Released June 19, 2002 Length 54:54 Release date 19 June 2002 | Recorded 2001–2002 Artist Hikaru Utada Label EASTWORLD | |
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Producer Utada Hikaru
Akira Miyake
Teruzane Sking Deep River
(2002) Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1
(2004) Genres J-pop, Pop music, Rock music, Contemporary R&B, Dance music Awards Rock & Pop Album of the Year Similar Hikaru Utada albums, J-pop albums | ||
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Deep River is the third studio album (fourth overall) released by Japanese singer-songwriter Utada Hikaru, released in June 19, 2002. It sold just over 2.35 million copies in its first week of release (surpassing 2,026,870 units by First Love and 3,002,720 by Distance in their respective debut week), charting at #1 on the weekly, monthly and yearly Oricon charts. Deep River is ranked as Japan's 5th highest album in debut sales, and 8th in the all-time album sales in Japan.
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The final track, "Hikari", would be her first single to reach #1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart three times, and the Japanese version of the theme song for Square Enix's RPG video game, Kingdom Hearts. The English version, "Simple and Clean", (released in her COLORS single), also accompanied promotion of Kingdom Hearts in overseas versions. The album was cited by many fans and critics as Utada's most acclaimed work, as well as achieving the Triple Crown at the 17th Golden Disc Awards in Japan.
According to IFPI, the album is listed at #18 on the Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2002.
Track listing
All tracks written by Utada Hikaru.
All songs were arranged by Kei Kawano and Utada Hikaru, except for the following:
Charts
Deep River – Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Songs
1SAKURAドロップス5:00
2traveling5:13
3幸せになろう4:46