Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1

Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 is the first compilation album by Hikaru Utada, released on March 31, 2004. It features all A-sides of her hit singles to that date, including 11 number-one hits and all 15 tracks reached the top 5. The album version was remastered by Ted Jensen. The album was released on iTunes in April 2004.

Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMarch 31, 2004
Recorded1998–2002
GenreJ-pop, R&B, dance, electronica
Length75:12
LabelToshiba-EMI
ProducerHikaru Utada, Darkchild, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Akira Miyake, Teruzane Sking
Hikaru Utada chronology
Deep River
(2002)
Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1
(2004)
Exodus
(2004)
Singles from Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol.1
  1. "Colors"
    Released: January 29, 2003

It sold over 1.4 million copies in its debut week,[1] and became the number one selling album of the year in Japan[2] (her fourth consecutive time accomplishing this particular milestone, a record in Japan's music history.). This is Utada's longest charting release on any Oricon chart, with a 2-year trajectory and still growing. Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 is the 35th highest selling album in Japan of all time.[3] The album is Japan's 21st highest-ranked in debut sales.[4] The album was the 19th best selling album worldwide in 2004.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hikaru Utada.

No.TitleLength
1."Time Will Tell" (from First Love)5:30
2."Automatic" (from First Love)5:28
3."Movin' on Without You" (from First Love)4:38
4."First Love" (from First Love)4:18
5."Addicted to You (Up-In-Heaven Mix)" (from Distance)5:19
6."Wait & See (Risk) (Wait & See: リスク, Weito ando Shī: Risuku)" (from Distance)4:49
7."For You" (from Distance)5:22
8."Time Limit (タイム・リミット, Taimu Rimitto)" (from Distance)4:55
9."Can You Keep a Secret?" (from Distance)5:08
10."Final Distance" (from Deep River)5:40
11."Traveling" (from Deep River)5:13
12."Hikari ()" (from Deep River)5:02
13."Sakura Drops (Sakuraドロップス, Sakura Doroppusu)" (from Deep River)4:59
14."Letters" (from Deep River)4:48
15."Colors" (from Colors; further included in Ultra Blue)3:59

Charts

Japan (Oricon)

Release Chart Peak position Debut sales Sales total
March 31, 2004 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 1
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 1 1,403,102 2,586,347
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 1

References

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