I Hope So
2003 studio album by Akina Nakamori
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I Hope So (stylized as I hope so) is the twenty first studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Akina Nakamori and second studio album to be released during the 2000s. It was released on 14 May 2003 under the Universal Music Japan label. The album includes the lead single "Days".
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On-Air Mafu Studio
Heartbeat Recording Studio
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| Released | 14 May 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Studio | West Side On-Air Mafu Studio Heartbeat Recording Studio | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 52:57 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Universal Music Japan | |||
| Producer | Satoshi Takebe | |||
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The album includes four of Akina's original written songs: "Niji", "I Hope So", "Veil" and "Days".
Promotion
Singles
It consists of one previously released single.[1][2]
"Days" is the forty second single written by Nakamori herself and Oda Tetsuro. It was released on 30 April 2003 under Universal Music Japan. It was her only single to be released in that year. The single was promoted as an ending theme to the Japanese television drama Onna to Ai to Mystery.[3] The single was included in the compilation album Best Finger 25th anniversary selection and All Time Best: Originals.[4]
The single debuted at number 30 on Oricon Single Weekly Charts.[5]
Stage performances
"Days", "Utsutsu no Hana", "Tsumugi Uta" and "Kaze no Hate" has been performed in the anniversary live tour Akina Nakamori 2003: I Hope So.
"I Hope So" has been performed in the one-night special live AKINA NAKAMORI Special Live 2009 “Empress at Yokohama”.
Chart performance
Track listing
All tracks are arranged by Satoshi Takebe.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Toki" (instrumental) | Satoshi Takebe | 1:59 | |
| 2. | "Rain" | Mayo Okamoto | Okamoto | 5:18 |
| 3. | "Niji" | Akina Nakamori | Ryouki Matsumoto | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Hikari" (instrumental) | Takebe | 0:56 | |
| 5. | "Kaze no Hate" | Matsui Goro | Oda Tetsuro | 4:25 |
| 6. | "I Hope So" | Nakamori | Shinjiro Inoue・Takebe | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Veil" | Nakamori | Takebe | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Yoi" (instrumental) | Takebe | 1:15 | |
| 9. | "Yuuyami wo Matte" | Minako Kawae | Kawae | 5:05 |
| 10. | "Doukei" | Kawae | Zenkyu | 4:19 |
| 11. | "Tsumugi Uta" | Kawae | Kawae | 4:56 |
| 12. | "Yume" (instrumental) | Takebe | 2:03 | |
| 13. | "Utsutsu no Hana" | Matsui | Tatsurou Mashikota | 4:21 |
| 14. | "Days" | Nakamori | Oda | 4:57 |
Covers
- Mayo Okamoto self-covered provided song Rain in her 2010 album "Close to you".