Distance (Hikaru Utada album)

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Distance is the third studio album by Japanese-American singer Hikaru Utada. Toshiba EMI released it on March 28, 2001, making it their second release with the label. Utada wrote and co-produced the majority of the album, alongside previous collaborators Akira Miyake and Teruzane Utada, as well as new collaborations with American producers Rodney Jerkins and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Distance, like its predecessor First Love (1999), is influenced by pop music and R&B, with additional hip-hop, rock, reggae, and techno influences from Western music. Music critics praised the overall sound and production quality of Distance, earning Utada numerous awards and recognitions as a result of its critical success. Distance was released on the same day as Ayumi Hamasaki's greatest hits album A Best (2001), a coincidence which Avex Trax had organised. This resulted in extensive coverage in both Japanese and Western music media. Despite its marketing and competition, Distance was a huge commercial success...

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