First Love (Hikaru Utada album)

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First Love is the debut Japanese-language studio album (second overall) by Japanese-American recording artist Hikaru Utada, released on March 10, 1999, by Eastworld. An R&B and dance-pop album, First Love centres on the theme of love and relationships. The songs were written and recorded over the course of about one year, when Utada was between 14 and 15 years old. Critics' opinions of the album were generally favourable, praising Utada's songwriting and vocal delivery. In its first week of release, the album entered the Oricon Albums Chart at number one with over two million units sold. Since its release, First Love remains the highest-selling Japanese album with nationwide sales of 8.7 million copies. It has also sold 18 million total copies worldwide, making it Utada's best-selling album and the highest-selling album in Asian music history. Due to its enormous sales and revolutionary nature, the album is considered a milestone in the history of Japanese pop music. Utada promoted the...

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