Ai no Uta: Self-Selection Best

Ai no Uta: Self-Selection Best
Compilation album by Rimi Natsukawa
Released March 9, 2008 (2008-03-09)
Recorded 2001-2008
Genre J-pop, Shima uta, traditional
Length 1:14:48
Label Victor Entertainment
Rimi Natsukawa chronology
Uta Sagashi: Request Cover Album
(2007)
Ai no Uta: Self-Selection Best
(2008)
Kokoro no Uta
(2009)
Singles from Ai no Uta: Self-Selection Best
  1. "Ano Hana no Yō ni"
    Released: January 3, 2008

Ai no Uta: Self-Selection Best (あいのうた~セルフセレクション・ベスト~ Love Song) is the 5th compilation album released by Rimi Natsukawa on March 9, 2008.[1]

Promotion

The album was preceded by the single "Ano Hana no Yō ni" by two months. The song was written by singer Masumi, and was used as the theme song of the drama Fullswing.

Contents

The album features songs chosen by Natsukawa as her favourites from her discography. All the chosen songs are songs with messages in them.[2] Only four A-sides feature: the rest are album tracks (with the exception of "Sora no Yō ni Umi no Yō ni" and "Gettōka," which were B-sides from the "Kokoro Tsutae" and "Michishirube" singles respectively.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s) Length
1. "Tokotowa no Uta (とことわのうた Everlasting Song)"  Kundō Koyama, Chikuzen SatoSeiichi Kyōda 4:17
2. "Nada Sōsō (涙そうそう Great Tears Are Spilling)"  Begin, Ryoko MoriyamaKyōda 4:19
3. "Ano Hana no Yō ni (あの花のように Like That Flower)"  MasumiAkira Inoue 5:02
4. "Toki no Kawa (時の河 River of Time)"  Chokkyū Murano, Takuya HaradaKyōda 5:35
5. "Sanctuary (サンクチュアリ Sankuchuari)"  Yūko Ebine, Hideo SaitōKyōda 4:54
6. "Sora no Yō ni Umi no Yō ni (空のように海のように Like the Sky, Like the Sea)"  Gorō Matsui, KyōdaKyōda 5:02
7. "Tsuki no Niji (月の虹 Moon Rainbow)"  Toshiaki Arashiro, Masaaki UechiChuei Yoshikawa 4:49
8. "Sayōnara Arigatō (Ama no Kaze) (さようなら ありがとう~天の風~ Good-Bye, Thank You (Sky Wind))"  Kentarō KobuchiKobuchi 4:44
9. "Warabigami (Yamatoguchi) (童神~ヤマトグチ~ Little God (Standard Japanese))"  Misako Koja, Kazuya SaharaKyōda 4:45
10. "Ōgon no Hana (黄金の花 Green Gold Flower)"  Osami Okamoto, Sadao ChinaYoshikawa 4:49
11. "Ai no Chikara (愛のチカラ The Power of Love)"  Mamoru Miyagi, Johnny GinowanNakamura 7:15
12. "Gettōka (月桃花 Pink porcelain lily)"  Mari Hayama, YoshikawaKyōda 4:46
13. "Dare ni mo Ienai Kedo (誰にも言えないけど I Haven't Told Anyone, But)"  MoriyamaKyōda 5:00
14. "Kana yo Kana yo (愛よ 愛よ Love Love)"  Kazufumi MiyazawaMiyazawa 4:37
15. "Itoshii Hito e (いとしい人へ To My Dear)"  Megumi Ayukawa, Akira SenjuKyōda 4:03

Japan Sales Rankings[3]

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
March 9, 2008 Oricon Daily Albums Chart
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 40 4,252 11,488 8 weeks
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart

References

  1. "夏川りみ オフィシャルサイト". Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  2. "歌さがしの全国ツアーを終えて". Jiji. 2008-02. Retrieved 2010-02-01. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-31. (subscription only)
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