Innocence is the fifth 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...

 by Japanese recording artist Arisa Mizuki, released through Avex Tune on November 17, 1999. It is Mizuki's first studio album in over four years, since Cute

Cute (album)

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, and the first to be released under Avex Tune. The album produced four original singles: "Through the Season

Through the Season

"Through the Season" is the fifteenth single by Japanese recording artist Alisa Mizuki. It was released on May 27, 1998 as the second single from Mizuki's fifth studio album Innocence. The title track was written by Yūko Ebine and composed and produced by Tourbillon keyboardist Hiroaki Hayama...

," "Oh Darling

Oh Darling (song)

"Oh Darling" is a single by Japanese recording artist Alisa Mizuki, released under the unit name Convertible, which is composed of Mizuki and Japanese model Kayato. It was released on July 8, 1998 as the third single from Mizuki's fifth studio album Innocence. The title track was written by Tetsuya...

" (released under the alias Convertible), "Asahi no Ataru Hashi

Asahi no Ataru Hashi

is the sixteenth single by Japanese recording artist Alisa Mizuki. It was released on February 3, 1999 as the fourth single from Mizuki's fifth studio album Innocence. The title track was written by Hiromi Mori, composed by T2ya, and produced by Tourbillon keyboardist Hiroaki Hayama. It served as...

," and Eternal Message

Eternal Message

"Eternal Message" is the seventeenth single by Japanese recording artist Alisa Mizuki. It was released on April 28, 1999 as the fifth and final single from Mizuki's fifth studio album Innocence. The title track was written by Yūko Ebine and composed and produced by Tourbillon keyboardist Hiroaki...

. All singles, as well as track three of the album, "All My Love," which was used in commercials for the TU-KA cell phone by KDDI

KDDI

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, had a commercial tie-in

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. Innocence is predominately a pop music

Pop music

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 album. CDJournal noted that the album "showcases the vocals of a grown-up Mizuki."

Innocence debuted at number 39 on the Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 Weekly Albums chart with 6,920 copies in its first week, charting eighteen spots lower than Cute.

Commercial performance

Innocence debuted on the Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 Weekly Albums chart at number 39 with 6,290 copies sold in its first week. The album charted for two weeks and has sold a total of 10,020 copies.

Track listing

Charts and sales

Chart (1999)	Peak position	Sales
Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Weekly Albums	39	10,020