First Love (15th anniversary edition)

~ Release by 宇多田ヒカル (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

▼SHM-CD 1: 2014 REMASTERED ALBUM
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1Automatic -Album Edit-
recording engineer:
Kudo Masashi (engineer) and Ugajin Masaaki
programming:
Nishihira Akira and Taka & Speedy
synthesizer programming:
Nakayama Nobuhiko
producer:
Miyake Akira and Utada Sking Teruzane
mixer:
Goh Hotoda (on 1998-09-19)
guitar:
Kon Tsuyoshi
keyboard:
Nishihira Akira
vocals:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
additional arranger:
Kawano Kei
arranger:
Nishihira Akira and Taka & Speedy
recorded at:
studio TERRA in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan (in 1998-08), Studio Z’d in Nozawa, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan (in 1998-08) and Wonder Station Yoyogi Studio in Tokyo, Japan (in 1998-08)
mixed at:
Studio Farm in Kyoto, Japan (on 1998-09-19)
recording of:
Automatic
lyricist and composer:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
55:28
2Movin' on without you
recording engineer:
Motoyama Seiji (in 1998-11) and Ugajin Masaaki (in 1998-11)
programming:
Murayama Shinichiro
producer:
Miyake Akira and Utada Sking Teruzane
mixer:
Goh Hotoda (on 1998-12-08)
guitar:
Kusaka Yoshiaki
keyboard:
Murayama Shinichiro
vocals:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Murayama Shinichiro
recorded at:
On Air Azabu Studio in Nishi-Azabu, Minato, Tokyo, Japan (in 1998-11) and Paradise Studio in Tokyo, Japan (in 1998-11)
mixed at:
Studio Farm in Kyoto, Japan (on 1998-12-08)
recording of:
Movin’ on without you
lyricist and composer:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
44:38
3In My Room
recording engineer:
Ugajin Masaaki (from 1998-12 until 1999-01)
programming:
Murayama Shinichiro
synthesizer programming:
Iida Takahiro
producer:
Miyake Akira and Utada Sking Teruzane
mixer:
Goh Hotoda (on 1999-01-20)
keyboard:
Murayama Shinichiro
vocals:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Murayama Shinichiro
recorded at:
Studio Terra in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan (from 1998-12 until 1999-01)
mixed at:
Bunkamura Studio (renamed from スタジオ東急ファン (Tokyu Fun Studios) since 1999) in Dōgenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (on 1999-01-20)
recording of:
In My Room
lyricist and composer:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
34:19
4First Love
recording engineer:
Ugajin Masaaki (from 1998-09 until 1998-12)
programming:
Kawano Kei
synthesizer programming:
Iida Takahiro and Momo Masayuki
producer:
Miyake Akira and Utada Sking Teruzane
mixer:
Goh Hotoda (on 1999-01-23)
guitar:
Akiyama Hironori
keyboard:
Kawano Kei
strings:
Goto Yuichiro strings
vocals:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
strings arranger:
Kawano Kei
arranger:
Kawano Kei
recorded at:
Burnish Stone Recording Studios in Setagaya, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan (from 1998-09 until 1998-12), Studio Terra in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan (from 1998-09 until 1998-12) and Toshiba EMI Studio (from 1998-09 until 1998-12)
mixed at:
Bunkamura Studio (renamed from スタジオ東急ファン (Tokyu Fun Studios) since 1999) in Dōgenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (on 1999-01-23)
recording of:
First Love
lyricist and composer:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
日音
54:18
5甘いワナ ～Paint It, Black
recording engineer:
Kudo Masashi (engineer) (in 1998-12), Ugajin Masaaki (in 1998-12) and Watanabe Shuichi (in 1998-12)
programming:
Nishihira Akira
synthesizer programming:
Nakayama Nobuhiko
producer:
Miyake Akira and Utada Sking Teruzane
mixer:
Goh Hotoda (on 1999-01-19)
guitar:
Toriyama Yuji
keyboard:
Nishihira Akira
vocals:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Nishihira Akira
recorded at:
One Voice Komazawa Recording Studios in Komazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan (in 1998-12) and Toshiba EMI Studio (in 1998-12)
mixed at:
Bunkamura Studio (renamed from スタジオ東急ファン (Tokyu Fun Studios) since 1999) in Dōgenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (on 1999-01-19)
partial cover recording of:
Paint It Black
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Onward Music Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
recording of:
甘いワナ (Amai Wana)
lyricist and composer:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
45:02
6time will tell
recording engineer:
Bob Allecca (mastering engineer who owns the Reel Platinum Studios in Lodi, New Jersey) (from 1998-06 until 1998-07), Kamata Takehiko (from 1998-06 until 1998-07), Mike Brown (producer, worked with Bob Allecca) (from 1998-06 until 1998-07) and Ugajin Masaaki (from 1998-06 until 1998-07)
programming:
Mori Toshiyuki
