Sora no Kagami

Sora no Kagami
Studio album by
Takako Matsu
ReleasedJune 28, 1997
Recorded1997
GenreJ-pop
LabelBMG Records
Takako Matsu chronology
Sora no Kagami
(1997) 		Ai no Tobira
(1998)

Sora no Kagami (空の鏡, "Mirror of the sky") is the 1997 debut album of singer-actress Takako Matsu. Members of Cagnet collaborated with Matsu to compose and write this album.

A collection of music videos, directed by Shunji Iwai for this album, was released on VHS the same year. In 2003, the collection became available on DVD in Japan for a limited time.[citation needed]

In 2011, according to Oricon, Sora no Kagami was still ranked as Matsu's highest best-selling album.[1]

Track listing

All music is composed by Daisuke Hinata, except where otherwise noted, albeit arranged by Daisuke Hinata

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Introduction~Girlfriend" (instrumental)  0:31
2."Hello Goodbye"Yuji Sakamoto 3:49
3."I Stand Alone"Takako Matsu 4:01
4."Lovesick"Takahiro MaedaDaisuke Hinata, Bud Rizzo3:29
5."Sora no Kagami (空の鏡, "Mirror of the sky")"Yuji Sakamoto 4:46
6."After the Rain"Yuji Sakamoto 3:25
7."Zutto...Iyouyo (ずっと…いようよ, "Together... Forever")"Takako Matsu 4:59
8."A Piano Piece for Carol" (instrumental, piano: Takako Matsu)  2:33
9."Tokyo Bādo (東京バード, "Tokyo bird")"Yuji Sakamoto 3:54
10."Karai Kare (からいかれ, "Spicy curry")"Takahiro MaedaDaisuke Hinata, Bud Rizzo4:14
11."Ashita, Haru ga Kitara (明日、春が来たら, "Tomorrow, If Spring Should Come")"Yuji Sakamoto 4:21
12."Wind Song ~Album Version~"Yuji Sakamoto 4:33
13."Girl Friend - Angels of Our Time"Yuji Sakamoto 4:33

Chart positions

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Albums Chart 4

References

  1. ^ "Oricon: Matsu Takako" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 29 December 2012.


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