New Utada Hikaru Album "Fantome" Arrives Today!!!

New Utada Hikaru Release FANTOME!!!

Awwww, got a SWEET surprise in the mail today, the LONG awaited and highly anticipated new release from Utada Hikaru!!! As you all know, Hikki decided to take a hiatus from activities after her last US Release album "This Is The One" waaaaaay back in 2010, and aside from a few bonus songs on her last Greatest Hits package we haven't heard anything from her! Until Now!
As you may recall, I was only a casual listener of Hikaru's until she came down to Hawaii promoting This Is The One, and I loved the concert, her performances and songs so much that I immediately became a HUGE fan, devouring all of her singles and albums, and as I got to know her songs I fell in love and more and more with her and her music! First Love, Distance, deep River, Ultra blue, these have all gone on to become much beloved tacks for me, and her last Japanese album "Heart Station" has become one of my fave J-pop albums of all time! 
During Hikki's hiatus we did get four really great songs from her which were included on her second Greatest Hits collection, but I've always been waiting for her official return to music, and with this latest Japanese release, we have arrived!!! Can't wait to dig into this album, but I'm gonna save it for this weekend when I can listen to it while cruising the town at night for maximum effect (Okay, I might cheat and sneak a snippet or two in the meantime!) and appreciate it to the maximum!
Kind of funny, when I initially pre-ordered the album from CD Japan (still the first and best choice for all my J-pop goodies!), they had posted up tow different images for Hikki's Fantome album:

At the time looking at it, I said to myself, "Gee, I hope the cover is that color one...looks a lot prettier than that serious looking black and white job." Well, as you can see, my wish twas not to be, happily, the color picture (and a LOT more besdies!) WERE included int he glossy photobooklet within! WHEW!

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