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}} ''Mind Travel'' is the third studio album by Japanese pop-rock band Superfly, the first studio album from the group fronted by Shiho Ochi in nearly two years. The record features guest musicians from Beat Crusaders, Losalios, and Mo'Some Tonebender, and the limited edition version of the album includes a DVD with 10 music videos from songs on the album.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ナタリー - Superfly、新ゲストも参加の3rdアルバム「Mind Travel」 )〕 The album will be supported by Superfly's "Mind Traveler" national tour.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Superfly : Superfly、アルバム『Mind Travel』を6月15日リリース / BARKS ニュース )〕 In the first day of its release, ''Mind Travel'' reached the top of the Japan iTunes Store album charts and it sold over 52,000 physical copies according to the Oricon, placing at the top of its daily album ranking. It eventually sold over 166,000 copies in its first week, becoming Superfly's fourth consecutive album to debut at the top of the Oricon's charts, a feat not matched by a female artist since Hikaru Utada's release of ''Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1'' in 2004. ''Mind Travel'' also topped ''Billboard''s Japan Top Albums list, making it her third consecutive album to debut at number one on those charts. ''Mind Travel'' was certified platinum by the RIAJ in June 2011. It also reached the number 3 spot for the Oricon's Monthly Album Chart for June 2011, and then dropped to 8 on the July 2011 Monthly Charts. ==Overview== ''Mind Travel''s lead track "Rollin' Days" is used as the theme song for the second season of Fuji Television's ''BOSS'' drama,〔〔 and it was released to digital download stores on May 18, 2011. "Rollin' Days" was subsequently charted as the number 1 song on ''Billboard''s Adult Contemporary Airplay charts. A promotional rental single featuring a capella song "Ah" along with a digest preview of the 14 songs on the album was distributed starting May 14, 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ナタリー - Superfly、声にならない思いをため息で伝える新曲「Ah」 )〕 Superfly's 9th single "Dancing on the Fire" and the track "Roll Over the Rainbow" from the group's 10th single "Wildflower" are not featured on the album, but the songs' music videos are featured on the first pressing DVD. The charity song "You & Me" is also absent. A social networking campaign called "Superfly Mind Traveler's Circle" was set up on May 20, 2011, tied in with Twitter. Users can preview songs off of the album, watch music videos, and receive special additions to their Twitter avatars by tweeting about the songs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ナタリー - Superflyアルバム発売を記念してTwitter企画スタート )〕 To celebrate the album's release, Superfly held a free concert at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse. The concert was also broadcast live via Ustream.tv on June 15, 2011, at 20:00 JST.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ナタリー - Superfly、新作発売記念赤レンガ倉庫ライブを生中継 )〕 The concert had 20,000 attendees, listening to 9 songs off of the album. A recording of the concert along with an interview will air on as a special WOWOW on August 16, 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Superfly、フリーライブに2万人 9曲を熱唱 )〕 "Morris" was performed live on June 19, 2011, for Father's Day on Tokyo FM, as she wrote the song with memories of her father in mind.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ナタリー - Superfly、渋谷スペイン坂でおおはた雄一と"父の日ソング" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mind Travel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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