Wish You the Best
| Wish You the Best | ||||
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| Compilation album by Mai Kuraki | ||||
| Released | January 1, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 1999-2003 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 70:38 | |||
| Label | Giza Studio | |||
| Producer | Daiko Nagato (Kanonji) | |||
| Mai Kuraki chronology | ||||
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Wish You the Best is the first compilation album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on January 1, 2004. The compilation won Pop Album of the Year at the 19th Japan Gold Disc Awards.[1]
Chart performance
Wish You the Best debuted at number-one with 450,127 copies sold making it Kuraki's fifth number-one debut.[2] The album spent three weeks atop of the Oricon albums chart.[3] It charted for a total of 46 weeks of which the album consecutively spent 7 in the top 10.[3] Wish You the Best was the 3rd best selling compilation album of 2004 and 7th best selling album overall.[4]
Wish You the Best is Kuraki's third and last album to be certified Million.[5]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Mai Kuraki except track 4 which was co-written with Michael Africk.
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Love, Day After Tomorrow" | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Stay by My Side" | Ohno | Cybersound | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Secret of My Heart" | Ohno | Cybersound | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | Michael Africk, Miguel Sá Pessoa, Perry Geyer | M. Africk, M. Pessoa, P. Geyer | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Delicious Way" | Ohno | Cybersound | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Simply Wonderful (Radio Edit)" | Ohno | Cybersound | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Reach for the Sky" | Ohno | Cybersound | 4:49 |
| 8. | "Tsumetai Umi" | Ohno | Cybersound | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Stand Up" | Akihito Tokunaga | Tokunaga | 4:38 |
| 10. | "Always" | Ohno | Cybersound | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Winter Bells" | Tokunaga | Tokunaga | 4:38 |
| 12. | "Feel Fine!" | Tokunaga | Tokunaga | 4:50 |
| 13. | "Like a Star in the Night" | Tokunaga | Tokunaga, Strings arrangement: Daisuke Ikeda | 5:36 |
| 14. | "Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)" | Ohno | Cybersound | 5:36 |
| 15. | "Kaze no La La La" | Michiya Haruhata | Cybersound | 4:23 |
| 16. | "Tonight, I Feel Close to You" (Duet with Stefanie Sun) | Ohno | Cybersound | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 70:38 | |||
Charts and certifications
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| Preceded by Memorial Address by Ayumi Hamasaki |
Oricon Weekly number-one album January 5, 2004 – January 26, 2004 |
Succeeded by Love & Honesty by BoA |
References
- ↑ "THE GOLD DISC AWARD" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- 1 2 3 4 "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). Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- 1 2 【オリコン】売上枚数Ｑ＆Ａ【2004/12/31付】 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- 1 2 "2002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 2010-09-23.
- 1 2 ゴールド等認定作品認定 2004年1月. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ↑ "2004 1月売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-24.