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It's All Me, Vol. 1 (stylized IT'S ALL ME VOL 1) is an extended play by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai. It was released on July 8, 2020 through EMI Records and features a departure from the traditional Japanese and western electropop sounds found in her 2017 studio album, Wa to Yo.

It's All Me, Vol. 1
EP by Ai
Released	July 8, 2020 (2020-07-08)
Recorded	2019
Studio	The Watche (Los Angeles, California) Studio MSR (Tokyo, Japan) True Color Studio (Taipei, Taiwan) MSR Lab (Tokyo)
Genre	J-pop reggaeton hip-hop
Length	22:50
Language	Japanese English Spanish Mandarin
Label	EMI Universal
Producer	Ai Uemura Uta Rogét Chahayed Taylor Dexter Silver Age The Rascals Vava Jin
Ai chronology
Kansha!!!!! - Thank You for 20 Years New and Best (2019) It's All Me, Vol. 1 (2020) It's All Me, Vol. 2 (2021)
Singles from It's All Me, Vol. 1
"Summer Magic" Released: May 17, 2019 "You Never Know" Released: August 9, 2019 "I'm Coming Home" Released: January 14, 2020 "Good as Gold" Released: March 23, 2020 "Gift" Released: April 24, 2020

Featuring collaborations with Jenn Morel, Joelii and MJ116, majority of the extended play was recorded in Los Angeles, California.[1]

Background

The songs are all different and I was worried about the title, but every song is my own. That's why I added it to mean "everything is myself'"[2]

— Ai reflecting on the title of the EP

To celebrate her twenty-year anniversary in the music industry and the then upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics, Ai began production for an album in 2019. Additionally, a compilation album, Kansha!!!!! - Thank You for 20 Years New and Best, was released by EMI on November 6, 2019 which included tracks previously not available in countries outside of Asia and new material.[3]

The EP's first single, "Summer Magic", was released in May 2019.[4][5] Both its Japanese and English counterpart were produced and written by The Rascals. "Summer Magic" was also included in an advertisement for the Amazon Echo in Japan.[6] "You Never Know" was released in August 2019, featuring Taiwanese group MJ116 (also known as 頑童MJ116).[7] The third single, "I'm Coming Home", was released in January 2020 and the fourth single, "Good as Gold" in March 2020.[8][9] The fifth single, "Gift" was released in April 2020.[10]

In May 2020, Ai announced on her social media the title and release date of the EP.[11] Pre-add for Apple Music and Spotify began on June 26, 2020.[12]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and album's liner notes.[13][14]

Musicians

Technical

Visuals and imagery

• Ran Tondabayahsi – art director
• Yousuke Tsuchida – designer
• Hiroki Watanabe – photographer
• Moemi Odo – retouching
• Ai Carina Uemura – hair, makeup artist
• Akemi Ono – hair, makeup artist
• Noriko Gota – stylist
• Akio Kawabata – design coordination
• Shuma Saito – design coordination

Charts

Chart performance for It's All Me, Vol. 1

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[15]	20
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16]	18

Release history

Release history and formats for It's All Me, Vol. 1

Region	Date	Format(s)	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	July 8, 2020	Digital download streaming	Standard	EMI Universal	[17]
Japan		CD		EMI Universal Japan Def Jam	[17]
		CD DVD	Limited		[18]

References

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