All My Best
| All My Best | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Mai Kuraki | ||||
| Released | September 9, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 1999-2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | Disc 1: 71:26 Disc 2: 72:19 |
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| Label | Northern Music | |||
| Producer | Mai Kuraki (Executive producer), Daikō Nagato, | |||
| Mai Kuraki chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
2CD+DVD cover
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| Singles from All My Best | ||||
All My Best is Japanese pop R&B singer-songwriter Mai Kuraki's second greatest hits album and was released to commemorate her tenth year anniversary in the music business. The album was released on September 9, 2009 in seven formats: a regular 2CD, a limited 2CD+DVD, a limited microSD, a USB flash drive, a MiniDisc, a compact cassette and a LP album.[1] The album debuted atop the Japanese Oricon weekly album chart with sales over 137,050.[2]
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[edit] Singles
To promote the greatest hits two singles were released: "Puzzle/Revive" and "Beautiful". On the Oricon single chart "Puzzle/Revive" entered the Top 3, becoming Kuraki's first single since 2004's "Ashita e Kakeru Hashi" (明日へ架ける橋 "Bridge to Tomorrow"), to do so.[3] "Puzzle" was the ending theme song for the thirteenth Case Closed movie Case Closed: The Raven Chaser.[4] Unlike "Puzzle", "Revive" was excluded from the album.[5] "Beautiful" was used as the image song for cosmetic company Kose's Coseport Salon Style.[6] The single ranked higher than "Puzzle/Revive" debuting at #2, which extended Kuraki's record for being the only female solo artist to have all 32 of her singles in the Top 10 since her debut.[7]
[edit] Track listing
All lyrics written by Mai Kuraki, except "Never Gonna Give You Up" which is co-written with Michael Africk.
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| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Watashi no, Shiranai, Watashi. (わたしの、しらない、わたし。 The Me I Do Not Know.)" | Yue Mochizuki | Daisuke Ikeda, Shun Sato | 4:04 | |||||
| 2. | "Love, Day After Tomorrow" (from album Delicious Way) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 4:05 | |||||
| 3. | "Stay by My Side" (from album Delicious Way) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 4:26 | |||||
| 4. | "Secret of My Heart" (from album Delicious Way) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 4:26 | |||||
| 5. | "Never Gonna Give You Up" (from album Delicious Way) | Michael Africk, Miguel Sa Pessoa, Perry Geyer | Michael Africk, Miguel Sa Pessoa, Perry Geyer | 4:01 | |||||
| 6. | "Simply Wonderful: Radio Edit" (from album Wish You the Best) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 3:54 | |||||
| 7. | "Reach for the Sky" (from album Perfect Crime) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 4:49 | |||||
| 8. | "Start in My Life" (from album Perfect Crime) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 5:09 | |||||
| 9. | "Tsumetai Umi" (from album Perfect Crime) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 4:41 | |||||
| 10. | "Double Rainbow" (from single "Stand Up") | Yoko Black. Stone | Yoko Black. Stone | 4:43 | |||||
| 11. | "Stand Up" (from album Perfect Crime) | Akihito Tokunaga | Akihito Tokunaga | 4:40 | |||||
| 12. | "Always" (from album Perfect Crime) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 4:09 | |||||
| 13. | "Perfect Crime" (from album Perfect Crime) | Akihito Tokunaga | Akihito Tokunaga, Daisuke Ikeda | 4:38 | |||||
| 14. | "Can't Forget Your Love" (from album Fairy Tale) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound, Akihito Tokunaga | 5:29 | |||||
| 15. | "Winter Bells" | Akihito Tokunaga | Akihito Tokunaga | 4:39 | |||||
| 16. | "Key to My Heart" (from album Fairy Tale) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 3:33 | |||||
All lyrics written by Mai Kuraki, except "Baby I Like", which was written by Yoko Black. Stone.
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| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Baby I Like" (from album Secret of My Heart) | Yoko Black. Stone | Cybersound | 4:22 | |||||
| 2. | "Puzzle" | Yue Mochizuki, Takahiro Hiraga | Masazumi Ozawa | 3:58 | |||||
| 3. | "Beautiful" | Song Yang Ha | Daisuke Ikeda | 4:32 | |||||
| 4. | "Touch Me!" (from album Touch Me!) | Yue Mochizuki | Takahiro Hiraga | 5:11 | |||||
| 5. | "Ichibyōgoto ni Love for You" (from album Touch Me!) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 3:59 | |||||
| 6. | "Be With U" (from album One Life) | Akihito Tokunaga | Cybersound | 4:56 | |||||
| 7. | "Silent Love: Open My Heart" (from album One Life) | Daisuke "Dais" Miyachi, Yuichi Ohno | Daisuke "Dais" Miyachi, Yuichi Ohno | 4:25 | |||||
| 8. | "Aitakute... (会いたくて... I Want to See You...)" (from album Diamond Wave) | Akihito Tokunaga | Akihito Tokunaga | 4:32 | |||||
| 9. | "Shiroi Yuki" (from album One Life) | Aika Ohno | 4:49 | ||||||
| 10. | "Best of Hero (ベスト オブ ヒーロー Besuto obu Hīro)" (from album Diamond Wave) | Akihito Tokunaga | Akihito Tokunaga | 4:14 | |||||
| 11. | "Growing of My Heart" (from album Diamond Wave) | Aika Ohno | Takeshi Hayama | 4:22 | |||||
| 12. | "Ashita e Kakeru Hashi (明日へ架ける橋 Bridge to Tomorrow)" (from album Fuse of Love) | Akihito Tokunaga | Daisuke Ikeda, Akihito Tokunaga | 3:59 | |||||
| 13. | "Time After Time: Hana Mau Machi de (Theater Version)" (from album If I Believe) | Aika Ohno | Daisuke Ikeda, Cybersound | 4:12 | |||||
| 14. | "Kaze no Lalala" (from album If I Believe) | Michiya Haruhata | Cybersound | 4:22 | |||||
| 15. | "Like A Star in the Night" (from album Fairy Tale) | Aika Ohno | Akihito Tokunaga, Strings arrangement： Daisuke Ikeda |
5:37 | |||||
