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Released | 1 May 2013 | |||
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Length | 50:20 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
Label | Speedstar | |||
Producer | Gen Hoshino | |||
Gen Hoshino chronology | ||||
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Singles from Stranger | ||||
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Stranger (Japanese pronunciation: [sɯ̥toɾeꜜndʑaː]) is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter and musician Gen Hoshino. It was released on 1 May 2013 in Japan on Speedstar Records.
It was the first release since Hoshino's hiatus after he suffered subarachnoid hemorrhage at the end of 2012. [2] As of May 2013, it is ranked 2nd on the Oricon music charts. [3] All three singles promoting the album reached the top 10 — "Film" placed at #4, "Yume no Soto e" at #8 and "Shiranai" at #5. [4]
All tracks are written by Gen Hoshino
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Bakemono" (化物, "Monster") | 2:27 |
2. | "Work Song" (ワークソング, Wāku Songu) | 3:24 |
3. | "Yume no Soto e" (夢の外へ, "Out of the Dream") | 3:51 |
4. | "Film" (フィルム, Firumu) | 4:49 |
5. | "Tour" (ツアー, Tsuā) | 3:31 |
6. | "Skirt" (スカート, Sukāto) | 3:27 |
7. | "Umare Kawari" (生まれ変わり, "Reborn") | 3:54 |
8. | "Parody" (パロディ, Parodi) | 4:21 |
9. | "Kisetsu" (季節, "Season") | 3:59 |
10. | "Record Noise" (レコードノイズ, Rekōdo Noizu) | 4:59 |
11. | "Shiranai" (知らない, "I Don't Know") | 4:54 |
12. | "Aru Shashō" (ある車掌, "A Train Conducter") | 4:20 |
13. | "Stranger" ( hidden track) | 2:22 |
Total length: | 50:20 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan ( RIAJ) [13] | Gold | 110,677 [7] |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue code | Ref. |
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Japan | 1 May 2013 | CD | Speedstar Records | VICL-63996 | [1] |
18 May 2013 | rental CD | VICL-63996R | [14] | ||
Taiwan | 31 May 2013 | CD | Rock Records | GUT2422 | [15] |
Japan | 5 February 2014 | Vinyl | Speedstar Records | VIJL-60132 | [16] |
Various | June 23, 2015 | Digital download | — | [17] [18] | |
August 30, 2019 | Streaming | — | [19] [18] | ||
South Korea | J-Box Entertainment | — | [20] |
Stranger | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1 May 2013 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 50:20 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
Label | Speedstar | |||
Producer | Gen Hoshino | |||
Gen Hoshino chronology | ||||
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Singles from Stranger | ||||
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Stranger (Japanese pronunciation: [sɯ̥toɾeꜜndʑaː]) is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter and musician Gen Hoshino. It was released on 1 May 2013 in Japan on Speedstar Records.
It was the first release since Hoshino's hiatus after he suffered subarachnoid hemorrhage at the end of 2012. [2] As of May 2013, it is ranked 2nd on the Oricon music charts. [3] All three singles promoting the album reached the top 10 — "Film" placed at #4, "Yume no Soto e" at #8 and "Shiranai" at #5. [4]
All tracks are written by Gen Hoshino
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Bakemono" (化物, "Monster") | 2:27 |
2. | "Work Song" (ワークソング, Wāku Songu) | 3:24 |
3. | "Yume no Soto e" (夢の外へ, "Out of the Dream") | 3:51 |
4. | "Film" (フィルム, Firumu) | 4:49 |
5. | "Tour" (ツアー, Tsuā) | 3:31 |
6. | "Skirt" (スカート, Sukāto) | 3:27 |
7. | "Umare Kawari" (生まれ変わり, "Reborn") | 3:54 |
8. | "Parody" (パロディ, Parodi) | 4:21 |
9. | "Kisetsu" (季節, "Season") | 3:59 |
10. | "Record Noise" (レコードノイズ, Rekōdo Noizu) | 4:59 |
11. | "Shiranai" (知らない, "I Don't Know") | 4:54 |
12. | "Aru Shashō" (ある車掌, "A Train Conducter") | 4:20 |
13. | "Stranger" ( hidden track) | 2:22 |
Total length: | 50:20 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan ( RIAJ) [13] | Gold | 110,677 [7] |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue code | Ref. |
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Japan | 1 May 2013 | CD | Speedstar Records | VICL-63996 | [1] |
18 May 2013 | rental CD | VICL-63996R | [14] | ||
Taiwan | 31 May 2013 | CD | Rock Records | GUT2422 | [15] |
Japan | 5 February 2014 | Vinyl | Speedstar Records | VIJL-60132 | [16] |
Various | June 23, 2015 | Digital download | — | [17] [18] | |
August 30, 2019 | Streaming | — | [19] [18] | ||
South Korea | J-Box Entertainment | — | [20] |