Fairy Tale (Mai Kuraki album)

Fairy Tale
Studio album by Mai Kuraki
Released October 23, 2002
Recorded 2001-2002
Genre Pop, Contemporary R&B
Length 56:37
Label Giza Studio
Producer Kanonji
Mai Kuraki chronology

Perfect Crime
(2001)		 Fairy Tale
(2002)		 If I Believe
(2003)
Singles from Fairy Tale
  1. "Can't Forget Your Love"
    Released: August 29, 2001
  2. "Winter Bells"
    Released: January 17, 2002
  3. "Feel Fine!"
    Released: April 24, 2002
  4. "Like a Star in the Night"
    Released: September 4, 2002

Fairy Tale is the third studio album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on October 23, 2002.

Background

The concept and theme of the album is "fairy tales".[1] Kuraki stated that, with Fairy Tale being the last album to be released in her teenage years, she wanted it to reflect her beliefs, dreams and hopes in the past, present and for the future.[1]

Chart performance

Fairy Tale debuted at number-one with 404,010 copies sold making it Kuraki's third number-one debut.[2] The album stayed on the Oricon albums chart for a total of 37 weeks (twenty more than her previous album Perfect Crime) of which the album spent 5 in the top 10, non-consecutively.[3] Fairy Tale was the 23rd best selling album of 2002.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mai Kuraki. 

No. TitleMusicArranger(s) Length
1. "Fairy Tale ~My Last Teenage Wish~"  Akihito TokunagaTokunaga 4:18
2. "Feel Fine!"  TokunagaTokunaga 4:48
3. "Ride on Time"  TokunagaTokunaga 5:01
4. "Key to My Heart"  Aika OhnoCybersound 3:33
5. "Winter Bells"  TokunagaTokunaga 4:37
6. "Loving You..."  OhnoCybersound 5:18
7. "Can't Forget Your Love"  OhnoCybersound, Tokunaga 5:29
8. "Trip in the Dream"  TokunagaTokunaga 4:18
9. "Not That Kind a Girl"  Yoko Black. StoneStone 4:27
10. "Like a Star in the Night"  OhnoTokunaga 5:39
11. "Fushigi no Kuni" (不思議の国 "Wonderland")OhnoDaisuke Ikeda 5:26
12. "Fantasy"  OhnoTokunaga 3:49
Total length:
 56:43

Charts and certifications

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart[2] 1
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[2] 1
Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart[5] 1
Japan Oricon Yearly Albums Chart[4] 23
Country Provider Sales Certification
(sales thresholds)
Japan RIAJ 730,580[2] Platinum[6]

Preceded by
I/flancy by Hitomi Yaida		 Oricon Weekly number-one album
November 4, 2002 – November 11, 2002 		Succeeded by
Rarities by Tatsuro Yamashita

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ":: Music Freak Magazine :: MAI KURAKI Long Interview" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "GIZA＠売上データ補完スレ - 売上スレ避難所＠JBBS掲示板" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  3. ↑ 【オリコン】売上枚数Ｑ＆Ａ【2004/12/31付】 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 (Japanese) "2002年 年間CDシングル/アルバム/トータルセールス/VIDEO/DVD/カラオケ/作詞家・作曲家・編曲家 ランキング". Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  5. ↑ "2002 11月売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  6. ↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品". RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-23.

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