Crystal (Double album)


Crystal is the debut album by Japanese sister duo Double, released on June 02, 1999 by For Life Music Entertainment. The first press edition of the album came with the CD case with a clear background, and a back insert with the duo posing with the track names on the left side. Inside the case comes with a photobook with different pages consisting of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and pink spelling Double letter by letter. The RIAJ has certified it 2x Platinum, recognizing over 600,000+ shipments throughout Japan. On the Oricon charts, the album's peak position was #2.

History

Double had previously released two singles without much success. Their debut single, For Me was a commercial failure, and their follow-up single, Desire failed to make a big impression with sales.
Their third single Bed gained some recognition in Japan and their fourth single Shake was their first successful single selling 100,000+ copies, becoming their only single to sell more than 50,000-100,000 copies. It would be their final single as a sister duo before Sachiko's death two months after the single's release.
On May 21st, 1999 Sachiko suddenly passed away from a subarachnoid hemorrhage at the age of 25 just two weeks before their debut album
was released. Takako was devastated by the loss of her sister and took a break from her music career.

Track listing

Personnel

;Oricon Sales Chart
ReleaseChartPeak positionSales total
June 2, 1999Oricon Daily Albums Chart2
June 2, 1999Oricon Weekly Albums Chart636,440