Apple of Universal Gravity

Apple of Universal Gravity, also referred to by its Japanese title Newton no Ringo ~Hajimete no Best Ban~ (ニュートンの林檎 ～初めてのベスト盤～, Newton's Apple ～First Best Edition～), is a compilation album by Japanese musician Ringo Sheena. It was released through EMI Music Japan on November 13, 2019, and became Sheena's first number-one album in Japan in 10 years, debuting atop the Oricon Albums Chart with 97,200 physical sales.[1] It also topped the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart.[2]

Apple of Universal Gravity
Compilation album by
Ringo Sheena
ReleasedNovember 13, 2019 (2019-11-13)
Length1:58:00
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelEMI Music Japan
ProducerRingo Sheena
Ringo Sheena chronology
Sandokushi
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Album title

The album's English and Japanese title refer to Newton's apple, as well as Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation. It is also a reference to Sheena's stage name Ringo (林檎), which means "apple" in Japanese.

Track listing
Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."The Sun & Moon" (LDN version) (with Hikaru Utada) (浪漫と算盤; Roman to Soroban)4:26
2."A View of Happiness" (幸福論; Kōfukuron)3:42
3."Slide" (すべりだい; Suberidai)4:00
4."Correct City" (正しい街; Tadashii Machi)3:52
5."Queen of Kabukicho" (歌舞伎町の女王; Kabukichō no Joō)2:55
6."Marunouchi Sadistic" (丸の内サディスティック; Marunouchi Sadisutikku)3:55
7."Kiss Me" (ここでキスして。; Koko de Kisu Shite.)4:19
8."Gips" (ギブス; Gibusu)5:29
9."Crime and Punishment" (罪と罰; Tsumi to Batsu)4:41
10."Instinct" (本能; Honnō)4:15
11."Chastity at Midnight" (真夜中は純潔; Mayonaka wa Junketsu)4:18
12."Camouflage" (迷彩; Meisai)3:46
13."Stem (At Play with a Feudal Lord)" (茎(STEM)〜大名遊ビ編〜; Kuki (STEM) ~Daimyo Asobi hen~)4:20
14."A Song of Apples" (りんごのうた; Ringo no Uta)3:27
15."Marunouchi Sadistic" (Neetskills Remix)3:10
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Open Secret" (公然の秘密; Kōzen no Himitsu)3:01
2."Memory" (with Junpei Shiina) (この世の限り; Kono Yo no Kagiri)3:28
3."Vogue" (流行; Ryūkō)4:17
4."Season" (旬; Shun)4:47
5."Collateral Damage" (自由へ道連れ; Jiyū e Michizure)3:33
6."L'œillet" (カーネーション; Kānēshon)2:59
7."Nippon"3:53
8."The Invaluable" (ありあまる富; Ariamaru Tomi)5:40
9."Le Moment" (青春の瞬き; Seishun no Matataki)5:18
10."Ma Vie, Mes Rêves" (人生は夢だらけ; Jinsei wa Yume Darake)3:14
11."The Creamy Season" (おいしい季節; Oishii Kisetsu)4:17
12."The Narrow Way" (with Hiroji Miyamoto) (獣ゆく細道; Kemono Yuku Hosomichi)3:42
13."In Summer, Night" (with Ukigumo) (長く短い祭; Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri)4:09
14."The Main Street" (with Tortoise Matsumoto) (目抜き通り; Menukidōri)3:14
15."Jiyu-dom" (Hyadain's Riririri Remix) (with Kenichi Maeyamada)2:27

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[2] 1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[1] 1
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References
  1. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-11-25" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  2. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2019/11/25 付け". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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