| Fuse of Love | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 24, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 48:26 | |||
| Label | Giza Studio | |||
| Producer | Mai Kuraki, Kanonji | |||
| Mai Kuraki chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Fuse of Love | ||||
| ||||
Fuse of Love is the fifth studio album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on August 24, 2005, over two years after If I Believe.
Background
This album is the first to be produced by Kuraki herself.[1]
Nearly five years after its release, the song "Chance for You" was chosen to be the theme song for the movie Soft Boy and a re-arranged "Cinema Version" was digitally released on June 16, 2010.[2]
Commercial performance
Fuse of Love debuted at #3 with 108,269 copies sold making it Kuraki's first album to not open/peak at number-one on the Oricon albums chart.[3] The album stayed in the top 10 for two weeks and charted for a total of 13 weeks.[4] Fuse of Love was the 81st best selling album of 2005.[5]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Honey, Feeling for Me" | Aika Ohno | Shingo Kamata | 4:08 |
| 2. | "P.S My Sunshine" | Hitoshi Okamoto (from Garnet Crow) | Okamoto | 3:50 |
| 3. | "You look at me~one" | Yoshinobu Ohga (from OOM) | Ohga | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Kakenukeru Inazuma" (駆け抜ける稲妻 "Lightning Passing By") | Ohga | Ohga | 5:01 |
| 5. | "Don't Leave Me Alone" | Ohga | Ohga | 4:55 |
| 6. | "Love, Needing" | Ohno | Hiroshi Asai (from The Tambourines) | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Dancing" | Akihito Tokunaga (from doa) | Tokunaga | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Tell Me What" | Ohno | Okamoto | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Love Sick" | Ohno | Ohga | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Ashita e Kakeru Hashi" | Tokunaga | Daisuke Ikeda, Tokunaga | 4:00 |
| 11. | "I Sing a Song for You" | Ohno | Piano arrangement: Ohno | 3:53 |
| 12. | "Chance for You" | Ohno | Asai | 3:31 |
| Total length: | 48:26 | |||
Charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart[6] | 1 |
| Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[3] | 3 |
| Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart[7] | 3 |
| Japan Oricon Yearly Albums Chart[5] | 81 |
Certifications
| Country | Provider | Sales | Certification (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | RIAJ | 185,350[3] | Gold[8] |
References
- ↑ "倉木麻衣 interview～ニュー・アルバム『FUSE OF LOVE』" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ "倉木麻衣 : 倉木麻衣、映画『ソフトボーイ』主題歌配信決定 / BARKS ニュース". Barks (in Japanese). 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- 1 2 3 "ビーイング＠売上データ補完スレ - 売上スレ避難所＠JBBS掲示板" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ 【オリコン】売上枚数Q＆A【2005/09/04付】 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- 1 2 "2005年 年間CDシングル/アルバム/トータルセールス/VIDEO/DVD/カラオケ/作詞家・作曲家・編曲家 ランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ "倉木麻衣、6作連続首位獲得なるか!? ニュース-ORICON STYLE-". Oricon (in Japanese). 2005-08-24. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ "2005 9月売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ ゴールド等認定作品認定 2005年8月. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-25.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.