宇多田ヒカル*Distance

Label:

Eastworld – TOCT-24601

Format:

CD , Album

Country:

Japan

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Contemporary R&B

Tracklist

1 Wait & See ~リスク~
Drum ProgrammingXavier Smith
GuitarDave Barry*
Mixed By, Recorded BySteve Hodge
Producer, Arranged By, Performer [All Other Instruments]Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Recorded By [Vocals]Mitsuhiro Indoh*
4:48
2 Can You Keep A Secret?
Arranged By [Pre-production], Keyboards [Additional]Yuichiro Honda
Arranged By, Keyboards, Programmed ByAkira Nishihira
Finger SnapsSking*
GuitarYuji Toriyama
Recorded ByMasashi Kudo
Synthesizer [Programming]Nobuhiko Nakayama
5:08
3 Distance
GuitarKei Kawano
HornsYokan
5:30
4 サングラス
GuitarKenji Suzuki (2)
Recorded By [Additional]Masaaki Ugajin
4:46
5 ドラマ
Arranged By, GuitarYuichiro Honda
Lyrics ByUtada Hikaru
Music ByUtada Hikaru
Synthesizer [Programming]Daisuke Kikuchi
4:36
6 Eternally
Arranged By [Strings], Piano [Acoustic]Kei Kawano
PercussionBashiri Johnson
Recorded By [Strings], Recorded By [Vocals]Goh Hotoda
StringsYuichiro Goto Group
4:45
7 Addicted To You (Up-In-Heaven Mix)
KeyboardsDarnell Davis
Producer, Arranged By, Drum ProgrammingAlex Richbourg
Producer, Arranged By, Performer [All Other Instruments]Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Recorded BySteve Hodge
RemixJeff Taylor (6)
5:19
8 For You
Effects [Talking Modulator]Hidenobu Okita
GuitarKei Kawano
Synthesizer [Programming]Takahiro Iida
Tape [Tape Scratch]Masaaki Ugajin
5:22
9 蹴っ飛ばせ!
Arranged By, Keyboards, Programmed ByAkira Nishihira
GuitarYuji Toriyama
Recorded ByMasashi Kudo
Synthesizer [Programming]Nobuhiko Nakayama
4:31
10 Parody
BassMitsutaka Saito
DrumsTony Royster Jr.
GuitarMike Scott (7)
Recorded By [Vocals]Masaaki Ugajin
ShakerGoh Hotoda
Synthesizer [Programming]Takahiro Iida
TurntablesDJ Uppercut
5:25
11 タイム・リミット
Edited By [Pro-tools]Paul Foley
Lyrics ByUtada Hikaru
Mixed ByDexter Simmons
Music ByUtada Hikaru
Producer, Arranged By, Programmed By [All Music], Rap, Recorded ByRodney Jerkins
Recorded By, Edited By [Pro-tools]Harvey Mason Jr.
4:55
12 言葉にならない気持ち
Keyboards [Additional]Kei Kawano
5:03
Bonus Track
13 Hayatochi - Remix
Producer, Mixed By, Programmed By, KeyboardsUtada Hikaru
Programmed By [Additional]Kei Kawano
4:10

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByToshiba EMI Ltd
  • Produced ForFlyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
  • Produced ForABR Productions, Inc.
  • Produced ForDarkchild Entertainment
  • Recorded AtFlyte Tyme Studios
  • Recorded AtStudio Terra
  • Recorded AtThe Hit Factory
  • Recorded AtToshiba EMI Studio
  • Recorded AtBunkamura Studio
  • Recorded AtStudio Groove (2)
  • Recorded AtDarkchild Studios
  • Mixed AtFlyte Tyme Studios
  • Mixed AtThe Hit Factory
  • Mixed AtBunkamura Studio
  • Mixed AtElectric Lady Studios
  • Mixed AtThe Hit Factory Criteria
  • Remixed AtMadjef Productions
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Designed AtButterfly・Stroke Inc.

