Answer (album)

Answer
Studio album by Angela Aki
Released	February 25, 2009
Genre	Pop
Length	69:50
Label	Sony Music Japan
Angela Aki chronology
Today (2007) Answer (2009) Life (2010)
Singles from ANSWER
"Tegami (Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e)" Released: September 17, 2008

ANSWER, released on February 25, 2009 is Angela Aki's 3rd Japanese studio album. It sold 74,068 copies in its first week, peaking at Number 1 on the Oricon charts. It includes a re-recording of We're All Alone, a song that she had previously covered on One. This marks the second time Angela has re-recorded a song from that 2005 Indie album for inclusion on a major label release. It was released in two editions - the regular Cd edition, and a limited first-press only edition which includes a DVD.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tegami (Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e) (手紙 ～拝啓 十五の君へ～ Letter ~Greetings to a 15 Year Old~)"	5:15
2.	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"	5:02
3.	"ANSWER"	4:34
4.	"Somebody Stop Me"	4:14
5.	"Dahlia (ダリア)"	7:40
6.	"Final Destination"	4:40
7.	"Our Story"	4:22
8.	"Tasogare (黄昏 Evening)"	5:17
9.	"We're All Alone (Boz Scaggs Cover)"	4:35
10.	"Reflection (リフレクション)"	4:18
11.	"Requiem (レクイエム)"	10:37
12.	"Black Glasses (In Collaboration with Ben Folds)"	3:44
13.	"Fighter (ファイター)"	9:19

(+DVD)(First Press Limited Edition)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tegami: Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e Sotsugyō (Music documentary film)"
2.	"NHK Minna no Uta "Tegami: Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e" (Video animation)"
3.	"Tegami: Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e (Video Karaoke)"
4.	"Tegami: Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e (Music Video)"

Charts (Japan)

Release	Oricon Albums Chart	Peak Position	Debut Sales (copies)	Sales Total (copies)	Chart Run
February 25, 2009	Daily Chart	# 1	9,600 (first day)	168,408	36 weeks
	Weekly Chart	# 1	74,068
	Monthly Chart	# 9	124,271
	Yearly Chart (2009)	# 52	161,098

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Distributing label	Catalogue codes
Japan	February 25, 2009[1][2]	CD, CD/DVD, digital download	Sony	ESCL-3170, ESCL-3168~9
Hong Kong	February 27, 2009[3][4]	CD		88697464432
Singapore
Taiwan	March 6, 2009[5]
South Korea	March 10, 2009[6][7]	CD, digital download		2374423
Japan	March 14, 2009[8]	Rental CD		ESCL-3170

References

1. "ANSWER" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
2. "ANSWER【初回生産限定盤】" (in Japanese). Sony. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
3. "ANGELA AKI - ANSWER". hmv.co.hk. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
4. "ANGELA AKI - ANSWER". hmv.co.sg. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
5. "Angela Aki / ANSWER" (in Chinese). Books.com.tw. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
6. "ANGELA AKI - ANSWER" (in Korean). Hot Tracks. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
7. "Answer" (in Korean). Bugs. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
8. ＡＮＳＷＥＲ／アンジェラ・アキ (in Japanese). Tsutaya. Retrieved June 6, 2014.