Blanche (album)

2000 studio album by Mari Hamada

Blanche

Studio album by

Mari Hamada

Released| February 23, 2000 (2000-02-23)
Genre|

* J-pop
* pop rock

Length| 55:39
Language| Japanese
Label| Polydor Records
Producer| Mari Hamada
Mari Hamada chronology
| Philosophia
(1998)  | Blanche
(2000)  | Mari Hamada Greatest Hits
(2000)

|
|

Singles from  Blanche

1. "Millenia"
Released: January 26, 2000 (2000-01-26)

Blanche (ブランシュ, Buranshu) is the 15th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on February 23, 2000. It was Hamada's second and final release by Polydor Records. The album was reissued alongside Hamada's past releases on January 15, 2014.[1][2]

Blanche peaked at No. 35 on Oricon's albums chart.[3]

## Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada.

No.| Title| Music| Arrangement| Length

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1.| "Still with You"| Hiroyuki Ohtsuki|

* Ohtsuki
* Hamada

| 5:37
2.| "Millenia"| Katsura Kifū|

* Hamada
* Takanobu Masuda

| 5:12
3.| "Long Way for Longing"|

* Hamada
* Yōichi Fujii

* Hamada
* Fujii

| 5:17
4.| "L'image"|

* Hamada
* Fujii

* Fujii
* Hamada
* Takashi Masuzaki

| 4:09
5.| "Insomnia -Innocence in Daydream-"| Ohtsuki|

* Ohtsuki
* Hamada

| 6:00
6.| "Tricky World"|

* Hamada
* Fujii

* Fujii
* Hamada
* Takashi Masuzaki

| 4:49
7.| "White Lies"| Masuzaki|

* Masuzaki
* Hamada

| 4:13
8.| "Wonderful Life"| Ohtsuki|

* Ohtsuki
* Hamada

| 5:35
9.| "Regret"|

* Hamada
* Fujii

* Hamada
* Fujii

| 5:26
10.| "Broken Glass"|

* Hamada
* Fujii

* Fujii
* Hamada
* Masuzaki

| 5:12
11.| "Blanc"|

* Hamada
* Ohtsuki

* Hamada
* Robbie Buchanan

| 4:09

## Charts

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Chart (2000)  | Peak
position

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 35

## Personnel

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* Michael Landau – guitar
* Dean Parks – guitar
* Takashi Masuzaki – guitar
* Hiroyuki Ohtsuki – guitar, bass
* Leland Sklar – bass
* Kevin Savigor – keyboards
* Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
* Takanobu Masuda – keyboards
* Akira Onozuka – keyboards
* Luis Conte – percussion

## References

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1. ^ "浜田麻里 / Blanche [SHM-CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
2. ^ "Blanche/浜田麻里". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
3. ^ a b "Blanche/浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-20.

## External links

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* Official website (Mari Hamada)
* Official website (Universal Music Japan)
* Blanche at MusicBrainz
* Blanche 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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