synthesizer programming:
磯村淳
producer:
Miyake Akira and Utada Sking Teruzane
mixer:
Goh Hotoda (on 1998-07-04)
guitar:
Furukawa Masayoshi
keyboard:
Mori Toshiyuki
additional background vocals [chorus]:
Jullian Hernandez
lead vocals:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
arranger:
磯村淳 and Mori Toshiyuki
recorded at:
Quad Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1998-06 until 1998-07) and Studio Terra in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan (from 1998-06 until 1998-07)
mixed at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1998-07-04)
recording of:
time will tell
lyricist and composer:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
35:27
7Never Let Go
recording engineer:
Ugajin Masaaki (from 1998-01 until 1998-12)
synthesizer programming:
Iida Takahiro
producer:
Miyake Akira and Utada Sking Teruzane
mixer:
Goh Hotoda (on 1998-12-09)
guitar:
Honda Yuichiro
vocals:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Kawano Kei
recorded at:
Studio Terra in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan (from 1998-01 until 1998-12) and Toshiba EMI Studio (from 1998-01 until 1998-12)
mixed at:
Studio Farm in Kyoto, Japan (on 1998-12-09)
samples:
Shape of My Heart by Sting
recording of:
Never Let Go
lyricist:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Gordon Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police), Dominic Miller (guitarist) and Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Magnetic Publishing Ltd., Steerpike Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
33:58
8B&C -Album Version-
recording engineer:
Kudo Masashi (engineer) (from 1998-08 until 1999-01) and Ugajin Masaaki (from 1998-08 until 1999-01)
programming:
Nishihira Akira and Taka & Speedy
synthesizer programming:
Nakayama Nobuhiko
producer:
Miyake Akira and Utada Sking Teruzane
mixer:
Goh Hotoda (on 1999-01-21)
additional keyboard:
Kawano Kei
guitar:
Toriyama Yuji
keyboard:
Nishihira Akira
vocals:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Nishihira Akira and Taka & Speedy
recorded at:
Studio Terra in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan (from 1998-08 until 1999-01), Studio Z’d in Nozawa, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan (from 1998-08 until 1999-01) and Toshiba EMI Studio (from 1998-08 until 1999-01)
mixed at:
Bunkamura Studio (renamed from スタジオ東急ファン (Tokyu Fun Studios) since 1999) in Dōgenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (on 1999-01-21)
recording of:
B&C
lyricist and composer:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
44:21
9Another Chance
recording engineer:
Kudo Masashi (engineer) (in 1998-12) and Ugajin Masaaki (in 1998-12)
programming:
Nishihira Akira and Taka & Speedy
synthesizer programming:
Nakayama Nobuhiko
producer:
Miyake Akira and Utada Sking Teruzane
mixer:
Goh Hotoda (on 1998-12-09)
guitar:
Kon Tsuyoshi
keyboard:
Nishihira Akira
vocals:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Nishihira Akira and Taka & Speedy
recorded at:
Studio Terra in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan (in 1998-12) and Toshiba EMI Studio (in 1998-12)
mixed at:
Studio Farm in Kyoto, Japan (on 1998-12-09)
recording of:
Another Chance
lyricist and composer:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
45:22
10Interlude
recording engineer:
Ugajin Masaaki (in 1998-06, in 1999-01)
producer:
Miyake Akira and Utada Sking Teruzane
mixer:
Goh Hotoda
vocals:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
recorded at:
Studio Terra in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan (in 1998-06, in 1999-01) and Toshiba EMI Studio (in 1998-06, in 1999-01)
recording of:
Interlude
composer:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
0:18
11Give Me A Reason
recording engineer:
Kudo Masashi (engineer) (from 1998-12 until 1999-01) and Ugajin Masaaki (from 1998-12 until 1999-01)
programming:
Nishihira Akira
synthesizer programming:
Nakayama Nobuhiko
producer:
Miyake Akira and Utada Sking Teruzane
mixer:
Goh Hotoda (on 1999-01-22)
additional keyboard:
Kawano Kei
guitar:
Toriyama Yuji
harmonica:
Yagi Nobuo
keyboard:
Nishihira Akira
additional background vocals [chorus]:
Anthony “A.J.” Johnson (reggae vocalist), Paula J. and Wanda Lawson
lead vocals:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Nishihira Akira
recorded at:
Studio Farm in Kyoto, Japan (from 1998-12 until 1999-01) and Toshiba EMI Studio (from 1998-12 until 1999-01)
mixed at:
Bunkamura Studio (renamed from スタジオ東急ファン (Tokyu Fun Studios) since 1999) in Dōgenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (on 1999-01-22)
recording of:
Give Me A Reason
lyricist and composer:
Utada Hikaru (Japanese-American singer-songwriter)
36:25
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