Summary
I Loved Yesterday is the third album of Japanese singer-songwriter YUI, and was released on 9 April 2008.[2] The album peaked at number twenty-three on the Billboard Japan Top 100.[3] I Loved Yesterday has been certified double platinum by RIAJ for shipment of 500,000 copies in Japan.[4]
| I Loved Yesterday | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 April 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007-2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||
| Length | 46:21 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Japan, Studioseven Recordings | |||
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| Singles from I Loved Yesterday | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The 1st track, "Laugh Away" which is the lead song for the album is released as a 1st digital single on March 10, 2008, which is used as the theme song for the Glico "Watering KissMint" commercial and the 10th track, "Oh Yeah: YUI Acoustic Version" is, later, also released as another digital single on May 25, 2008, which is used as the opening theme song to the morning Japanese show Mezamashi TV.
The album title, I Loved Yesterday's message is "Kinou wo aiseru youni kyou wo ikiyou. Ashita mo onaji kimochi de itai kara" (昨日を 愛せるように 今日を 生きよう 明日も 同じ気持ちで いたいから) which means in English, "In order to love yesterday, let's live today without regrets. I want to live tomorrow with the same feeling as well".
Track listing edit
- Regular Edition
All lyrics are written by Yui; all music is composed by Yui, except noted
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Laugh away" | northa+ | 4:19 | |
| 2. | "My Generation" | northa+ | 3:53 | |
| 3. | "Find me" | northa+ | 3:35 | |
| 4. | "No way" | COZZi | COZZi | 1:16 |
| 5. | "Namidairo" | northa+ | 3:33 | |
| 6. | "Daydreamer" | COZZi | COZZi | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Love is all" | northa+ | 4:24 | |
| 8. | "I will love you" | COZZi | COZZi | 4:21 |
| 9. | "We will go" | northa+ | 3:02 | |
| 10. | "OH YEAH" | northa+ | 3:12 | |
| 11. | "My friend" | SHIGEZO | 3:13 | |
| 12. | "LOVE & TRUTH" | northa+ | 4:18 | |
| 13. | "Am I wrong?" | northa+ | 3:35 |
- Limited Edition
Regular Edition + DVD
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good-bye Days" (Music video) | |
| 2. | "I Remember You" (Music video) | |
| 3. | "Rolling Star" (Music video) | |
| 4. | "Cherry" (Music video) | |
| 5. | "Live at Budokan Premium Edition" (2007.11.19 live footage) |
Charts and sales edit
Oricon sales charts (Japan) edit
| Release | Oricon Chart | Peak position | First week sales | Sales total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2008 | Daily Chart | 1 | 475,709 | |
| Weekly Chart | 1[5] | 285,407 | ||
| Monthly Chart | 3 | |||
| Yearly Chart | 19 |
References edit
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Official discography (in Japanese) http://www.yui-net.com/discography/
- ^ Billboard Japan Top 100 Albums – I Loved Yesterday
- ^ "社団法人 日本レコード協会｜各種統計". Archived from the original on 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ Oricon rankings source http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/358664/products/754413/1/