Chara the Best Baby Baby Baby XXX
Chara the Best Baby Baby Baby XXX | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | October 10, 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1991-1995 | |||
Genre | J-pop Synthpop Alternative pop | |||
Length | 72:40 | |||
Label | Sony Music Japan | |||
Chara chronology | ||||
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Singles from Baby Baby Baby XXX | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Chara the Best Baby Baby Baby XXX (チャラ・ザ・ベスト・ベイビー・ベイビー・ベイビー, Chara za Besuto Beibī Beibī Beibī) is the first best album of Chara, which was released on October 10, 1995.[2] It features material from her first four studio albums, Sweet, Soul Kiss, Violet Blue and Happy Toy; as well as some new material. It debuted at #5 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 200 for 13 weeks.[3] It eventually sold 190,000 copies.
Two singles were released prior to the album. , an original single, was released in July, and reached #62 on the Oricon singles charts. A few weeks before the album, a remix EP called was released.
The album does not feature all of Chara's singles released up until this point. , (大きな地震がきたって, Even If There's a Great Earthquake), (無人島に私をもっていって・・・, Take Me to a Deserted Island...) and are left out entirely. From (シャーロットの贈り物, Charlotte's Web), only Charlotte no Okurimono is featured, however it is featured as the remixed version from .
The album appears to be named because of her songs Baby Baby (featured on Happy Toy) and Soul Kiss xxx, however neither songs are on this collection. Soul Kiss xxx is the only album title track not present.
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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1. | " (愛の自爆装置, Love Suicide Bombing Gear)" | Chara | Chara, U-Ske Asada | U-Ske Asada | 4:36 |
2. | "Are wa ne (あれはね, Is That Right)" | Chara | Chara | David Motion | 5:36 |
3. | "Iya (いや, Bad)" | Chara | Chara, U-Ske Asada | U-Ske Asada | 5:28 |
4. | "" | Chara | Chara, U-Ske Asada | U-Ske Asada | 4:42 |
5. | "Violet Blue" | Chara | Chara | U-Ske Asada | 6:08 |
6. | " (シャーロットの贈り物, Charlotte's Web)" (in the mix) | Chara | Chara, U-Ske Asada | remixed by Tetsuji Fujita | 5:26 |
7. | " (罪深く愛してよ, Love Me Sinfully)" | Chara | Chara, U-Ske Asada | U-Ske Asada | 5:09 |
8. | "Happy Toy" | Chara | Chara, Zentarō Watanabe | Zentarō Watanabe | 5:03 |
9. | "Break These Chain" | Chara | Chara | U-Ske Asada | 5:39 |
10. | " (恋をした, I'm in Love)" | Chara | Chara, Peter Lorimer | Peter Lorimer | 5:11 |
11. | " (あたしなんで抱きしめたいんだろう?, Why Do I Wanna Hug Him?)" | Chara | Kohey Tsuchiya | Zentarō Watanabe | 4:42 |
12. | "" | Chara, U-Ske Asada | Chara, U-Ske Asada | U-Ske Asada | 4:46 |
13. | "Family" | Chara | Chara | David Motion | 4:37 |
14. | "" | Chara | Chara | CUB | 5:55 |
Singles[]
Date | Title | Peak position | Weeks | Sales |
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July 21, 1997 | "" | 62 (Oricon) | 3 | 13,350 |
September 21, 1995 | "" | 95 (Oricon) | 1 | 3,020 |
Japan Sales Rankings[]
Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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October 10, 1995 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | ||||
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 5 | 77,640 | 190,000 | 13 weeks | |
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart |
References[]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Sony Music Online Japan : CHARA : CHARA THE BEST BABY BABY BABY XXX". Archived from the original on 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ "Chara the Best Baby Baby Baby XXX/Chara". Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- Chara (singer) compilation albums
- 1995 greatest hits albums