Artist
SUITE CHIC

Release date
2003.02.26

Label
avex trax

Catalog Number
AVCD-17233

Price
¥3,059

Producers
AKIRA, DJ CELORY, DJ WATARAI, FIRSTKLAS, Imai Daisuke, Imai Ryosuke, Matsumoto Ryoki, MURO, Nakanishi Ryosuke, TSUTCHIE, VERBAL, YAKKO

 

 


Artist
SUITE CHIC

Release date
2003.04.30

Label
Rhythm Republic

Catalog Number
RR12-88403

Price
¥2,940

 

 

 

OVERSEAS VERSIONS



Country: 
Taiwan
Release date: 
2003.03.12
Label: 
avex taiwan
Catalog number:
AVJCD-10148

Country: 
Hong Kong
Release date:
2003.XX.XX
Label: 
avex asia
Catalog number: 
AVTCD-95652

 

CD TRACKLIST


No. Title Lyrics Music Production Length
 1 hits the fan TSUTCHIE TSUTCHIE 2:10
2 What’s on your mind feat. XBS Imai Daisuke DJ WATARAI, GEE, Yamaki Ryuichiro DJ WATARAI 3:52
3 GOOD LIFE feat. FIRSTKLAS FIRSTKLAS FIRSTKLAS FIRSTKLAS 3:57
4 baby be mine AKIRA AKIRA AKIRA 3:36
5 We got time VERBAL, Glenn Betterdays Imai Ryosuke VERBAL, Imai Ryosuke 3:20
6 Without me Imai Daisuke Imai Daisuke Imai Daisuke 4:19
7 segway TSUTCHIE TSUTCHIE 0:45
8 DAMN FIGHT AKIRA AKIRA AKIRA 3:31
9 Not This Time Hiji Yoko Yamaki Ryuichiro Yamaki Ryuichiro 3:42
10 WHAT IF feat. VERBAL VERBAL, Glenn Betterdays VERBAL, Nakanishi Ryosuke VERBAL, Nakanishi Ryosuke 4:16
11 “Uh Uh,,,,,,” feat. AI MICHICO MICHICO, YAKKO YAKKO 3:59
12 SING MY LIFE feat. DABO REILI MR. BEATZ, REILI, kfj DJ CELORY 4:00
13 ain’t yours H.U.B. MURO, Matsumoto Ryoki MURO, Matsumoto Ryoki 4:15
14 segway TSUTCHIE TSUTCHIE 1:29
15 SIGNS OF LIFE Lori Fine TSUTCHIE TSUTCHIE 5:21
16 Just Say So feat. VERBAL Imai Ryosuke, VERBAL Imai Ryosuke, VERBAL Imai Ryosuke, VERBAL 4:35
17 sweet and chic TSUTCHIE TSUTCHIE 1:49
Total Length: 58:56

 

VINYL TRACKLIST


Disc 1

SIDE A

  1. hits the fan
  2. What’s on your mind feat. XBS
  3. GOOD LIFE feat. FIRSTKLAS
  4. baby be mine
SIDE B

  1. We got time
  2. Without me
  3. segway
  4. DAMN FIGHT

Disc 2

SIDE C

  1. Not This Time
  2. WHAT IF feat. VERBAL
  3. “Uh Uh,,,,,,” feat .AI
  4. SING MY LIFE feat. DABO
SIDE D

  1. ain’t yours
  2. segway
  3. SIGNS OF LIFE
  4. Just Say So feat.VERBAL
  5. sweet and chic

CREDITS


Producers: AKIRA, DJ CELORY, DJ WATARAI, FIRSTKLAS, Imai Daisuke, Imai Ryosuke, Matsumoto Ryoki, MURO, Nakanishi Ryosuke, TSUTCHIE, VERBAL, YAKKO
Executive Producer: masato “max” matsuura
Production Supervised By: Asakawa Masaji
Arrangement: Imai Daisuke (#2, 12), Yamaki Ryuichiro (#9), Arisaka Mika (#10), MURO (#13), Matsumoto Ryoki (#13)
Vocal Production: MICHICO (#11)
Vocal Direction: Imai Daisuke (#2, 12), MICHICO (#11)

A&R: Amano Hiromi
Art Direction & Design: TYG
Illustration: Shirane Yutanpo

Drums, Percussion: TSUTCHIE (#1, 7, 14-15, 17)
Drum Programming: D.O.I. (#13), MURO (#13), Matsumoto Ryoki (#13)
Bass: Takano Isao (#15)
Guitar: Ishii Masayuki (#15)
Flute: Kondo Kazuhiko (#13)
Electric Piano: Matsumoto Ryoki (#13)
Keyboards, Electronics: Takano Isao (#1, 7, 14-15, 17)
Programmed By [Mpc2000xl]: TSUTCHIE (#1, 7, 14-15, 17), Takano Isao (#1, 7, 14-15, 17)
Programmed By [Mpc4000]: TSUTCHIE (#1, 7, 14-15, 17)
Programmed By: Yamaki Ryuichiro (#9), Matsumoto Ryoki (#13)
Background Vocals: VERBAL (#5), MICHICO (#11), Matsumoto Ryoki (#13), Lori Fine (#15)

Recorded By: Illicit Tsuboi (#1, 7, 14-15, 17), Mine Norio (#2), Kanaya Takefumi (#2), Onishi Yoshiaki (#3, 5, 16), Endo Junya (#4, 8), Ito Kazuhiko (#6), Fujita Atsuchi (#9), Sekine Seiji (#10), Takashi “blueberry” Murakami (#11), Takahashi Haruna (#12), Miyoshi Toshihiko (#11), Hoshino Takafumi (#13)
Mastered By: Yamamoto Tetsuya
Mixed By: Illicit Tsuboi (#1, 7, 14-15, 17), D.O.I. (#2, 11-13), Onishi Yoshiaki (#3, 5-6, 10, 16), Endo Junya (#4, 8), Watanabe Shojiro (#9)

 

SPECIAL COLLABORATION


WHEN POP HITS THE FAN is the first and only album of hip-hop collaborative project SUITE CHIC that features Amuro Namie as the vocalist.

The project was created by VERBAL from m-flo. Amuro Namie was chosen after Imai Ryosuke and VERBAL wondered who was the Japanese Janet Jackson: Amuro came as an answer.

The following artists were included in the project: AKIRA, AI, Amuro Namie, DJ CELORY (SOUL SCREAM), DABO, FIRSTKLAS (Imai Ryosuke&ZEEBRA), Imai Daisuke, MICHICO, MURO, TSUTCHIE (SHAKKAZOMBIE), VERBAL, XBS, YAKKO for AQUARIUS, Yamaki Ryuichiro

 

ORICON CHARTS


Peak Position
Oricon Singles Weekly Chart
Oricon Singles Yearly Chart

#4
#80

Chart Run
17 Weeks (top 200)

Total Reported Sales
189,335

 

Yearly Chart

Year Yearly Rank
2003  80

 

MORE ABOUT THE SONGS


“Uh Uh,,,,,,”
Ain’t yours
baby be mine

DAMN FIGHT
GOOD LIFE
Just Say So
Not this time
SIGNS OF LIFE
SING MY LIFE
We got time
What’s on your mind
WHAT IF
Without me