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Play (Namie Amuro album)

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Released
  
June 27, 2007

Play (2007)
  
Best Fiction (2008)

Release date
  
27 June 2007

Length
  
50:45

Artist
  
Namie Amuro

Label
  
Avex Trax

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Producer
  
Nao'ymt, Michico, T.Kura, Namie Amuro

Genres
  
Pop music, Rhythm and blues, Hip hop music, Contemporary R&B, Soul music

Similar
  
Namie Amuro albums, J-pop albums

Album review namie amuro s play


Play is the eighth studio album by Japanese pop singer Namie Amuro, released on June 27, 2007 in Japan. The follow-up to her successful 2005 album Queen of Hip-Pop, Play showcases her new hip-pop genre. It marks her first album to be released in both the CD and CD+DVD formats. Play is her highest selling album since 2000's Genius 2000. The album was ranked 9th on CDJapan's list of top 100 CDs of 2007.

Contents

Unboxing namie amuro album play cd


Overview

Upon its release, Play debuted at #1 and stayed at the top spot for two weeks on the Oricon Charts. When its first week was over, Play became Namie's first weekly number one album since her 2000 album Genius 2000 with a gap of 120,258 copies sold. In its first week, the album sold 250,619 copies — Namie's highest first week sales since Genius 2000. In Taiwan, Play reached #1 on the G-Music J-Pop chart for the week and debuted at #2 on the overall chart.

Tie-ins/theme songs

  • "Violet Sauce" from the lead single of the album, "White Light/Violet Sauce", was the theme song for the Japanese release of the major motion picture Sin City.
  • "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" was used in commercials for the ringtone sites Mu-Mo and Iromelo Mix DX, the former of which is endorsed by her record label.
  • "Baby Don't Cry" is the ending theme song for the Kansai/Fuji TV drama, Himitsu no Hanazono. It was also used for JoySound commercials.
  • "Funky Town" is used for Lipton Limone commercials.
  • "Top Secret" is being used as the theme song for the second season of Prison Break in Japan.
  • "Pink Key" was the theme song of a commercial for Lipton's Chiffon Milk Tea.

    • Personnel

  • Namie Amuro - vocals, background vocals
  • Hiromi - additional vocals
  • Nao'ymt - additional vocals, multiple instruments
  • Michico - additional vocals
  • Sam Salter - additional vocals
  • T.Kura - multiple instruments
  • Orito - additional vocals
  • Tiger - additional vocals
  • LL Brothers - additional vocals
  • Warner - additional vocals
  • Jun - additional vocals
  • Ring - additional vocals
  • Tomoyasu Takeuchi - guitars

    • Production

  • Producers - Nao'ymt, T.Kura, Namie Amuro
  • Vocal Producers - Michico, Angie Irons
  • Mixing - D.O.I., T.Kura, Yoshiaki Onishi
  • Creative Direction - Hidekazu Sato
  • Art Direction - Hidekazu Sato, Katsuhiro Shimizu
  • Design - Katsuhiro Shimizu
  • Photography - Shoji Uchida
  • Stylist - Noriko Goto

    • Oricon

  • re-charting on Christmas week

    • Physical sales charts

    Songs

    1Hide & Seek4:37
    2Full Moon3:58
    3CAN'T SLEEP - CAN'T EAT - I'M SICK3:47

    References

    Play (Namie Amuro album) Wikipedia
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