Shadows of Dreams

Aika, Aika Ohno, ???? | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 5, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Giza USA
• ASIN: B000060OK3
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #929,375 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Love, Day After Tomorrow

2. This Is Your Life

3. Shadows of Dreams

4. Always

5. Happy Days

6. Secret of My Heart

7. Delicious Way

8. Blue Umbrella

9. I'm Crazy for You

10. Land of Sunshine

11. Stay by My Side

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mai-K, September 9, 2002

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S. Miller "[(2)!¢$]" (Luxembourg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadows of Dreams (Audio CD)

This really is a great album, but most of the songs are cover versions, especially the Mai Kuraki songs "Love, Day after Tomorrow", "This is your life", "Happy days", "Secret of my heart", "Delicious Way" and "Stay by my side" would rather be worth listened in their original version!

But I have to admit that Aika's singing skills aren't quite like any other artist's: Just like a mystic chant, it really goes straight to the heart!

It's a pity that GIZA USA took most of Mai Kuraki's songs, which already have been released on american territory. They should have rather let Aika participate more on the album, presenting her own songs, especially as they are telling on her official HomePage what a great songstress Aika should be!?

And don't let you blend by the publicity of the album, as she is as new to japanese audience, then she is to US audience!

Really a pity, that newby Aika Ohno had to hide behind the shadow of her glorious predecessor Mai Kuraki!?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful lyrics, but..., March 22, 2002

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"hologramaja" (Brookfield, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadows of Dreams (Audio CD)

I would gladly buy another album by Akia--her voice and songwriting skills shine through the manufactured sound that is present on this disk. Akia's lyrics translate very well to English--but the American pop music plauge seems to have infected the music.

What Aika needs is a new producer and a live band to go with it--then she'd be very close to perfecting a sound to match her words. I'd suggest taking a page or two from Chihiro Onitsuka's book would suit her better in the long run.

4.0 out of 5 stars This is the original, May 29, 2003

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poohbooh (WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadows of Dreams (Audio CD)

This album is so lovely. This is too bad that every songs are known as other famous singer's songs. To be precise, all the songs are her original, and she just offer them to other singers before she release this album. But her singing is still remarkable.