Stare At is the second studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 released by singer Ken Hirai

Ken Hirai

is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and spokesperson.During his career, Hirai has released 32 singles and 11 albums up until October 2010. According to Oricon, his single Hitomi Wo Tojite became the best-selling single...

 under the label Sony Records. Now released by DefStar Records

DefSTAR Records

, is a Japanese record label, a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan.-History:*1997 - Takashi Yoshida, the president of Warner Music Japan, founded the label as ....

 (Sony Music Group). It was released on December 1, 1996.

Overview

The album includes the singles, Yokogao

Yokogao

was released on November 22, 1995 by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. It was his third single overall. It was featured on Fuji TV's Mezamashi Tenki and on All Night Nippon.-Track list:# 横顔 .#*Written and Composed by Ken Hirai...

, Doshaburi

Doshaburi

is a single released by singer Ken Hirai on August 21, 1996. It is his fourth single overall.-Track list:#ドシャブリ #*Written and Composed by Ken Hirai#Go Ahead#* Written and Composed by Ken Hirai...

, and Stay with Me

Stay with Me (Ken Hirai song)

Stay with Me was released by singer, Ken Hirai on November 1, 1996. It is his fifth single overall.-Track list:#Stay with Me#*Written by Ken Hirai. Composed by Joe Rinoie#スウィートルーム...

. Hirai wrote and composed most of the songs himself. He revealed that after the album was complete, it would be released late in the end of the year.

Tracklist

1. Kanashii no wa Kimi dake ja nai (4:55)

   Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Joe Rinoie

   Joe Rinoie

   is a music producer, singer, keyboardist, saxophone player and composer.His father is Japanese while his mother is an Han Chinese in Japan, thus he is mixed half-Chinese, half-Japanese. He is a former member of Romantic Mode. After spending many years as a studio musician, he became a producer...

   
    and Masaki Suzukawa.

2. Stage (4:42)

   Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Joe Rinoie and Masaki Suzukawa.

3. Stay with Me
   Stay with Me (Ken Hirai song)
   Stay with Me was released by singer, Ken Hirai on November 1, 1996. It is his fifth single overall.-Track list:#Stay with Me#*Written by Ken Hirai. Composed by Joe Rinoie#スウィートルーム...
   
    (4:58)

   Written by Ken Hirai. Composed by Joe Rinoie. Arranged by Joe Rinoie and Masaki Suzukawa.

4. Naze Darou (4:59)

   Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Satoshi Takebe.

5. Aitaiyo (5:56)

   Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Satoshi Takebe.

6. Kimi ga Wakaranai (5:04)

   Written by Ken Hirai. Composed by Ken Hirai and Shun Yamashita. Arranged by Joe Rinoie and Masaki Suzukawa.

7. Kusare Midori (5:15)

   Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Chokkoku.

8. Yokogao
   Yokogao
   was released on November 22, 1995 by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. It was his third single overall. It was featured on Fuji TV's Mezamashi Tenki and on All Night Nippon.-Track list:# 横顔 .#*Written and Composed by Ken Hirai...
   
    (5:49)

   Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Akihisa Matsuura.

9. Naite Waratte (4:57)

   Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Chokkoku.

10. Doshaburi
    Doshaburi
    is a single released by singer Ken Hirai on August 21, 1996. It is his fourth single overall.-Track list:#ドシャブリ #*Written and Composed by Ken Hirai#Go Ahead#* Written and Composed by Ken Hirai...
    
    (5:20)

    Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Akihisa Matsuura.

11. Yubi-kiri (7:36)

    Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Nobuo Kashima.

12. Kyatchi Bōru (3:14)
13. Written and Composed by Ken Hirai. Arranged by Hideki Kajino.