Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
1997.07.24

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AVCD-11581

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-38602

Price
¥1,543

 

 


Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
2012.11.21

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AQZD-50814

Price
¥1,980

 

 

OVERSEAS VERSIONS



Country: 
Hong Kong
Release date: 
1997.09.XX
Label: 
avex asia
Catalog number: 
AVTCD-95114

Country
: Taiwan
Release date: 1999.09.29
Label: avex taiwan
Catalog number: AVJCD-10023

Country
: Thailand
Release date: 1997.XX.XX
Label: avex asia
Catalog number: AVTMC-95114

 

TRACKLIST


No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
 1 Concentration 20 (make you alright)  MARC Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya 4:07
2 B w/z you  MARC Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya 5:03
3 Close your eyes, Close to you MARC Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya 5:50
4 Me love peace!! MARC Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya 4:29
5 No Communication  MARC Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya 4:14
6 a walk in the park [album mix] Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya 5:50
7 To-day MARC Kubo Cozy Kubo Cozy 4:41
8 Storm m.c.A・T Togashi Akio Togashi Akio 3:07
9 Whisper MARC Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya 5:08
10 CAN YOU CELEBRATE? [album mix] Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya, Randy Waldman [strings] 6:15
11 I know…   Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya 3:09
12 How to be a Girl Komuro Tetsuya, MARC Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya 4:24
Total Length: 56:24

 

CREDITS


A&R: Goto Kengo
Art Direction, Design: Tycoon Graphics
Coordinator [Production]: Sato Kimi, Melwani Riki, Uekata Tetsuya
Executive-Producer: Masato “Max” Matsuura*
Mastered By: Chris Bellman
Mixed By: Eddie DeLena
Photography: Hirama Itaru
Producer: Komuro Tetsuya
Programmed By [Mix]: Andrew Scheps
Programmed By [Synthesizer]: Murakami Akihisa, Matsumoto Reiji, Iwasa Toshihide
Recorded By: Eric Westfall, Gary Thomas Wright, Konishi Kenji, Terri Wong, Wako Toshihiro
Supervised By: Endo Masanori
Vocal direction; Komuro Tetsuya, Sano Kenji

Keyboard and Programming: Togashi Akio (#8), Kubo Cozy (#7), Komuro Tetsuya (#1-6, 9-12)
Guitar: Matsuo Kazuhiro (#7, 12), Komuro Tetsuya (#1-5, 9), Michael Thompson (#4-6, 10)
Bass: Sano Kenji (#1-6, 9-10), Sumiyoshi Ataru (#7, 12)
Strings Arrangement: Randy Waldman (#10)
Background vocals: Lynn Mabry (#1-5, 9-10), Valerie Mayo (#1-5, 9-10), Togashi Akio (#8), Will Wheaton Jr. (#1-5, 9-10), Komuro Tetsuya (#8, 10, 12)

 

SINGLES


1996.11.27
a walk in the park

1997.02.19
CAN YOU CELEBRATE?

1997.05.21
How to be a Girl

 

TIES-IN


COMMERCIAL ]
maxell
a walk in the park
CAN YOU CELEBRATE?
Whisper

DRAMA ]
Virgin Road
CAN YOU CELEBRATE?

COMMERCIAL ]
SEA BREEZE
How to be a Girl

[ COMMERCIAL ]
DyDo mistio
No Communication

 

ORICON CHARTS


Peak Position
Oricon Daily Albums Chart
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart
#
#1
#1
#7


Chart Run
28 Weeks (top 100)

Total Reported Sales
1,929, 860

Weekly Chart

Week Week Rank Sales
1 1   824,980
2    1  362,440
3 229,550
4 166,280
5 92,350
6 73,990
7 30,410
8 17  13,560
9 21  13,890
10 36  7,110
11 31  7,850
12 32  7,310
13 23  9,300
14 25  8,990
15 42  6,010
16 68  4,600
17 72  4,470
18 69  4,390
19 90  3,430
20 93  3,210
21 87  3,280
22/23 38  12,560
24 39  6,550
25 48  5,400
26 81  3,980
27 94  3,400
28

Yearly Chart

Year Yearly Rank
1997  7 

 

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS



Record Industry Association of Japan
2× million

12th Japan Gold Disc Award
Pop Album of the Year “Concentration 20”

 

MORE ABOUT THE SONGS


a walk in the park
B w/z you
CAN YOU CELEBRATE?
Close your eyes, Close to you
Concentration 20 (make you alright)
How to be a Girl
Me love peace!!
No Communication
Storm
To-day
Whisper