Spirit (Hitomi album)

Spirit
Studio album by Hitomi
Released	April 27, 2011
Genre	J-pop, electropop, synthpop, pop rock
Language	Japanese / English
Label	Maximum 10
Producer	Advanced Alternative Media Inc.
Hitomi chronology
Love Life 2 (2009) Spirit (2011) Special (2011)

Spirit^[1] is the tenth studio album of Japanese singer-songwriter Hitomi. The album was formally released on April 27, 2011 under the independent label Maximum 10.

Spirit features production from Advanced Alternative Media, making this the first time that they work with a Japanese artist.^[2] Other western artists, like Rivers Cuomo from Weezer, Chuck Comeau and Pierre Bouvier from Simple Plan, and Gabe Saporta from Cobra Starship collaborated in the album as well.

Information

The album was released approximately two years after her previous work, Love Life 2, and it is her first album after her departure from the Avex major label. It was produced by musicians of Advanced Alternative Media Inc., making this the first album in which Hitomi works exclusively with Western songwriters, composers, and producers.

No singles were released for promoting the album, although two songs were made available to the public prior to its release. The song "Love Me, Love Body" was used as the official theme song to Coca-Cola Japan's healthy drink for women "Love Body", and was digitally released on July 28, 2010. "Song For You" was the other song previously released. It was included in Hitomi's single "Umarete Kurete Arigatō", which was her last single released under the Avex label. The last songs that Hitomi published under the Avex major label, "Umarete Kurete Arigatō" and "Smile World" -the two A-side songs of her last major single-, along with the thems songs of the NHK anime TV series Hanakappa, "Special" and "Guru Maze Yeah", were not included in the album.

""Rollin' wit da Homies" is a duet of Hitomi and Weezer vocalist Rivers Cuomo, making this song the first collabotation of Hitomi and another artist included in some of her studio albums.^[3] The album did not have any physical single to promote it, and peaked at nº 125 on its first week in the Oricon charts.^[4] First pressings of the album sold at Tower Records included a limited edition poster.^[5]

Tracklist

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hands Up!!"	Sam Hollander, Dave Katz, Shep Goodman, Gabe Saporta	Hollander, Katz, Goodman, Saporta	S*A*M*, Sluggo	3:27
2.	"Time Machine"	The Cowboy Blasters	Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Christian Berishaj	Cutler, Preven, Christian TV	3:08
3.	"Private Flower"	Hitomi	Hitomi, Leah Haywood, Daniel James, Shelly Peiken	Dreamlab	3:09
4.	"2010: Kanemōke no Heaven & Paradise (2010 ～金儲けのHeaven & Paradise～ Heaven & Paradise of Making Money)"	Hitomi	Chris Rojas, Laura Pergolizzi	Rojas	2:29
5.	"Lights On" (featuring Adskillz)	Hitomi	Jimmy Harry, Haywood, James	Harry, Dreamlab	3:15
6.	"Spirit"	Hitomi	Cutler, Preven, Chuck Comeau, Pierre Bouvier	Cutler, Preven	3:10
7.	"Sweet & Honey"	Hitomi	Harry, Cathy Dennis	Harry, Dennis	3.48
8.	"Love Me, Love Body"	Hitomi	Cutler, Preven, BC Jean	Cutler, Preven	3:52
9.	"Freedom"	Hitomi	Cutler, Preven, Kevin Rudolf, Makeba Riddick	Cutler, Preven, Rudolf	3:14
10.	"Supernova"	SHG-NKM, Hitomi	Haywood, James	Dreamlab	3:19
11.	"Song For You"	Hitomi	Cutler, Preven, Eric Hudson	Cutler, Preven, Hudson	3:32
12.	"Rollin' Wit Da Homies" (featuring Rivers Cuomo)	Rivers Cuomo, Sheppard Solomon, Allan Grigg	Cuomo, Solomon, Grigg	Kool Kojak	3:17

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	Sales total	Chart run
April 27, 2011	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	33
	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	125	1,055[6]	1 week
	Oricon Indie Albums Chart	6

References

1. Official title stylized in capitals. hitomi、インディーズレーベルに移籍!!! アルバム「SPIRIT」を4月27日に発売!!! - Official Website
2. hitomi collaborates with Advanced Alternative Media on new album, “SPIRIT”
3. ナタリー - hitomi新作アルバムでリヴァース・クオモとデュエット
4. SPIRIT hitomiのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE
5. hitomi、ニュー・アルバム『SPIRIT』リリース - フィーチャーアイテム - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE
6. 2011年5月9日付チャートレビュー