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Craving (album)
''Craving'' is Japanese singer songwriter Fayray's first studio album, released on May 26, 1999. The album was produced by Daisuke Asakura. Track listing Charts and sales References External links * {{Authority control 1999 debut albums Fayray albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayray
, (born April 18, 1976) stylized as FAYRAY, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She made her debut in July 1998 with the single "Taiyō no Gravity". She grew up in the United States and speaks English. Biography Fayray is the middle child of a family of three daughters. During her childhood, she listened to Music of the United States, American music from the 70s and 80s with her parents which had a big influence on her musical style. At age 4 she began playing Piano, classical piano. Fayray landed a recording contract with the now-defunct Sony Music Entertainment, Antinos Records label. After one album, ''Craving (album), Craving'', Fayray opted to take full creative control over her music and began writing and composing her own music. She wrote the two A-side and B-side, b-sides of her fifth single, "Same Night, Same Face" before self-producing her next single, "My Eyes (Fayray song), My Eyes", and all of her subsequent records. In 2006, she traveled to New York City in search ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly known as Sony Music, is an American multinational music company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is the recording division of Sony Music Group, with the other half being the publishing division, Sony Music Publishing. Founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation, it was acquired by the Columbia Broadcasting System in 1938 and renamed Columbia Recording Corporation. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records. Sony bought the company in 1988 and renamed it SME in 1991. In 2004, Sony and Bertelsmann established a 50–50 joint venture known as Sony BMG to handle the operations of Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG), but Sony bought out Bertelsmann's stake four years later and reverted to using the 1991 company name. This buyout led to labels formerly under BMG ownership, including Arista, Jive, LaFace and J Records into former BMG and currently Sony's co-flagship record label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisuke Asakura
is a Japanese musician, songwriter and producer who is known for his compositional work and skill at keyboards. Early life and career Asakura's childhood consisted of piano and electronic organ lessons, though he was expected to follow the family trade of plumbing. He started working with Yamaha keyboards and synthesizers in his early teens. Asakura began his career with a job at Yamaha right after finishing high school. While at Yamaha, Asakura worked on the EOS synthesiser, and was also featured in the instructional video for the SY77. His talent was discovered by Tetsuya Komuro of TM Network and Asakura was pulled from Yamaha to work under Komuro as his protégé. Subsequently, Asakura played the bass synthesizer during TM Network's 1990–91 Rhythm Red tour. In 1992, Asakura met the vocalist Hiroyuki Takami and featured him in some of his solo work. The two eventually formed Access (or "AXS") in 1992, after Asakura broke away from TM Network. He and Takami went on to ach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ever After (Fayray Album)
''Ever After'' is Japanese singer songwriter Fayray's second studio and first self-produced album. The album was released on September 6, 2000. Release The single "My Eyes" was released on March 23, 2000 and peaked at #66. It was her first time self-producing a title track. The next single, "Tears", was released on July 26, 2000 and peaked at #11 in the charts. The song was used as the theme song for the TBS drama "Friends". "Tears" is Fayray's best selling single to date. Track listing Charts and sales Singles "MY EYES" - Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... Sales Chart (Japan) "tears" - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) References External links * {{Authority control 2000 albums Fayray albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiyō No Gravity
"Taiyou no Gravity" is Fayray's debut single. It was released on July 29, 1998. It first entered the charts at #20 but 3 weeks later climbed to #12. The song was used as the theme song for the TBS drama "Hitoribocchi no Kimi ni". Track listing #太陽のグラヴィティー (Taiyou no Gravity; ''Gravity of the sun'') #太陽のグラヴィティー (HOT CHILI NACHOS MIX) #太陽のグラヴィティー (SP-1200 MIX) #太陽のグラヴィティー (original backing track) Charts "Taiyou no Gravity" - Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... Sales Chart (Japan) References External linksFAYRAY OFFICIAL SITE {{DEFAULTSORT:Taiyo no Gravity 1998 singles Fayray songs Japanese television drama theme songs 1998 songs Songs with lyrics by Akio Inoue Songs wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yura Yura (Vibration)
