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3rd: Love Escalation!

{{Infobox album

| name = 3rd: Love Escalation

| type = studio

| artist = Cute

| cover = C-ute - 3rd- Love Escalation.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 12, 2008 (JP)

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = J-pop

| length =

| label = Zetima

| producer = Tsunku

| prev_title = 2 Mini: Ikiru to Iu Chikara

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = 4 Akogare My Star

| next_year = 2009

| misc = {{Singles

| name = 3rd: Love Escalation

| type = Studio album

| single5 = Sakura Chirari

| single5date = February 21, 2007

| single6 = Meguru Koi no Kisetsu

| single6date = July 11, 2007

| single7 = Tokaikko Junjō

| single7date = October 17, 2007

| single8 = Lalala Shiawase no Uta

| single8date = February 27, 2008

}}

}}

{{nihongo|3rd ~Love Escalation!~|3rd～LOVEエスカレーション!～|Sādo ~Rabu Esukarēshon~}} is the third album from the Japanese girl idol group Cute. It was released in regular and limited editions on March 12, 2008{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/5241|title=°C-uteが3rdアルバム発表でさらなる大躍進|date=2008-01-31|access-date=2011-07-11|work=Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=ja}} on the Zetima Records label. The regular has catalogue number EPCE-5547 and the limited edition, which includes a bonus DVD, has catalogue number EPCE-5545~46.

The album debuted at number 10 in the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, staying in the chart for 4 weeks.{{cite web

| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/398106/products/music/750344/1/

| title=３ｒｄ～ＬＯＶＥ エスカレーション！～ °C－ｕｔｅのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE

| access-date=2011-07-12

| publisher=Oricon Inc.

| language=ja}}

As of 2011, it still remains C-ute's best selling album.{{cite web

| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/398106/ranking/cd_album/

| title=°C－ｕｔｅのCDアルバムランキング、°C－ｕｔｅのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE

| access-date=2011-07-12

| publisher=Oricon Inc.

| language=ja}}

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tsunku.

= CD =

  1. {{nihongo|"Tokaikko Junjō"|都会っ子 純情|}}
  2. {{nihongo|"Image Colour"|イメージカラー|}}
  3. * Performed by Maimi Yajima and Airi Suzuki
  4. {{nihongo|"Otome Cocoro"|乙女Cocoro|}}
  5. {{nihongo|"Lalala Shiawase no Uta"|LALALA　幸せの歌|}}
  6. {{nihongo|"Homerare Nobiko no Theme Kyoku"|ほめられ伸び子のテーマ曲|}}
  7. {{nihongo|"Meguru Koi no Kisetsu"|めぐる恋の季節|}}
  8. {{nihongo|"Sweeeets→→→Live"|スイーーツ→→→ライブ|}}
  9. * Performed by Chisato Okai and Kanna Arihara
  10. {{nihongo|"Sakura Chirari"|桜チラリ|}}
  11. {{nihongo|"Hare no Platinum Dōri"|晴れのプラチナ通り|}}
  12. * Performed by Saki Nakajima and Mai Hagiwara
  13. {{nihongo|"Do Don Ga Don Ondo"|ドドンガドン音頭|}}
  14. * Performed by Erika Umeda with °C-ute Gasshōdan

= DVD =

  1. LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Hello! Project 2008 Winter ~Kettei! Hello☆Pro Award '08~ live version)
  2. LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Erika Umeda close-up version)
  3. LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Maimi Yajima close-up version)
  4. LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Saki Nakajima close-up version)
  5. LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Airi Suzuki close-up version)
  6. LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Chisato Okai close-up version)
  7. LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Mai Hagiwara close-up version)
  8. LaLaLa Shiawase no Uta (Kanna Arihara close-up version)

Charts

class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
rowspan="2"| Chart (2008)

! rowspan="2"| Peak
position

! rowspan="2"| Weeks
on chart

! colspan="2"| Sales

First
week

! Total

Japan (Oricon Daily Albums Chart)

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

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Japan (Oricon Weekly Albums Chart)

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| style="text-align:center;"| 13,780

| style="text-align:center;"| 17,099

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080307040229/http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/99/a_03/ 3rd ~Love Escalation~] entry on the Up-Front Works official website

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Category:2008 albums

Category:Cute (Japanese idol group) albums

Category:Zetima albums

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