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For Tōson Shimazaki's historical novel, see Before the Dawn (novel). 2003 studio album by Chara
Yoake Mae
Studio album by Chara
ReleasedMarch 19, 2003
Recorded2002–2003
GenreDowntempo, ambient pop, alternative pop
Length59:51
LabelSony Music Japan
ProducerChara
Chara chronology
Madrigal
(2001)
Yoake Mae
(2003)
A Scenery Like Me
(2004)
Singles from Yoake Mae
  1. "Hatsukoi"
    Released: October 9, 2002
  2. "Mieru wa"
    Released: February 8, 2003

Yoake Mae (夜明けまえ, Before the Dawn) is the ninth studio album by Chara, which was released on March 19, 2003. It debuted at #17 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 300 for 5 weeks. It eventually sold 47,000 copies.

The entire album was produced and written by Chara. It was her last original album release on Sony.

Two singles were released from the album: Hatsukoi (初恋, First Love) and Mieru wa (みえるわ, I Can See!).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chara, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Beautiful Day" 4:14
2."Mieru wa (みえるわ, I Can See!)" 5:01
3."Sweetie (スウィーティー)" 4:07
4."Hatsukoi (初恋, First Love)" 4:41
5."Shinpi no Ie (神秘の家, House of Mystery)" 3:24
6."Utsukushii Machi (うつくしい街, Beautiful Town)" 3:24
7."Heart ni Hi o Tsukete (ハートの火をつけて, A Fire Burns in My Heart)" 5:10
8."Hello (ハロー)" 6:17
9."Ocean (オーシャン)" 4:27
10."Kokoro ni Konai (心にこない, Doesn't Come to My Heart)" 5:37
11."Beautiful Scarlet" 4:56
12."I Wanna Freely Love You"Chara, Toru Yamazaki7:49

Singles

Date Title Peak position Weeks Sales
October 9, 2002 "Hatsukoi" 16 (Oricon) 3 12,410
February 8, 2003 "Mieru wa" 71 (Oricon) 2 2,844

Japan sales rankings

Release Chart Peak position First week sales Sales total
March 19, 2003 Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 17 19,742 46,812
Soundscan Album Top 20 17 22,382

References

  1. "Sony Music Online Japan : 夜明けまえ". Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  2. "夜明けまえ/Chara". Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  3. 週間CDソフトTOP 20 アルバム総合 ランキングTOP20 2003年3月16日~2003年3月22日 調査分
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