November 24th is an interesting day for fans of Utada Hikaru, as it will see the release of two “greatest hits” albums. The first entitled – Utada Hikaru: Single Collection Vol. 2, the other “Utada the Best”, which is a collection of songs from two of her English language albums. What makes this particularly interesting is that Utada herself said of the latter album: “The release of ‘Utada the best’ is entirely against my will. I wish that my fans won’t have to buy it. There’s no new material in it”. The former album will come with an EP featuring five brand new recordings.
The lead single of the collection is the song “Hymne à l’amour (Ai no Anthem),” which is a cover version of the 1950’s song by French singer Edith Piaf. Utada sings the song both in French and Japanese, using her personally written translation. Check out the table below for track listings and information about these new releases!
| All disc 1 songs written and composed by Hikaru Utada. |
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| CD1 |
| No. |
Title |
Arranger(s) |
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Length |
| 1 |
“Prisoner of Love (from Heart Station)” |
Utada |
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4:46 |
| 2 |
“Stay Gold (from Heart Station)” |
Utada |
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5:14 |
| 3 |
“Heart Station (from Heart Station)” |
Utada |
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4:36 |
| 4 |
“Kiss & Cry (from Heart Station)” |
Utada |
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5:06 |
| 5 |
“Beautiful World (from Heart Station)” |
Utada |
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5:17 |
| 6 |
“Flavor of Life (Ballad Version) (from Heart Station)” |
Utada, Alexis Smith, Yuzuru Tomita |
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5:25 |
| 7 |
“Boku wa Kuma (from Heart Station)” |
Utada, Tomita |
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2:23 |
| 8 |
“This Is Love (from Ultra Blue)” |
Utada |
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4:57 |
| 9 |
“Keep Tryin’ (from Ultra Blue)” |
Utada |
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4:53 |
| 10 |
“Passion (from Ultra Blue)” |
Utada |
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4:43 |
| 11 |
“Be My Last (from Ultra Blue)” |
Utada |
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4:30 |
| 12 |
“Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro (from Ultra Blue)” |
Utada |
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4:26 |
| 13 |
“Beautiful World (Planitb Acoustica Mix)” |
Russell McNamara |
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5:10 |
| Total length: |
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57:26:00 |
| CD2 |
| No. |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Arranger(s) |
Length |
| 1 |
“Arashi no Megami” (嵐の女神 “Storm Goddess”) |
Utada |
Utada |
4:16 |
| 2 |
“Show Me Love (Not a Dream)” |
Utada |
Utada |
4:17 |
| 3 |
“Goodbye Happiness” |
Utada |
Utada |
5:21 |
| 4 |
“Hymne à l’amour (Ai no Anthem)” |
Édith Piaf, Marguerite Monnot, Utada |
Utada, Naruyoshi Kikuchi |
6:33 |
| 5 |
“Can’t Wait ‘Til Christmas” |
Utada |
Utada |
3:44 |
| Total length: |
24:11:00 |
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| Release history |
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| Region |
Date |
Format |
Distributing Label |
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| Japan |
November 24, 2010 (2010-11-24)[1] |
CD, digital download |
EMI Music Japan |
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| Philippines |
November 24, 2010 (2010-11-24)[6] |
CD |
PolyEast Records |
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| South Korea |
November 29, 2010 (2010-11-29)[7] |
CD |
EMI Korea Limited |
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| Japan |
December 11, 2010 (2010-12-11)[8] |
Rental CD |
N/A |
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Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utada_Hikaru_Single_Collection_Vol._2