Ascension (Misia album)

Ascension is the seventh studio album by Japanese R&B singer Misia, released on February 7, 2007.^[1] It is her first album in over two years and last to be released under the Avex subsidiary Rhythmedia Tribe. The album was later re-released under BMG Japan.

The album is certified Gold for shipment of 100,000 copies.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Color of Life"	Misia	Misia, Joi	4:42
2.	"Future Funk"	Misia, Tiger	Sakoshin	4:02
3.	"Remember Lady"	Misia	Jun Sasaki	4:52
4.	"TYO"	Misia	Misia, Sakoshin	3:45
5.	"Taiyō ga Kureta Present" (太陽がくれたプレゼント Taiyō ga Kureta Purezento, "Present from the Sun")	Misia	Misia, Mits Ishibashi	4:07
6.	"Stay in My Heart"	Misia	Sinkiroh	6:52
7.	"Tsuki" (月, "Moon")	Kazufumi Miyazawa	Sinkiroh	5:05
8.	"Shinin' (Nijiiro no Rhythm)" (SHININ' ～虹色のリズム～ SHININ' ~Nijiiro no Rizumu~, "Shinin' (A Rainbow Rhythm)")	Misia	Joi	5:11
9.	"Suna no Shiro" (砂の城, "Sand Castle")	Hiroshi Takano	Sinkiroh	4:47
10.	"Angel"	Misia, Shusui, Anders Dannvik	Shusui, Dannvik	4:32
11.	"Luv Parade"	Misia	Andreas Grill, Nick Malmestrom	4:09
12.	"We Are the Music"	Misia	Toshiaki Matsumoto	5:37
13.	"Song for You"	Misia	Katsunori Hoshi	5:54
14.	"Hoshi no Ginka" (星の銀貨, "Silver Star Coin")	Misia	Sasaki	5:00

First press bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
15.	"Sea of Dreams"	Misia	John Kavanaugh	4:40

Re-release bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
15.	"Rio"	Joi	Joi	5:23

Charts

Oricon sales charts

Release date	Chart	Peak position	Debut sales	Sales total	Chart run
February 7, 2007	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	2		127,768	10 weeks
	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	2	73,054
	Oricon Monthly Albums Chart	7
	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	91

Physical sales charts

Chart	Peak position
Oricon Daily Albums Chart	2
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	2
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart	7
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	91
G-Music J-pop Chart^[2] (Taiwan)	10
Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart^[3] (Taiwan)	9
Soundscan Albums Chart^[4]	2

Release history

Regular and first press editions
Country	Date	Label	Catalog
Japan	February 7, 2007	Rhythmedia Tribe	RXCD-21084
Taiwan	March 9, 2007	Avex Taiwan
Korea	April 27, 2007	S.M. Entertainment

Re-release edition
Country	Date	Label	Catalog
Japan	December 17, 2008	BMG Japan	BVCS-21044
Taiwan	January 9, 2009	Sony Music Taiwan

References

↑ "MISIA、ニュー・アルバム発表！". CDJournal (in Japanese). January 26, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
↑ G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)
↑ 五大唱片 (日韓榜)
↑ 週刊 CDソフト TOP20

External links

Official website

Misia

Discography

Studio albums	Mother Father Brother Sister Love Is the Message Marvelous Kiss in the Sky Mars & Roses Singer for Singer Ascension Eighth World Just Ballade Soul Quest New Morning Love Bebop

Live albums	Hoshizora no Live: The Best of Acoustic Ballade Hoshizora no Live Songbook: History of Hoshizora Live

Cover albums	Misia no Mori: Forest Covers

Compilations	Misia Greatest Hits Misia Single Collection: 5th Anniversary Misia Love & Ballads: The Best Ballade Collection Super Best Records: 15th Celebration

Extended plays	The Glory Day

Remix albums	Misia Remix 1999 Misia Remix 2000 Little Tokyo Misia Remix 2002 World Peace Misia Remix 2003 Kiss in the Sky: Non Stop Mix Decimo X Anniversario de Misia: The Tour of Misia 2008 Eighth World + The Best DJ Remixes Misia The DJ Remixes: Complete Box

Concert tours	The Tour of Misia 2007 Ascension The Tour of Misia 2008 Eighth World The Tour of Misia Discotheque Asia Hoshizora no Live V Just Ballade Hoshizora no Live VI Encore 2010 International Year of Biodiversity

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