Philosophia (album)

Philosophia (フィロソフィア, Filosofia) is the 14th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on October 21, 1998. Produced by Hamada and Jody Gray, it was Hamada's first release by Polydor Records. The album was reissued alongside Hamada's past releases on January 15, 2014.

Philosophia
Studio album by Mari Hamada
Released	October 21, 1998 (1998-10-21)
Studio	A&M Studios Westlake Recording Studios The Village Recorder
Genre	J-pop pop rock
Length	61:33
Language	Japanese
Label	Polydor Records
Producer	Mari Hamada Jody Gray
Mari Hamada chronology
Cats and Dogs: The Very Best of Mari Hamada (1998) Philosophia (1998) Blanche (2000)
Singles from Philosophia
"Until the Dawn" Released: August 26, 1998 (1998-08-26)

Philosophia peaked at No. 18 on Oricon's albums chart.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Eclipse"	Hiroyuki Ohtsuki	5:32
2.	"The Year 2000"	Takashi Masuzaki	5:59
3.	"Until the Dawn"	Ohtsuki	4:57
4.	"Summer Days"	Hamada Yōichi Fujii	6:18
5.	"Butterflies -Identity Crisis-"	Hamada Fujii	5:27
6.	"Promised Land"	Hamada Fujii	5:47
7.	"Philosophia"	Hamada Ohtsuki	5:36
8.	"Paradise Lost"	Hamada Fujii	6:08
9.	"Foolish Pride"	Hamada Shinichi Nakagawa	5:26
10.	"As If..."	Hamada Fujii	4:48
11.	"Since Those Days"	Hamada Fujii	5:37

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	18

Personnel

• Michael Landau – guitar
• Dean Parks – guitar
• Takashi Masuzaki – guitar
• Hiroyuki Ohtsuki – guitar
• Leland Sklar – bass
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
• Kevin Savigor – keyboards
• John Robinson – drums
• Mike Baird – drums
• Lenny Castro – percussion
• Grant Geissan – mandolin
• Sid Page – violin

External links

• Official website (Mari Hamada)
• Official website (Universal Music Japan)
• Philosophia at MusicBrainz
• Philosophia at Discogs