Time (Leo Ieiri album)

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Time
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2018 (2018-02-21)
Genre
Length55:10
LabelColourful Records
Leo Ieiri chronology
5th Anniversary Best
(2017)
Time
(2018)
Singles from Time
  1. "Zutto, Futari de"
    Released: July 26, 2017
  2. "Relax"
    Released: November 15, 2017

Time (stylized as TIME) is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer Leo Ieiri. It was released on February 21, 2018, by Colourful Records.[1] The album includes the singles "Zutto, Futari de" and "Relax" as well as a solo vocal take of the collaboration single "Koi no Hajimari".[2]

Background and release[edit]

On December 20, 2017, Ieiri announced the release of her fifth studio album Time. It is Ieiri's first studio album in over a year in a half, since We (2016). The album was released in three different formats: a standard CD-only version, limited edition 'A', which comes with a DVD featuring Ieiri's 5th Anniversary Live at Zepp concert held on September 7, 2017, in its entirety, and limited edition 'B', which includes a different DVD featuring music videos, making-ofs and behind-the-scenes footage.[3]

Commercial performance[edit]

Time entered the daily Oricon Albums Chart at number 3, selling 6,000 physical units on its first charting day.[4] It peaked the following day at number 2, moving another 3,000 copies.[5] The album debuted at number 4 on the weekly Oricon Albums chart with first week sales of 15,000 copies.[6] The album also charted on multiple Billboard Japan charts: at number 3 on both the Hot Albums and Top Albums Sales charts and number 8 on the Download Albums chart.[7][8][9]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Zutto, Futari de"
  • Katsuhiko Sugiyama
  • Sugiyama
  • Shuho Mitani
4:39
2."Harukaze"
  • Soulife
  • Nozomu.S
  • Yayoi Sekimukai
4:35
3."Relax"
  • Ozaki
3:37
4."Koi no Hajimari"
  • Ieiri
  • Takashi Yamaguchi
3:41
5."Tokyo"
  • Ieiri
  • Shogo Ohnishi
3:49
6."After Dark" (アフターダーク, Afutā Dāku)
  • Ieiri
  • Yu Suto
  • Suto
4:12
7."Fantasy" (ファンタジー, Fantajī)
  • Ieiri
  • Akimitsu Honma
  • nishi-ken
4:12
8."Arikitari Desu ga" (ありきたりですが, This Is Cliché, But)
  • Sugiyama
  • Masayuki Sakamoto
4:26
9."Datte Neko Dakara" (だってネコだから, "'Cause I'm a Cat")
  • Ieiri
  • Yamaguchi
3:55
10."Papa no Tokei" (パパの時計, "Dad's Watch")
  • Ozaki
  • Ozaki
4:05
11."Binetsu" (微熱, "Slight Fever")
  • Ieiri
  • Honma
  • Honma
4:32
12."Inori no Melody" (祈りのメロディ, Inori no Merodi, "The Melody of Prayers")
  • Ieiri
  • Suto
  • Suto
  • Nozomu.S
  • Daisuke Kadowaki
6:01
13."Daiji na Mono Subete" (大事なものすべて, "Everything That Matters")
4:26
Total length:55:10
Limited edition 'A' DVD[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Sabrina" 
2."Lost in the Dream" 
3."Kiss Me" 
4."Silly" 
5."Party Girl" 
6."Kōkotsu" 
7."Lay it Down" 
8."Kimi ga Kureta Natsu" 
9."Love & Hate" 
10."Ijiwaru na Kamisama" 
11."Hitonatsu no Keiken" 
12."Shōjo A" 
13."Datte Neko Dakara" 
14."Junjō" 
15."Bless You" 
16."Hello to the World" 
17."Bokutachi no Mirai" 
18."Shine" 
19."Zutto, Futari de" 
Limited edition 'B' DVD[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Relax" (Music Video) 
2."Relax" (Making Movie) 
3."Harukaze" (Short Film) 
4."Harukaze" (Music Video) 
5."Koi no Hajimari" (Recording Document) 

Charts[edit]

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Japan Daily Albums (Oricon)[5] 2
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[6] 4
Japan Weekly Digital Albums (Oricon)[12] 6
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[7] 3
Japan Download Albums (Billboard)[9] 8
Japan Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[8] 3

Sales[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan 24,000[13][14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "家入レオ、初もの尽くしで迎えたデビュー5周年を経て、約1年8カ月ぶりとなるニューアルバム『TIME』発売決定". Barks (in Japanese). December 20, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "家入レオ、2月21日リリースのニュー・アルバム『TIME』 ジャケット写真&収録内容発表". Barks (in Japanese). January 5, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "家入レオ5thアルバムは本間昭光、尾崎雄貴、Soulifeら参加の注目作". Natalie. December 20, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "オリコンデイリー CDアルバムランキング 2018年02月20日付". Oricon. February 21, 2018. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "オリコンデイリー CDアルバムランキング 2018年02月21日付". Oricon. February 22, 2018. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2018年02月19日~2018年02月25日". Oricon. February 28, 2018. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Download Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "家入レオ TIME(初回限定盤A)". Victor Entertainment. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  11. ^ "家入レオ TIME(初回限定盤B)". Victor Entertainment. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  12. ^ "オリコン週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2018年02月19日~2018年02月25日". Oricon. February 28, 2018. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  13. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  14. ^ "【配信周榜】2018/03/12付". Retrieved March 7, 2018.