Spirit (Hitomi album)

Spirit (stylized as SPIRIT) is the tenth studio album by Japanese singer and songwriter Hitomi. It was released on April 27, 2011, through independent label Maximum 10. It is her first not to be handled by Avex Trax, though both are owned by the same operating company. Spirit is described as "electro-oriented club music married with emo rock"; produced by Advanced Alternative Media, the album is noted as "their first collaboration with a Japanese artist".

Looking to expand her sound, Hitomi largely worked with Western record producers Scott Cutler, Anne Preven and Dreamlab. Spirit features contributions from Gabe Saporta of Cobra Starship, Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, and members from Simple Plan.

Though no singles were issued to promote Spirit directly, the album includes the digital single "Love Me Love Body" which was released a year prior. Spirit debuted and peaked at number 125, spending one week on the Oricon Weekly Chart. The album was supported by the Hitomi Live Tour 2011: Spirit, her first in five years, which visited three cities in early June 2011.