Maximum (MAX album)

Maximum
Studio album by MAX
Released December 11, 1996
Recorded 1995 - 1996
Genre Eurobeat
Length 50:16
Label Avex Trax
Producer Max Matsuura
MAX chronology
Maximum
(1996)		 Maximum II
(1996)
Singles from Maximum
  1. "Koisuru Velfarre Dance ~Saturday night~"
  2. "Kiss Me Kiss Me, Baby"
  3. "Tora Tora Tora"
  4. "Seventies"
  5. "Get My Love!"

Maximum is MAX's debut studio album released under Avex Trax. The album consists entirely of Japanese language covers of Eurobeat songs. The album sold more than 1.2 million copies becoming the group's most successful release. It spent 4 non-consecutive weeks at #1.[1] It is also the 15th best selling album of 1997[2].

Track listing

# Title Songwriters Time
1. "Love Love Fire" Yuko Ebine, Groovesurfers 4:24
2. "Extasy" Yuko Ebine, Groovesurfers 3:37
3. "Tora Tora Tora" Kazumi Suzuki, Tiger Boys 4:44
4. "So Much In Love" Kazumi Suzuki, Tiger Boys 4:03
5. "Broken Heart" Kazumi Suzuki, Groovesurfers 3:45
6. "Because I Need You ~Ai wa Mada Ikiteru Noni~" Yuko Ebine, Groovesurfers 3:45
7. "Reality" Yuko Ebine, Groovesurfers 3:26
8. "Kiss Me Kiss Me, Baby" Kazumi Suzuki, Hinoky Team 3:21
9. "Summer Time" Kazumi Suzuki, Groovesurfers 3:57
10. "Koisuru Velfarre Dance ~Saturday night~ (Hyper J-Euro Mix)" Yasushi Akimoto, Alfredo Pignagnoli, Davide Riva 4:59
11. "Seventies" Kazumi Suzuki, Groovesurfers 4:46
12. "Get My Love!" Yuko Ebine, Syrups 3:43
13. "Stranger in the Night" Yuko Ebine, Groovesurfers 3:48

Charts

Album - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position Sales Total Chart Run
December 11, 1996 Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 1[3] 1,288,260 27 weeks[4]
December 11, 1996 Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 15[5] 1,288,260[6]

References

  1. ^ "MAX Profile". Avex. http://www.avexnet.or.jp/max/profile/index.html. 
  2. ^ "Oricon 1997 Top 100". http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/1997a.html. 
  3. ^ "MAX - Oricon Music". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/44772/1/. 
  4. ^ "MAX - Oricon Music". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/44772/1/. 
  5. ^ "Oricon 1997 Top 100". http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/1997a.html. 
  6. ^ "Oricon 1997 Top 100". http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/1997a.html. 
MAX
Nana · Reina · Lina · Mina
Aki
Studio albums
Maximum (1996) · Maximum II (1997) · Maximum Groove (1998) · Emotional History (2001) · Jewel of Jewels (2006)
Compilations
Maximum Collection (1999) · Precious Collection 1995–2002 (2002)
Remix albums
Super Eurobeat presents Hyper Euromax (2000) · Maximum Trance (2002) · New Edition: Maximum Hits (2008)
Music Videos
Maximum Clips (1997) · Maximum Clips II (1999) · Precious Clip Collection 1995-2002 (2002) · MAX Best Clips (2002)
Concert tours
J-Pop Gig Tour '97 (1997) · MAX Live Contact 1998 ~Max Up Your Life~ (1998) · MAX Live Contact 1999 ~Sunny Holiday~ (1999) · MAX Live Contact 2000 ~No boundly~ (2000) · MAX Live Contact 2001 ~Bitter 4 Sweet~ (2001) · MAX Presents Live Contact 2009 "New Edition" (2009)
Singles
Koi Suru Velfarre Dance: Saturday Night (1995) · Kiss Me Kiss Me, Baby (1995) · Tora Tora Tora (1996) · Seventies (1996) · Get My Love! (1996) · Give Me a Shake (1997) · Love Is Dreaming (1997) · Shinin'on-Shinin'love (19997) · Hikari no Veil (1998) · Ride on Time (1998) · Grace of My Heart (1998) · Love impact (1999) · Ano Natsu Eto (1999) · Ginga no Chikai (1999) · Isshoni... (1999) · Never Gonna Stop It (2000) · Magic (2000) · Barairo no Hibi (2000) · Always Love (2001) · Perfect Love (2001) · Moonlight (2001) · Feel So Right (2001) · Spring Rain (2002) · Eternal White (2002) · Festa (2003) · Love Screw (2003) · Be With You (2004) · Nirai Kanai (2005) · Anata o Omou Hodo (2005) · Splash Gold: Natsu no Kiseki/Prism of Eyes (2006) · Rough Cut Diamond (2009) · Cat's Eye (2010)
Filmography
Ladies MAX (1996) · Ladies MAX ~Give me a Shake~ (1997) · Sweet Devil (1998) · Churasan 2 (2003) · Star Light (2006) · Churasan 4 (2007)
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