Field of View I is the first studio album by Japanese group Field of View.[1] The album was released on October 10, 1995 by Zain Records. The album reached #1 on the Oricon chart for its first week with 321,390 sold copies. It charted for 15 weeks and sold 628,210 copies.[2][3]

FIELD OF VIEW I
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 10, 1995 (1995-10-10)
Recorded1995
GenreJ-Pop
Length43 minutes
LabelZain Records
ProducerBMF
Field of View chronology
FIELD OF VIEW I
(1995)
Field of View II
(1996)
Singles from FIELD OF VIEW I
  1. "Mayowanaide"
    Released: August 10, 1994
  2. "Kimi ga Ita kara"
    Released: May 15, 1995
  3. "Totsuzen"
    Released: July 24, 1995

Track listing edit

No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Sepia" (セピア)U-ya AsaokaYoshio TatanoJun Abe4:15
2."Totsuzen" (突然)Izumi SakaiTetsurō OdaTakeshi Hayama4:33
3."Koi ga Ai ni Kawatteyuku Made ni" (恋が愛に変わってゆくまでに)U-ya AsaokaU-ya AsaokaJun Abe3:43
4."Kitto Hanareteitemo" (きっと離れていても)U-ya AsaokaU-ya AsaokaDaisuke Ikeda4:56
5."Think of myself"U-ya AsaokaYoshio TatanoJun Abe4:42
6."Mayowanaide" (迷わないで)U-ya AsaokaYoshio TatanoDaisuke Ikeda4:31
7."Moonlight" (とまどいの季節)U-ya AsaokaYoshio TatanoDaisuke Ikeda3:29
8."Tomadoi no Kisetsu"U-ya AsaokaYoshio TatanoDaisuke Ikeda3:28
9."Ashita no Tameni" (明日のために)U-ya AsaokaU-ya AsaokaJun Abe4:40
10."Kimi ga Ita kara" (君がいたから)Izumi SakaiTetsurō OdaTakeshi Hayama4:08

Usage in media edit

  • Kimi ga Ita Kara was used as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama "Kagayaku Kisetsu no Naka de".
  • Sepia was used in a TV commercial for the 1996 "Toei Anime Fair" to promote Dragon Ball: The Path to Power.
  • Totsuzen was used in a commercial for Pocari Sweat.
  • Think of myself was used in a commercial for the "Astel Kansai Corporation".
  • Mayowanaide was used as the ending theme for the TV Asahi program "Mokugeki! Dokyun".

Cover edit

Zard covered "Totsuzen" and "Kimi ga Ita kara" on their album Today Is Another Day.

References edit

  1. ^ Field of View Discography(in Japanese) http://www.being.co.jp/fov/
  2. ^ Oricon rankings http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/274101/products/314522/1/
  3. ^ Official track list http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/ZACL-1027