Love (stylized as LØVE) is the second album by Japanese entertainer Mika Nakashima, and her third overall album release counting the mini-album Resistance. Its release date was November 6, 2003, in Japan, prior to the Christmas holiday. In contrast to her previous album, True, this album boasts a wider range of styles including ballads, soft reggae, and club jazz. It proved to be a successful move as the album outsold her debut; it topped the Oricon 200 Album Chart upon release and sold just over 437,000 copies in Japan alone the week it came out.
Love won the 2003 Best Album Award at the Japan Record Awards, and has sold 1,447,681 copies to date - making this album the best-selling album in Mika's career.
[edit] Track listing
| Lyrics |
Music |
Arranger(s) |
| 1. |
"Venus in the Dark" |
Mika Nakashima |
Yasunari Okano |
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| 2. |
"Love Addict" |
Mika Nakashima |
Shinichi Osawa (Mondo Grosso) |
Shinichi Osawa (Mondo Grosso) |
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| 3. |
"Aroma" |
Mika Nakashima |
Yoshiko Goshima |
Takahiro Watanabe |
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| 4. |
"Yuki no Hana" |
Satomi |
Ryouki Matsumoto |
Ryouki Matsumoto |
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| 5. |
"Resistance" (Album Version) |
Yasushi Akimoto, Mika Nakashima |
Seikou Nagaoka |
Coldfeet, Shin Kono |
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| 6. |
"Find the Way" |
Mika Nakashima |
Lori Fine (Coldfeet) |
Ken Shima |
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| 7. |
"Marionette" |
Mika Nakashima |
Nobuyuki Shimizu |
Nobuyuki Shimizu |
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| 8. |
"Seppun" (cover song) |
Takao Tajima |
Takao Tajima |
Shunya Mori |
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| 9. |
"You Send Me Love" |
Mika Nakashima |
Gota Nishidera |
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| 10. |
"Be In Silence" |
Mika Nakashima |
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| 11. |
"Love No Cry" |
Mika Nakashima |
Arata Tanimoto |
Chokkaku |
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| 12. |
"Aishiteru" (Album Version) |
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| 13. |
"Last Waltz" |
Mika Nakashima |
Yasunari Okano |
Nobuyuki Shimizu |
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[edit] Charts and sales
[edit] Oricon sales charts (Japan)
| Release |
Chart |
Peak Position |
First Week Sales |
Sales Total |
Chart Run |
| November 6, 2003 |
Oricon Daily Albums Chart |
1 |
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| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart |
1 |
437,218 |
1,447,681 |
100 weeks |
| Oricon Daily Monthly Chart |
1 |
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| Oricon Yearly Albums Chart |
12 |
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[edit] Singles
| Date |
Title |
Peak Position |
Weeks |
| 2003-01-29 |
Ai Shiteru |
4 |
12 |
| 2003-04-09 |
Love Addict |
5 |
10 |
| 2003-06-25 |
Seppun |
4 |
4 |
| 2003-08-06 |
Find the Way |
4 |
13 |
| 2003-10-01 |
Yuki no Hana |
3 |
28 |
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| True singles |
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| Love singles |
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