''Sugar High'' is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter
Chihiro Onitsuka
(born October 30, 1980) is a Japanese singer-songwriter.
In 2000, Onitsuka released her debut single "Shine" and gained recognition when its follow-up "Gekkou" became a hit. ''Insomnia (Chihiro Onitsuka album), Insomnia'', her first studio a ...
, released in December 2002.
The album came out only nine months after its predecessor ''
This Armor
''This Armor'' is the second studio album recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Chihiro Onitsuka, released in March 2002. It features two lead singles "infection", "Ryūseigun", and remake versions of "Arrow of Pain" (B-Side of a single "Gekko" ...
'', and it comprises nine tracks that were previously unreleased as the singles. The album title was quoted from the lyrics of a song sung on the American motion picture ''
Empire Records
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''.
The first press of the album features bonus
8cm compact disc including another version of "Castle･Imitation" and its backing track.
Since Onitsuka cancelled the release of fourth studio album and left both the management office and record label in 2004, ''Sugar High'' became the final non-compilation album she released under the Virgin Tokyo label distributed by Toshiba EMI.
Track listing
All songs arranged and produced by
Takefumi Haketa
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.
Personnel
*Chihiro Onitsuka – Vocals
*Takefumi Haketa – Acoustic piano, rhodes piano, wurlitzer, harpsichord
*Takashi Nishiumi – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
*Hitoshi Watanabe – Bass
*Hitoshi Kusunoki – Drums
*Toshiyuki Sugino – Drums
*Ikuo Kakehashi – Percussion, conga, flame drum, tablas
*Chieko Kinbara – Violin
*Yoshihiko Eida – Violin
*Haruko Yano – Violin
*Joe Kuwata – Violin
*Yukiko Iwato – Violin
*Naoru Komiya – Violin
*Nagisa Kiriyama – Violin
*Norito Ohbayashi – Violin
*Yukinori Murata – Violin
*Osamu Iyoku – Violin
*Motoko Fujiie – Violin
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Hijiri Kuwano – Violin
*Yuji Yamada – Viola
*Sachie Ohnuma – Viola
*Manami Tokutaka – Viola
*Hirohito Furugawara – Viola
*Masami Horisawa – Cello
*Hiroyasu Yamamoto – Cello
*Hiroki Kashiwagi – Cello
*Haruki Matsuba – Cello
*Yohei Matsuoka – Cello
*Gaichi Ishibashi – Oboe
Certifications
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
Other media
"Castle Imitation" was used as the end credits song in the video game
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
References
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2002 albums
Chihiro Onitsuka albums