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Following the staggering success of their debut album under their own name, 1999's First Love, the biggest-selling album in Japanese recording history was preceded by four number one singles. To say that Utada Hikaru's 2001 follow-up, Distance, was hotly anticipated would be a huge understatement. Their debut's R&B-influenced sound evolved with little significant stylistic change, yet Distance stands out from other Japanese pop albums of the period with its rich production providing stark contrast to the cheap, tinny sound that characterized much Japanese pop of the previous decade, with "Wait & See" and "Addicted to You" both featuring the production talents of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Elsewhere, "Can You Keep a Secret?" remains a landmark in Japanese R&B both in terms of the sophistication of its songwriting and in its production, "Drama" shifts slightly from that template by introducing heavy, multilayered guitars and a darker, more rock-influenced sound, and "Kettobase!" mixes Hikaru's usual R&B with more rock guitar and a techno-influenced sequencer pattern. Despite arriving relatively early in their career, Distance stands as one of Hikaru's most consistent and inventive albums, and comes across as a far more convincing example of R&B by a Japanese artist than their later attempts to crack the U.S. market.
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JIMMY JAM, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Xavier Smith , Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Hikaru Utada, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Barry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
Yuichiro Honda, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Yutaka Nakamura, Programmer - Hikaru Utada, Composer, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yuji Toriyama, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Akira Nishihira, Keyboards, Programmer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Akira Miyake, Producer - Utada Sking Teruzane, Producer - Nobuhiko Nakayama, Programmer
℗ 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
Hikaru Utada, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kei Kawano, Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Akira Miyake, Producer - Utada Sking Teruzane, Producer - Kazuhide Tsunemi, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Yokan, Horn, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
PHILIPPE SAISSE, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Yutaka Nakamura, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Hikaru Utada, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kenji Suzuki, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shinichirou Murayama, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Akira Miyake, Producer - Utada Sking Teruzane, Producer
℗ 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
Yuichiro Honda, Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Hikaru Utada, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daisuke Kikuchi, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Akira Miyake, Producer - Utada Sking Teruzane, Producer - Takuro Kubo, Composer
℗ 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
Bashiri Johnson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - PHILIPPE SAISSE, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Yutaka Nakamura, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Hikaru Utada, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kei Kawano, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Shinichirou Murayama, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Akira Miyake, Producer - Utada Sking Teruzane, Producer - Yuichiro Goto Strings, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
Alex Richbourg, Producer, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - JIMMY JAM, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF TAYLOR, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hikaru Utada, Composer, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Darnell Davis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
Rodney Jerkins, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Hikaru Utada, Composer, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kei Kawano, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Takahiro Iida, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Akira Miyake, Producer - Utada Sking Teruzane, Producer
℗ 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
Hikaru Utada, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Yuji Toriyama, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Akira Nishihira, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Akira Miyake, Producer - Utada Sking Teruzane, Producer - Nobuhiko Nakayama, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
Mike Scott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Blackwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Hikaru Utada, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kei Kawano, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Takahiro Iida, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Akira Miyake, Producer - Utada Sking Teruzane, Producer - Hironori Akiyama, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kazuhide Tsunemi, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mitsutaka Saito, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Royster Jr, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
Rodney Jerkins, Producer, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Hikaru Utada, Composer, Author, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Takuro Kubo, Composer
℗ 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
Hikaru Utada, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kei Kawano, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Shinichirou Murayama, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Akira Miyake, Producer - Utada Sking Teruzane, Producer
℗ 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
Hikaru Utada, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Recording Arranger, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kei Kawano, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Kazuhide Tsunemi, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
Hikaru Utada, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kei Kawano, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
Albumbeschreibung
Following the staggering success of their debut album under their own name, 1999's First Love, the biggest-selling album in Japanese recording history was preceded by four number one singles. To say that Utada Hikaru's 2001 follow-up, Distance, was hotly anticipated would be a huge understatement. Their debut's R&B-influenced sound evolved with little significant stylistic change, yet Distance stands out from other Japanese pop albums of the period with its rich production providing stark contrast to the cheap, tinny sound that characterized much Japanese pop of the previous decade, with "Wait & See" and "Addicted to You" both featuring the production talents of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Elsewhere, "Can You Keep a Secret?" remains a landmark in Japanese R&B both in terms of the sophistication of its songwriting and in its production, "Drama" shifts slightly from that template by introducing heavy, multilayered guitars and a darker, more rock-influenced sound, and "Kettobase!" mixes Hikaru's usual R&B with more rock guitar and a techno-influenced sequencer pattern. Despite arriving relatively early in their career, Distance stands as one of Hikaru's most consistent and inventive albums, and comes across as a far more convincing example of R&B by a Japanese artist than their later attempts to crack the U.S. market.
© Ian Martin /TiVo
Informationen zu dem Album
- 1 Disc(s) - 14 Track(s)
- Gesamte Laufzeit: 01:08:42
- Künstler: Hikaru Utada
- Komponist: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music LLC
- Genre: World Music Asien Japanische Musik J-Pop
© 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC ℗ 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
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