| 16. | "Feel Fine!" (from album Fairy Tale) | Akihito Tokunaga | Akihito Tokunaga | 4:49 | |||||
[edit] Chart performance
On the release day of All My Best in Japan, the album took the number-one spot on the Oricon daily album chart, selling 38.000 copies.[8] On the weekly chart issue date September 21, the album took the spot with sales a little over 137,050, becoming Kuraki's second number-one album of 2009.[2] The album also debuted atop the Billboard Japan Top Albums chart.[9] In Taiwan, the album achieved moderate success debuting at numbers nine and seven, on the international chart and J-Pop chart respectively.[10][11] On the J-Pop chart, the album peaked at number five.[12] With 0.51% of sales on the Taiwanese Combo chart the album debuted at number eighteen.[12]
[edit] Charts, peaks and certifications
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[edit] Sales and certifications
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[edit] Chart procession and succession
| Preceded by Box Emotions by Superfly |
Oricon weekly number-one album September 21, 2009 |
Succeeded by Best Ai by Ai |
[edit] Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Japan | September 9, 2009 | Northern Music | LP album | VNJM-9001[15] |
| Cassette tape | VNTM-9001[16] | |||
| MiniDisc | VNYM-9001[17] | |||
| USB flash drive | VNZM-9001[18] | |||
| microSD | VNZM-9002[19] | |||
| 2CD+DVD | VNCM-9007[20] | |||
| 2CD | VNCM-9009[21] | |||
| Taiwan | September 9, 2009 | SK-Being | CD | SBCA-9002[22] |
[edit] References
- ^ (Japanese) "倉木麻衣が約6年ぶりにベスト盤、アナログからSDカードまで全媒体で発表". Oricon. August 4, 2009. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/68142/full/. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- ^ a b c (Japanese) "倉木麻衣ベスト盤が首位獲得、シングルは堂本剛が2作連続首位". Oricon. September 14, 2009. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/69150/full/. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) "倉木麻衣、CMタイアップ新曲がデイリー初日首位". Oricon. June 11, 2009. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/66840/. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) "倉木麻衣がニュー・シングル “PUZZLE/Revive”を4月15日にリリース決定、全国各地にて握手会イヴェントも実施中". Bounce. Tower Records. January 27, 2009. http://www.bounce.com/news/daily.php/17795/. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) "倉木麻衣、ベストアルバム『ALL MY BEST』はCD、microSDからカセットテープまで". Bounce. Tower Records. August 4, 2009. http://www.bounce.com/news/daily.php/17795/. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) "倉木麻衣、「Beautiful」発売記念イベントでプレゼントを手渡し". Livedoor. June 7, 2009. http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/4190148/. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) "GIRL NEXT DOORがデビュー以来初の首位獲得". Oricon. June 16, 2009. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/66946/full/. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
- ^ a b (Japanese) "倉木ベスト盤、今年2作目のアルバム首位なるか!?". Oricon. September 10, 2009. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/69053/. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
- ^ a b "Billboard Japan Top Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/top_albums/. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ a b (Chinese) On the drop down Select 第36週 "G-Music 風雲榜 (外語榜)". G-Music. http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard7.aspx/. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ^ (Chinese) On the drop down Select 第36週 "G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)". G-Music. http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx/. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ^ a b c d (Chinese) On the drop down Select 第37週 "G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)". G-Music. http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx/. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ^ "Under101 売上データ保管スレ2 - 売上スレ避難所＠JBBS掲示板". Oricon. http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1228108602/194. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年9月". RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200909.html. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
- ^ "All My Best (Vinyl Record)". YesAsia. http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-vinyl-record-limited-edition-japan-version/1020631453-0-0-0-en/info.html. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ "All My Best (2 Cassette Tapes)". YesAsia. http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-2-cassette-tapes-limited-edition-japan-version/1020646703-0-0-0-en/info.html. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ "All My Best (2 Mini Disc)". YesAsia. http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-2-mini-disc-limited-edition-japan-version/1020646732-0-0-0-en/info.html. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ "All My Best (USB Memory Stick)". YesAsia. http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-usb-memory-stick-limited-edition-japan-version/1020631412-0-0-0-en/info.html. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ "All My Best (microSD Memory Card)". YesAsia. http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-microsd-memory-card-limited-edition-japan-version/1020630495-0-0-0-en/info.html. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ "All My Best (Album+DVD)". YesAsia. http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-album-dvd-first-press-limited-edition-japan-version/1020629062-0-0-0-en/info.html. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ "All My Best (Album+DVD)". YesAsia. http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-normal-edition-japan-version/1020629065-0-0-0-en/info.html. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ (Chinese) /detail.asp?id=sbca9002 "倉木麻衣 : All My Best". Shinkong Being. http://www.shinkong-being.com.tw/shop/new /detail.asp?id=sbca9002. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
