Lover"s"mile (stylized LOVER"S"MiLE) is the debut studio album by Japanese singer, Lisa. It was released on February 22nd, 2012 under Aniplex. It sold over 21,131 copies.
Background and composition After the release of her debut EP, Letters To U, she appeared at Anime Festival Asia in Singapore, making it her first overseas performance.
The album's lead single, "Oath Sign", is the first opening theme for the anime series, Fate/Zero. Released on November 23rd, 2011, It peaked at number 5 and stayed for 24 weeks. It was later certified gold by the RIAJ.
The album performed well commercially, reaching number 7 on Oricon and number 5 on Billboard Japan. It was released on CD, DVD and Blu-ray.
The album features lyrics and music composed by Tomoya Tabuchi of Unison Square Garden, toku from Garnidelia, and Vocaloid producer wowaka.
Track listing
Charts +Daily chartsChart (2012)PeakpositionDaily Chart (Oricon)4 +Weekly chartsChart (2012)PeakpositionJapanese Albums (Oricon)7Top Albums (Billboard Japan)32
Release history +RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRefJapanFebruary 22, 2012CD, DVD, Blu-rayAniplexChinaAugust 28, 2012CD
Personnel Sourced from CD booklet.
Yuya Ishii: Drums (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11) Reiji Suzuki (akkin): Guitar (Track 1, 9) Yuichi Takama: Bass (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 11) G.A.Cool: Guitar (Track 2) Takehiro Kojima: Bass (Track 1, 9) Seiichiro Hayakawa: Drums (Track 2) Takashi “CO-K” Takashi: Guitar (Tracks 3–7, 10, 11, 13) Takahiro Ito: Keyboards (Track 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11) Masatsugu Shinozaki Strings: Strings (Track 2) Hiroshi Sekita: Bass (Track 2) Toru Tomiyasu “Andro”: Drums (Tracks 3, 7, 10) Tomoya Tabuchi: Bass (Tracks 3, 7, 10) Atsushi Soejima: Drums (Track 8) Shota Kawahara, MESHICO: Guitar (Track 8) Bambi: Bass (Track 8) Keiichi Wakui: Sound Production (Track 8) Toshiyuki Takao: Drums (Track 12) Masayoshi Kikuchi: Guitar (Track 12) Tomohiko Okanda: Bass (Track 12) Kenta Yamamoto: Piano (Track 13)
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