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| Time to Destination | ||||
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| Released | April 15, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, J-pop | |||
| Length | 46:33 | |||
| Label | AVEX Trax | |||
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| Singles from Time to Destination | ||||
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Time to Destination is the second studio album by the Japanese pop rock group Every Little Thing. It was released on April 15, 1998, through Avex Trax. The album was solely written, composed and arranged by Mitsuru Igarashi, while Avex chairman Max Matsuura served as its executive producer. Musically, Time to Destination is a soft rock album and lyrically focuses on themes of love, saudades, frustration of life, loneliness, and individualism.
Upon its release, Time to Destination received favorable reviews from music critics, many of whom highlighted the singles as some of their best work. Commercially, the album was a huge success in Japan. It is the best-selling album from the band, with 3.5 million copies sold, also becoming the 10th best-selling album of all time in Japan. The album received a triple million certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for physical shipments of three million units.
To promote the album, Every Little Thing released 5 singles. One of the singles, "For the Moment," became their first single to top the Oricon Singles Chart, with "Face the Change" also topping the chart. "Time Goes By" sold over one million units, a first for Every Little Thing, becoming their biggest song to date. The majority of the album's material were promoted through Japanese commercials, which later became a staple for Every Little Thing's future work, and some songs appeared on various remix albums conducted by Every Little Thing.