Wish You the Best (album)
2004 compilation album by Mai Kuraki
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Wish You the Best is the first compilation album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on January 1, 2004. The compilation won Pop Album of the Year at the 19th Japan Gold Disc Awards.[1]
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | January 1, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2003 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 70:38 | |||
| Label | Giza Studio | |||
| Producer | Kanonji | |||
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Commercial performance
Wish You the Best debuted at number-one with 450,127 copies sold making it Kuraki's fifth number-one debut.[2] The album spent three weeks atop of the Oricon albums chart.[3] It charted for a total of 46 weeks of which the album consecutively spent 7 in the top 10.[3] Wish You the Best was the 3rd best selling compilation album of 2004 and 7th best selling album overall.[4]
Wish You the Best is Kuraki's third and last album to be certified Million.[5]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki except track 4 which was co-written with Michael Africk.
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Love, Day After Tomorrow" | Aika Ohno | Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa) | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Stay by My Side" | Ohno | Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa) | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Secret of My Heart" | Ohno | Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa) | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa | Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Delicious Way" | Ohno | Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa) | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Simply Wonderful (Radio Edit)" | Ohno | Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa) | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Reach for the Sky" | Ohno | Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa) | 4:49 |
| 8. | "Tsumetai Umi" | Ohno | Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa) | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Stand Up" | Akihito Tokunaga | Tokunaga | 4:38 |
| 10. | "Always" | Ohno | Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa) | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Winter Bells" | Tokunaga | Tokunaga | 4:38 |
| 12. | "Feel Fine!" | Tokunaga | Tokunaga | 4:50 |
| 13. | "Like a Star in the Night" | Tokunaga | Tokunaga, Strings arrangement: Daisuke Ikeda | 5:36 |
| 14. | "Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)" | Ohno | Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa) | 5:36 |
| 15. | "Kaze no La La La" | Michiya Haruhata | Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa) | 4:23 |
| 16. | "Tonight, I Feel Close to You" (Duet with Stefanie Sun) | Ohno | Cybersound (Michael Africk, Perry Geyer, Miguel Sa Pessoa) | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 70:38 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chance for You" | Mai Kuraki | Aika Ohno | Hiroshi Asai | 3:31 |
| Total length: | 3:31 | ||||
Charts
Certifications
| Country | Provider | Sales | Certification (sales thresholds) |
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| Japan | RIAJ | 956,162[2] | Million[5] |