Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
2000.01.26

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AVCD-11756

Price
¥3,059

Producers
Komuro Tetsuya, Dallas Austin

 

 


Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
2000.03.10

Label
Rhythm Republic

Catalog Number
RR12-88158

Price
¥3,465

 

 


Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
2012.09.16 – 20th Anniversary Special Price Edition

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AVCD-38604

Price
¥1,543

 

 

 

 


Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
2012.11.21

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AQZD-50816

Price
¥1,980

 

 

OVERSEAS VERSIONS



Country:
Hong Kong
Release date:
 2000.02.XX
Label: 
avex asia
Catalog number: 
AVTVCD-95310

Country:
 Taiwan
Release date: 
2000.02.01
Label: 
avex taiwan
Catalog number: 
AVJCD-10036

 

TRACKLIST


No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
 1 Make the Connection Complete   Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler
1:06
2 LOVE 2000 Komuro Tetsuya, Maeda Takahiro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry Komuro Tetsuya, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry Komuro Tetsuya, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler
5:12
3 RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler
5:26
4 LEAVIN’ for LAS VEGAS Dallas Austin
Japanese translation: Kudo Junko
Dallas Austin Dallas Austin
Mix Engineer: Alvin Speights
4:39
5 SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS Dallas Austin, Lysette Titi
Japanese translation: Kudo Junko
Dallas Austin Dallas Austin
Mix Engineer: Alvin Speights
4:25
6 I HAVE NEVER SEEN Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler
4:36
7 STILL IN LOVE Dallas Austin
Japanese translation: Kudo Junko
Dallas Austin Dallas Austin
Mix Engineer: Alvin Speights
4:17
8 MI CORAZÓN (TE’ AMOUR) Komuro Tetsuya, Maeda Takahiro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry Komuro Tetsuya, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry,  Renato Neto Komuro Tetsuya, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Renato Neto
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler
4:48
9 YOU ARE THE ONE featuring IMAJIN Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler
5:48
10 KISS-AND-RIDE Maeda Takahiro Komuro Tetsuya, Kubo Cozy Komuro Tetsuya, Kubo Cozy
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler
3:48
11 THINGS I COLLECTED Dallas Austin, Debra Killings
Japanese translation: Kudo Junko
Dallas Austin, Debra Killings Dallas Austin
Mix Engineer: Alvin Speights
6:18
12 NEXT TO YOU Dallas Austin, Jasper Cameron
Japanese translation: Kudo Junko
Dallas Austin, Jasper Cameron Dallas Austin
Mix Engineer: Alvin Speights
4:15
13 ASKING WHY NICO [Amuro Namie] Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya, Kubo Cozy
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler
5:07
14 GIVE IT A TRY Komuro Tetsuya, Maeda Takahiro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry Komuro Tetsuya, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry Komuro Tetsuya, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler
4:24
15 LOG OFF Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler
1:51
Total Length: 66:00

 

VINYL TRACKLIST


Disc 1

SIDE A

  1. Make The Connection Complete
  2. LOVE 2000
  3. RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE
  4. LEAVIN’ for LAS VEGASs
SIDE B

  1. SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS
  2. I HAVE NEVER SEEN
  3. STILL IN LOVE

Disc 2

SIDE C

  1. MI CORAZÓN (TE’ AMOUR)
  2. YOU ARE THE ONE featuring IMAJIN
  3. KISS-AND-RIDE
  4. THINGS I COLLECTED
SIDE D

  1. NEXT TO YOU
  2. ASKING WHY
  3. GIVE IT A TRY
  4. LOG OFF

 

CREDITS


A&R: Kazumi “guie-” Yanagi
Art Direction, Design: Tycoon Graphics
Vocal direction: Sano Kenji
Executive-Producer: Masato “Max” Matsuura
Photography: Hirama Itaru
Production Manager, Coordinator [Atlanta]: Jesse Oba, Kimberly Smith
Production Manager, Coordinator [LA & Hawaii]: Sato Kimi, Riki Melwani, Uekata Tetsuya
Production Manager, Coordinator [Tokyo]: Arai Katsumi, Kubota Shinichi,  Iguma Takeshi, Shimamura Yuri

