As the child of Japanese musicians who reside in both New York City and Tokyo, Utada Hikaru was perhaps predestined for a career as a performer informed by multiculturalism.
On her first major-label English-language album, Utada (who previously sold over nine million albums in Japan) delivers a diverse collection of urbane, modern, and, at times, almost avant-garde electronica and dance music.
From the hard house beats of "Devil Inside" to the sing-song hip-hop/R&B amalgam of "Easy Breezy," EXODUS mixes progressive club music with a broad sense of experimentation rarely seen in the pop world.
Of course, Utada's remarkable voice--which sounds like a cross between Tori Amos, Yoko Ono, and Madonna--is the center of the storm; on "Tippy Toe," the ex-Columbia University student swoops to great heights and back down again, matching her often intensely personal, wryly humorous lyrics with an unpredictable melody.
A true fusion of Western and Eastern music's edgier elements thrown together in an after-hours disco melting pot, EXODUS heralds the American arrival of an unusual and challenging artist.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpeningHikaru Utada | Hikaru Utada, Utada | Play | 01:50 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 2 | Devil InsideHikaru Utada | Hikaru Utada, Utada | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | The WorkoutHikaru Utada | Hikaru Utada, Utada | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | Easy BreezyHikaru Utada | Hikaru Utada, Utada | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | Tippy ToeHikaru Utada | Hikaru Utada, Utada | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Hotel LobbyHikaru Utada | Hikaru Utada, Utada | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | AnimatoHikaru Utada | Hikaru Utada, Utada | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | Crossover InterludeHikaru Utada | Hikaru Utada, Utada | Play | 01:17 | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| 9 | Kremlin DuskHikaru Utada | Hikaru Utada, Utada | Play | 05:13 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 10 | You Make Me Want to Be a ManHikaru Utada | Hikaru Utada, Utada | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 11 | Wonder 'BoutHikaru Utada | Hikaru Utada, Utada | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 12 | Let Me Give You My LoveHikaru Utada | Hikaru Utada, Utada | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | About MeHikaru Utada | Hikaru Utada, Utada | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 14 | Exodus | Utada Hikaru | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 54 mins | 124 MB | |||||
| 54 mins | 372 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Bucchi | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Demacio Castellon | Engineer |
| 3 | Tom Coyne | Mastering |
| 4 | Jason Dale | Assistant Engineer |
| 5 | Pete Davis | Programming |
| 6 | Christine DeLassus | Stylist |
| 7 | Mike Evans | Production Coordination |
| 8 | Jeff Golub | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 9 | Yuka Honda | Production Coordination |
| 10 | Goh Hotoda | Engineer, Mixing |
| 11 | Patrick Ibanez | Photography |
| 12 | Patrick Magee | Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | Atsushi Matsui | Engineer |
| 14 | Jane Morledge | Art Direction, Design |
| 15 | Rick Patrick | Creative Director |
| 16 | Bill Pettaway | Production Coordination |
| 17 | Brian Russel | Assistant Engineer |
| 18 | Steve Sidelnyk | Programming |
| 19 | Matt Snedecor | Assistant Engineer |
| 20 | Jon Theodore | Drums |
| 21 | Timbaland | Producer, Remixing |
| 22 | Utada | Primary Artist |
| 23 | Hikaru Utada | Composer, Executive Producer, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist, Producer, Programming |
| 24 | Patrick Woodward | Assistant Engineer |
| 25 | Yamamoto Yasutaka | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |