Rakuen (album) explained

楽園 (Rakuen)
Type:Album
Artist:Yui Horie
Cover:Yui Horie - Rauken.jpg
Released:April 28, 2004
Genre:J-pop
Length:54:01
Label:Star Child Records
Producer:Toshimichi Otsuki, Sakumi Matsuda and Atsushi Moriyama
Prev Title:sky
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Usotsuki Alice to Kujiragō o Meguru Bōken
Next Year:2005

is Yui Horie's fourth solo album. Like sky, her third album, Rakuen also had a limited edition version with an alternate album cover and an exclusive photo book. The album includes the ending theme for the anime Jubei-chan 2, Kokoro Harete Yo mo Akete and the opening theme for the anime Sister Princess Re Pure Character's Part, A Girl in Love (used for DVD release only). Although the other sisters from Sister Princess Re Pure and even Ritsuko Okazaki, who wrote the song herself, have performed the latter song, the version on this album is the only full-length version ever recorded. The rest of the tracks are all original songs.

Track listing

  1. クローバー♣ – 2:22
    • (Kurōbā, Clover)
  2. A Girl in Love – 3:13
  3. 虹色☆サーチ – 4:52
    • (Nijiiro sāchi, Searching for the colour of the rainbow)
  4. Baby,I love you! – 3:29
  5. Tutty Fruity – 4:07
  6. 恋ごころ – 4:06
    • (Koigokoro, Awakening of love)
  7. 波のまばたき – 3:44
    • (Nami no mabataki, Sparkling of the waves)
  8. on my way – 4:28
  9. try again – 5:43
  10. 心晴れて夜も明けて – 3:17
    • (Kokoro harete yo mo akete, When the heart becomes unclouded, dawn to will come)
  11. 笑顔の連鎖 – 3:33
    • (Egao no rensa, Connection of the smiling faces)
  12. BE FREE – 5:34
  13. Invitation – 5:33