Violet Blue (album)


Violet Blue is the third studio album by Chara, which was released on September 9, 1993. It debuted at #4 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 200 for 8 weeks. It eventually sold 123,000 copies.
After the comparative success of her last album, Soul Kiss, Chara rose in popularity. Her first single from the album, Mujintō ni Watashi o Motte Itte..., was used in a Shiseido 'PJ Lapis' commercial campaign. It reached #66 on the singles chart: her first solo charting single.
Charlotte no Okurimono/Private Beach, her next single, was her first double A-side single. Both songs featured commercial tie-ups. "Charlotte no Okurimono" literally means Charlotte's Present, however this was the Japanese localisation's title of the famous 1952 children's book Charlotte's Web.
Two more singles were released from the album: Koi o Shita and Gifted Child. Despite Koi o Shita being released on the same day as the album and featuring no new songs, it managed to reach #87. However, Gifted Child, released approximately three months after the album's release, did not chart at all.
The album was recorded in France, and the pictures in the album's booklet/the album cover were shot in Paris.

Track listing

Singles

Japan Sales Rankings