Everywhere (Maaya Sakamoto album)

Having sung various television commercial songs as a child actress, Sakamoto debuted as a singer at age sixteen—while still in high school—with the single "Yakusoku wa Iranai" (1996). Collaborating closely with producer Yoko Kanno, she began writing her own lyrics as early as her debut album Grapefruit (1997), driven by a desire to meet the expectations of the adults around her and the thrill of discovering new facets of herself with each song. The limited edition included a DVD featuring the music videos for "Magic Number" and "Everywhere". == Critical reception ==

CD Journal praised "[Sakamoto's] crystal-clear vocals, lyrics drawn with fresh sensibility, and beautiful melodies" on the album, which showcased her fifteen-year career spanning the "golden duo era" with Yoko Kanno, to her collaborations with Shōko Suzuki and others musicians. == Commercial performance ==

Everywhere debuted at number 3 on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart, The album charted for eleven weeks, with reported sales totaling 67,108 copies. ==Track listing==

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Everywhere. • Maaya Sakamoto – production, main vocals, backing vocals (disc 1: 1-4,7,9-12,14-15 / disc 2: 1-2,9,15) • Mitsuyoshi Tamura (tmf) – production • Yoko Kanno – sound production, acoustic piano & keyboards (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Hog – sound production (disc 1: 3 / disc 2: 7) • Gabriela Robin – backing vocals (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Junko Hirotani – backing vocals (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • M's precious – performance (disc 1: 3 / disc 2: 7) • Yasuo Sano – drums (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 1,15) • Shigeo Miyata – drums (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Neal Wilkinson – drums (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Hitoshi Watanabe – bass (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Vagabond Suzuki – bass (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Andy Pask – bass (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Tsuneo Imahori – guitars (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 1,3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Masayoshi Furukawa – guitars (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,10-12,14) • Hisaaki Hogari – guitars, additional ambient tracks (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Huge Burns – guitars (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Keishi Urata – synthesizer manipulating (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,7) • Shunsuke Sakamoto – synthesizer manipulating (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Yoichi Okabe – percussion (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Mataro Misawa – percussion (disc 1: 1-2,3,4-12,14 / disc 2: 1,3,5-6,7,8,11-12,14) • Toshio Araki – trumpet (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Yoichi Murata – trombone (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Takuo Yamamoto – saxophone (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Naruyoshi Kikuchi – saxophone (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Hiroshi Shibayama – English horn (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Masatsugu Shinozaki Strings – strings (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Gen Ittetsu Strings – strings (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 1,2,3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Gavyn Wright – orchestra reader (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Isobel Griffiths – contractor (disc 1: 1-2,4-12,14 / disc 2: 3,5-6,8,11-12,14) • Kenji Fujii – guitars (disc 1: 3 / disc 2: 7) • Seiichi Takubo – synthesizer manipulating (disc 1: 3 / disc 2: 7) • Zentaro Watanabe – guitars, bass, programming (disc 1: 13) • Kyoichi Shiino – drums (disc 1: 13) • Tomoyuki Asakawa – acoustic piano (disc 1: 13), grand harp (disc 2: 13) • Masami Horisawa – cello (disc 1: 13) • Toshiyuki Mori – acoustic piano (disc 1: 15), synthesizer (disc 2: 4), all other instruments (disc 2: 10,13) • Tom Tamada – drums (disc 1: 15) • Yuji Okiyama – bass (disc 1: 15 / disc 2: 10,13) • Hirokazu Ogura – guitars (disc 1: 15) • Kō Okumura – trombone (disc 1: 15) • Masahiko Sugasaka – flugel horn (disc 1: 15) • Chiharu Mikuzuki – bass (disc 2: 1) • Shin Kono – acoustic piano (disc 2: 1,15) • Yasuhiro Hase – programming (disc 2: 1) • Solaya – guitars, programming (disc 2: 2) • Kazuya Miyano – bass (disc 2: 2) • Satoru Shionoya – acoustic piano (disc 2: 4) • Shōko Suzuki – acoustic piano, backing vocals (disc 2: 9) • Satoshi Shoji – oboe (disc 2: 13) • Nobumasa Yamada – percussion (disc 2: 13) • Chieko Kinbara Strings – strings (disc 2: 13,15) • Tomohiko Ohkanda – bass (disc 2: 15) • Masato Ishinari – guitars (disc 2: 15) • Masao Fukuda – A&R director • Masashi Yabuhara – mixing engineer • Nobumasa Yamada – mixing engineer • Hirokazu Fukushima – mixing engineer • Shinichi Akagawa – mixing engineer • Seiji Sekine – mixing engineer • Hiroshi Kawasaki – mastering engineer • Hideki Kawaguchi – artist manager • Shirō Sasaki – executive producer • Rie Tomokane – A&R desk == Charts ==