If I Believe

If I Believe
Studio album by Mai Kuraki
Released July 9, 2003 (2003-07-09)
Recorded 2002-2003
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 45:50
Label Giza Studio
Producer Kanonji
Mai Kuraki chronology
Fairy Tale
(2002)Fairy Tale2002		 If I Believe
(2003)		 Wish You the Best
(2004)Wish You the Best2004
Singles from If I Believe
  1. "Make My Day"
    Released: December 4, 2002
  2. "Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)"
    Released: March 5, 2003
  3. "Kiss"
    Released: April 4, 2003
  4. "Kaze no La La La"
    Released: May 28, 2003

If I Believe is the fourth studio album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on July 9, 2003, only nine months after Fairy Tale.

Commercial performance

If I Believe debuted at number-one with 251,218 copies sold making it Kuraki's fourth number-one debut.[1] The album stayed on the Oricon albums chart for a total of 20 weeks of which the album consecutively spent 4 in the top 10.[2] If I Believe was the 24th best selling album of 2003.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mai Kuraki except track 9 (co-written with Michael Africk) and 11 (co-written with Tokiko Nishimuro).

No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."If I Believe"Aika OhnoCybersound3:43
2."Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de) (Theater Version)"OhnoDaisuke Ikeda, Cybersound4:12
3."Kaze no La La La"Michiya HaruhataCybersound4:22
4."Kiss"Yoko BlaqstoneCybersound4:36
5."Mi Corazón"Miguel Sá Pessoa, Michael Africk, Penny GeyerM. Pessoa4:14
6."I Don't Wanna Lose You"Akihito TokunagaTokunaga4:06
7."Make My Day (Album Version)"TokunagaCybersound3:57
8."Same"Geyer, Pessoa, Africk, Johnny RiskP. Geyer, M. Pessoa, M. Africk, J.Risk3:59
9."Just a Little Bit"Africk, Pessoa, Geyer, Risk 4:31
10."You Are Not the Only One"TokunagaCybersound4:02
11."Tonight, I Feel Close to You" (Duet with Stefanie Sun)OhnoCybersound4:05
Total length:45:50

Charts and certifications

Preceded by
Between the Lines by Chemistry		 Oricon Weekly number-one album
July 21, 2003 – July 28, 2003 		Succeeded by
Time to Go by Rip Slyme

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "GIZA＠売上データ補完スレ - 売上スレ避難所＠JBBS掲示板" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  2. ↑ "ビーイング＠売上データ補完スレ - 売上スレ避難所＠JBBS掲示板" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  3. 1 2 (in Japanese) "2003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 2010-09-24.
  4. ↑ "2003 7月売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  5. ↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品" (PDF). RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-24.
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