Touch (NEWS album)
Touch is the first studio album by Japanese musical group NEWS, released on April 27, 2005. The album reached the number one position on the Oricon Daily Album Chart and Oricon Weekly Album Chart. Four singles have been released from this album.
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| Studio album by NEWS | ||||
| Released | April 27, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Japanese Pop | |||
| Length | 56:13 (limited) 61:24 (regular) | |||
| Label | Johnny & Associates | |||
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| Singles from touch | ||||
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Tie-ups and theme songs
"Kibou ~Yell~" was used as the 2004 FIVB Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournaments theme song for Japanese television broadcasting. "Kirameki no Kanata e" was used as the image song for the 36th Spring High School Volleyball tournament, as well as the Nivea "8x4 Powder Spray" commercial song. "Akaku Moyuru Taiyou" was used as the image song for the 2004 Japanese Fuji Television broadcast of the FIVB World Grand Prix. "Cherish" was used as the TBC "Good News" Campaign Song. "NEWS Nippon" was used as the 2003 Volleyball World Cup Japanese broadcast song.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kibou ~Yell~" | Ide Kouji | Ide Kouji | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Kirameki no Kanata e" | Sakai Mikio | Sakai Mikio | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Akaku Moyuru Taiyou" | Satomi | Shusui, Stefan Engblom, Axel Belinder | 4:31 |
| 4. | "I・ZA・NA・I・ZU・KI" | Kondo Natsuko | Joey Calbone, David Kater, Jay Condiotti | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Love Song" | Yamashita Tomohisa | Yamashita Tomohisa | 5:20 |
| 6. | "Zutto" | Kondo Natsuko | Ueno Kouji | 4:10 |
| 7. | "High TEN!" | Kizuki Mihiro | Maejima Yasuaki | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Koiyake" | Kizuki Mihiro | Shusui, Henric Uhrbom, Julius Bengtsson | 2:59 |
| 9. | "Shissho! Friday Night" | Matsuki Taijirou | Matsuki Taijirou | 2:25 |
| 10. | "Say Hello" | ARCHIBOLD, Atoji Makoto, 春和文 | ARCHIBOLD | 4:11 |
| 11. | "Cherish" | Fukushi Kentarou | Fukushi Kentarou | 4:23 |
| 12. | "Yawarakana Mama de" | KNM PROJECT | Makaino Kouji | 4:55 |
| 13. | "NEWS NIPPON" | KNM PROJECT | Makaino Yasuji | 4:39 |
| 14. | "Yume no kazu dake ai ga umareru (A cappella version)" | zopp | Larry Forsberg, Sven-inge Sjoberg, Lennart Wastesson | 1:35 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Stand Up (rock version)" | Kurosu Chihiro | Richard Fairbrass, Christopher Fairbrass, Clyde Ward | 3:49 |
DVD
A DVD came with the limited edition version of the album. It contained a "PRIVATE MOVIE" section of the members pretending to go on dates with viewers, "CONCERT" section with a performance of "Yume no Kazu dake Ai ga Umareru" from the NEWSnowConcert, and a "MESSAGE" section with a brief message about the album from each member.