Ultra Blue

by Hikaru Utada

Ultra Blue cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 June 2006
  • Label: EMI Music Japan
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 1:01:09
  • Community rating: 3.28/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Ultra Blue' finds the Japanese superstar fully embracing intricate synthesizer programming and sophisticated art-pop structures. The chart-topping release largely eschews traditional R&B in favor of an atmospheric, introspective sonic palette.

Genres

Descriptors: Ballad, melodic, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. This Is Love (4:58)
  2. Keep Tryin' (4:53)
  3. BLUE (5:15)
  4. 鏃ユ洔銇湞 (4:45)
  5. Making Love (4:25)
  6. 瑾般亱銇銇勩亴鍙躲亞銇撱倣 (4:27)
  7. COLORS (3:59)
  8. One Night Magic (4:39)
  9. 娴疯矾 (3:35)
  10. WINGS (4:52)
  11. Be My Last (4:29)
  12. Eclipse -Interlude- (1:32)
  13. Passion - Single Version (4:43)
  14. Sanctuary (Opening) (4:31)

Credits

  • Hidenobu Okita - directed by
  • Forrest Robinson - drums
  • Tsuyoshi Kon - guitar
  • Matt Rohde - keyboards, programmed by, keyboards, piano [acoustic]
  • Alexis Smith - programmed by [additional], keyboards
  • Yuzuru Tomita - programmed by [additional]
  • Keiji Ozawa - promotion [artist]
  • Dave Carpenter - bass

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