Go (Kreva album)

Go
Studio album by Kreva
Released September 8, 2011
Recorded 2010–11
Genre Hip hop, electronic
Length 50:08
Label Pony Canyon
Producer Kreva (also exec.)
Kreva chronology
Shinzō
(2009)		 Go
(2011)
Singles from Go
  1. "Idome"
    Released: February 16, 2011
  2. "C'mon, Let's Go"
    Released: May 11, 2011
  3. "Kila Kila/Tan-Kyu-Shin"
    Released: July 20, 2011

Go is the fifth studio album by Japanese rapper Kreva, released through Pony Canyon on September 8, 2011. It is Kreva's first studio album in two years.[1] The album's title, Go, is a word play on the Japanese word for five (五 go?). Kreva explained, "It's my fifth album so I called it Go".[1] Go produced three singles, including the top ten hit "Idome".

The album was released in three formats: limited CD+DVD edition, limited CD+T-shirt edition, and standard CD-only edition. The album's title is reiterated in the price of the CD+T-shirt edition (5,555 yen) as well as its catalog number (PCCA-9855).[2]

Contents

Background

Kreva described the album as an "ode to his fans".[3] In a press release issued on August 1, 2011, he spoke about the album's direction:

I wanted to stop focusing on creating a story for each album. Up till now I always put a lot importance on getting the track list and order of songs perfect, but I realized that it made me want to recreate this perfection in concert and I couldn't shake it out of my head. With this album, I want to gain more freedom, break the rules and let go of my manners.[4]

Commercial performance

Go debuted at number 2 on the Oricon Daily Albums chart on September 6, 2011, selling 5,398 copies.[5] The album climbed to number 1 the following day with 7,337 copies sold.[6] It sold 5,840 copies on September 8 and 3,269 copies on September 9, remaining at number 1.[7][8] On September 10, the album fell to number 2, with 2,978 copies sold, and then to number 4 on September 11.[9] Despite remaining at number 1 for most of the week, Go peaked at number 2 on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart, selling 28,132 copies in its first week, 2,132 copies less than the second week sales of Ayumi Hamasaki's Five, which claimed the top spot.[10][11][12] It dropped four spots to number 6 on its second week, selling 6,857 copies.[13]

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Kijun" (基準 "Basics") Kreva Kreva 2:18
2. "Idome" (挑め "Challenge") Kreva Kreva 3:31
3. "Kila Kila"   Kreva Major Music a.k.a. Bastiany & HirOshima, Kreva 4:40
4. "Shinkirō featuring Daichi Miura" (蜃気楼 "Mirage") Kreva, Daichi Miura Major Music a.k.a. Bastiany & HirOshima, Kreva 3:56
5. "Jumon" (呪文 "Spell") Kreva Kreva 4:40
6. "Runnin' Runnin'"   Kreva Kreva 4:56
7. "Hot Summer Days"   Kreva Kreva 3:37
8. "Bitansan Syndrome featuring Mao Abe" (微炭酸シンドローム Bitansan Shindorōmu "Fine Carbonic Acid Syndrome") Kreva, Mao Abe Goro Kumai, Kreva 4:37
9. "Party wa Izuko?" (パーティーはIZUKO? Pātī wa Izuko? "Where's the Party?") Kreva Major Music a.k.a. Bastiany & HirOshima, Kreva 3:38
10. "C'mon, Let's Go"   Kreva Kreva 4:47
11. "Egao" (EGAO "Smile") Kreva Kreva 4:22
12. "Tankyūshin" (探究心 "Inquiring Mind") Kreva Kreva 4:22
Total length:
 50:08

Charts and sales

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Top Albums[14] 2
Oricon Daily Albums[6] 1
Oricon Weekly Albums[11] 2

References

  1. ^ a b "KREVA、2年ぶりアルバム＆武道館公演開催を発表" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-07-19. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/90015/full/. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
  2. ^ "KREVA、5thアルバム『GO』をクレバの日にリリース" (in Japanese). Barks (ITmedia). 2011-07-19. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000071674. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
  3. ^ "KREVA、木曜発売？「ささいな事だな関係無い」" (in Japanese). Barks (ITmedia). 2011-09-06. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000072990. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
  4. ^ "KREVA、アルバム『Go』の詳細が少しずつ明らかに" (in Japanese). Barks (ITmedia). 2011-08-01. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000072027. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
  5. ^ "2011年09月06日のCDアルバムデイリーランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-09-06. Archived from the original on 2011-09-12. http://www.webcitation.org/61e0ia1a4. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
  6. ^ a b "2011年09月07日のCDアルバムデイリーランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-09-07. Archived from the original on 2011-09-12. http://www.webcitation.org/61e0kMvTn. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
  7. ^ "2011年09月08日のCDアルバムデイリーランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-09-08. Archived from the original on 2011-09-12. http://www.webcitation.org/61e0l83kG. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  8. ^ "2011年09月09日のCDアルバムデイリーランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-09-09. Archived from the original on 2011-09-12. http://www.webcitation.org/61e0lv9Q8. Retrieved 2011-09-10. 
  9. ^ "2011年09月11日のCDアルバムデイリーランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-09-11. Archived from the original on 2011-09-12. http://www.webcitation.org/61e17vua5. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
  10. ^ "浜崎あゆみ、2週連続アルバム首位　5年8カ月ぶりV2達成" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-09-13. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/2001719/full/. Retrieved 2011-09-13. 
  11. ^ a b "2011年09月第3週の邦楽アルバムランキング情報" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2011&month=9&week=3&submit4.x=36&submit4.y=18. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  12. ^ "ＧＯ（完全限定生産盤）/ＫＲＥＶＡ" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/930468/1/. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  13. ^ "2011年09月第4週の邦楽アルバムランキング情報" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2011&month=9&week=4&submit4.x=36&submit4.y=18. Retrieved 2011-09-21. 
  14. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums" (in Japanese). Billboard. Hanshin Contents Link. Archived from the original on 2011-09-15. http://www.webcitation.org/61ihey0si. Retrieved 2011-09-15.