''Time to Destination'' is the second studio album by the Japanese

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group Every Little Thing. It was released on April 15, 1998, through

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. The album was solely written, composed and arranged by Mitsuru Igarashi, while Avex chairman

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served as its

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. Musically, ''Time to Destination'' is a

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album and lyrically focuses on themes of love, saudades, frustration of life, loneliness, and individualism. Upon its release, ''Time to Destination'' received favorable reviews from music critics, many of whom highlighted the singles as some of their best work. Commercially, the album was a huge success in Japan. It is the best-selling album from the band, with 3.5 million copies sold, also becoming the 10th best-selling album of all time in Japan. The album received a triple million certification from the

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(RIAJ) for physical shipments of three million units. To promote the album, Every Little Thing released 5 singles. One of the singles, " For the Moment," became their first single to top the

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, with " Face the Change" also topping the chart. " Time Goes By" sold over one million units, a first for the band, becoming their biggest song to date. The majority of the album's material were promoted through Japanese commercials, which later became a staple for Every Little Thing's future work, and some songs appeared on various remix albums conducted by Every Little Thing.

Background and composition

In April 1997, Every Little Thing released their debut album '' Everlasting''. The album was a commercial success, reaching number one on the

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and being certified 3× Platinum by the

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. After the success of ''Everlasting'', Every Little Thing's keyboardist Mitsuru Igarashi began writing songs for his band's next studio album. Kaori Mochida served as the record's primary vocalist. Recording sessions were handled in Japan and recorded by Atsushi Hattori, Koji Morimoto and Masashi Hashimoto. The album was mixed by Atsushi Hattori, Bill Drescher, Brian Reeves, Hitoshi Himura and Koji Morimoto. The final project was mastered by Eddy Schreyer and Gene Grimaldi at Oasis Mastering at

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Track listing

All songs written, composed and arranged by Mitsuru Igarashi, unless otherwise noted.

Charts

Weekly charts

References

External links

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