Sensuous

Sensuous is the fifth studio album by Japanese musician Cornelius.[2] It was released on October 25, 2006 by Warner Music Japan. In the United States, it was released via Everloving Records in 2007. The album peaked at number 8 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[3]

Sensuous
Studio album by
Cornelius
ReleasedOctober 25, 2006 (2006-10-25)
GenreExperimental pop[1]
Length46:57
LabelWarner
ProducerKeigo Oyamada
Cornelius chronology
Point
(2001)		 Sensuous
(2006)		 Mellow Waves
(2017)
Singles from Sensuous
  1. "Music"
    Released: August 23, 2006
  2. "Breezin'"
    Released: September 27, 2006

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Drowned in Sound9/10[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Irish Times[8]
NME7/10[1]
Pitchfork7.8/10[9]
Q[10]
Record Collector[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
Spin[2]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Sensuous received an average score of 70 based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Heather Phares of AllMusic called it "the finest expression of Cornelius' inimitable, playfully sophisticated musical language yet."[5] Eric Harvey of Pitchfork wrote that the album "represents yet another step forward for Oyamada's unique headphone pop."[9] He added, "It's not quite the departure that Point was from Fantasma, but it feels like a natural next step."[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Keigo Oyamada, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sensuous" 4:21
2."Fit Song" 3:59
3."Breezin'" 3:50
4."Toner" 1:32
5."Wataridori" 6:56
6."Gum" 3:45
7."Scum"
0:38
8."Omstart"
4:38
9."Beep It" 4:02
10."Like a Rolling Stone" 3:28
11."Music" 4:52
12."Sleep Warm"
4:52

Charts
Chart (2006–07) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 8
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[13] 18
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References
  1. Phull, Hardeep (March 22, 2007). "Cornelius: Sensuous". NME. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. Niimi, J. (May 2007). "Cornelius: Sensuous". Spin. 23 (5): 84. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  3. "CORNELIUSのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  4. "Reviews for Sensuous by Cornelius". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  5. Phares, Heather. "Sensuous – Cornelius". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  6. Denney, Alex (March 29, 2007). "Album Review: Cornelius – Sensuous". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  7. Burgess, John (March 23, 2007). "Cornelius, Sensuous". The Guardian. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  8. Carroll, Jim (April 20, 2007). "Cornelius: Sensuous". The Irish Times. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  9. Harvey, Eric (April 13, 2007). "Cornelius: Sensuous". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  10. "Cornelius: Sensuous". Q (250): 123. May 2007.
  11. Bent, Grahame (Christmas 2008). "Cornelius – Sensuous & Sensurround". Record Collector (357). Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  12. Hoard, Christian (April 17, 2007). "Cornelius: Sensuous". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  13. "Cornelius Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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