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Voice of Earth
CD cover
Studio album by
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

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.

Promotion

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"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

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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

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Japan

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

Taiwan

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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

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Date Country
March 4, 2009 Japan
March 13, 2009 Taiwan

Staff and personnel

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  • 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

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Notes

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

Sources

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  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)