This Armor Explained

This Armor
Type:studio
Artist:Chihiro Onitsuka
Cover:thisarmor chihiroonitsuka.jpg
Released:March 6, 2002
Recorded:2001–2002
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:51:00
Language:Japanese, English
Label:Toshiba EMI/Virgin Tokyo, Universal J
Producer:Takefumi Haketa
Nozomu Tsuchiya
Prev Title:Insomnia
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:Sugar High
Next Year:2002

This Armor is the second studio album recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Chihiro Onitsuka, released in March 2002. It features two lead singles "infection", "Ryūseigun", and remake versions of "Arrow of Pain" (B-Side of a single "Gekko" in 2000) and "Little Beat Rifle" (double A-Side to "infection").

Onitsuka described the album as "a sequel to Insomnia", her chart-topping debut which came out in 2001. Like its predecessor, the title of the album was named by the artist, simply because she liked the sound of the phrase. Cover art was taken by photographer Mika Ninagawa in Miyako-jima, Okinawa prefecture. This Armor debuted and peaked at the number-three on the Japanese Oricon albums chart and remained the top-300 for 25 weeks, with estimated sales of over half a million copies. The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan upon its release, for shipments of over 400,000 units.[1]

Track listing

All songs arranged and produced by Takefumi Haketa.

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes of the album[2]

Session musicians
Production

Charts

Year-end charts

External links

Official music videos

References

  1. GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2002年3月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 2002 Edition . PDF . The Record . Bulletin . Japanese . . . May 10, 2002 . 510 . 12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140117061452/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2002/200205.pdf . January 17, 2014 . January 17, 2014.
  2. This Armor. . 2002 . CD booklet . Toshiba EMI, Melody Star Ltd. .
  3. Web site: This Armor/鬼束ちひろ-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック. (Highest position and charting weeks for This Armor by Chihiro Onitsuka. Japanese. oricon.co.jp. Original Confidence. January 1, 2014.
  4. Web site: 2002年 アルバム年間TOP100. Oricon Year-end Albums Chart of 2002. Japanese. February 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20080108044523/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/2002a.html. January 8, 2008. dead.