Sugar High (album)

Sugar High
Sugar High
Studio album by Chihiro Onitsuka
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
Chihiro Onitsuka chronology
Alternative cover
	The first press featuring bonus disc

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.

CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Not Your God"	Chihiro Onitsuka	2:53
2.	"Koe (声)"	Onitsuka, Takefumi Haketa^[1]	4:44
3.	"Rebel Luck"	Onitsuka	4:19
4.	"Tiger in My Love"	Onitsuka	4:52
5.	"Castle Imitation" (album version)	Onitsuka, Haketa	4:58
6.	"Hyōryū no Hane (漂流の羽根)"	Onitsuka	4:22
7.	"Suna no Tate (砂の盾)"	Onitsuka, Haketa	4:43
8.	"King of Solitude"	Onitsuka, Haketa	4:59
9.	"Borderline"	Onitsuka, Haketa	5:45

3-inch CD single (bonus disc)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Castle Imitation"	Onitsuka, Haketa	5:14
2.	"Castle Imitation" (instrumental)	Onitsuka, Haketa	5:14

Personnel

Chihiro Onitsuka – Vocals
Takefumi Haketa – Acoustic piano, rhodes piano, wurlitzer, harpsichord
Takashi Nishiumi – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Hitoshi Watanabe – Bass
Hitoshi Kusunoki – Drums
Toshiyuki Sugino – Drums
Ikuo Kakehashi – Percussion, conga, flame drum, tablas
Chieko Kinbara – Violin
Yoshihiko Eida – Violin
Haruko Yano – Violin
Joe Kuwata – Violin
Yukiko Iwato – Violin
Naoru Komiya – Violin
Nagisa Kiriyama – Violin
Norito Ohbayashi – Violin
Yukinori Murata – Violin
Osamu Iyoku – Violin
Motoko Fujiie – Violin
Hijiri Kuwano – Violin
Yuji Yamada – Viola
Sachie Ohnuma – Viola
Manami Tokutaka – Viola
Hirohito Furugawara – Viola
Masami Horisawa – Cello
Hiroyasu Yamamoto – Cello
Hiroki Kashiwagi – Cello
Haruki Matsuba – Cello
Yohei Matsuoka – Cello
Gaichi Ishibashi – Oboe

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[2]	Gold	295,000^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)	Position
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart^[4]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Japanese Albums Chart^[5]	41

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog number
Japan	December 11, 2002	Toshiba-EMI/Virgin Tokyo	CD	TOCT-24901 (limited edition with bonus disc)
	December 11, 2002	Toshiba-EMI/Virgin Tokyo	CD	TOCT-24902
	March 11, 2009	EMI Music Japan	SHM-CD	TOCT-95060

Other media

"Castle Imitation" was used as the end credits song in the video game Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter

References

^ 作品データベース検索サービス [searchable copyright database]. Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (in Japanese). Retrieved February 1, 2014. Note: Co-writer's credits are omitted from the sleeve-notes for the album.
^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2002年12月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. December 2002 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 519. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 13. February 10, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved January 17, 2014. (subscription only)
^ "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]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Original Confidence. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
^ "2003年アルバム年間TOP100" [Oricon Year-end Albums Chart of 2003] (in Japanese). Retrieved February 2, 2014.

[jasrac-1] 作品データベース検索サービス [searchable copyright database]. Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (in Japanese). Retrieved February 1, 2014. Note: Co-writer's credits are omitted from the sleeve-notes for the album.

[RIAJ-feb2003-2] "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2002年12月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. December 2002 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 519. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 13. February 10, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.

[OriconSales-3] "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved January 17, 2014. (subscription only)

[Jachart1-4] "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]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Original Confidence. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

[JPYearend-5] "2003年アルバム年間TOP100" [Oricon Year-end Albums Chart of 2003] (in Japanese). Retrieved February 2, 2014.

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