Drums, percussion: Sheila E. (#2, 8)
Bass: Debra Killings (#11), Matsuo Kazuhiro (#10), Mikuzuki Chiharu (#13)
Guitars: Matsuo Kazuhiro (#6, 10, 13), Tomi Martin (#11), Ramón Stagnaro (#8), Michael Thompson (#3)
Keyboards: Renato Neto (#2, 8)
Acoustic piano: Komuro Tetsuya (#9)
Synthesizer Programming: Iwasa Toshihide (#1-3, 6, 9, 13-14), Matsumoto Reiji (#9, 10, 13), Mizoguchi Kazuhiko (#9), Murakami Akihisa (#2, 6), Renato Neto  (#8)
MIDI & Sound Design: Rick Sheppard (#4-5, 7, 11-12)
Background vocals: IMAJIN (#9), Terry Bradford (#3, 10), Alex Brown (#3, 10, 13), Sheila E. (#8, 14), Hiyama Kiyoshi (#11), Kawai Yuko (#6, 11), Debra Killings (#4-5, 7, 12), David Lawson (#6), Maxayn Lewis (#3, 10, 13), Lynn Mabry (#8, 14), Obata Minako (#6), Saito Taeko (#11), Sano Kenji (#6), Takao Naoki (#11), Will Wheaton Jr. (#3, 10, 13)

Recorded By: Dave Ashton (#2), Leslie Brathwaite (#4), Mike Butler (#2), Steve Durkee (#3, 10, 13), Jan Fairchild (#1, 14-15), Troy Gonzalez (#6, 9), Gaylord Holomalia (#6), Matsuya Hidetsugu (#9-10, 13), Konishi Kenji (#13), Carlton Lynn (#5, 7, 11-12), Vernon J. Mungo (#11), Chris Puram (#3), Jeff Sutcliffe (#2, 8), Wako Toshihiro (#2, 4, 6-14)
Recording Assistant: Dave Ashton (#1, 15), Rick Behrens (#6), Jeff Burns (#2, 8), Brian Calicchia (#2), Troy Gonzalez (#10, 13), Ty Hudson (#7, 11-12), Jenny Knotts (#3), Pete Novak (#3), Jeff Robinette (#10, 13), Erik Shemkovitz (#3), Christine Sirois (#3), Satake Teruyuki (#5), Aaron Sprague (#6), Bill Wathen (#2)
Mastered By: Maeda Yasuji
Mixed By: Alvin Speights (#4, 5, 7, 11-12), Mike Butler (#1-3, 6, 8-10, 13-15)
Mixing Assistant: Jeff Burns (#6), Skye A.K. Correa (#2-3, 9-10), Vernon J. Mungo (#4-5, 7, 11-12), Tom Sweeney (#1, 8, 14-15), Michael Turner (#7)

Recorded and mixed at Audio Resource, Baybridge Studio, Complex, DARP Studios, The Hit Factory, Larrabee West, Record one, Record Plant Studios, Sony Music Studios, True Kiss Disc, TK’s Malibu Studio, Transcontinental Studios, Village Recorders, Yamaha Epicurus Studio.

 

SINGLES


1998.12.23
I HAVE NEVER SEEN
.

1999.03.17
RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE

1999.07.07
SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS

2000.01.01
LOVE 2000
.

 

TIES-IN


[ DRAMA ]
Yonigeya honpo
I HAVE NEVER SEEN

COMMERCIAL ]
KOSE VISEE

RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE
SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS
LOVE 2000

 

ORICON CHARTS


Peak Position
Oricon Daily Albums Chart
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart
#
#1
#1
#28


Chart Run
8 Weeks (top 100)

Total Reported Sales
802,740

Weekly Chart

Week Week Rank Sales
1  1 536,940
2   1 141,070
3 62,840
4 27,070
5 20  16,930
6 33  8,850
7 48  5,410
8 67  3,630
9

Yearly Chart

Year Yearly Rank
2000 28 

 

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS


Record Industry Association of Japan
Triple Platinum

 

MORE ABOUT THE SONGS


ASKING WHY
GIVE IT A TRY
KISS-AND-RIDE
I HAVE NEVER SEEN
LEAVIN’ for LAS VEGAS
LOVE 2000
MI CORAZÓN (TE’ AMOUR)
NEXT TO YOU
RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE
SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS
STILL IN LOVE
THINGS I COLLECTED
YOU ARE THE ONE