)
3. Ao no Requiem (青のレクイエム; Blue Requiem)
4. Yomihitoshirazu (詠み人知らず; Author Unknown)
5. Hanadairo (はなだいろ; Light Blue)
6. Haru no Katami (春のかたみ; Memento of Spring)
7. Tsuyukusa no Yoru (蛍草(つゆくさ)の夜; The Night of Commelina)
8. Kyouryuu no Egaki-Gata (恐竜の描き方; The Way to Paint a Dinosaur)
9. Reimei (黎明 (れいめい); Daybreak)
10. Amurita (甘露 (アムリタ); Nectar)
11. Inori (祈り; Prayer)
12. Kataritsugu Koto (語り継ぐこと; The Things I Pass Down)
13. Shinda Onna no Ko (死んだ女の子; The Girl Who Died) -available on Limited Edition Press only-

DVD Tracklist

1. Kataritsugu Koto (語り継ぐこと; The Things I Pass Down) PV
2. Haru no Katami (春のかたみ; Memento of Spring) PV

Information

Hajime Chitose's third original major album. It came housed in a cardboard slip case.

This album debuted at #4 on the Oricon charts and charted for 11 weeks. It did not climb any higher than its debut position of #4, and sold a total of 62, 000 copies.

The first press, limited edition came with a bonus DVD containing the PVs for two of the singles leading up to the album - Kataritsugu Koto, Haru no Katami.

Track 13, Shinda Onna no Ko, was originally performed by Chitose and pianist Sakamoto Ryuichi on August 5, 2005 at the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima. The album version is still performed with Sakamoto Ryuichi, but only appeared on the limited edition version.