One Life (Mai Kuraki album)
One Life is the seventh studio album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on January 1, 2008.[1] The album is Kuraki's first under the Northern Music label.[1]
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| Released | January 1, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2006-2007 | |||
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| Length | 49:22 | |||
| Label | Northern Music | |||
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Background
One Life is Kuraki's second self-produced album.[2] Unlike her previous albums where she worked almost exclusively with Aika Ohno and Akihito Tokunaga, for One Life Kuraki sought out various Being musicians to participate in the production of the album.[2] The sound is reminiscent of her earlier, more R&B-driven albums such as Delicious Way and Perfect Crime.[2]
Chart performance
One Life debuted on the Oricon albums chart at #14 with 62,662 copies sold (due to two weeks' sales combination), making it Kuraki's first album to open/peak outside of the top 10.[3] The album charted for a total of 11 weeks.[4] One Life was the 117th best selling album of 2008.[5]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki except track 12 which is a cover of "Over The Rainbow", written by E.Y. Harburg
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "One Life" | Martin Ankelius, Henrik Andersson-Tervald | Ankelius, Andersson-Tervald | 3:34 |
| 2. | "I Like It Like That" | Ricky Hanley, Darren Woodford, Lynn Slater | Radi8 | 3:15 |
| 3. | "One for Me" | Yoo Hae Joon | Yoo | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Born to Be Free" | Akihito Tokunaga | Cybersound | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Shiroi Yuki" | Aika Ohno | Daisuke Ikeda | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Silent Love (Open My Heart)" | Daisuke "DAIS" Miyachi, Yuichi Ohno | Miyachi, Y. Ohno | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Everything" | Takanori Fujimoto | Fujimoto | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Season of Love" | A. Ohno | Cybersound | 4:48 |
| 9. | "Secret Roses" | Mari Fujita | Fujita, Day track | 3:57 |
| 10. | "Wonderland" | Tomoo Kasahara, Yoko Blaqstone | Blaqstone | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Be With U" | Tokunaga | Cybersound | 4:58 |
| 12. | "Over The Rainbow" | Harold Arlen | Hiroyuki Kubota, Hideyuki Terachi | 4:33 |
| Total length: | 49:22 | |||
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart[6] | 6 |
| Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[3] | 14 |
| Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | 18 |
| Japan Oricon Yearly Albums Chart[5] | 117 |
Certifications
| Country | Provider | Sales | Certification (sales thresholds) |
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| Japan | RIAJ | 89,017[3] | Gold[7] |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
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| Japan | January 1, 2008[1] | Northern Music | CD |
| Taiwan | January 2, 2008[8] | Forward Music | |
| Korea | January 15, 2008[9] | C&L Music |
References
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- ":: Music Freak Magazine ::". Mfmagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- "ビーイング＠売上データ補完スレ - 売上スレ避難所＠JBBS掲示板" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- "【音楽・新譜】CDチャート速報／売上議論・予想スレッド 04/02～03" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- 2008年度アルバム年間売上ランキング (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- "【音楽・新譜】CDチャート売上速報・予想・議論スレッド 01/08③" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ゴールド等認定作品認定 2008年2月. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-23.
- 豐華唱片股份有限公司 (in Chinese). Forward Music (Hong Kong). Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- "C&L Music - 국내제작음반(Pop/Jazz) > Album Introduction" (in Korean). C&L Music. Retrieved 2011-11-22.