First, it was in Spring, but now, her site says that it's during the fall...

"Island Records hosted an exclusive listening party for Utada on June 8th at 5Ninth in New York City. Tracks from Utada's English language debut, due out this Fall, filled the evening with her intoxicating brand of music..."



Island Records Producer Steve Bartels, Utada Hikaru [yay!!!!!], & Island Def Jam Chairman Antonio "LA" Reid

It's about time

Finally! w00t!!

what.. party in NYC and I didn't know about it?! Shame..

Ack, she looks so cute in that pic. Too bad she's married, haha.

She not that hot nor is she pretty!

what? i think utada's at least pretty. well, dunno if you guys have heard, but she's going to have a track on the Olympic's album. here is the most informative post i've read on this so far, posted at Url Ban.com, by Maikeul.

Finally some news!! Utada will be performing on the soon to be released UNITY album which will be produced for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The song is titled, "By Your Side," and features Timbaland and Kiley Dean. The album will be released in Japan on July 7th, and internationally on July 12th, 2004. Utada is the only Asian artist to participate in this project. More information will be released soon.

According to a few Japanese sources (Sanspo, Yomiuri Online), "By Your Side" is a relaxed R&B track, with a very classic "Timbaland" sound, replete with hard beats and syncopation. It is also stated that the song was recorded in March in the States, and that the song features strong harmonization between Utada and Kiley.

For right now, here's the tracklist:

UNITY
2004 Athens Olympics Album
Release Date: July 7th, 2004 (Japan); July 12th, 2004 (International)

01. Avril Lavigne -----Knocking On Heavens Door
02. Destiny's Child - Will I Am -----I Know
03. Timbaland - Utada - Kiley Dean -----By Your Side
04. Tiziano Ferro - Jamelia -----Universal Prayer
05. Sting - Mariza ----- A Thousand Years
06. Beres Hammond - Les Nubians ----- Going All The Way
07. Mr. G ----- Issues
08. Earth Wind & Fire - Roots Manuva ----- Love Together
09. Wayne Wonder - Neneh Cherry -----Eyes On the Prize
10. Lenny Kravitz - Kadim Al Sahir ----- We Want Peace
11. Macy Gray - Keziah Jones ----- Oh Yeah
12. Moby - Public Enemy ----- MKLFKWR
13. Alice Cooper - Xzibit ----- Stand
14. Gr nemeyer - Cheb Mami - Dalaras ----- Everlasting
15. Brian Eno - Skin - Rachid Taha ----- Still Standing
16. Trevor Horn - Yiannis - Tarkan - Katia -----Pass The Flame

For a link to the information, click HERE, or check out the official Press Release by clicking HERE. Thanks to Waragai-touchan and Nakatani-san for the heads up.

EDIT: Just as a point of clarification, although the album itself is being released by the EMI Group, this new track is an Utada song, not an "Utada Hikaru" song. The EMI Group is just the label who is putting this compilation album together.
and creds go to: http://www.hikaru-online.net/

waah... hikki´s lookin so cute on this pic. she´s a real godess
she´s perfect.
but it isn´t her debut, it´s her second english album. no matter...i´m anxious

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Well, it's her debut as 'Utada'- her first one was under 'Cubic U'...

And she looks REALLY pretty in the pic... :jawdrop:

so kawaii!!

I lvoe utada.

My senpai!!!!!! Here comes my biggest (and totally useless) brag: Utada Hikaru went to the same high school as me!!!!! My guidance counselor guidanced her as well!

Anyway, her most recently song (the theme song for Casshern) is awesome!!!!!