Strange Fruits (ストレンジ・フルーツ, Sutorenji Furūtsu) is the seventh studio album by Chara, which was released on March 17, 1999. It debuted at #3 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 200 for 9 weeks.
Chara self-produced this album. 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.
Track listing
| Title |
Lyrics |
Music |
Arranger(s) |
| 1. |
"Atashi wa Koko yo (あたしはここよ, I'm Here)" |
Chara |
Chara |
Towa Tei, Ayumi Obinata |
3:32 |
| 2. |
"Hikari to Watashi (光と私, The Light and Me)" |
Chara |
Chara, Tomoyuki Ishikawa |
Aurora Band |
5:45 |
| 3. |
"Ano Ie ni Kaerō (あの家に帰ろう, Let's Go Back to That House)" |
Chara, Tadanobu Asano
|
Chara |
Yukio Nagoshi |
4:04 |
| 4. |
"70% (Yūgure no Uta) (70%—夕暮れのうた, 70% (Evening Song))" |
Chara |
Chara, Zentarō Watanabe
|
Zentarō Watanabe |
4:11 |
| 5. |
"Oblate (オブラート)" |
Chara, Tadanobu Asano |
Chara |
Yukio Nagoshi |
4:18 |
| 6. |
"Duca" |
Chara |
Chara, Shinichi Igarashi |
Aurora Band |
4:00 |
| 7. |
"Onna no Ko no Heya (女の子の部屋, Girl's Room)" |
Chara |
Chara, Yukio Nagoshi, Asa-Chang
|
Aurora Band |
2:45 |
| 8. |
"Aishiteiru to Seijitsu ni Me ni Katare (あいしていると誠実に目に語れ, Truly Tell Me You Love Me with Your Eyes)" |
Chara |
Chara |
Takeshi Watanabe |
3:34 |
| 9. |
"Hanashite Tōtoi Sono Mirai no Koto o (話して尊いその未来のことを, Talk About That Precious Future)" |
Chara |
Chara, Tomoyuki Ishikawa |
Aurora Band |
6:14 |
| 10. |
"Tsutawatte (つたわって, Walking Along)" |
Chara |
Chara |
Aurora Band |
3:57 |
| 11. |
"Nande Sonna Koto o Saseru no? Boku ni (なんでそんなことをさせるの?僕に, Why Do You Make Me Do Such Things?)" |
Chara |
Chara |
David Motion |
3:51 |
Singles
| Date
|
Title
|
Peak position
|
Weeks
|
Sales
|
| July 18, 1998
|
"Duca"
|
25 (Oricon)
|
5
|
43,760
|
| October 21, 1998
|
"Hikari to Watashi"
|
17 (Oricon)
|
5
|
53,630
|
| February 17, 1999
|
"70% (Yūgure no Uta)"
|
36 (Oricon)
|
3
|
21,630
|
Japan Sales Rankings
| Release
|
Chart
|
Peak Position
|
First Week Sales
|
Sales Total
|
Chart Run
|
| March 17, 1999
|
Oricon Daily Albums Chart
|
3
|
|
|
|
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart
|
3
|
164,010
|
317,310
|
9 weeks
|
| Oricon Yearly Albums Chart
|
74
|
|
|
|
