Artist
Amuro Namie
Release date
1996.07.22
Label
avex trax
Catalog Number
AVCD-11463
Price
¥3,059
Producer
Komuro Tetsuya
Artist
Amuro Namie
Release date
2012.09.16 – 20th Anniversary Special Price Edition
Label
avex trax
Catalog Number
AVCD-38601
Price
¥1,543
Artist
Amuro Namie
Release date
2012.11.21
Label
avex trax
Catalog Number
AQZD-50813
Price
¥1,980
JAPANESE EDITIONS
SWEET 19 BLUES was released in four different versions, each with a different clip case. The first three cases were limited to 1,000,000 copies. Every time a million copies was reached, a new version was released.
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OVERSEAS VERSIONS
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Country: Taiwan Release date: 1996.09.29 Label: avex taiwan Catalog number: AVJCD-10022 |
Country: Hong Kong Release date: 1996.10.XX Label: avex asia Catalog number: AVTCD-95068 |
 Country: Hong Kong Release date: 1996.XX.XX Label: avex asia Catalog number: 950668 |
TRACKLIST
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Production | Length |
| 1 | watch your step!! | Komuro Tetsuya | 0:04 | |
| 2 | motion | Komuro Tetsuya | 0:51 | |
| 3 | LET’S DO THE MOTION | Komuro Tetsuya, Maeda Takahiro | Komuro Tetsuya | 4:08 |
| 4 | PRIVATE | Komuro Tetsuya, Maeda Takahiro | Komuro Tetsuya | 5:36 |
| 5 | Interlude ~ Ocean way | Randy Waldman | 1:05 | |
| 6 | Don’t wanna cry (Eighteen’s Summer Mix) | Komuro Tetsuya, Maeda Takahiro | Komuro Tetsuya | 5:40 |
| 7 | Rainy DANCE | Maeda Takahiro | Cozy Kubo | 3:43 |
| 8 | Chase the Chance (CC Mix) | Komuro Tetsuya, Maeda Takahiro | Komuro Tetsuya | 4:39 |
| 9 | Interlude ~ Joy | m.c.A・T | Togashi Akio | 1:20 |
| 10 | I’ll JUMP | Komuro Tetsuya | Komuro Tetsuya | 5:19 |
| 11 | Interlude ~ Scratch Voices | Komuro Tetsuya | 0:04 | |
| 12 | i was a fool | Komuro Tetsuya, Maeda Takahiro | Komuro Tetsuya | 4:37 |
| 13 | present | Maeda Takahiro | Cozy Kubo | 4:36 |
| 14 | Interlude ~ Don’t wanna cry Symphonic Style | Komuro Tetsuya | 1:24 | |
| 15 | You’re my sunshine (Hollywood Mix) | Komuro Tetsuya | Komuro Tetsuya | 5:42 |
| 16 | Body Feels EXIT (Latin House Mix) | Komuro Tetsuya | Komuro Tetsuya | 8:52 |
| 17 | ’77~ | Cozy Kubo | 1:45 | |
| 18 | SWEET 19 BLUES | Komuro Tetsuya | Komuro Tetsuya | 5:39 |
| 19 | …soon nineteen | Komuro Tetsuya | Komuro Tetsuya | 1:52 |
| Total Length: 66:46 | ||||
CREDITS
A&R: Yanagi Kazumi
Arranged By: Cozy Kubo, Randy Waldman, Komuro Tetsuya
Art Direction, Design: Tycoon Graphics
Co-producer: Cozy Kubo
Composed By: Togashi Akio, Cozy Kubo Komuro Tetsuya
Coordinator [Production]: Sato Kimi, Uekata Tetsuya, Shimizu Yukio
Directed By [Vocal]: Shimizu Akihiko
Executive-Producer: Masato “Max” Matsuura*
Mixed By: Keith “KC” Cohen*
Photography By: Hirama Itaru
Producer, Electronics [Manipulator]: Komuro Tetsuya
Recorded By: Matt Hyde, Nemoto Naoaki, Kumada Norizazu, Matsumura Shigeru, Ishii Tatsuya, Sabase Toshiaki, Wako Toshihiro, Kobashi Yukio
Supervised By: Endo Masanori
Technician [Instruments]: Tsutsui Mitsuo
Words By: Maeda Takahiro, Komuro Tetsuya, m.c.A·T
Programmed By [Synthesizer]: Murakami Akihisa, Cozy Kubo, Komuro Tetsuya
Keyboards: Cozy Kubo, Komuro Tetsuya
Strings: Kinbara Chieko (#17,) Murayama Tatsuya (#17)
Guitar: Matsuo Kazuhiro (#7, 10, 13, 17), Michael Thompson (#3, 6, 8, 12, 15-16, 18)
Saxophone: Michael Paulo (#6, 12-13)
Bass: Neil Stubenhaus (#3, 6, 8, 12, 15-16, 18)
Percussions: Sheila E. (#10, 15-16), Rafael Padilla (#6, 7, 13, 16-18)
Backing vocals: Sheila E. (#1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 18), Joey Johnson (#7, 12-13), Lynn Mabry (#1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 18), Ricky Nelson (#1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 18), Tracey Whitney (#13), Valerie Williams (#7, 13)
Recorded and mixed in 1995-1996, at TK Sequence Studios, Woodstock Karuizawa Studios, Artworks Studio, Baybridge Studio, Heart Beat Recording Studio, Image Recording Inc., Paradise Studio Komazawa, Prime-Mix Studio, Onkio Haus (Tokyo, Japan); Record Plant Studios, Sound Chamber (Los Angeles, California, New York City, New York).
SINGLES
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TIES-IN
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ORICON CHARTS
| Peak Position Oricon Daily Albums Chart Oricon Weekly Albums Chart Oricon Yearly Albums Chart |
# #1 #1 #2 |
Chart Run
42 Weeks (top 100)
Total Reported Sales
3,359, 450
Weekly Chart
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AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Record Industry Association of Japan 3× million The 38th Japan Record Awards The 29th All-Japan Cable Broadcasting The 29th Japan Wired Award |
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MORE ABOUT THE SONGS
Body Feels EXIT
Chase the Chance
Don’t wanna cry
I’ll JUMP
i was a fool
Joy
LET’S DO THE MOTION
present
PRIVATE
Rainy DANCE
SWEET 19 BLUES
You’re my sunshine