Jewel (Beni album)

Jewel
Studio album by Beni
Released December 8, 2010
Recorded 2010
Genre R&B
Length 50:31
Language Japanese
Label Nayutawave Records
Beni chronology

Lovebox
(2010)
Jewel
(2010)
Lovebox Live Tour
(2011)
Limited CD+DVD cover
Singles from Jewel
  1. "Heaven's Door"
    Released: August 11, 2010
  2. "2FACE"
    Released: November 24, 2010

Jewel is Beni's sixth studio album, and third original album under the mononym Beni released through Nayutawave Records. It was released on December 8, 2010.[1][2]

Background

The album was released only six months after her second album Lovebox. Lovebox managed to get the #1 weekly spot on the Oricon charts. This album however charted at the #11 spot on the Oricon Charts Weekly.

Promotion

The song 2FACE was the ending theme for NTVs program HAPPY Music (ハッピーMUSIC). The song Heaven's Door was the opening theme for the national TV program CDTV. And the song Smile is the theme song for the commercial Home Mate (ホームメイト; Homu Meito).[3]

Track listing

CD
No. TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s) Length
1. "Jewel Intro"  BeniDaisuke "D.I" ImaiImai 1:11
2. "2FACE"  BeniImaiImai 3:33
3. "Toki o Tomete" (トキヲトメテ "Stop Time")BeniImaiImai 4:04
4. "Daisuki na noni" (大好きなのに "Even Though I Love You")BeniImaiImai 4:00
5. "Lovin'U"  BeniImaiImai 4:11
6. "Heaven's Door"  Kiyoshi MatsuoDaisuke KawaguchiKawaguchi , Strings arranged by Gen Ittetsu 4:54
7. "See U Again"  BeniHIROHIRO 4:19
8. "First Time"  Benilil 'showylil 'showy 3:48
9. "Heartbreaker"  Beni, Shoko FujibayashiImaiImai 3:49
10. "Don't Let Go"  Benilil 'showylil 'showy 4:19
11. "Smile"  BeniImaiImai 4:01
12. "Kimi to Nara" (君となら "If I'm With You")Shoko Fujibayashi3rd Productions3rd Productions 4:05
13. "Wasurenaide Ne" (忘れないでね "Don't Forget")Beni, Yoko HijiImaiImai 4:14
Total length:
50:31
DVD
No. TitleDirector Length
1. "2FACE" (Music video)   
2. "Heaven's Door" (Music video)   
3. "Lovebox Live Tour 2010" (Documentary)   

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Reported
sales
Oricon Albums Daily Chart[4] 7
Oricon Albums Weekly Chart[5] 11 26,000

References

  1. "BENI - Nayutawave Records - NEWS" (in Japanese). Universal Japan. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  2. "Tower Records - Jewel CD - BENI" (in Japanese). Tower Records. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  3. "BENI - Nayutawave Records - NEWS" (in Japanese). Universal Japan. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  4. "Oricon Album Daily Ranking" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 8, 2010. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  5. "Oricon Album Weekly Ranking" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 8, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2010.