Credits

  • Arranged ByUtada Hikaru (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 11, 13)
  • Arranged By, Keyboards, Programmed ByShinichiro Murayama (tracks: 4, 6, 12)
  • CoordinatorMichael T. Martin
  • Directed ByHidenobu Okita
  • Engineer [Assistant - Bunkamura Studio]Kazutaka Mori
  • Engineer [Assistant - Electric Lady Studios]Shinobu Mitsuoka
  • Engineer [Assistant - Flyte Tyme Studios]Xavier Smith
  • Engineer [Assistant - Studio Groove]Sayaka Noma
  • Engineer [Assistant - Studio Terra]Ken Kobayashi (5)
  • Engineer [Assistant - The Hit Factory]Michael McCoy
  • Executive ProducerJunya Nakasone, Masaaki Saito, Soichi Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Sanada
  • Keyboards [Additional]Philippe Saisse (tracks: 2, 4, 6)
  • Mastered ByTed Jensen
  • Mixed ByGoh Hotoda (tracks: 2 to 6, 8 to 10, 12, 13)
  • ProducerTeruzane Sking Utada (tracks: 2 to 6, 8 to 10, 12)
  • Producer [Assistant]Ra Junko Utada (tracks: 2 to 6, 8 to 10, 12)
  • Programmed By [Additional]Yutaka Nakamura (tracks: 2, 4, 6)
  • Recorded BySyuichi Watanabe* (tracks: 3, 5, 6)
  • Recorded By [Additional]Goh Hotoda (tracks: 3, 5, 6)
  • SongwriterUtada Hikaru (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 10, 12, 13)
  • Synthesizer [Programming]Kazuhide Tsunemi (tracks: 3, 10, 13)
  • VocalsUtada Hikaru

Notes

Disc face: MFD BY TOSHIBA-EMI IN JAPAN

Tracks 1 & 7 recorded at Flyte Tyme Studios, Edina, MN; tracks 2, 4 & 9 recorded at The Hit Factory, NY; tracks 2 to 6, 9, 10 & 13 recorded at Bunkamura Studio; tracks 3 & 13 recorded at Toshiba EMI Studio; tracks 4, 5, 8, 10 & 12 recorded at Studio Terra; track 10 recorded at Studio Groove, Osaka; track 11 recorded at Darkchild Studios, Pleasantville, NJ.

Track 1 vocals recorded at Studio Terra; track 6 vocals, strings and additional recording at Bunkamura Studio and The Hit Factory, NY.

Track 1 mixed at Flyte Tyme Studios, Edina, MN; tracks 2, 4, 6, 9 & 13 mixed at The Hit Factory, NY; tracks 3, 5, 10 & 12 mixed at Bunkamura Studio; track 8 mixed at Electric Lady Studios, NY; track 11 mixed at The Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL; track 7 remixed at MADJEF Productions, Brooklyn Park, MN.

Release mastered at Sterling Sound, NY

Yuji Toriyama appears courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.

Philippe Saisse credited as Philipe Saisse in the credits for track 2, but correctly credited on tracks 4 & 6.
Yuichiro Goto Group is credited as Yuichiro Goto Strings.
Mike Scott credited as Michael Scott.

Japanese names in the credits (in the booklet) have been presented in the traditional Japanese way, surname first, given name second. The order has been rearranged in the tracklist above for consistency.

Track 13 is labeled as a Bonus Track.

Track title Romanization:
1: ~Risuku~ [risk]
4: Sangurasu [sunglasses]
5: Dorama [drama]
9: Kettobase
11: Taimu Rimitto [time limit]
12: Kotoba Ni Naranai Kimochi

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 4988006172098
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): TOCT-24601 1 B6
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): TOCT-24601 1 B4
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): TOCT-24601 2 B3
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): TOCT-24601 1 A7
  • Mastering SID Code (All variants): IFPI L153
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 1): ifpi 28U5
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 2): ifpi 28U1
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 28T5
  • Rights Society: JASRAC

Other Versions (5 of 21)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Distance (CD, CD-ROM, Promo) EMI none Thailand 2000
Recently Edited
Distance (CD, Album) OctoArts EMI Music, Inc. 7243 532669 29 Philippines 2001
New Submission
Distance (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) Eastworld TOJT-24651-2 Japan 2001
New Submission
Distance (CD, Album) Meika Music MKCD-1472 China 2001
New Submission
Distance (CD, Album, Stereo) EMI 百代 724353266929 Taiwan 2001

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