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Over the Rainbow (Mai Kuraki album)

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Recorded
  
2011–12

Artist
  
Mai Kuraki

Label
  
Northern Music Co

Length
  
55:44

Release date
  
11 January 2012

Producers
  
Mai Kuraki, Danny Long

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Released
  
January 11, 2012 (2012-01-11)

Over the Rainbow (2012)
  
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Genres
  
J-pop, Pop music, Contemporary R&B

Similar
  
Mai Kuraki albums, J-pop albums

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Over the Rainbow is the tenth studio album by Japanese musician Mai Kuraki. It was released on January 11, 2012.

Contents

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Background

The album has four singles, namely:

  • 1000 Mankai no Kiss (35th single, released March 9, 2011 (2011-03-09), #4 on Oricon),
  • Mou Ichido (36th single, released May 25, 2011 (2011-05-25), #7 on Oricon),
  • Your Best Friend (37th single, released October 19, 2011 (2011-10-19), #6 on Oricon), and
  • Strong Heart (first DVD and 38th overall single, released November 23, 2011 (2011-11-23), #7 on Oricon).

    • It also includes the following songs:

  • Sayonara wa Madaiwanai de (B-side of 1000 Mankai no Kiss),
  • Step by Step (B-side of Your Best Friend),
  • Stay the Same (Sanrio's image tie-up song for Wish Me Mell, where the new character, Maimai was named after Kuraki), and
  • Brave Your Heart (featuring Chinese actor Alex Ru).

    • Critical reception

    The album received critical reception from different sites. EmbraceYou, a web magazine (webzine) based in New York City, stated that "every track (in this album) sells in its own unique way." FM 139.7, a blogsite dedicated to East Asian pop culture, described Over the Rainbow as "the final stage of Kuraki's evolution from R&B to J-pop, while maintaining some of her earlier youthful R&B momentum."

    Track listing

    All lyrics written by Mai Kuraki, except track 1, 5, 8, 10 (Kuraki/Giorgio Cancemi) and track 9 (Kuraki/Michael Africk).

    Oricon

    (This album finished second behind EXILE's "EXILE Japan/Solo".)

    Songs

    Strong Heart4:20
    another day＊another world3:56
    Stay the same5:13

    References

    Over the Rainbow (Mai Kuraki album) Wikipedia
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