Aestetica

2010 studio album by Mari Hamada

Aestetica

Studio album by

Mari Hamada

Released| February 17, 2010 (2010-02-17)
Genre|

* J-pop
* heavy metal

Length| 56:17
Language| Japanese
Label| Meldac/Tokuma Japan
Producer| Mari Hamada
Mari Hamada chronology
| Reflection: Axiom of the Two Wings
(2008)  | Aestetica
(2010)  | Golden Best: Mari Hamada ~Victor Years~
(2010)

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Aestetica (エステティカ, Esutetika) is the 20th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on February 17, 2010 by Meldac/Tokuma Japan. It was Hamada's first studio release in nearly two years, and it marked her return to her heavy metal roots, with Loudness guitarist Akira Takasaki as a guest musician.[1][2]

Aestetica peaked at No. 35 on Oricon's albums chart, marking a resurgence in her popularity.[3]

## Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada.

No.| Title| Music| Arrangement| Length

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1.| "Stay Gold"| Masaru Kishii|

* Takanobu Masuda
* Kishii

| 5:12
2.| "Somebody's Calling"| Masuda| Masuda| 5:00
3.| "Unconscious Beauty"| Masuda| Masuda| 5:38
4.| "Stella"| Hamada| Hiroyuki Ohtsuki| 5:20
5.| "Crescendo"|

* Yōichi Fujii
* Hamada

| Fujii| 5:20
6.| "Steps in the Sand"| Ohtsuki| Ohtsuki| 5:27
7.| "Times"| Hamada| Ohtsuki| 6:11
8.| "Universe After Rain"| Hamada| Ohtsuki| 4:40
9.| "St. Radiance"| Ohtsuki| Ohtsuki| 4:50
10.| "Stand Out"| Hamada| Ohtsuki| 3:56
11.| "Once Again"| Ohtsuki| Ohtsuki| 4:39

## Personnel

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* Akira Takasaki – guitar
* Michael Landau – guitar
* Michael Thompson – guitar
* Hiroyuki Ohtsuki – guitar, bass
* Takashi Masuzaki – guitar
* Leland Sklar – bass
* Kōichi Terasawa – bass
* Shōtarō Mitsuzono – bass
* Takanobu Masuda – keyboards
* Gregg Bissonette – drums
* Hirotsugu Homma – drums
* Satoshi "Joe" Miyawaki – drums

## Charts

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Chart (2010)  | Peak
position

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 35
Japanese Top Albums (Billboard)[4] | 59

## References

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1. ^ "Mari Hamada / Aestetica". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
2. ^ "Aestetica/浜田麻里". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
3. ^ a b "Aestetica/浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
4. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums". Billboard Japan. 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2021-05-07.

## External links

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* Official website (Mari Hamada)
* Official website (Tokuma Japan)
* Aestetica at MusicBrainz
* Aestetica at Discogs

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Mari Hamada

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Lunatic Doll
* Romantic Night
* Misty Lady
* Rainbow Dream
* Blue Revolution
* Promise in the History
* In the Precious Age
* Love Never Turns Against
* Return to Myself
* Colors
* Tomorrow
* Anti-Heroine
* Persona
* Philosophia
* Blanche
* Marigold
* Sense of Self
* Elan
* Sur lie
* Aestetica
* Legenda
* Mission
* Gracia
* Soar

International albums|

* Introducing... Mari Hamada
* All My Heart

Live albums|

* Magical Mystery "Mari"

Compilation albums|

* Heart and Soul: The Singles
* Sincerely
* Inclination
* Cats and Dogs: The Very Best of Mari Hamada
* Mari Hamada Greatest Hits
* Inclination II
* Sincerely II
* Reflection: Axiom of the Two Wings
* Golden Best: Mari Hamada ~Victor Years~
* Inclination III
* Golden Best: Mari Hamada
* Light for the Ages -35th Anniversary Best～Fan's Selection-

Box sets|

* Mari Hamada Complete Single Collection

Singles|

* "Blue Revolution"
* "Heart and Soul"
* "Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu."
* "Paradox"
* "Cry for the Moon"

Other songs|

* "Fixing a Broken Heart"

Videos|

* Magical Mystery "Mari"
* 25th Anniversary Tour "On the Wing" in Tokyo
* Mari Hamada Live in Tokyo "Aestetica"
* Mari Hamada Live Tour 2012 "Legenda"
* 30th Anniversary Mari Hamada Live Tour -Special-
* Mari Hamada Live Tour 2016 "Mission"
* Mari Hamada 35th Anniversary Live "Gracia" at Budokan

Related articles|

* Munetaka Higuchi

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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