Traveler (Hitomi album)
Traveler is the seventh studio album of Japanese singer Hitomi. The album was formally released on May 12, 2004 by the Avex Trax label. This is the first album of Hitomi to be released in the CD+DVD format, which Avex first introduced to their artists in 2003.
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| Released | May 12, 2004 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, pop rock | |||
| Label | Love Life | |||
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Background
All lyrics on the album were written by Hitomi, and it features production of Zentaro Watanabe, Takamune Negishi and CMJK. In the album Hitomi tries many different music genres, from bossa nova to electronica.[1]
The album had two promotional singles. "Hikari", which was used as theme song of the TBS TV show Koisuru Honey Coming and from the double A-side single "Kokoro no Tabibito/Speed Star", the first one was used as theme song of the Fuji TV drama Rikon Bengoshi, and the last in TV commercials of Toshiba cellphones A5504T.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Comodón Johnson" | José Luis Pardo | Zentarō Watanabe | 2:34 | |
| 2. | "Speed Star" | Hitomi, Triplane | Hitomi, Triplane | Takamune Negishi | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Shiawasette, Nan desu ka? (シアワセッテ、ナンデスカ?)" | Hitomi | Hikari | CMJK | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Anti (ア・ン・チ)" | Hitomi | Kunio Tago | Negishi | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Hikari (ヒカリ)" | Hitomi | Hideyuki Obata | Negishi | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Steady" | Hitomi | Naruya Ihashi | Watanabe | 4:57 |
| 7. | "Kaze no Message (風の伝言[2])" | Masayoshi Yamazaki | Masayoshi Yamazaki | Watanabe | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Like A Free Bird" | Hitomi | Haruo Takimoto | Negishi | 4:56 |
| 9. | "Status (ステータス)" | Hitomi | Masato Kitano | Negishi | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Kokoro no Tabibito (心の旅人)" | Hitomi | Masato Kitano | Watanabe | 4:14 |
| 11. | "Moment" | Hitomi | Yuta Nakano | Negishi | 5:25 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Kokoro no Tabibito (心の旅人)" | |
| 2. | "Speed Star" |
Charts and sales
- Oricon sales charts (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| May 12, 2004 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | |||
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 2 | 83,000 | 8 weeks[3] | |
| Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | ||||
| Oricon Yearly Albums Chart |