First Love (Hikaru Utada album)

First Love
First Love
Studio album by Hikaru Utada
Released	March 10, 1999
Recorded	August–December 1998
Studio	Toshiba EMI Studio; Studio Terra; Studio Z'd; Wonder Station Yoyogi; On Air Azabu Studio; Paradise studio; One Voice Kamazawa Recording Studios; Burnish Stone Recording Studios; Bunkamura Studio; Quad Recording Studios;
Genre	J-pop; R&B; dance-pop;
Length	54:37
Label	Toshiba EMI
Producer	Akira Miyake; Teruzane Utada;
Hikaru Utada chronology
Singles from First Love
	"Automatic / Time Will Tell"; Released: December 9, 1998; "Movin' on Without You"; Released: February 17, 1999; "First Love"; Released: April 28, 1999;

First Love is the debut Japanese-language studio album (second overall) by Japanese-American recording artist Hikaru Utada, released on March 10, 1999, by Toshiba-EMI.

An R&B and dance-pop album, First Love centres on the theme of love and relationships. Songs like "Automatic" and "First Love" are prime examples of these themes. A 2014 re-issue of the album was released simultaneously, featuring a bonus live DVD and the special edition featured two additional discs. Critics' opinions of the album were generally favourable, praising Utada's songwriting and vocal delivery. In its first week of release, the album entered the Oricon Albums Chart at number one with over two million units sold. Since its release, First Love remains the highest selling Japanese album with nationwide sales of 8 million copies. It has also sold over ten million units worldwide, making it the highest-selling album in Asian music history.

Utada promoted the album by releasing three singles: "Automatic/Time Will Tell," "Movin' on Without You" and the title track, all which were accompanied by a music video. She performed several tracks from the album on several television appearances in 1998 and 1999, and have performed songs on her Utada: In the Flesh 2010 and Wild Life tours. "Automatic/time will tell" and First Love are her best-selling CD single and album respectively.