| Delicious Way | ||||
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| Studio album by Mai Kuraki | ||||
| Released | June 28, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999-2000 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 45:51 | |||
| Label | Giza Studio | |||
| Producer | Kanonji | |||
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Delicious Way is Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki's debut album. It was released on June 28, 2000.
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The album debuted at number-one with 2,218,640 copies sold making it the highest first week sales for a debut album in Japanese music history and sixth overall.[1] It stayed at the top of the Oricon albums chart for two consecutive weeks and remained in the top 10 for 9 consecutive weeks.[2] The album eventually topped the year-end albums chart of 2000.[3]
With sales figures exceeding 3.5 million, Delicious Way is the 9th best selling album and 3rd best selling debut album (behind Globe's Globe and Hikaru Utada's First Love) in Japanese music history.[4]
All lyrics written by Mai Kuraki except track 5, 7 (co-written with Michael Africk) and track 6 (co-written with Yoko Black. Stone).
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Delicious Way" | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Love, Day After Tomorrow" | Ohno | Cybersound | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Secret of My Heart" | Ohno | Cybersound | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Stepping ∞ Out" | Yoko Black. Stone | Yoko Black. Stone | 4:38 |
| 5. | "Baby Tonight (You & Me)" | Stone, Tomoo Kasahara | Stone | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Can't Get Enough (Gimme Your Love)" | Stone | Cybersound | 3:42 |
| 7. | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | Michael Africk, Miguel Sá Pessoa, Perry Geyer | Cybersound | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Stay by My Side" | Ohno | Cybersound | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Everything's All Right" | Masataka Kitaura | Cybersound | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Happy Days" | Ohno | Cybersound | 4:18 |
| 11. | "Kimi to no Jikan" (君との時間 "My Time With You") | Kasahara | Cybersound | 4:15 |
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45:51 | |||
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| Preceded by The Changing Same by Ken Hirai |
Oricon Weekly number-one album July 10, 2000 – July 24, 2000 |
Succeeded by Yuzuman no Natsu by Yuzu |