Follow Me Up

Follow Me Up
Follow Me Up
Studio album by Maaya Sakamoto
Released	September 30, 2015
Recorded	2013–15
Genre	Pop;
Length	72:03
Label	FlyingDog
Producer	Maaya Sakamoto;
Maaya Sakamoto chronology
Singles from Follow Me Up
	"Hajimari no Umi"; Released: July 31, 2013; "Saved."; Released: February 5, 2014; "Be Mine!"; Released: February 5, 2014; "Replica"; Released: August 20, 2014; "Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō"; Released: January 28, 2015; "Kore Kara"; Released: April 1, 2015;

Follow Me Up (stylized as FOLLOW ME UP) is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto. It was released on September 30, 2015, through FlyingDog.^[1] The limited edition came with a DVD including the music videos for the singles "Hajimari no Umi", "Be Mine!", "Replica" and "Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō".^[2]

Commercial performance[edit]

Follow Me Up entered the daily Oricon Albums Chart at number 5.^[3] It moved up two spots to number 3 the following day, selling 6,000 copies.^[4] The album stayed at number 3 on its third day on the chart, selling 2,000 copies.^[5] Follow Me Up debuted at number 4 on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, with 15,000 copies sold in its first week, marking Sakamoto's fifth consecutive studio album to debut within the top ten.^[6] The album charted for twelve weeks, selling a reported total of 22,000 copies.^[7]

Track listing[edit]

*Follow Me Up* CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Follow Me"	Maaya Sakamoto	Zentarō Watanabe M. Sakamoto	5:08
2.	"Be Mine!"	M. Sakamoto The Band Apart	The Band Apart Ryō Eguchi Tōru Ishitsuka	4:02
3.	"Sanagi" (さなぎ, "Pupa")	M. Sakamoto Katsutoshi Kitagawa	Kitagawa Yōji Makino	4:24
4.	"Saved."	Shōko Suzuki	Ryūji Yamamoto	5:18
5.	"Tokyo Samui" (東京寒い, "Tokyo Cold")	Shintaro Sakamoto Cornelius	Cornelius	5:03
6.	"Arco" (アルコ, Aruko)	Yuho Iwasato Yoko Kanno	Kanno	5:40
7.	"Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō"	Iwasato Rasmus Faber	Faber	4:40
8.	"Hajimari no Umi"	Taeko Onuki	Toshiyuki Mori	3:57
9.	"Kore Kara"	M. Sakamoto	Shin Kōno M. Sakamoto	5:16
10.	"Waiting for the Rain"	Faber	Faber Martin Persson	4:24
11.	"Road Movie" (ロードムービー, Rōdo Mūbī)	Iwasato Caoli Cano	Watanabe Cano	5:24
12.	"That Is to Say"	M. Sakamoto H-Wonder	H-Wonder	4:53
13.	"Replica"	M. Sakamoto Takahito Uchisawa	Uchisawa Ishitsuka	4:00
14.	"Kasuka na Melody" (かすかなメロディ, Kasuka na Merodi, "Faint Melody")	S. Sakamoto Yu Sakai	Kōno	4:40
15.	"Iris" (アイリス, Airisu)	M. Sakamoto	Suzuki Takuo Yamamoto M. Sakamoto	5:07
Total length:				72:03

Limite Edition DVD: *Maaya Sakamoto Music Video Collection*^[8]
No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Hajimari no Umi" (Music Video)	Shintarō Ehara	4:13
2.	"Be Mine!" (Music Video)	Ehara	4:04
3.	"Replica" (Music Video)	Ehara	4:00
4.	"Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō" (Music Video)	Ehara	4:49
Total length:			17:06

Charts[edit]

Chart (2015)	Peak position	Sales
Japan Daily Albums (Oricon)^[3]	3	22,000^[7]
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)^[9]	4
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)^[10]	6
Japan Top Albums Sales (Billboard)^[11]	3

References[edit]

^ "坂本真綾、9月にアルバム「FOLLOW ME UP」年越し含む全国ツアーも". Natalie. July 6, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ "坂本真綾20周年アルバム詳細判明、"20人のための1曲だけライブ"も". Natalie. July 23, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "【日榜单】2015/09/30付". Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ "【日榜单】2015/10/01". Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ "【日榜单】2015/10/02付". Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ "【周榜单】2015/10/12付". Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ "坂本　真綾 9thアルバム　FOLLOW ME UP【初回限定盤】 FlyingDog". JVC Kenwood Victor Entertainment. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ "FOLLOW ME UP 坂本真綾". Oricon. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

External links[edit]

Follow Me Up official website

[natalie-1] "坂本真綾、9月にアルバム「FOLLOW ME UP」年越し含む全国ツアーも". Natalie. July 6, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[natalie-2-2] "坂本真綾20周年アルバム詳細判明、"20人のための1曲だけライブ"も". Natalie. July 23, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[daily-0930-3] "【日榜单】2015/09/30付". Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[daily-1001-4] "【日榜单】2015/10/01". Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[daily-1002-5] "【日榜单】2015/10/02付". Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[weekly-6] "【周榜单】2015/10/12付". Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[youtaiju-7] "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[8] "坂本　真綾 9thアルバム　FOLLOW ME UP【初回限定盤】 FlyingDog". JVC Kenwood Victor Entertainment. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[oricon-9] "FOLLOW ME UP 坂本真綾". Oricon. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[hot_albums-10] "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[top_albums-11] "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

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v t e Maaya Sakamoto
Albums	Grapefruit Dive Lucy Shōnen Alice Yūnagi Loop Kazeyomi You Can't Catch Me Follow Me Up
EPs	Easy Listening 30Minutes Night Flight
Compilations	Single Collection: Hotchpotch Single Collection: Nikopachi Everywhere
Singles	"Yakusoku wa Iranai" "Gift" "Kiseki no Umi" "Hashiru "Platinum" "Yubiwa" "Shippo no Uta"" "Mameshiba "Gravity" "Loop" ""Kazemachi Jet" / "Spica" "Saigo no Kajitsu" / "Mitsubachi to Kagakusha" "Triangler" "Ame ga Furu" "Magic Number" "Down Town" / "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" "Secrear" "Saved." "Be Mine!" "Replica" "Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō" "Shikisai" "Kore Kara" "Anata o Tamotsu Mono" "Mada Ugoku" "Million Clouds" "Clear"
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