Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry are two excellent tracks that take a few listens to get into. Beautiful World has a magical instrumentation with beautiful, sad lyrics. Utada hits her high notes perfectly in the song as well. Kiss & Cry goes back to her R&B roots with a mixture of her experimental style. The introduction of the brass hook you in and Utada's voice makes you stay. A catchy song. Fly Me to The Moon (In Other Words) ~2007 Mix~ wasn't that much of an improvement from the cover that was on her Wait and See ~Risk~ Single. The only difference I noticed was the part where she sings Poets. The Single also comes with Karaokes for all the songs. A CD+DVD version would have been useless since the PV's were more AMV's then anything. But I highly recommend this Single.
Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry
Hikaru Utada
| Points You Earn | 3% (36p) |
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| Release Date | August 29, 2007 |
| Availability | Sold Out |
Product Details
| Catalog No. | TOCT-40120 |
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| JAN/ISBN | 4988006211636 |
| Product Type | CD |
| Number of Discs | 1 |
| Label/Distributor | UNIVERSAL MUSIC |
| Running Time | 27minutes |
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Description in Japanese
Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry / 宇多田ヒカル
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Tracklisting
| 1 |
BEAUTIFUL WORLD
Beautiful World (「ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:序」テーマソング)
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| 2 |
KISS & CRY
Kiss & Cry (日清カップヌードルTVCM FREEDOMシリーズ新テーマソング)
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| 3 |
FLY ME TO THE MOON (IN OTHER WORDS) -2007 MIX-
Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 MIX-
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| 4 |
BEAUTIFUL WORLD [ORIGINAL KARAOKE]
Beautiful World [Original Karaoke]
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| 5 |
KISS & CRY [ORIGINAL KARAOKE]
Kiss & Cry [Original Karaoke]
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| 6 |
FLY ME TO THE MOON (IN OTHER WORDS) -2007 MIX- [ORIGINAL KARAOKE]
Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 MIX- [Original Karaoke]
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Customer Reviews
This single is a lot of fun to listen to. "Beautiful World" is just a gorgeous song--I get chills every time I listen to it. "Kiss & Cry" is a much more upbeat, cheerful number, and Hikaru does a wonderful job with this as well. I haven't heard much positive input for her redo of "Fly Me To The Moon"--apparently it sounds exactly like her previous cover of the song. But I really enjoy it--she pulls it off quite nicely, with a jazzy pop sort of feel to it. This single also includes the instrumental for all three songs, so enjoy! Hikki just keeps getting better--the only complaint I have with this single is that none of the PVs actually showed her. They were just these random clips from the movie that this single was a tie-in for. Oh well, I guess we, as the fans, will just have to make our own!
Having never heard of Hikki before this time, I purchased this single because it is part of the soundtrack for the new Evangelion movie. I am most impressed by the quality of her work, which unlike a great deal of pop music these days has quality lyrics and musically interesting arrangements. Her biography on Wikipedia indicates an artist of outstanding talent who has accomplished a great deal at an early age. I will be looking forward to hearing her next album (and catching up on the others which I have missed).
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