Stranger (Gen Hoshino album)

Stranger
Studio album by Gen Hoshino
Released 1 May 2013 (2013-05) (CD)
Genre Singer-songwriter, folk
Length 50:24
Label Speedstar Records
VICL-63996
Gen Hoshino chronology
Episode
(2011)		 Stranger
(2013)
Singles from Stranger
  1. "Film"
    Released: 8 February 2012
  2. "Yume no Soto e"
    Released: 4 July 2012
  3. "Shiranai"
    Released: 28 November 2012

Stranger is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter and Sakerock frontman Gen Hoshino. It was released on 1 May 2013 in Japan on Speedstar Records.

It was the first release since Hoshino's hiatus after he suffered subarachnoid hemorrhage at the end of 2012.[1] As of May 2013, it is ranked 2nd on the Oricon music charts.[2] All three singles promoting the album reached the top 10 — "Film" placed at #4, "Yume no Soto e" at #8 and "Shiranai" at #5.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Gen Hoshino, all music composed by Gen Hoshino.

No. Title Length
1. "Bakemono (化物)"   2:27
2. "Work Song (ワークソング Wāku Songu)"   3:24
3. "Yume no Soto e (夢の外へ)"   3:51
4. "Film (フィルム Firumu)"   4:49
5. "Tour (ツアー Tsuā)"   3:31
6. "Skirt (スカート Sukāto)"   3:27
7. "Umarekawari (生まれ変わり)"   3:54
8. "Parody (パロディ Parodi)"   4:21
9. "Kisetsu (季節)"   3:59
10. "Record Noise (レコードノイズ Rekōdo Noizu)"   5:00
11. "Shiranai (知らない)"   4:54
12. "Aru Shashō (ある車掌)"   4:10

Chart positions

Album

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Albums 2

Singles

Year Song Peak position
Oricon
2012 "Film" 4
2012 "Yume no Soto e" 8
2012 "Shiranai" 5

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/12/hoshino-gen-announces-his-hiatus-due-to-subarachnoid-hemorrhage/
  2. ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/324291/products/music/1006286/1/
  3. ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/324291/ranking/cd_single/

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