Sugar High is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Chihiro Onitsuka, released in December 2002.
The album came out only nine months after its predecessor This Armor, and it comprises nine tracks that were previously unreleased as the singles. The album title was quoted from the lyrics of a song sung on the American motion picture Empire Records.
The first press of the album features bonus 8cm compact disc including another version of "Castle･Imitation" and its backing track.
Since Onitsuka cancelled the release of fourth studio album and left both the management office and record label in 2004, Sugar High became the final non-compilation album she released under the Virgin Tokyo label distributed by Toshiba EMI.
Track listing All songs arranged and produced by Takefumi Haketa.
Personnel Chihiro Onitsuka – Vocals Takefumi Haketa – Acoustic piano, rhodes piano, wurlitzer, harpsichord Takashi Nishiumi – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar Hitoshi Watanabe – Bass Hitoshi Kusunoki – Drums Toshiyuki Sugino – Drums Ikuo Kakehashi – Percussion, conga, flame drum, tablas Chieko Kinbara – Violin Yoshihiko Eida – Violin Haruko Yano – Violin Joe Kuwata – Violin Yukiko Iwato – Violin Naoru Komiya – Violin Nagisa Kiriyama – Violin Norito Ohbayashi – Violin Yukinori Murata – Violin Osamu Iyoku – Violin Motoko Fujiie – Violin Hijiri Kuwano – Violin Yuji Yamada – Viola Sachie Ohnuma – Viola Manami Tokutaka – Viola Hirohito Furugawara – Viola Masami Horisawa – Cello Hiroyasu Yamamoto – Cello Hiroki Kashiwagi – Cello Haruki Matsuba – Cello Yohei Matsuoka – Cello Gaichi Ishibashi – Oboe
Certifications
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2002)PositionJapanese Oricon Albums Chart2
Year-end charts Chart (2003)PositionJapanese Albums Chart41
Release history Country Date Label Format Catalog numberJapanDecember 11, 2002Toshiba-EMI/Virgin TokyoCD TOCT-24901 (limited edition with bonus disc) TOCT-24902 March 11, 2009 EMI Music Japan SHM-CD TOCT-95060
Other media "Castle Imitation" was used as the end credits song in the video game Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
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