Follow Me Up
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]
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| Released | September 30, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–15 | |||
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| Length | 72:03 | |||
| Label | FlyingDog | |||
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| Maaya Sakamoto chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Follow Me Up | ||||
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Commercial performance
    
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
    
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Follow Me" | 
  | 5:08 | |
| 2. | "Be Mine!" | 
  | 
  | 4:02 | 
| 3. | "Sanagi" (さなぎ, "Pupa") | 
  | 
  | 4:24 | 
| 4. | "Saved." | 
  | 
  | 5:18 | 
| 5. | "Tokyo Samui" (東京寒い, "Tokyo Cold") | 
  | 5:03 | |
| 6. | "Arco" (アルコ, Aruko) | 
  | 
  | 5:40 | 
| 7. | "Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō" | 
  | 
  | 4:40 | 
| 8. | "Hajimari no Umi" | 
  | 3:57 | |
| 9. | "Kore Kara" | 
  | 
  | 5:16 | 
| 10. | "Waiting for the Rain" | 
  | 4:24 | |
| 11. | "Road Movie" (ロードムービー, Rōdo Mūbī) | 
  | 
  | 5:24 | 
| 12. | "That Is to Say" | 
  | 
  | 4:53 | 
| 13. | "Replica" | 
  | 
  | 4:00 | 
| 14. | "Kasuka na Melody" (かすかなメロディ, Kasuka na Merodi, "Faint Melody") | 
  | 
  | 4:40 | 
| 15. | "Iris" (アイリス, Airisu) | 
  | 
  | 5:07 | 
| Total length: | 72:03 | |||
| 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
    
| 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
    
- "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.
 - "【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.
 - "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
    
- Follow Me Up official website
 
