Ascension (Misia album)

Ascension is the seventh studio album by Japanese R&B singer Misia, released on February 7, 2007.[1] It is her first album in over two years and last to be released under the Avex subsidiary Rhythmedia Tribe. The album was later re-released under BMG Japan.

Ascension
Studio album by Misia
Released	February 7, 2007
Recorded	2004-2006
Genre	R&B soul pop dance lounge house
Length	73:54 (Regular edition) 83:58 (First press edition) 78:33 (Re-release edition)
Label	Rhythmedia Tribe BMG Japan (Re-release)
Producer	Misia
Misia chronology
Singer for Singer (2004) Ascension (2007) Eighth World (2008)
Alternative covers
First press cover
Singles from Ascension
"Song for You" Released: August 1, 2005 "Shinin' (Nijiiro no Rhythm)" Released: November 22, 2005 "Luv Parade/Color of Life" Released: July 5, 2006 "Sea of Dreams" Released: July 12, 2006

The album is certified Gold for shipment of 100,000 copies.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Color of Life"	Misia	Misia, Joi	4:42
2.	"Future Funk"	Misia, Tiger	Sakoshin	4:02
3.	"Remember Lady"	Misia	Jun Sasaki	4:52
4.	"TYO"	Misia	Misia, Sakoshin	3:45
5.	"Taiyō ga Kureta Present" (太陽がくれたプレゼント Taiyō ga Kureta Purezento, "Present from the Sun")	Misia	Misia, Mits Ishibashi	4:07
6.	"Stay in My Heart"	Misia	Sinkiroh	6:52
7.	"Tsuki" (月, "Moon")	Kazufumi Miyazawa	Sinkiroh	5:05
8.	"Shinin' (Nijiiro no Rhythm)" (SHININ' ～虹色のリズム～ SHININ' ~Nijiiro no Rizumu~, "Shinin' (A Rainbow Rhythm)")	Misia	Joi	5:11
9.	"Suna no Shiro" (砂の城, "Sand Castle")	Hiroshi Takano	Sinkiroh	4:47
10.	"Angel"	Misia, Shusui, Anders Dannvik	Shusui, Dannvik	4:32
11.	"Luv Parade"	Misia	Andreas Grill, Nick Malmestrom	4:09
12.	"We Are the Music"	Misia	Toshiaki Matsumoto	5:37
13.	"Song for You"	Misia	Katsunori Hoshi	5:54
14.	"Hoshi no Ginka" (星の銀貨, "Silver Star Coin")	Misia	Sasaki	5:00

First press bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
15.	"Sea of Dreams"	Misia	John Kavanaugh	4:40

Re-release bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
15.	"Rio"	Joi	Joi	5:23

Charts

Oricon sales charts

Release date	Chart	Peak position	Debut sales	Sales total	Chart run
February 7, 2007	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	2		127,768	10 weeks
	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	2	73,054
	Oricon Monthly Albums Chart	7
	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	91

Physical sales charts

Chart	Peak position
Oricon Daily Albums Chart	2
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	2
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart	7
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	91
G-Music J-pop Chart[2] (Taiwan)	10
Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart[3] (Taiwan)	9
Soundscan Albums Chart[4]	2

Release history

Regular and first press editions Country Date Label Catalog Japan February 7, 2007 Rhythmedia Tribe RXCD-21084 Taiwan March 9, 2007 Avex Taiwan Korea April 27, 2007 S.M. Entertainment

Re-release edition Country Date Label Catalog Japan December 17, 2008 BMG Japan BVCS-21044 Taiwan January 9, 2009 Sony Music Taiwan

References

1. "MISIA、ニュー・アルバム発表！". CDJournal (in Japanese). January 26, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
2. G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜) Archived 2009-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
3. 五大唱片 (日韓榜)
4. 週刊 CDソフト TOP20 Archived 2008-08-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website