Ascension (Misia album)

{{Infobox album|

| name = Ascension

| type = Album

| artist = Misia

| cover = J_ASCENSION_ysujyo.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2007|2|7}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{flatlist|

| length = 73:54 (Regular edition)
83:58 (First press edition)
78:33 (Re-release edition)

| label = {{flatlist|

Rhythmedia Tribe
BMG Japan (Re-release)}}

| producer = Misia

| prev_title = Singer for Singer

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Eighth World

| next_year = 2008

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative covers

| type = studio

| cover = J_ASCENCION_syokai.jpg

| border =

| alt =

| caption = First press cover

}}

{{Singles

| name = Ascension

| type = studio

| single1 = Song for You

| single1date = August 1, 2005

| single2 = Shinin' (Nijiiro no Rhythm)

| single2date = November 22, 2005

| single3 = Luv Parade/Color of Life

| single3date = July 5, 2006

| single4 = Sea of Dreams

| single4date = July 12, 2006

}}

Ascension is the seventh studio album by Japanese R&B singer Misia, released on February 7, 2007.{{cite news | url=http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/misia/14037|title=MISIA、ニュー・アルバム発表！|accessdate=January 21, 2010|date=January 26, 2007|work=CDJournal|language=ja}} It is her first album in over two years and last to be released under the Avex subsidiary Rhythmedia Tribe. The album was later re-released under BMG Japan.

The album is certified [http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200702.html Gold] for shipment of 100,000 copies.

Track listing

{{tracklist

| headline =

| title1 = Color of Life

| lyrics1 = Misia

| music1 = Misia, Joi

| length1 = 4:42

| title2 = Future Funk

| lyrics2 = Misia, Tiger

| music2 = Sakoshin

| length2 = 4:02

| title3 = Remember Lady

| lyrics3 = Misia

| music3 = Jun Sasaki

| length3 = 4:52

| title4 = TYO

| lyrics4 = Misia

| music4 = Misia, Sakoshin

| length4 = 3:45

| title5 = Taiyō ga Kureta Present

| note5 = {{nihongo2|太陽がくれたプレゼント}} Taiyō ga Kureta Purezento, "Present from the Sun"

| lyrics5 = Misia

| music5 = Misia, Mits Ishibashi

| length5 = 4:07

| title6 = Stay in My Heart

| lyrics6 = Misia

| music6 = Sinkiroh

| length6 = 6:52

| title7 = Tsuki

| note7 = {{nihongo2|月}}, "Moon"

| lyrics7 = Kazufumi Miyazawa

| music7 = Sinkiroh

| length7 = 5:05

| title8 = Shinin' (Nijiiro no Rhythm)

| note8 = {{nihongo2|SHININ' ～虹色のリズム～}} SHININ' ~Nijiiro no Rizumu~, "Shinin' (A Rainbow Rhythm)"

| lyrics8 = Misia

| music8 = Joi

| length8 = 5:11

| title9 = Suna no Shiro

| note9 = {{nihongo2|砂の城}}, "Sand Castle"

| lyrics9 = Hiroshi Takano

| music9 = Sinkiroh

| length9 = 4:47

| title10 = Angel

| lyrics10 = Misia, Shusui, Anders Dannvik

| music10 = Shusui, Dannvik

| length10 = 4:32

| title11 = Luv Parade

| lyrics11 = Misia

| music11 = Andreas Grill, Nick Malmestrom

| length11 = 4:09

| title12 = We Are the Music

| lyrics12 = Misia

| music12 = Toshiaki Matsumoto

| length12 = 5:37

| title13 = Song for You

| lyrics13 = Misia

| music13 = Katsunori Hoshi

| length13 = 5:54

| title14 = Hoshi no Ginka

| note14 = {{nihongo2|星の銀貨}}, "Silver Star Coin"

| lyrics14 = Misia

| music14 = Sasaki

| length14 = 5:00

}}

{{tracklist

| headline = First press bonus track

| title15 = Sea of Dreams

| lyrics15 = Misia

| music15 = John Kavanaugh

| length15 = 4:40

}}

{{tracklist

| headline = Re-release bonus track

| title15 = Rio

| lyrics15 = Joi

| music15 = Joi

| length15 = 5:23

}}

Charts

=Oricon sales charts=

class="wikitable"

!align="left"|Release date

!align="left"|Chart

!align="left"|Peak position

align="center" rowspan="4"|February 7, 2007

|align="left"|Oricon Daily Albums Chart

|align="center"|2

align="left"|Oricon Weekly Albums Chart

|align="center"|2

align="left"|Oricon Monthly Albums Chart

|align="center"|7

align="left"|Oricon Yearly Albums Chart

|align="center"|91

= Physical sales charts =

class="wikitable sortable"

!align="center"|Chart

!align="center"|Peak
position

align="left"|Oricon Daily Albums Chart

|align="center"|2

align="left"|Oricon Weekly Albums Chart

|align="center"|2

align="left"|Oricon Monthly Albums Chart

|align="center"|7

align="left"|Oricon Yearly Albums Chart

|align="center"|91

align="left"|G-Music J-pop Chart[http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629125506/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx |date=2009-06-29 }} (Taiwan)

|align="center"|10

align="left"|Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart{{Cite web |url=http://www.5music.com.tw/CDTop.asp?top=2 |title=五大唱片 (日韓榜) |access-date=2010-01-22 |archive-date=2018-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417193950/http://www.5music.com.tw/CDTop.asp?top=2 |url-status=dead }} (Taiwan)

|align="center"|9

align="left"|Soundscan Albums Chart[http://www.phileweb.com/products/cd-top20/ 週刊 CDソフト TOP20] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829215235/http://www.phileweb.com/products/cd-top20/ |date=2008-08-29 }}

|align="center"|2

Release history

class="wikitable"
colspan="4"\|Regular and first press editions
Country !Date !Label !Catalog
Japan \|February 7, 2007 \|Rhythmedia Tribe \|RXCD-21084
Taiwan \|March 9, 2007 \|Avex Taiwan
Korea \|April 27, 2007 \|S.M. Entertainment

class="wikitable"

colspan="4"|Regular and first press editions

Country

!Date

!Label

!Catalog

Japan

|February 7, 2007

|Rhythmedia Tribe

|RXCD-21084

Taiwan

|March 9, 2007

|Avex Taiwan

Korea

|April 27, 2007

|S.M. Entertainment

class="wikitable"
colspan="4"\|Re-release edition
Country !Date !Label !Catalog
Japan \|December 17, 2008 \|BMG Japan \|BVCS-21044
Taiwan \|January 9, 2009 \|Sony Music Taiwan

class="wikitable"

colspan="4"|Re-release edition

Country

!Date

!Label

!Catalog

Japan

|December 17, 2008

|BMG Japan

|BVCS-21044

Taiwan

|January 9, 2009