Stories (Mayumi Iizuka album)

Stories
Studio album by Mayumi Iizuka
Released	July 23, 2008
Recorded	MIT Studio, A-TONE, Tower Side Studio and Ambient Vision
Genre	J-pop
Label	Tokuma Japan Communications
Producer	Kengo Fukui (VERYGOO)
Mayumi Iizuka chronology
Crystal Days (2007) Stories (2008) Fight!! (2009)

Stories (released on July 23, 2008) is J-pop artist Mayumi Iizuka's 12th album.

Exposition

• This is a concept album centering on the theme of "Stories," literally. This album, with an instrumental music and ten songs, expresses serial stories in turn, that is to say; prologue, meeting, unrequited love, both love, daily, lost, dream, meeting again, growing, happy end and story.
• This album also has an additional DVD with promoting movies of three songs, "Sincerely" (#2), "Wasurenai." (#6), and "Kitto Zutto" (#8).

Track listing

1. Stories 〜prologue〜
   • Composition: Shinichi Asada
   • Arrangement: Michiaki Kato
2. Sincerely
   • Lyrics: Mayumi Iizuka and Sora Izumikawa
   • Composition: Shinichi Asada
   • Arrangement: Michiaki Kato
3. Ashita Hareta nara (明日晴れたなら / If it is Fine Tomorrow)
   • Lyrics: Mayumi Iizuka and Sora Izumikawa
   • Composition: Sora Izumikawa
   • Arrangement: Michiaki Kato
4. Hajimete no Ichi-page (初めての1ページ / The First Page)
   • Lyrics: Mayumi Iizuka and Sora Izumikawa
   • Composition: Sora Izumikawa
   • Arrangement: Michiaki Kato
5. Always... Forever...
   • Lyrics: Mayumi Iizuka and Sora Izumikawa
   • Composition: Sora Izumikawa
   • Arrangement: Sora Izumikawa and marhy
6. Wasurenai. (忘れない。 / I Shall Never Forget.)
   • Lyrics: Mayumi Iizuka and Sora Izumikawa
   • Composition: Kohei Dojima
   • Arrangement: Tomofumi Suzuki
7. Starry Night
   • Lyrics: Mayumi Iizuka and Sora Izumikawa
   • Composition: Sora Izumikawa
   • Arrangement: Michiaki Kato
8. Kitto Zutto (きっと ずっと / Assuredly Forever)
   • Lyrics: Mayumi Iizuka and Sora Izumikawa
   • Composition: cota
   • Arrangement: Michiaki Kato
9. Love Knot
   • Lyrics: Mayumi Iizuka and Sora Izumikawa
   • Composition: Sora Izumikawa
   • Arrangement: Tomofumi Suzuki
10. Polaris
    • Lyrics: Mayumi Iizuka and Sora Izumikawa
    • Composition: Sora Izumikawa
    • Arrangement: Michiaki Kato
11. Kimi eto Tsuzuku Story (君へと続くストーリー / Story that Leads to You)
    • Lyrics: Mayumi Iizuka and Sora Izumikawa
    • Composition: Tomoki Hasegawa
    • Arrangement: Tomoki Hasegawa

External links

• 12th Album of Mayumi Iizuka "Stories" released on July 23! From August 3, Live Tour "Strawberry Summer Stories 2008" is beginning!! (in Japanese) - August 2008