Voice of Earth

Voice of Earth is Chinese singer Alan's debut Japanese-language album released by Avex Trax. The album contains the eight singles alan has released from 2007 to 2009. The album was released on March 4, 2009 in Japan.

Voice of Earth
CD cover
Studio album by
alan
ReleasedMarch 4, 2009 (2009-03-04)
Recorded2007-2009
GenreAlternative rock, pop
Length70:57
LabelAvex Trax
ProducerMasato Matsuura (Executive producer), Kazuhito Kikuchi
Alan chronology
Voice of Earth
(2009)		 My Life
(2009)
Alternative cover
CD+DVD Cover
Singles from Voice of Earth
  1. "Ashita e no Sanka"
    Released: November 21, 2007
  2. "Hitotsu"
    Released: March 5, 2008
  3. "Natsukashii Mirai: Longing Future"
    Released: July 2, 2008
  4. "Sora Uta"
    Released: August 13, 2008
  5. "Kaze no Tegami"
    Released: September 10, 2008
  6. "Red Cliff: Shin-Sen"
    Released: October 15, 2008
  7. "Megumi no Ame"
    Released: November 12, 2008
  8. "Gunjō no Tani"
    Released: February 4, 2009

Promotion

"Natsukashii Mirai (Longing Future)" was used as the theme song for NHK special, Save the Future, for World Environment Day.[1] Her sixth single "Red Cliff: Shin-Sen" was used to as the theme song for the movie Red Cliff.[2] An alternate version of the song was used to promote the Japanese re-release of the PlayStation 2 game Dynasty Warriors 6.[3] The song "Liberty", is being used as the theme song for Japanese drama, Hikon Dōmei (非婚同盟, lit. Non-Marriage Alliance), which aired on Tokai TV.[4] The song "Tsuki ga Watashi" was used in the commercials for the pachinko chain Minho Group.[5] "Gunjō no Tani" is being used as the ending theme song for Japanese information program, Miyaneya (情報ライブ ミヤネ屋, lit. Live Miyaneya Store Information), which airs on Yomiuri TV.[6]

If the customer ordered Voice of Earth via Tower Records, they would have received a special separate CD that contained a new version of Red Cliff: Shin Sen. This was titled as "Red Cliff: Shin Sen (Modern Rock Version)".[7]

Track list
CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Tennyo: interlude (天女 ~interlude~, Celestial Maiden: interlude)[note 1]" Kazuhito Kikuchi & TatsugooKazuhito Kikuchi & Tatsugoo3:10
2."Ashita e no Sanka"Shinji NojimaKazuhito KikuchiYūta Nakano5:04
3."Sora Uta"Yūho IwasatoKazuhito KikuchiYūta Nakano4:19
4."Natsukashii Mirai: Longing Future"Taeko OnukiKazuhito KikuchiYūta Nakano5:41
5."Hitotsu"Yumi YoshimotoKazuhito KikuchiYūta Nakano5:07
6."Kaze no Tegami"Yūho IwasatoKazuhito KikuchiYūta Nakano5:00
7."Brave"Yumi KawanabeKazuhito Kikuchih-wonder4:27
8."Yume no Garden (夢のガーデン, Dream Garden)"alan, Yumi KawanabeKazuhito Kikuchiats-5:41
9."Gunjō no Tani"CoccoCoccotasuku5:05
10."My Friend"kenko-pKazuhito Kikuchitasuku4:24
11."Liberty"Yūho IwasatoKazuhito KikuchiSHiNTA4:49
12."Tsuki ga Watashi (月がわたし, I Am the Moon)"Kazuhito KikuchiKazuhito Kikuchiats-4:35
13."Red Cliff: Shin-Sen"Goro MatsuiTaro IwashiroYūta Nakano5:57
14."Megumi no Ame"Toko FurūchiKazuhito KikuchiYūta Nakano5:13
15."Together[note 2]"Miki MatsuiAlan Dawa DolmaYūta Nakano4:27
Total length:70:57
Tower Records Exclusive Bonus CD
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Red Cliff: Shin-Sen (Modern Rock Version)"Goro Matsui5:23
Total length:5:23
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Intro" 
2."Ashita e no Sanka" 
3."Hitotsu" 
4."Natsukashii Mirai: Longing Future" 
5."Sora Uta" 
6."Kaze no Tegami" 
7."Red Cliff: Shin-Sen" 
8."Megumi no Ame" 
9."Gunjō no Tani" 
10."Choir (Natsukashii Mirai: Longing Future)" 
11."Together" 
12."Outro Gunjō no Tani Making Video" 

