Sugar High (album)
# Sugar High (album)

Sugar High is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Chihiro Onitsuka, released in December 2002.

The album came out only nine months after its predecessor This Armor, and it comprises nine tracks that were previously unreleased as the singles. The album title was quoted from the lyrics of a song sung on the American motion picture Empire Records.

The first press of the album features bonus 8cm compact disc including another version of "Castle･Imitation" and its backing track.

Since Onitsuka cancelled the release of fourth studio album and left both the management office and record label in 2004, Sugar High became the final non-compilation album she released under the Virgin Tokyo label distributed by Toshiba EMI.

## Track listing

All songs arranged and produced by Takefumi Haketa.

## Personnel

* Chihiro Onitsuka – Vocals
* Takefumi Haketa – Acoustic piano, rhodes piano, wurlitzer, harpsichord
* Takashi Nishiumi – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Hitoshi Watanabe – Bass
* Hitoshi Kusunoki – Drums
* Toshiyuki Sugino – Drums
* Ikuo Kakehashi – Percussion, conga, flame drum, tablas
* Chieko Kinbara – Violin
* Yoshihiko Eida – Violin
* Haruko Yano – Violin
* Joe Kuwata – Violin
* Yukiko Iwato – Violin
* Naoru Komiya – Violin
* Nagisa Kiriyama – Violin
* Norito Ohbayashi – Violin
* Yukinori Murata – Violin
* Osamu Iyoku – Violin
* Motoko Fujiie – Violin
* Hijiri Kuwano – Violin
* Yuji Yamada – Viola
* Sachie Ohnuma – Viola
* Manami Tokutaka – Viola
* Hirohito Furugawara – Viola
* Masami Horisawa – Cello
* Hiroyasu Yamamoto – Cello
* Hiroki Kashiwagi – Cello
* Haruki Matsuba – Cello
* Yohei Matsuoka – Cello
* Gaichi Ishibashi – Oboe

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| Japan (RIAJ) | Gold | 295,000 |

## Release history

| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Japan | December 11, 2002 | Toshiba-EMI/Virgin Tokyo | CD | TOCT-24901 (limited edition with bonus disc) |
| Japan | December 11, 2002 | Toshiba-EMI/Virgin Tokyo | CD | TOCT-24902 |
| Japan | March 11, 2009 | EMI Music Japan | SHM-CD | TOCT-95060 |

## Other Media

"Castle Imitation" was used as the end credits song in the video game Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter

