Sing to the Sky

Infobox Album |
Name = Sing to the Sky
Type = studio
Artist = ayaka


Background = Orange
Released = June 25, 2008
Genre = J-Pop, Pop-rock
Length =
Label = Warner Music Records
Producer = Nishio Yoshihiko, ayaka
Reviews =
Last album = "First Message" (2006)
This album = "Sing to the Sky"(2008)
Next album =

"Sing to the Sky" is the second album from Japanese singer, ayaka.

Overview

Second album from ayaka was confirmed on April 26 2008. It is to include all of her singles from Jewelry Day up to the latest Okaeri. There are three versions, first press CD+DVD (music video collection), CD+DVD (live performance video collection), and CD-only version. Second bonus track "I Believe (English Version)" only comes with the CD+DVD versions. In one in a hundred first press discs, there's a "gold ticket" which can be traded in for a special DVD disc like ayaka's first album. Fifteenth track "Konya mo Hoshi ni Dakarete" is the theme song of the 2008 film "The Sky Crawlers".

"Sing to the Sky" debuted at #3 on Oricon Daily Charts with index sales of more than 44,000 copies, however, the next day the album moved to #2 for 5 days and finally reached #1 on its seventh day. By the end of the week the album debuted at #2 on the weekly charts with sales of more than 315,000 copies, a little less than her debut album. "Sing to the Sky" was kept out of the top position by GReeeeN's sophomore album, which sold more than 377,000 copies.

"Sing to the Sky" has been certified Double Platinum by [http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200806.html RIAJ] for shipment of 500,000 copies .

CD Tracklisting

# POWER OF MUSIC
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# SKY
# Jewelry day
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# For today
# Why
#:Theme song of the game ""
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#
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#:Theme song of the Doraemon film "Nobita and the Green Giant Legend 2008" fact|date=July 2008
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# CLAP & LOVE
#:Theme song of the drama "Jigoku no Sata mo Yome Shidai"
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#:Theme Song of the drama "Zettai Kareshi"
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#:Theme song of the anime film "The Sky Crawlers"
# WINDING ROAD (with Kobukuro) (bonus track)
# I Believe (English Version) (bonus track)

Music Video DVD Tracklisting

# I Believe
# melody
# Real voice
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# WINDING ROAD
# Jewelry day
# CLAP & LOVE
# Why
# For Today (Live)
#
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Live DVD Tracklisting

# I Believe
# Start to 0 (Love)
# Real Voice
# Stay with me
# 1・2・3・4
# WINDING ROAD
# Why
# Peace Loving People
# Jewelry Day
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#
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# I Want You Back (Jackson 5 cover)
# CLAP & LOVE
# For Today
#;Encore
# POWER OF MUSIC
#
# message

Charts

;Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

References

*citeweb|url=http://www.biccamera.com/bicbic/jsp/w/catalog/detail.jsp?JAN_CODE=4943674080212|title=絢香／Sing to the Sky DVD付初回限定盤A 【CD】|accessdate=2008-05-21|language=Japanese

External links

* [http://www.excite.co.jp/music/close_up/0806_ayaka?c=interview Special album interview on Excite Music] ja icon