Help Ever Hurt Never
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{{Infobox album
| name = Help Ever Hurt Never
| type = studio
| artist = Fujii Kaze
| cover = Fujii Kaze - Help Ever Hurt Never.png
| alt = A black-and-white photo of the artist's face with his eyes closed.
| released = May 20, 2020
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = J-pop
| length = 46:32
| label =
- Hehn
- Universal Sigma
| producer = Yaffle
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Love All Serve All
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Help Ever Hurt Never
| type = studio
| single1 = Nan-Nan
| single1date = November 18, 2019
| single2 = Mo-Eh-Wa
| single2date = December 24, 2019
| single3 = Yasashisa
| single3date = April 17, 2020
| single4 = Kiri ga Naikara
| single4date = May 15, 2020
}}
}}
Help Ever Hurt Never is the first studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Fujii Kaze. It was released on May 20, 2020, through Hehn Records and Universal Sigma. A cover album of English songs called Help Ever Hurt Cover, was released as a bonus disc with the first pressing of the CD. It was later made available digitally. It was certified Platinum in sales by RIAJ.{{cite certification|region=Japan|type=album|artist=Fujii Kaze|title=Help Ever Hurt Never|certyear=2021|certmonth=1|access-date=May 21, 2022}}
Tour
A supporting tour for the album, Help Ever Hall Tour, started on December 25, 2020, and ran until January 31, 2021. It was Fujii's first national tour. Tickets for this tour were in the form of advance applications using the serial code included with the album, and lottery applications for general sales were accepted from November 9. In addition, for performances held after January 2021, official ticket trading was carried out at Chikepla Trade. From the perspective of preventing the spread of new coronavirus infections, the performances were held at 50% of the capacity of each venue and with a checkered seating arrangement.{{Cite web|url=https://trade.tixplus.jp/artists/tour/4753|title=藤井風 のチケットリセール情報|website=チケプラトレード}}{{Cite web|url=https://fujiikaze.com/2020/06/03/2021-01-31日-fujii-kaze-help-ever-hall-tour-岡山市民会館/|title=2021.01.31(日) Fujii Kaze "HELP EVER HALL TOUR" @ 岡山市民会館 | fujiikaze.com|date=June 3, 2020}}
Track listing
= Standard edition =
Titles as given on Western streaming services first, followed by the original Japanese title and then the English titles as given in the booklet.
All songs are written by Fujii Kaze; all music is arranged by Yaffle.
{{Track listing
| title1 = {{nihongo|Nan-nan|何なん||"WTF lol"}}
| length1 = 5:20
| title2 = {{nihongo|Mou ee wa|もうええわ||"I'm Over It"}}
| length2 = 5:01
| title3 = {{nihongo|Yasashisa|優しさ||"Kindness"}}
| length3 = 4:01
| title4 = {{nihongo|Kiri ga nai kara|キリがないから||"Cause It's Endless"}}
| length4 = 3:37
| title5 = {{nihongo|Tsumi no Kaori|罪の香り||"Flavor of Sin"}}
| length5 = 3:34
| title6 = {{nihongo|Choushi Nocchatte|調子のっちゃって||"Oops I Pushed My Luck"}}
| length6 = 4:42
| title7 = {{nihongo|Toku ni nai|特にない||"Not Particularly"}}
| length7 = 3:25
| title8 = {{nihongo|Shinu no ga ii wa|死ぬのがいいわ||"I'd Rather Die"}}
| length8 = 3:05
| title9 = {{nihongo|Kaze yo|風よ||"Hey Mr. Wind"}}
| length9 = 4:44
| title10 = {{nihongo|Sayonara Baby|さよならべいべ}}
| length10 = 4:20
| title11 = {{nihongo|Kaerou|帰ろう||"Let's Go Home"}}
| length11 = 4:44
| total_length = 46:32
}}
= ''Help Ever Hurt Cover'' =
Released as the second disc of the first pressing CD, as well as digitally.{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/424768|title=藤井風、1stアルバム初回特典のカバー集を復刻リリース|website=Natalie}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Original artist
| title1 = Close to You
| writer1 = {{hlist|Burt Bacharach|Hal David}}
| extra1 = The Carpenters
| length1 = 3:40
| title2 = Shape of You
| writer2 = {{hlist|Ed Sheeran|Johnny McDaid|Kandi Burruss|Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs|Tameka Cottle}}
| extra2 = Ed Sheeran
| length2 = 2:25
| title3 = Back Stabbers
| writer3 = {{hlist|Leon Huff|Gene McFadden|John Whitehead}}
| extra3 = O'Jays
| length3 = 3:08
| title4 = Alfie
| writer4 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| extra4 = Burt Bacharach
| length4 = 2:32
| title5 = Be Alright
