Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
2002.03.13

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AVCD-17102

Price
¥3,150

Producers
Komuro Tetsuya, Dallas Austin

 


Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
2014.01.28

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AVAD-91204

Price
¥4,104

 

 


Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
2012.09.16 – 20th Anniversary Special Price Edition

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AVCD-38606

Price
¥1,543

 

 


Artist
Amuro Namie

Release date
2012.11.21

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AQZD-50818

Price
¥1,980

 

 

OVERSEAS VERSIONS



Country: 
Taiwan
Release date: 
2002.03.20
Label: 
avex taiwan
Catalog number: 
AVJCD-10110

Country: 
Hong Kong
Release date: 
2002.03.XX
Label: 
avex asia
Catalog number: 
AVTCD-95569

Country
: South Korea
Release date: 2000.XX.XX
Label: S.M. Entertainment
Catalog number: SMJTCD-001

Country
: Indonesia
Release date: 2002.XX.XX
Label: avex trax
Catalog number: AVCD-0201002

 

TRACKLIST


No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
 1 Say the word (New Arrangement) Amuro Namie Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson Isomura Eiji 3:54
2 RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE (New Mix) Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya
Mixed by: Eddie Delena
5:13
3 NEVER END (New Vocal) Komuro Tetsuya
Komuro Tetsuya
Komuro Tetsuya
Mixed by: Jon Gass
6:07
4 LOVE 2000 (New Mix) Komuro Tetsuya, Maeda Takahiro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry Komuro Tetsuya, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry Komuro Tetsuya, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry
Mixed by: Eddie Delena
5:04
5 PLEASE SMILE AGAIN (New Mix) Komuro Tetsuya
Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya
Mixed by: Eddie Delena
4:44
6 think of me (New Vocal) Dallas Austin
Japanese translation: Kudo Junko
Dallas Austin Dallas Austin
Mixed by:
Kevin “KD” Davis
4:26
7 SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS (New Vocal) Dallas Austin,
Lysette Titi
Japanese translation: Kudo Junko
Dallas Austin Dallas Austin
Mixed by: Kevin “KD” Davis
4:45
8 lovin’ it / Amuro Namie & VERBAL) Komuro Tetsuya, VERBAL Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya
Mixed by: Chris Puram
5:01
9 I HAVE NEVER SEEN (New Arrangement) Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Ueno Keiichi
Mixed by: Manny Maloquin
5:37
10 HimAWArI (New Vocal) Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya
Mixed by: Jon Gass
4:46
11 no more tears (New Mix) Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya Komuro Tetsuya
Mixed by: Manny Maloquin
5:48
12 I WILL (New Mix) Amuro Namie Hayama Hiroaki Hayama Hiroaki
Mixed by: Dave Ford
6:41
Total Length: 62:06

 

CREDITS


A&R: Sato Hirokazu
Executive-Producer: masato “max” matsuura
General Producers: Hayashi Shinji, Oshita Katsuro, Jinichi “Randy” Tsuchiya
Production Manager, Coordinator [USA]: Danny Zook, Jesse Oba, Sato Kimi, Uekata Tetsuya
Directed By [Lead & Backing Vocals]: Sano Kenji (#2-12), Kawai Yuko (#1)

Creative Coordination: Mori Yayato
Art Direction, Design: Tycoon Graphics
Hair & Make Up: Nakano Akemi, Kurihara Satomi, Nosaka Akane
Stylist: Goto Noriko
Photography: Uchida Shoji

Keyboards: Komuro Tetsuya (#3, 10-11), Renato Neto (#4)
Synthesizers: Komuro Tetsuya (#3, 10-11)
Synthesizer Programming: Iwasa Toshihide (#2-5, 10-11), Murakami Akihisa (#3-5)
Midi & Sound Design: Rick Sheppard (#6-7)
Acoustic piano: Komuro Tetsuya (#3)
Guitar: Michael Thompson (#2), Kimura Ken (#5)
Acoustic guitar: Matsuo Kazuhiro (#10)
Percussion, drums: Sheila E. (#4)
Strings: Maruyama Strings Group (#12)
Background vocals: Amuro Namie (#3, 5, 10-12), Terry Bradford (#2, 11-12), Maxayn Lewis (#2, 11-12), Alex Brown (#2, 11-12), Will Wheaton Jr. (#2, 11-12), Andy Caine (#3), Jennifer Carr (#3), Juliet Roberts (#3), Sheila E. (#4), Lynn Mabry (#4), Debra Killings (#7)

Recorded By (New Vocal): Wako Toshihiro
Mixed By: Isomura Eiji (#1), Eddie Delena (#2, 4-5), Jon Gass (#3, 10), Kevin “KD” Davis (#6-7), Chris Puram (#8), Manny Maloquin (#9, 11), Dave Ford (#12)
Mastered By: Bernie Grundman

Recorded at (New Vocal) Bunkamura Studio. Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood).

 

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
.

2000.07.12
NEVER END

2000.10.04
PLEASE SMILE AGAIN

2001.01.24
think of me

2001.08.08
Say the word

2001.12.27
lovin’it

2002.02.14
I WILL

 

TIES-IN


[ DRAMA ]
Yonigeya honpo
I HAVE NEVER SEEN

[ COMMERCIAL ]
KOSE

RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE
SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS
LOVE 2000
no more tears
Say the word

EVENT ]
G8 Kyushu-Okinawa Summit
NEVER END

COMMERCIAL ]
meiji Fran
PLEASE SMILE AGAIN
think of me

[ CHARITY PROJECT ]
song+nation
lovin’ it

 

ORICON CHARTS


Peak Position
Oricon Daily Albums Chart
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart
#
#2
#3
#62


Chart Run
9 Weeks (top 100)

Total Reported Sales
305,040

Weekly Chart

Week Week Rank Sales
1   3  158,680
2 61,910
3 15  34,390
4 18  17,840
5 21  10,310
6 28  7,220
7 56  5,790
8 57  5,670
9 83  3,220
10  

Yearly Chart

Year Yearly Rank
2002  62 

 

Digital (starting in November 2016)

Week rank Sales
10  1,072
17 510

 

MORE ABOUT THE SONGS


HimAWArI
I HAVE NEVER SEEN
I WILL
LOVE 2000
lovin’ it
NEVER END
no more tears
PLEASE SMILE AGAIN
RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE
Say the word
SOMETHING ‘BOUT THE KISS
think of me