Charts

Japan
Chart Peak position Sales total
Oricon Daily Chart 10
Oricon Weekly Chart 15 23,568[8]

Taiwan
Chart Peak Position Peak Sale Percentage
G-Music Jpop/Kpop Chart[9] 5 3.91%
Five Music Jpop/Kpop Chart[10] 2 7.6%

Release history
DateCountry
March 4, 2009Japan
March 13, 2009Taiwan

Staff and personnel
  • Sound Produced By: Kazuhito Kikuchi
  • A&R chief: Kentaro Furusawa (Avex Trax)
  • A&R: Maiko Shino (Avex Trax)
  • Sound director: Yoshihisa Tokuda (Avex Entertainment Inc.)
  • Mixed by: Koji Morimoto (Prime Sound Studio Form)
  • Mastered by: Tom Cayne at Sterling Sound, NYC
  • Visual director: Atsushi Sawamaru (Avex Trax)
  • Art director: Shinichi Hana
  • Designer: Tomokazu Suzuki (Momya)
  • Photographer: Lesley Kee (Supersonic)
  • Hair & Makeup: Mayumi Watanabe (Gon.)
  • Styling: Saoli Iguchi
  • Creative coordinator: Kanako Shino (Avex Marketing Inc.)
  • Artist promotion: All Promotion Dept. Staff (Avex Marketing Inc.)
  • Tie-Up coordinator: All Tie-Up Dept. Staff (Avex Marketing Inc.)
  • Area promotion: All Area Branch Staff (Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka)
  • Sales promotion: Takeshi Nemoto, Atsushi Nishimoto, Tadayuki Minoda, Jun Yogi, Tomoko Nagaoka & All AMI Staff (Avex Marketing Inc.)
  • Web designer & coordinator: Ayumi Kobayashi (Avex Marketing Inc.)
  • Web promotion: Naoya Munemura (Avex Marketing Inc.)
  • A&R desk: Yuka Nakanishi (Avex Trax)
  • Live coordinator: Jun Ishikawa (Avex Live Creation)
  • China A&R: Kunio Nakayama (Avex China Co. Ltd)
  • Artist manager: Chen Tao, Zhang Guanyu (Avex Marketing Inc.)
  • Artist management supervisor: Yoshihiro Seki, Noriyuki Morizane (Avex Marketing Inc.)
  • Planner: Jun Harada (Avex Entertainment Inc./Avex Marketing Inc.)
  • General director: Hiroshi "funaty" Ishimori (Avex Entertainment Inc.)
  • Supervisor: Hidenori Handa
  • Executive supervisor: Akihiro Terada (Avex Asia Holding Inc.)
  • General producers: Ryuhei Chiba, Takashi Akira (Avex Entertainment Inc.)
  • Executive producer: Masato Matsuura (Avex Group)

References

Notes
  1. Sung in Tibetan.
  2. Bonus track found only on first press.

Sources
  1. "alan's New Single Natsukashii Mirai: Longing Future Produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto". Oops! Music Community. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  2. "Red Cliff: Shin-Sen Oricon Page". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  3. "Dynasty Warriors 5 SP CM, and His Latest Collaboration with Director John Woo Song". Inside Game. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  4. "Winter Drama Line-up". MSN Japan. Archived from the original on 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  5. "Company CM Songs". Meiho Group. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  6. "Gunjō no Tani Oricon Page". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  7. "TOWER RECORDS JP".
  8. "Voice of Earth Oricon Rank". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  9. G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)
  10. 五大唱片 (日韓榜)
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