E.G. Time is the third studio album by the Japanese girl group E-girls. It was released on December 24, 2014, digitally and January 1, 2015, physically. It came in five different editions.
The album features three previously unreleased songs, while the rest of the album featured songs previously released as singles or B-sides. The album also includes new E.G. Time versions of the group's single "Follow Me" from their debut album, Lesson 1 and "Gomennasai no Kissing You" from their second album, Colorful Pop, along with a "Dream & E-girls" version of the Dream song "Kibō no Hikari: Mirai o Shinjite". Two songs in this albums are covers by E-girls: "Odoru Pompokolin" from B.B.Queens, and "Ureshii! Tanoshii! Daisuki!" (うれしい！たのしい！大好き！, "Happy! Fun! Love!!") from Dreams Come True. (This E-girls version is also on the album Me and Dreams Come True: Dreams Come True 25th Anniversary Best Covers (私とドリカム -Dreams Come True 25th Anniversary Best Covers-)
Three songs from the album were released as official singles, with one promotional single:
"E.G. Anthem: We Are Venus" is the first single from the album and ninth overall. It was released digitally on June 12, 2014 and physically on July 9, 2014. It features vocals from all of the group's vocalists. The single sold 49,207 in its first week.
"Odoru Ponpokorin" is the second single from the album and tenth overall. It was first released as a digital single on June 6, 2014 titled "Odoru Ponpokorin (TV Size)". The official single was released digitally on July 16, 2014 and physically on August 13, 2014. It features vocals from Dream's Ami, Flower's Reina, Happiness's Karen, and Rabbits member Yuzuna. The single sold 31,777 in its first week.
"Highschool Love" is the third single from the album and eleventh overall. It was released on September 10, 2014 in four editions: CD Only Version, CD+DVD Version, One Coin CD Version and Music Card editions for each member. It features vocals from Dream's Shizuka and Ami, Flower's Reina, Happiness's Karen, and Rabbits member Yuzuna. The single sold 61,046 in its first week.
"Mr. Snowman" is the fourth single from the album and twelfth overall. It was released on November 26, 2014 in four editions: CD Only Version, CD+DVD Version, One Coin CD Version and Music Card editions for each member. It features vocals from Dream's Shizuka and Ami, Flower's Reina, and Happiness's Karen. The single sold 43,653 in its first week.
"E.G. Anthem: We Are Venus" – Shizuka (Dream), Aya (Dream), Ami (Dream), Erie (Dream), Karen (Happiness), Ruri (Happiness), Reina (Flower), Chiharu (Flower), Kyoka (Flower), Yuzuna (Rabbits)
"Mr. Snowman" – Shizuka (Dream), Ami (Dream), Karen (Happiness), Reina (Flower)
"Music Flyer" – Shizuka (Dream), Aya (Dream), Ami (Dream), Erie (Dream), Karen (Happiness), Ruri (Happiness), Reina (Flower), Chiharu (Flower), Kyoka (Flower), Yuzuna (Rabbits)
"Move It! Dream & E-girls Time-" – Shizuka (Dream), Aya (Dream), Ami (Dream), Erie (Dream)
"Rock 'n' Roll Widow" – Shizuka (Dream), Erie (Dream), Reina (Flower)
"Highschool Love" – Shizuka (Dream), Ami (Dream), Karen (Happiness), Reina (Flower), Yuzuna (Rabbits)
"Odoru Ponpokorin" – Ami (Dream), Karen (Happiness), Reina (Flower), Yuzuna (Rabbits)
"Jiyū no Megami: Yuvuraia" – Shizuka (Dream), Ami (Dream), Karen (Happiness), Reina (Flower)
"Ureshii! Tanoshii! Daisuki!" – Shizuka (Dream), Aya (Dream), Ami (Dream), Erie (Dream), Karen (Happiness), Ruri (Happiness), Reina (Flower), Chiharu (Flower), Kyoka (Flower), Yuzuna (Rabbits)
"Again" – Aya (Dream), Ruri (Happiness), Kyoka (Flower)
"Chocolat" – Shizuka (Dream), Aya (Dream), Ami (Dream), Erie (Dream), Karen (Happiness), Ruri (Happiness), Reina (Flower), Chiharu (Flower), Kyoka (Flower), Yuzuna (Rabbits)
"Kibō no Hikari: Mirai o Shinjite" – Karen (Happiness), Ruri (Happiness), Reina (Flower), Kyoka (Flower), Yuzuna (Rabbits)
The album debuted at number two on Oricon's Weekly Chart with 64,396 copies sold in the first week with just four days of sales. It then rose to number one with a further 75,950 copies sold, and has been certified Platinum by the RIAJ.