| writer5 = {{hlist|Ariana Grande|Tommy Brown|Victoria Monét|Khaled Rohaim|Nicholas Audino|Lewis Hughes|Willie Tafa|Alexander Crossan|Neo Jessica Joshua}}
| extra5 = Ariana Grande
| length5 = 3:04
| title6 = Beat It
| writer6 = Michael Jackson
| extra6 = Michael Jackson
| length6 = 3:21
| title7 = Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
| writer7 = {{hlist|Bennie Benjamin|Horace Ott|Sol Marcus}}
| extra7 = The Animals
| length7 = 2:38
| title8 = My Eyes Adored You
| writer8 = {{hlist|Bob Crewe|Kenny Nolan}}
| extra8 = Frankie Valli
| length8 = 3:39
| title9 = Shake It Off
| writer9 = {{hlist|Taylor Swift|Max Martin|Shellback}}
| extra9 = Taylor Swift
| length9 = 4:33
| title10 = Stronger Than Me
| writer10 = {{hlist|Amy Winehouse||Salaam Remi}}
| extra10 = Amy Winehouse
| length10 = 3:46
| title11 = Time After Time
| writer11 = Sammy Cahn
| extra11 = Dinah Washington
| length11 = 4:06
| total_length = 36:39
}}
Personnel
- Fujii Kaze – vocals, piano
- Leon Yuuki – drums (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11)
- Osami Kobayashi – electric bass (tracks 1, 5, 10 and 11)
- Takumi Katsuya – double bass (track 7)
- Bunta Otsuki – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5 and 10), acoustic guitar (track 9)
- Takashi Fukuoka – percussion (tracks 5, 6, 9 and 11)
- Tatsuhiko Yoshizawa – trumpet (track 5)
- Natsuki Oba – flute (track 5)
- Oda Sena – baritone saxophone (track 5)
- Yuta Ishii – tenor saxophone (track 5)
- Amane Takai – trombone (track 5)
- Rina Kodera – first violin (tracks 3, 6 and 11)
- Sayuri Yano – second violin (track 3)
- Natsue Kameda – second violin (tracks 6 and 11)
- Takahiro Enokido – viola (track 3)
- Mikiyo Kikuchi – first viola (tracks 6 and 11)
- Reiichi Tateizumi – second viola (tracks 6 and 11)
- Yuki Mizuno – cello (tracks 3, 6 and 11)
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan{{Cite web|title=【ビルボード】TOMORROW X TOGETHER『The Dream Chapter:ETERNITY』がアルバム・セールス首位 藤井 風/Girls2が続く {{!}} Daily News|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/88376/2|website=Billboard JAPAN|language=ja|access-date=May 26, 2020}}
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= Monthly charts =
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scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-03 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-03/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=March 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413031515/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-03/ |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |language=ja}}
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= Year-end charts =
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scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 100 Albums: 2020 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2020/p/5/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=March 21, 2023}}
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scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2022 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums_year&year=2020}}
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scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 100 Albums: 2021 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2021/p/6/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=March 21, 2023}}
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scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2021 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums_year&year=2021}}
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scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 100 Albums: 2022 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2022/p/9/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=March 21, 2023}}
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scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2022 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums_year&year=2022}}
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Help Ever Hurt Never}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|artist=Fuji Kaze|title=Help Ever Hurt Never|award=Platinum|number=1|certmonth=7|certyear=2023|relyear=2020|access-date=August 10, 2023}}
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