Light for the Ages

Light for the Ages -35th Anniversary Best～Fan's Selection- is a compilation album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on January 23, 2019 by Victor Entertainment. To celebrate her 35th anniversary, Hamada set up a poll online, with the 40 most popular songs selected for the three-disc album. A limited edition release of the album came with a 40-page photobook.[1][2][3][4]

Light for the Ages -35th Anniversary Best～Fan's Selection-
Compilation album by
Mari Hamada
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)
Recorded1983–2018
Genre
Length3:30:29
LanguageJapanese
LabelVictor
ProducerMari Hamada
Mari Hamada chronology
Gracia
(2018)		 Light for the Ages -35th Anniversary Best～Fan's Selection-
(2019)		 Soar
(2023)
Limited Edition cover

Light for the Ages peaked at No. 7 on Oricon's albums chart and No. 11 on Billboard Japan''s Hot Albums Chart.[5][6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada, except where indicated

Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Tokio Makin' Love"Munetaka Higuchi Project TeamMunetaka Higuchi Project Team3:48
2."All Night Party"Munetaka Higuchi Project TeamMunetaka Higuchi Project Team5:55
3."Runaway from Yesterday"Munetaka Higuchi Project TeamMunetaka Higuchi Project Team5:48
4."Don't Change Your Mind"Munetaka Higuchi Project TeamMunetaka Higuchi Project Team4:27
5."Paradise" Hiroyuki Ohtsuki5:02
6."Misty Lady" Hamada4:52
7."Blue Revolution" 
  • Hiroaki Matsuzawa
  • Yōgo Kōno
5:03
8."Fearless Night" Keiji Katayama5:33
9."Promise in the History" Katayama4:56
10."Forever" Ohtsuki4:04
11."Call My Luck" Ohtsuki4:05
12."Heart and Soul" Ohtsuki4:55
13."My Tears" Takanobu Masuda6:24
Disc 2
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu." ((Return to Myself ~しない、しない、ナツ。, "Return to Myself ~Not, Not, Summer."))Ohtsuki4:32
2."Open Your Heart"Ohtsuki5:25
3."Nostalgia"Takashi Masuzaki4:19
4."Paradox"Masuzaki5:16
5."Precious Summer"Tetsuro Oda3:53
6."Tomorrow"Ohtsuki6:09
7."Cry for the Moon"Ohtsuki5:21
8."Anti-Heroine"Ichiro Hada4:51
9."Border"Oda6:09
10."Hey Mr. Broken Heart"
  • Hamada
  • Yōichi Fujii
5:52
11."Antique"
  • Hamada
  • Masuzaki
5:21
12."Broken Glass"
  • Hamada
  • Fujii
5:15
13."Ash and Blue"Ohtsuki4:01
14."Canary"Masuda6:09
Disc 3
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Heartbeat Away from You"Masuda6:06
2."Fantasia"Masaru Kishii4:59
3."Stay Gold"Kishii5:14
4."Somebody's Calling"Masuda5:01
5."Momentalia"Kishii5:06
6."Crimson"
  • Hamada
  • Nozomu Wakai
5:18
7."Historia"Kishii6:37
8."Ilinx"Masuda6:46
9."Wish"
  • Hamada
  • Ohtsuki
6:53
10."Sparks"
  • Hamada
  • Wakai
5:04
11."Rin"
  • Hamada
  • Wakai
6:09
12."Rainbow After a Storm"
  • Hamada
  • Wakai
5:01
13."Black Rain"
  • Hamada
  • Wakai
5:13

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 7
Japanese Albums (Billboard)[6] 11
Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[7] 6

References
  1. "浜田麻里、35周年記念ベスト盤にファン投票上位40曲". Natalie.mu. 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. "Mari Hamada / Light For The Ages-35th Anniversary Best～Fan's Selection- [3CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. "浜田麻里、ファンが選んだ究極の35周年ベスト発売". BARKS. 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  4. "Watch Japanese Rock Vocalist Mari Hamada's Teaser for Fan-Selected Greatest Hits Collection". Billboard. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  5. "Light For The Ages - 35th Anniversary Best ～Fan's Selection -/浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  6. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  7. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard Japan. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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