Sugar High (album) explained

Sugar High
Type:studio
Artist:Chihiro Onitsuka
Cover:sugarhigh_np.jpg
Released:December 11, 2002
Recorded:at the Melody Star Studio, Garyou Tensei Music Works, Landmark Studio
Genre:Baroque pop, symphonic rock
Length:41:32
(except running time of bonus disc)
10:24
(bonus disc)
Language:Japanese, English
Label:Toshiba EMI/Virgin Tokyo
Producer:Takefumi Haketa
Prev Title:This Armor
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Las Vegas
Next Year:2007

Sugar High is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Chihiro Onitsuka, released in December 2002.

The album came out only nine months after its predecessor This Armor, and it comprises nine tracks that were previously unreleased as the singles. The album title was quoted from the lyrics of a song sung on the American motion picture Empire Records.

The first press of the album features bonus 8cm compact disc including another version of "Castle・Imitation" and its backing track.

Since Onitsuka cancelled the release of fourth studio album and left both the management office and record label in 2004, Sugar High became the final non-compilation album she released under the Virgin Tokyo label distributed by Toshiba EMI.

Track listing

All songs arranged and produced by Takefumi Haketa.

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalog number
JapanDecember 11, 2002Toshiba-EMI/Virgin TokyoCDTOCT-24901 (limited edition with bonus disc)
TOCT-24902
March 11, 2009EMI Music JapanSHM-CDTOCT-95060

Other media

"Castle Imitation" was used as the end credits song in the video game

References

  1. Web site: Sugar High/鬼束ちひろ-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック. (Highest position and charting weeks for Sugar High by Chihiro Onitsuka. Japanese. oricon.co.jp. Original Confidence. January 1, 2014.
  2. Web site: 2003年 アルバム年間TOP100. Oricon Year-end Albums Chart of 2003. Japanese. February 2, 2014.