"Yura・Yura～Vibration" is Fayray's second single. It was released on October 21, 1998, and peaked at #28. The song was used as the ending theme for the Fuji TV program "Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ". Track listing #Yura・Yura～Vibration (Swaying vibration) #Neon Tetra #Yura・Yura～Vibration (original backing track) Charts "Yura・Yura～Vibration" - Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... Sales Chart (Japan) References External linksFayray Official Site {{Authority control 1998 singles Fayray songs 1998 songs Songs with lyrics by Akio Inoue Songs written by Daisuke Asakura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powder Veil
"Powder Veil" is Fayray's 3rd single. It was released on February 10, 1999, and peaked at #30. The song was used as the ending theme for the Nippon TV program "Guruguru Ninety Nine". Track listing #Powder Veil #Powder Veil (Songria mix) #Powder Veil (Original Backing Track) #Powder Veil (Ayumi Obinata mix) Charts "Powder Veil" - Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... Sales Chart (Japan) References External linksFayray Official Site {{Authority control 1999 singles Fayray songs 1999 songs Songs with lyrics by Akio Inoue Songs written by Daisuke Asakura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daydream Cafe
Daydreaming is a stream of consciousness that detaches from current external tasks when one's attention becomes focused on a more personal and internal direction. Various names of this phenomenon exist, including mind-wandering, fantasies, and spontaneous thoughts. There are many types of daydreams – however, the most common characteristic to all forms of daydreaming meets the criteria for mild dissociation. In addition, the impacts of the various types of daydreams are not identical. While some are disruptive and deleterious, others may be beneficial to some degree. The term ''daydreaming'' is derived from clinical psychologist Jerome L. Singer, whose research created the foundation for nearly all subsequent modern research. The terminologies assigned by modern researchers brings about challenges centering on identifying the common features of daydreaming and building collective work among researchers. Characteristics and types of daydreaming Daydreaming consists of se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Same Night, Same Face
"Same night, same face" is Fayray's 5th single and first re-cut single. IThe song was used as the image song for the PlayStation Gamesoft " ZILL O'LL" as well as the ending theme for the ABC/TV Asahi series program "Ninkimono de Ikou!". "No, never" was used as the ending theme for the Fuji TV program "Uhhhya~!! Hanasaka London Boots". "Sono Ai no Katachi (Pieces of that love)" was used as the ending theme for the WOWOW program "Tokyo LONBOO Tower". Track listing #Same night, same face #No, never #その愛のかたち (Sono Ai no Katachi; ''Pieces of that love'') Charts "Same night, same face" - Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... Sales Chart (Japan) References External linksFAYRAY OFFICIAL SITE {{Authority control 1999 singles Fayray songs 1999 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Inoue
is a female Japanese lyricist from Kanagawa Prefecture. Inoue writes the majority of songs recorded by T.M.Revolution, Takanori Nishikawa’s solo project, as well as for other artists produced by Daisuke Asakura is a Japanese musician, songwriter and producer who is known for his compositional work and skill at keyboards. Early life and career Asakura's childhood consisted of piano and electronic organ lessons, though he was expected to follow the fa .... External links * Japanese women musicians Japanese musicians Living people Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture Year of birth missing (living people) Japanese women songwriters {{Japan-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ... and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets () and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Debut Albums
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. * January 25 – The 6.2 Colombia earthquake hits western Colombia, killing at least 1,900 people. February * February 7 – Abdullah II inherits the throne of Jordan, following the death of his father King Hussein. * February 11 – Pluto moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun than Neptune. It had been nearer than Neptune since 1979, and will become again in 2231. * February 12 – U.S. President Bill Clinton is acquitted in impeachment proceedings in the United States Senate. * February 16 ** In Uzbekistan, an apparent assassination attempt against President Islam Karimov takes place at government headquarters. ** Across Europe, Kurdish protestors take over embassies and hold hostages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
