License (album)

License
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 8, 2006 (2006-03-08)
Recorded2005–2006
GenrePop
Length64:32
LabelFlight Master
ProducerGorō Kumagai
Aya Ueto chronology
Uetoayamix
(2005)
License
(2006)
Best of Uetoaya: Single Collection
(2006)
Alternative cover
Limited edition cover
Singles from License
  1. "Yume no Chikara"
    Released: June 8, 2005
  2. "Kaze wo Ukete"
    Released: August 3, 2005
  3. "Egao no Mama de"
    Released: February 15, 2006

License is the fourth studio album by Japanese pop singer Aya Ueto. It was released on March 8, 2006 on Flight Master.

Background

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License includes Ueto's previous singles "Yume no Chikara", "Kaze wo Ukete", and "Egao no Mama de." The album took a more adult direction than her previous releases. The last track, "Fermata", was penned by Ueto's brother Makoto. License was released in two formats: limited CD+DVD edition, which includes a DVD featuring the music video and making of "Egao no Mama de" as well as a special interview, and the standard CD only edition.

Chart performance

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License peaked at #9 on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart and debuted at #19 on the Weekly Albums Chart with 16,029 copies sold. The album charted for a total of four weeks and sold over 22,000 copies.[1][2][3]

Track listing

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CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Egao no Mama de"RyojiRyoji5:14
2."1 Million Thanks"Tōko FuruuchiYōji Noi5:04
3."Kaze wo Ukete"RyojiRyoji5:06
4."Nukumori" (ぬくもり Warmth)Masaru ShimabukuroShimabukuro4:30
5."Yakusoku no Basho" (約束の場所 Promised Place)RyojiRyoji5:16
6."Moshimo Negai ga Kanau Nara featuring Kohei Japan" (もしも願いが叶うなら If My Wish Comes True)Gajin, Kohei SakamaGajin, Sakama5:02
7."Look Into the Future"Kei Yoshikawa, ShokoYoshikawa5:22
8."Hoshizora Haiuei" (星空ハイウエイ Starry Sky Highway)ShokoMiki Watabe4:14
9."Kagiri Aru Toki no Naka de" (限りある時の中で In the Little Time We Have)T2yaT2ya4:59
10."Yume no Chikara"Toshihiko TakamizawaTakamizawa4:57
11."Shiroi Yuki ga Furu Yori ni" (白い雪が降る夜に On the Night When the White Snow Falls)TakamizawaTakamizawa4:38
12."Kono Sekai ni Umarete" (この世界に生まれて Born in this World)Yuki NakajimaSin6:14
13."Fermata"Makoto UetoSin3:51
Total length:64:32
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Egao no Mama de" (PV) 
2."Egao no Mama de" (Special PV (Document "Hair Cut" Version)) 
3."Egao no Mama de" (PV Making) 
4."Interview" 

Charts and sales

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Chart (2006) Peak
position
Sales
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart[1] 9 21,746[3]
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[2] 19

References

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  1. ^ a b Oricon (2006-03-07). 3/7付デイリーアルバムチャートチェック:うっきーのチャートチェック (in Japanese). Star-Blog. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  2. ^ a b Oricon. "上戸彩のCDアルバムランキング、上戸彩のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  3. ^ a b Oricon (2011-01-21). "ポニーキャニオン@売上データ補完スレ - 売上スレ避難所@JBBS掲示板" (in Japanese). JBBS Live Door. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2011-01-23.