| Strange Fruits | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Chara |
| Cover: | Chara_StrangeFru.jpg |
| Released: | March 17, 1999 |
| Recorded: | 1998–1999 |
| Genre: | Trip hop, downtempo, alternative pop |
| Length: | 46:25 |
| Label: | Sony Music Japan |
| Producer: | Chara |
| Prev Title: | Junior Sweet |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | Live 97–99 Mood |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
is the seventh studio album by Japanese singer Chara, which was released on March 17, 1999.[1] It debuted at #3 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 200 for 9 weeks.[2]
Chara self-produced this album.[3] Three singles prior to this album's release: "Duca", "Hikari to Watashi" and "70% (Yūgure no Uta)". "Duca" and "Hikari to Watashi" were both released in 1998, while "70% (Yūgure no Uta)" was released a month before the album's release. "Hikari to Watashi" was used as the commercial song for Warner-Lambert Calorio diet pills in 1998. An album track,, was used in Snow Brand Liebender ice-cream commercials.
| Date | Title | Peak position | Weeks | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 18, 1998 | "Duca" | 25 (Oricon) | 5 | 43,760 | |
| October 21, 1998 | "Hikari to Watashi" | 17 (Oricon) | 5 | 53,630 | |
| February 17, 1999 | "70% (Yūgure no Uta)" | 36 (Oricon) | 3 | 21,630 |
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 17, 1999 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 3 | |||
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 3 | 164,010 | 317,310 | 9 weeks | |
| Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 74 |