Fantôme

by Hikaru Utada

Fantôme cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 September 2016
  • Label: Virgin / Universal
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 49:48
  • Community rating: 3.66/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking a celebrated return from a prolonged six-year musical hiatus, 'Fantôme' was profoundly influenced by the tragic passing of the artist's mother. The record features acoustic and orchestral arrangements that strip back their earlier R&B stylings, resulting in a critically acclaimed meditation on grief, maternal bonds, and profound personal identity.

Genres

Descriptors: lgbtq, death, melodic

Tracklist

  1. 道 (3:36)
  2. 俺の彼女 (5:04)
  3. 花束を君に (4:38)
  4. 二時間だけのバカンス (4:42)
  5. 人魚 (4:16)
  6. ともだち with 小袋成彬 (4:22)
  7. 真夏の通り雨 (5:38)
  8. 荒野の狼 (4:34)
  9. 忘却 (5:05)
  10. 人生最高の日 (3:10)
  11. 桜流し (4:40)

Credits

  • Amy Stewart - contractor [strings, assistant]
  • Lucy Whalley - contractor [strings, assistant]
  • Isobel Griffiths - contractor [strings]
  • Alexis Smith - programmed by [additional]
  • Joe Henson - programmed by [additional]
  • Simon Hale - arranged by [strings], piano [acoustic], conductor, piano [acoustic], electric piano [wurlitzer], conductor
  • Ben Parker - guitar, electric bass, guitar, electric guitar
  • Everton Nelson - leader [strings]
  • Masahito Komori - recorded by [vocal], recorded by [additional], recorded by [uh vocals], edited by [vocal]
  • Seida Yu - art direction, design
  • Teruzane Sking Utada - management, producer
  • Fumio Miyata - coordinator [musicians (japan)]
  • Michael T. Martin - coordinator [production]
  • Atushi Kunimune - design [assistant]
  • Hidenobu Okita - directed by
  • Connor Panayi - engineer [assistant]
  • Daishi Iiba - engineer [assistant]
  • Hiroaki Notoya - engineer [assistant]
  • Max Anstruther - engineer [assistant]
  • Patrick Bea Ingoldby - engineer [assistant]
  • Robert Brinkmann - engineer [assistant]
  • Steph Marziano - engineer [assistant]
  • Will Purton - engineer [assistant]
  • Naoshi Fujikura - executive-producer
  • Tom Coyne - mastered by
  • Goetz - mixed by
  • Julien Mignot - photography by
  • Ava du parc - photography by [assistant]
  • Marc-Antoine Lorcy - photography by [assistant]
  • Miyake Akira - producer
  • Steve Price - recorded by [strings]
  • Atsushi Matsui - recorded by
  • Uni Inoue - recorded by [sr vocals]
  • Mike Horner - recorded by
  • Yuki Chiba - written-by

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