The Ultimate Collection (Chihiro Onitsuka album) explained

The Ultimate Collection
Type:compilation
Artist:Chihiro Onitsuka
Cover:ChihiroOnitsuka-theultimatecollection.jpg
Released:December 1, 2004
Recorded:2000–2003
Genre:Alternative rock, baroque pop, country rock
Length:77:20
Language:Japanese
Label:Toshiba-EMI
Prev Title:Sugar High
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Singles 2000-2003
Next Year:2005

The Ultimate Collection (stylized as the ultimate collection) is the first compilation album by Japanese singer-songwriter Chihiro Onitsuka, released in 2004. It came out months after the artist terminated the contracts with record label and management office.

All the 15 tracks on the album was digitally remastered by Ted Jensen. Selection of the songs was supervised by Takefumi Haketa, Onitsuka's previous musical collaborator who produced all her materials released under EMI. The performer has not authorized this retrospective album, however, omitting the release from the discography page on her present official website which launched in 2007.

The Ultimate Collection debuted at the number-three on the Japanese Oricon chart and remained there for 23 weeks. The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan upon its release, for shipments of over 250,000 copies.[1]

The front cover of the compilation was picked out from the photo session which was taken for her cancelled fourth studio album supposed to have been released in March 2004. Along with the album, a DVD collection composed of 17 music videos entitled The Complete Clips was issued simultaneously.

Charts

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

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Release history

Album
CountryDateLabelFormatCatalog number
JapanDecember 1, 2004Toshiba-EMI/Virgin TokyoCDTOCT-25560
December 12, 2012Universal/EMI Music JapanSHM-CDTOCT-95155

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2004年12月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (December 2004) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200412.html . . Japanese . January 10, 2005 . January 14, 2014.
  2. Web site: the ultimate collection/鬼束ちひろ-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック. Highest position and charting weeks for Ultimate Collection by Chihiro Onitsuka. Japanese. oricon.co.jp. Original Confidence. February 2, 2014.
  3. Web site: the complete clips/鬼束ちひろ-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック. Highest position and charting weeks for The Complete Clips by Chihiro Onitsuka. Japanese. oricon.co.jp. Original Confidence. February 2, 2014.
  4. Web site: 2005年 アルバム年間TOP100. Oricon Year-end Albums Chart of 2005. Japanese. February 2, 2014.