Apple of Universal Gravity, also referred to by its Japanese title Newton no Ringo ~Hajimete no Best Ban~ (ニュートンの林檎 ～初めてのベスト盤～, Newton's Apple ～First Best Edition～), is a compilation album by Japanese musician Ringo Sheena. It was released through EMI Records on November 13, 2019, and became Sheena's first number-one album in Japan in 10 years, debuting atop the Oricon Albums Chart with 97,200 physical sales.[1] It also topped the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart.[2]
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| Released | November 13, 2019 | |||
| Length | 118:00 | |||
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| Producer | Ringo Sheena | |||
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Album title edit
The album's English and Japanese title refer to Newton's apple, as well as Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation. It is also a reference to Sheena's stage name Ringo (林檎), which means "apple" in Japanese.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Sun & Moon" (LDN version) (with Hikaru Utada) (浪漫と算盤; Roman to Soroban) | 4:26 |
| 2. | "A View of Happiness" (幸福論; Kōfukuron) | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Slide" (すべりだい; Suberidai) | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Correct City" (正しい街; Tadashii Machi) | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Queen of Kabukicho" (歌舞伎町の女王; Kabukichō no Joō) | 2:55 |
| 6. | "Marunouchi Sadistic" (丸の内サディスティック; Marunouchi Sadisutikku) | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Kiss Me" (ここでキスして。; Koko de Kisu Shite.) | 4:19 |
| 8. | "Gips" (ギブス; Gibusu) | 5:29 |
| 9. | "Crime and Punishment" (罪と罰; Tsumi to Batsu) | 4:41 |
| 10. | "Instinct" (本能; Honnō) | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Chastity at Midnight" (真夜中は純潔; Mayonaka wa Junketsu) | 4:18 |
| 12. | "Camouflage" (迷彩; Meisai) | 3:46 |
| 13. | "Stem (At Play with a Feudal Lord)" (茎(STEM)〜大名遊ビ編〜; Kuki (STEM) ~Daimyo Asobi hen~) | 4:20 |
| 14. | "A Song of Apples" (りんごのうた; Ringo no Uta) | 3:27 |
| 15. | "Marunouchi Sadistic" (Neetskills Remix) | 3:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Open Secret" (公然の秘密; Kōzen no Himitsu) | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Memory" (with Junpei Shiina) (この世の限り; Kono Yo no Kagiri) | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Vogue" (流行; Ryūkō) | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Season" (旬; Shun) | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Collateral Damage" (自由へ道連れ; Jiyū e Michizure) | 3:33 |
| 6. | "L'œillet" (カーネーション; Kānēshon) | 2:59 |
| 7. | "Nippon" | 3:53 |
| 8. | "The Invaluable" (ありあまる富; Ariamaru Tomi) | 5:40 |
| 9. | "Le Moment" (青春の瞬き; Seishun no Matataki) | 5:18 |
| 10. | "Ma Vie, Mes Rêves" (人生は夢だらけ; Jinsei wa Yume Darake) | 3:14 |
| 11. | "The Creamy Season" (おいしい季節; Oishii Kisetsu) | 4:17 |
| 12. | "The Narrow Way" (with Hiroji Miyamoto) (獣ゆく細道; Kemono Yuku Hosomichi) | 3:42 |
| 13. | "In Summer, Night" (with Ukigumo) (長く短い祭; Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri) | 4:09 |
| 14. | "The Main Street" (with Tortoise Matsumoto) (目抜き通り; Menukidōri) | 3:14 |
| 15. | "Jiyu-dom" (Hyadain's Riririri Remix) (with Kenichi Maeyamada) | 2:27 |
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[2] | 1 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[1] | 1 |
Year-end charts edit
| Chart (2019) | Position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 22 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-11-25" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2019/11/25 付け". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "年間 アルバムランキング 2019年度". Oricon. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
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