Answer (Angela Aki album) explained

ANSWER, released on February 25, 2009 is Angela Aki's 3rd Japanese studio album. It sold 74,068 copies in its first week, peaking at Number 1 on the Oricon charts. It includes a re-recording of We're All Alone, a song that she had previously covered on One. This marks the second time Angela has re-recorded a song from that 2005 Indie album for inclusion on a major label release. It was released in two editions – the regular Cd edition, and a limited first-press only edition which includes a DVD.

Charts (Japan)

Release	Oricon Albums Chart	Peak Position	Debut Sales (copies)	Sales Total (copies)	Chart Run
February 25, 2009	Daily Chart	1	9,600 (first day)	168,408	36 weeks
	Weekly Chart	1	74,068
	Monthly Chart	9	124,271
	Yearly Chart (2009)	52	161,098

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Distributing label	Catalogue codes
Japan	[1] [2]	CD, CD/DVD, digital download	Sony	ESCL-3170, ESCL-3168~9
Hong Kong	[3] [4]	CD		88697464432
Singapore
Taiwan	[5]
South Korea	[6] [7]	CD, digital download		2374423
Japan	[8]	Rental CD		ESCL-3170

Notes and References

1. Web site: ANSWER . Sony . Japanese . June 6, 2014.
2. Web site: ANSWER【初回生産限定盤】 . Sony . Japanese . June 6, 2014.
3. Web site: ANGELA AKI – ANSWER . hmv.co.hk . June 6, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031027/http://www.hmv.com.hk/product/japanese.asp?sku=32627 . September 24, 2015 . dead .
4. Web site: ANGELA AKI – ANSWER . https://web.archive.org/web/20140607000241/http://www.hmv.com.sg/product.php?sku=585133 . dead . June 7, 2014 . hmv.co.sg . June 6, 2014 .
5. Web site: Angela Aki / ANSWER . Books.com.tw . Chinese . June 6, 2014.
6. Web site: ANGELA AKI – ANSWER . Hot Tracks . Korean . June 6, 2014.
7. Web site: Answer . Bugs . Korean . June 6, 2014.
8. Web site: http://www.tsutaya.co.jp/works/20224434.html . ja:ＡＮＳＷＥＲ／アンジェラ・アキ . Tsutaya . Japanese . June 6, 2014.