Recorded 2009-2011 Producer Kōichi Tsutaya Artist Superfly Label Warner Music Japan | Length 55:52 Mind Travel
(2011) Force
(2012) Release date 15 June 2011 Genres Pop rock, Blues | |
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Released June 15, 2011 (2011-06-15) Similar Superfly albums, Pop rock albums | ||
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Mind Travel is the third studio album by Japanese pop-rock band Superfly, the first studio album from the group fronted by Shiho Ochi in nearly two years. The record features guest musicians from Beat Crusaders, Losalios, and Mo'Some Tonebender, and the limited edition version of the album includes a DVD with 10 music videos from songs on the album. The album will be supported by Superfly's "Mind Traveler" national tour.
Contents
- Superfly 3rd album mind travel tv spot 30 sec
- Superfly mind travel spot 15 sec
- Overview
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
In the first day of its release, Mind Travel reached the top of the Japan iTunes Store album charts and it sold over 52,000 physical copies according to the Oricon, placing at the top of its daily album ranking. It eventually sold over 166,000 copies in its first week, becoming Superfly's fourth consecutive album to debut at the top of the Oricon's charts, a feat not matched by a female artist since Hikaru Utada's release of Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 in 2004. Mind Travel also topped Billboard's Japan Top Albums list, making it her third consecutive album to debut at number one on those charts. Mind Travel was certified platinum by the RIAJ in June 2011. It also reached the number 3 spot for the Oricon's Monthly Album Chart for June 2011, and then dropped to 8 on the July 2011 Monthly Charts.
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Overview
Mind Travel's lead track "Rollin' Days" is used as the theme song for the second season of Fuji Television's BOSS drama, and it was released to digital download stores on May 18, 2011. "Rollin' Days" was subsequently charted as the number 1 song on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Airplay charts. A promotional rental single featuring a cappella song "Ah" along with a digest preview of the 14 songs on the album was distributed starting May 14, 2011.
Superfly's 9th single "Dancing on the Fire" and the track "Roll Over the Rainbow" from the group's 10th single "Wildflower" are not featured on the album, but the songs' music videos are featured on the first pressing DVD. The charity song "You & Me" is also absent.
A social networking campaign called "Superfly Mind Traveler's Circle" was set up on May 20, 2011, tied in with Twitter. Users can preview songs off of the album, watch music videos, and receive special additions to their Twitter avatars by tweeting about the songs.
To celebrate the album's release, Superfly held a free concert at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse. The concert was also broadcast live via Ustream.tv on June 15, 2011, at 20:00 JST. The concert had 20,000 attendees, listening to 9 songs off of the album. A recording of the concert along with an interview will air on as a special WOWOW on August 16, 2011.
"Morris" was performed live on June 19, 2011, for Father's Day on Tokyo FM, as she wrote the song with memories of her father in mind.
Personnel
Personnel details were sourced from the liner notes booklet of Mind Travel.
Songs
Rollin' Days4:01
Beep!!4:15
Fly To The Moon4:31