From Me To You

I've recently launched myself into all of YUI'S music and have fallen in love with her singing. This CD in particular touched me. Listening through all the tracks one by one, I particularly enjoyed Swing of Lie and LIFE. YUI has an excellent range of gentle music through to hard rock and this CD showcases all of her talent. Highly recommended!

Yui's first album is strong, mostly for the quality of the four singles included. All of the songs are well-produced, although for some reason it feels a little lacking in diversity. Either the raw intimacy of an acoustic version or two, or a more uninhibited track would do wonders to add more variety to Yui's vocal style, which is overall the same throughout. Still, a good collection of songs. With the release of the B-side collection "My Short Stories" in Nov 2008, the acoustic tracks are the only reason to get Yui's singles.

A great debut indeed. There's hardly any filler tracks to be found. YUI's voice is very good, especially considering her age. Her songwriting is even better (as you might've figured out already) and the production is flawless. This is surely a must-have for any kind of j-pop/rock junkie. YUI is also the only artist i know of who can make the words Spiral and Escape actually rhyme. Personal favourites on this album includes Merry Go Round, Life and Tokyo.