Sugar Hunter: The Best Love Songs of Chara

Sugar Hunter: The Best Love Songs of Chara
Sugar Hunter: The Best Love Songs of Chara
Greatest hits album by Chara
Released	September 5, 2007
Recorded	1991–2002
Length	2:03:59
Label	Sony Music Japan
Producer	Chara
Chara chronology

Sugar Hunter: The Best Love Songs of Chara (シュガー・ハンター・ザ・ベスト・ラブ・ソングズ・オブ・チャラ, Shugā Hantā za Besuto Rabu Songuzu obu Chara) is a greatest hits album by Japanese singer Chara, featuring her Sony material, which was released on September 5, 2007.^[1] It debuted at #14 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 300 for 12 weeks.^[2] It eventually sold 65,328 copies.

The album was released to coincide with the 10 year anniversary of her million selling album, Junior Sweet. It was also released seven months after her comeback album under Universal, Union. Two versions of the album was released: a limited edition 2CD+DVD set, as well as a regular 2-CD set. The DVD featured 18 of Chara's Sony era music videos.

Track listing

Disc Sweet: *A Sweet Love Song Collection*
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Shimashima no Bambi (しましまのバンビ, Striped Bambi)"	Chara	Chara	Towa Tei	3:30
2.	"Yasashii Kimochi (やさしい気持ち, Kind Feelings)"	Chara	Chara	Zentarō Watanabe	3:29
3.	"Lemon Candy (レモンキャンディ)"	Chara	Yasuyuki Okamura	Shinichi Igarashi, Yukio Nagoshi, Kiyoshi Takakuwa, Ken'ichi Shirane, Chara	3:52
4.	"Milk (ミルク)"	Chara	Chara, Ashley Ingram	Ashley Ingram	3:52
5.	"Ai no Jibaku Sōchi (愛の自爆装置, Love Suicide Bombing Gear)"	Chara	Chara, U-Ske Asada	U-Ske Asada	4:36
6.	"Koi o Shita (恋をした, I'm in Love)"	Chara	Chara, Peter Lorimer	Peter Lorimer	5:09
7.	"Taisetsu o Kizuku Mono (大切をきずくもの, Things That Make You Mean More to Me)"	Chara	Chara	Yukio Nagoshi	4:50
8.	"Happy Toy"	Chara	Chara, Zentarō Watanabe	Zentarō Watanabe	5:01
9.	"Ōki na Jishin ga Kitatte (大きな地震がきたって, Even If There's a Great Earthquake)"	Chara	Chara	U-Ske Asada	5:04
10.	"Duca"	Chara	Chara, Shinichi Igarashi	Aurora Band	3:58
11.	"Skirt (Album Version) (スカート)"	Chara	James Iha	James Iha, Andy Chase	5:16
12.	"Tiny Tiny Tiny"	Chara	Chara	CUB	5:54
13.	"Junior Sweet"	Chara	Chara, Shinichi Osawa	Shinichi Osawa	6:27
Total length:					65:52

Disc Bitter: *A Bitter Love Song Collection*
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta) (あいのうた, Love Song)" (Yen Town Band)	Shunji Iwai, Takeshi Kobayashi, Chara	Takeshi Kobayashi	Takeshi Kobayashi	4:48
2.	"Break These Chain"	Chara	Chara	U-Ske Asada	5:39
3.	"Tsuki to Amai Namida (月と甘い涙, The Moon and Sweet Tears)"	Chara	Chara	Zentarō Watanabe	4:57
4.	"Time Machine (タイムマシーン)"	Chara	Chara, Yukio Nagoshi, Hideki Yoshimura	Hoppy Kamiyama, Yukio Nagoshi	6:06
5.	"Sweet"	Chara	Chara, U-Ske Asada	U-Ske Asada	4:41
6.	"Are wa ne (あれはね, Is That Right)"	Chara	Chara	David Motion	5:33
7.	"70% (Yūgure no Uta) (70%—夕暮れのうた, 70% (Evening Song))"	Chara	Chara, Zentarō Watanabe	Zentarō Watanabe	4:10
8.	"Tsumibukaku Aishite yo (罪深く愛してよ, Love Me Guiltily (Love Me Sinfully))"	Chara	Chara, U-Ske Asada	U-Ske Asada	5:08
9.	"Atashi Nande Dakishimetai n darou? (あたしなんで抱きしめたいんだろう?, Why Do I Wanna Hug Him?)"	Chara	Kohey Tsuchiya	Zentarō Watanabe	4:40
10.	"Heaven"	Chara, U-Ske Asada	Chara, U-Ske Asada	U-Ske Asada	4:46
11.	"Hatsukoi (初恋, First Love)"	Chara	Chara	Hoppy Kamiyama, Chara	4:41
12.	"Violet Blue"	Chara	Chara	U-Ske Asada	6:09
Total length:					61:17

DVD: Music videos (Limited Edition)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heaven"	4:46
2.	"Ōki na Jishin ga Kitatte (大きな地震がきたって, Even If There's a Great Earthquake)"	5:06
3.	"Ai no Jibaku Sōchi (愛の自爆装置, Love Suicide Bombing Gear)"	4:36
4.	"Tsumibukaku Aishite yo (罪深く愛してよ, Love Me Guiltily (Love Me Sinfully))"	5:09
5.	"Atashi Nande Dakishimetai n darou? (あたしなんで抱きしめたいんだろう?, Why Do I Wanna Hug Him?)"	4:42
6.	"Yasashii Kimochi (やさしい気持ち, Kind Feelings)"	3:29
7.	"Time Machine (タイムマシーン)"	6:07
8.	"Milk (ミルク)"	3:52
9.	"Duca"	4:00
10.	"Hikari to Watashi (光と私, The Light and Me)"	5:45
11.	"70% (Yūgure no Uta) (70%—夕暮れのうた, 70% (Evening Song))"	4:11
12.	"Tsuki to Amai Namida (月と甘い涙, The Moon and Sweet Tears)"	4:58
13.	"Taisetsu o Kizuku Mono (大切をきずくもの, Things That Make You Mean More to Me)"	4:50
14.	"Lemon Candy (レモンキャンディ)"	4:47
15.	"Skirt (スカート)"	4:03
16.	"Boku ni Utsushite (ボクにうつして, Reflecting in Me)"	4:37
17.	"Hatsukoi (初恋, First Love)"	4:41
18.	"Mieru wa (みえるわ, I Can See!)"	5:01
Total length:		84:30

Japan Sales Rankings

Release	Chart	Peak position	First week sales	Sales total
September 5, 2007	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	11
	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	14	20,113	65,328
	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	185

Various charts

Chart	Peak position	First Week Sales
Soundscan Album Top 20^[3] (CD+DVD version only)	14	18,649

References

^ "Sony Music Online Japan : Sugar Hunter ～THE BEST LOVE SONGS OF CHARA～". Retrieved 2009-10-29.
^ "Sony Music Online Japan : Sugar Hunter ～THE BEST LOVE SONGS OF CHARA～". Retrieved 2009-10-29.
^ 週間CDソフトTOP 20 アルバム総合ランキングTOP20 2007年9月3日～2007年9月9日調査分

[1] "Sony Music Online Japan : Sugar Hunter ～THE BEST LOVE SONGS OF CHARA～". Retrieved 2009-10-29.

[2] "Sony Music Online Japan : Sugar Hunter ～THE BEST LOVE SONGS OF CHARA～". Retrieved 2009-10-29.

[3] 週間CDソフトTOP 20 アルバム総合ランキングTOP20 2007年9月3日～2007年9月9日調査分

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