Strange Fruits | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 17, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
Genre | Trip hop, downtempo, alternative pop | |||
Length | 46:25 | |||
Label | Sony Music Japan | |||
Producer | Chara | |||
Chara chronology | ||||
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Singles from Strange Fruits | ||||
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Strange Fruits (ストレンジ・フルーツ, Sutorenji Furūtsu) is the seventh studio album by Japanese singer Chara, which was released on March 17, 1999.[1] It debuted at #3 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 200 for 9 weeks.[2]
Chara self-produced this album.[3] Three singles prior to this album's release: "Duca", "Hikari to Watashi" and "70% (Yūgure no Uta)". "Duca" and "Hikari to Watashi" were both released in 1998, while "70% (Yūgure no Uta)" was released a month before the album's release. "Hikari to Watashi" was used as the commercial song for Warner-Lambert Calorio diet pills in 1998. An album track, Atashi wa Koko yo (あたしはここよ, I'm Here), was used in Snow Brand Liebender ice-cream commercials.