First Message

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First Message
Studio album by
Ayaka
ReleasedNovember 1, 2006 (2006-11-01)
GenreJ-pop
Length55:47
LabelWarner Music Japan
Producer
Ayaka chronology
First Message
(2006) 		Sing to the Sky
(2008)

First Message is the debut album from Japanese singer Ayaka.

Background

After 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

The 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

All lyrics are written by Ayaka

CD
No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Start to 0 (Love)"Yoshihiko NishioL.O.E 
2."Real Voice"Yoshihiko NishioL.O.E 
3."Sha la la"Yoshihiko Nishio, AyakaL.O.E 
4.""Blue Days" (ブルーデイズ, lit. "Blue Days")"Yoshihiko NishioL.O.E 
5."I Believe"Yoshihiko Nishio, AyakaL.O.E 
6."Stay with Me"Yoshihiko Nishio, AyakaL.O.E 
7."Melody"Yoshihiko NishioL.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, AyakaL.O.E 
9.""Eien no Monogatari" (永遠の物語, lit. "Eternal Story")"Yoshihiko NishioL.O.E 
10.""Toki wo Modoshite" (時を戻して, lit. "Turning Back Time")"Yoshihiko Nishio, AyakaHiroshi Uesugi 
11."1・2・3・4"Yoshihiko NishioL.O.E 
12."Story"Yoshihiko Nishio, AyakaL.O.E 
13.""Lailalai" (ライラライ, lit. "Rairarai")"Yoshihiko NishioL.O.E 
14.""Mikazuki" (三日月, lit. "Crescent Moon")"Yoshihiko Nishio, AyakaL.O.E 
15."message"AyakaAyaka 

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Album chart Peak position Debut sales Sales total
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ (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.
  3. ^ "2006年　アルバム年間TOP100". Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "2007年　アルバム年間TOP100". Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
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