Daydream (Aimer album) explained

daydream
Type:	studio
Artist:	Aimer
Cover:	Aimer_Daydream.jpg
Released:	September 21, 2016
Recorded:	Aobadai Studio • Burnish Stone Recording Studios • Heart Beat. Recording Studios • Onkio Haus • prime sound studio form • Studio Device • Studio GreenBird • Studio Sound Valley The Beach Hansa Studios • Studio 4
Length:	57:23
Label:	SME Records
Prev Title:	DAWN
Prev Year:	2015
Next Title:	Best Selection "blanc"/"noir"
Next Year:	2017

daydream is the fourth studio album released by Aimer. It was released in three versions: a limited CD+Blu-ray (Type-A), a limited CD+DVD edition (Type-B), and a regular CD only edition. The song "Falling Alone" was used as the lead track and was previously released as her 10th digital single as advance of the album^[1]

The album charted #2 daily rank for first week. It charted so far 34 weeks and sold more than 78,000 copies.^[2] The album was certified Gold by Recording Industry Association of Japan in March 2017 for shipment of 100,000 copies.

Credits

Adapted from Booklet.^[3]

Production

• Aimer – producer (tracks 1, 10, 11)
• Colin Brittain – programming, recording engineer, mixing engineer (tracks 1, 10, 11)
• Dick Beetham – mastering engineer (track 6)
• Fumiaki Unehara – assistant recording engineer (track 12)
• Hideki Kodera – recording engineer (track 5)
• Hideki Morioka – director, organizer (tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 13)
• Hiroshi Hiranuma – recording engineer, mixing engineer (tracks 8, 9)
• Hiroyuki Sawano – producer (track 2)
• Keisuke Narita – assistant recording engineer (track 2)
• Kenji Tamai – producer (tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 13)
• Kouzou Miyamoto – assistant recording engineer (track 2)
• Jamil Kazmi – director, organizer (tracks 1, 4, 10, 11, 13)
• Masahiro Tobinai – programming (tracks 3, 7)
• Masaki Mori - recording engineer (tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 13), mixing engineer (track 5)
• Masayoshi Sugai – recording engineer, mixing engineer (track 6)
• Mitsunori Aizawa - recording engineer, mixing engineer, Pro Tools operator (track 2)
• Rui Momota – programming (track 4)
• Satoshi Kumasaka – mixing engineer (tracks 3, 4, 7, 13)
• Shogo Ohnishi – programming (tracks 5, 13)
• SukimaSwitch – producer (track 8)
• Takahiro Moriuchi – producer (tracks 1, 10, 11)
• Takahito Uchisawa – producer, programming (tracks 3, 4)
• Ted Jensen – mastering engineer (track 12)
• Tetsuro Sawamoto – assistant engineer (track 6)
• TK – producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer (tracks 9, 12), mastering engineer (track 9), programming (track 12)
• Yasushi Horiguchi – director (track 2)
• Yojiro Noda – producer (track 6)
• Yoshikazu Nagai – recording engineer (track 3, 7)
• Yuji Chinone – mastering engineer (track 1~5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13)

Musicians

• Aimer – lead vocals (all tracks), handclaps (track 8)
• BOBO – drums (track 12)
• chelly – additional vocals (track 2)
• Colin Brittain – all instruments (tracks 1, 10, 11)
• Ichiro Yoshida – bass (track 3)
• Hanaregumi – guitar, chorus (track 6)
• Harutoshi Ito – guitar (track 2)
• Hiroo Yamaguchi – bass (tracks 9, 12)
• Hiroyuki Sawano – piano, keyboards, other instruments (track 2)
• Honoka Satou – strings (track 12)
• Katsuhiro Mafune – bass (track 6)
• Mao Abe – additional vocals (track 5)
• Makiko Amemiya strings – strings (track 9)
• Mamiko Hirai – piano (track 9)
• Masahiro Tobinai – other instruments (tracks 3, 7)
• Masami Horisawa – strings (track 12)
• Mikiyo Kikuchi – strings (track 12)
• Takahito Uchisawa – chorus, guitar, other instruments (track 3, 7)
• Takeshi Taneda – bass (track 6)
• Takuya Ohashi – chorus, guitar, handclaps (track 8)
• TK – chorus (track 12), guitar (tracks 9, 12)
• Tom Tamada – drums (tracks 8, 9)
• Toshino Tanabe – bass (track 2)
• Rui Momota – guitar, other instruments (track 4)
• Shintaro Tokita – chorus, handclaps, piano, other instruments (track 8)
• Shogo Ohnishi – guitar (track 13), other instruments (track 5, 13)
• Susumu Nishikawa – guitar (track 8)
• Yojiro Noda – piano, chorus (track 6)
• Yu "masshoi" Yamauchi – drums (track 2)
• Yuko Araki – drums (track 6)

Album Staff

• Arata Kato – photograph
• Daisuke Katsurada – executive producer
• Go Matsuda – art direction & design
• Hiroaki Sano – supervise
• Jun Yamaguchi – products coordination
• Kenji Tamai – executive producer
• Kenkichi Fukahara – artist management
• Mami Fujino – artist management
• Minaho Takahashi – hair & makeup
• Takeshi Tomaru – a&r
• Yasuhisa Ichikawa – artist management
• Yuuka Akashi – styling

Charts

Album

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard)^[4]	3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[5]	2
South Korean International Albums (Gaon)^[6]	3

Singles

Title	Year	Peak positions
		JPN Oricon ^[7]	JPN Billboard
"Ninelie"	2016	9	4^[8]
"Insane Dream"		13	17^[9]
"Us"		13	—
"Chouchou Musubi" (蝶々結び Butterfly Knot)		10	8^[10]
"Falling Alone"		—	—

External links

• Album Special Website (Japanese)
• daydream Aimer on agehasprings
• daydream Aimer on quia
• 316 Aimer "daydream" on Arata Kato Photography
  • • daydream / Aimer on VGMdb

Notes and References

1. Album information http://natalie.mu/music/news/198686
2. Oricon ranking http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/542958/products/1194720/1/
3. Web site: SECL-1983~4 daydream / Aimer [Limited Edition] - VGMdb]. vgmdb.net. 2016-11-16.
4. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums Charts. Billboard Japan. 2016-10-03. 2018-11-17. ja.
5. Web site: Daydream Aimer. Oricon, Inc.. 2016-10-03. 2018-11-17. ja.
6. Web site: 2016년 44주차 Album Chart. Album Chart of 44th Week of 2016. Gaon Music Chart. 2016-10-23. 2018-11-17. ko.
7. Web site: Aimerのシングル売上ランキング. Aimer single sales ranking. Oricon, Inc.. 2018-11-17. ja.
8. Web site: Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart. Billboard. 2016-05-28. 2018-11-17.
9. Web site: Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart. Billboard. 2016-07-23. 2018-11-17.
10. Web site: Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart. Billboard. 2016-09-03. 2018-11-17.
11. News: 宇多田ヒカルが「CDショップ大賞」受賞、準大賞はAimer. Hikaru Utada received "CD Shop Award", Second Prize was Aimer. Natalie. March 13, 2017. April 11, 2018. ja.