Precious (Cubic U album)
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| Studio album by Cubic U (Utada Hikaru) | ||||
| Released | January 28, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | August 5–20, 1996 | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop | |||
| Length | 54:42 | |||
| Label | Toshiba EMI | |||
| Producer | — | |||
| Cubic U (Utada Hikaru) chronology | ||||
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Precious is the debut English album by Cubic U (Hikaru Utada's stage name before her debut in Japan), which was recorded at Sony Music Studio in New York in 1996. The album was released in both the United States and Japan on January 28, 1998; the album failed to chart on the Oricon weekly charts and US Billboard 200. After the huge success of Utada's First Love, the album was re-released in Japan on March 31, 1999 and peaked at #2 on the Oricon charts with 702,060 copies sold.
Track listing
American track listing
All songs written and composed by Utada Hikaru and Charlene Harrison, except for "Close to You", which is a cover version of the Burt Bacharach–Hal David composition "(They Long to Be) Close to You" made famous by the Carpenters.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "My Little Lover Boy" | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Lullaby" | 4:38 |
| 3. | "How Ya Doin'" | 3:05 |
| 4. | "I Don't Love You" | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Here and There and Back Again" (on promo copies only) | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Promise" | 5:24 |
| 7. | "Ticket 4 Two" | 5:23 |
| 8. | "Take a Little While" | 3:52 |
| 9. | "100 Reasons Why" | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Work Things Out" | 4:31 |
| 11. | "Close to You" | 4:39 |
| 12. | "Precious Love" | 5:20 |
| 13. | "How Ya Doin' (Rap Version)" (bonus track) | 3:46 |
Note: Several US-promo copies of the album have the track "Here and There and Back Again" as track 5. This was not on the re-released Japanese version.
Release history
| Country | Date | Version |
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| Japan | January 28, 1998 | Original |
| United States | ||
| Japan | March 31, 1999 | Re-release |
Single
| Date | Title | Peak position | Weeks | Sales |
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| January 28, 1997 | "Close to You" | --- | --- | --- |
Charts
Precious - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| March 31, 1999
(Re-release) |
Oricon Daily Albums Chart | |||
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 2 | 702,060 | 17 weeks | |
| Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 35 | 702,060 |
