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The Swinging Star

1992 studio album by Dreams Come True

The Swinging Star is the fifth studio album by the Japanese band Dreams Come True, released in 1992. It reached number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, stayed on the chart for 55 weeks, and was also once the biggest-selling Japanese-language album of all time.[1] As of January 2015, it has sold over 3 million copies in Japan and has been certified three-times million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[2][3] The track "Sweet Sweet Sweet" originated as the ending theme of the video game Sonic the Hedgehog 2, for which Masato Nakamura composed the music, and would later be remixed by American rapper and producer Akon for Sonic the Hedgehog in 2006.

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Track list

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All lyrics are written by Miwa Yoshida, and all tracks arranged by Masato Nakamura

Charts and certifications

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References

  1. [1]
    McClure, Steve (January 14, 1995). "Dreams Come True Makes U.S. Debut via Film". Billboard. 107 (2). Nielsen Business Media, Inc: 35. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
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    "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 31, 2015.
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    "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1996年09月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. September 1996 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  4. [4]
    The Swinging Star DREAMS COME TRUE. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2015.



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