All My Best (Mai Kuraki album)
2009 greatest hits album by Mai Kuraki
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All My Best is the second greatest hits album by Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter, Mai Kuraki. It was released on September 9, 2009, to commemorate her tenth anniversary in the music business. The album was issued in seven formats: a regular 2CD, a limited 2CD+DVD, a limited microSD, a USB flash drive, a MiniDisc, a compact cassette and an LP album.[1] The album debuted at the top of the Japanese Oricon weekly album chart with sales over 137,050.[2]
| All My Best | ||||
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Standard edition/digital download cover | ||||
| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | September 9, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 1999â2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | Disc 1: 71:26 Disc 2: 72:19 | |||
| Label | Northern Music | |||
| Producer | Mai Kuraki (Executive producer), Daiko Nagato, | |||
| Mai Kuraki chronology | ||||
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| Singles from All My Best | ||||
Singles
To promote the album, two singles were released: "Puzzle/Revive" and "Beautiful". On the Oricon single chart "Puzzle/Revive" entered the top 3, becoming Kuraki's first single since "Ashita e Kakeru Hashi" (ææ¥ã¸æ¶ããæ©, "Bridge to Tomorrow") in 2004 to do so.[3] "Puzzle" was the ending theme song for the thirteenth Detective Conan movie Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser.[4] Unlike "Puzzle", "Revive" was not on the album.[5] "Beautiful" was used as the image song for the cosmetic company Kose's Coseport Salon Style.[6] The single ranked higher than "Puzzle/Revive" debuting at No. 2, which extended Kuraki's record as the only female solo artist to have all 32 of her singles in the Top 10 since her debut.[7]
Commercial performance
On the release day of All My Best in Japan, the album took the number one position on the Oricon daily album chart, selling 38,000 copies.[8] On the weekly chart issue dated September 21, the album was No. 1 with sales a little over 137,050, becoming Kuraki's second number-one album of 2009.[2] The album also debuted at the top of the Billboard Japan Top Albums chart.[9] In Taiwan, the album achieved moderate success debuting at numbers nine and seven, on the international and J-pop charts respectively.[10][11] On the J-Pop chart, the album peaked at number five.[12] With 0.51% of sales on the Taiwanese Combo chart the album debuted at number eighteen.[12]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki, except "Never Gonna Give You Up" which was co-written with Michael Africk.
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Watashi no, Shiranai, Watashi. (ãããã®ããããªãããããã, The Me I Do Not Know.)" | Yue Mochizuki | Daisuke Ikeda, Shun Sato | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Love, Day After Tomorrow" (from album Delicious Way) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Stay by My Side" (from album Delicious Way) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Secret of My Heart" (from album Delicious Way) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Never Gonna Give You Up" (from album Delicious Way) | Michael Africk, Miguel Sa Pessoa, Perry Geyer | Michael Africk, Miguel Sa Pessoa, Perry Geyer | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Simply Wonderful: Radio Edit" (from album Wish You the Best) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Reach for the Sky" (from album Perfect Crime) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 4:49 |
| 8. | "Start in My Life" (from album Perfect Crime) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 5:09 |
| 9. | "Tsumetai Umi" (from album Perfect Crime) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 4:41 |
| 10. | "Double Rainbow" (from single "Stand Up") | Yoko Blaqstone | Yoko Black. Stone | 4:43 |
| 11. | "Stand Up" (from album Perfect Crime) | Akihito Tokunaga | Akihito Tokunaga | 4:40 |
| 12. | "Always" (from album Perfect Crime) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 4:09 |
| 13. | "Perfect Crime" (from album Perfect Crime) | Akihito Tokunaga | Akihito Tokunaga, Daisuke Ikeda | 4:38 |
| 14. | "Can't Forget Your Love" (from album Fairy Tale) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound, Akihito Tokunaga | 5:29 |
| 15. | "Winter Bells" | Akihito Tokunaga | Akihito Tokunaga | 4:39 |
| 16. | "Key to My Heart" (from album Fairy Tale) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 3:33 |
All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki, except "Baby I Like", which was written by Yoko Black. Stone.
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baby I Like" (from album Secret of My Heart) | Yoko Black. Stone | Cybersound | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Puzzle" | Yue Mochizuki, Takahiro Hiraga | Masazumi Ozawa | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Beautiful" | Song Yang Ha | Daisuke Ikeda | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Touch Me!" (from album Touch Me!) | Yue Mochizuki | Takahiro Hiraga | 5:11 |
| 5. | "IchibyÅgoto ni Love for You" (from album Touch Me!) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Be With U" (from album One Life) | Akihito Tokunaga | Cybersound | 4:56 |
| 7. | "Silent Love: Open My Heart" (from album One Life) | Daisuke "Dais" Miyachi, Yuichi Ohno | Daisuke "Dais" Miyachi, Yuichi Ohno | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Aitakute... (ä¼ãããã¦..., I Want to See You...)" (from album Diamond Wave) | Akihito Tokunaga | Akihito Tokunaga | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Shiroi Yuki" (from album One Life) | Aika Ohno | Daisuke Ikeda | 4:49 |
| 10. | "Best of Hero (ãã¹ã ãªã ãã¼ãã¼, Besuto obu HÄ«ro)" (from album Diamond Wave) | Akihito Tokunaga | Akihito Tokunaga | 4:14 |
| 11. | "Growing of My Heart" (from album Diamond Wave) | Aika Ohno | Takeshi Hayama | 4:22 |
| 12. | "Ashita e Kakeru Hashi (ææ¥ã¸æ¶ããæ©, Bridge to Tomorrow)" (from album Fuse of Love) | Akihito Tokunaga | Daisuke Ikeda, Akihito Tokunaga | 3:59 |
| 13. | "Time After Time: Hana Mau Machi de (Theater Version)" (from album If I Believe) | Aika Ohno | Daisuke Ikeda, Cybersound | 4:12 |
| 14. | "Kaze no Lalala" (from album If I Believe) | Michiya Haruhata | Cybersound | 4:22 |
| 15. | "Like A Star in the Night" (from album Fairy Tale) | Aika Ohno | Akihito Tokunaga, Strings arrangementï¼ Daisuke Ikeda | 5:37 |
| 16. | "Feel Fine!" (from album Fairy Tale) | Akihito Tokunaga | Akihito Tokunaga | 4:49 |
Charts and certifications
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Sales and certifications
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Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Japan | September 9, 2009 | Northern Music | LP album | VNJM-9001[15] |
| Cassette tape | VNTM-9001[16] | |||
| MiniDisc | VNYM-9001[17] | |||
| USB flash drive | VNZM-9001[18] | |||
| microSD | VNZM-9002[19] | |||
| 2CD+DVD (Limited edition) | VNCM-9007[20] | |||
| 2CD (Standard edition) | VNCM-9009[21] | |||
| 2CD (FC & Musing edition) | [22] | |||
| Taiwan | SK-Being | CD | SBCA-9002[23] | |
| Japan | December 8, 2009 | Northern Music | CD | VNCL-9009[24] |