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Play is the eighth studio album by Japanese pop singer Namie Amuro, released on June 27, 2007 in Japan. The follow-up to her successful 2005 album Queen of Hip-Pop, Play showcases her new hip-pop genre. It marks her first album to be released in both the CD and CD+DVD formats. Play is her highest selling album since 2000's Genius 2000. The album was ranked 9th on CDJapan's list of top 100 CDs of 2007.[2]

Play
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 27, 2007
Genre
Length50:45
LabelAvex Trax
Producer
  • Nao'ymt
  • T.Kura
  • Namie Amuro
Namie Amuro chronology
Queen of Hip-Pop
(2005)
Play
(2007)
Best Fiction
(2008)
Alternative cover
CD + DVD Cover
Singles from Play
  1. "Violet Sauce"
    Released: November 16, 2005
  2. "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick"
    Released: May 17, 2006
  3. "Baby Don't Cry"
    Released: January 24, 2007
  4. "Funky Town"
    Released: April 4, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

Overview


Upon its release, Play debuted at #1 and stayed at the top spot for two weeks on the Oricon Charts. When its first week was over, Play became Namie's first weekly number one album since her 2000 album Genius 2000 with a gap of 120,258 copies sold. In its first week, the album sold 250,619 copies — Namie's highest first week sales since Genius 2000.[3] In Taiwan, Play reached #1 on the G-Music J-Pop chart for the week and debuted at #2 on the overall chart.


Tie-ins/theme songs



Track listing


CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Hide and Seek"Nao'ymtNao'ymtNao'ymt4:36
2."Full Moon"Nao'ymtNao'ymtNao'ymt3:57
3."Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick"MichicoT.Kura, MichicoT.Kura3:46
4."It's all about you"MichicoT.Kura, MichicoT.Kura4:12
5."Funky Town"MichicoT.Kura, Michico, L.L. BrothersT.Kura3:48
6."Step With It"Michico, L.L. BrothersT.Kura, Michico, L.L. BrothersT.Kura3:47
7."Hello"Angie Irons, MichicoAngie Irons, T.KuraT.Kura3:42
8."Should I Love Him?"MichicoT.Kura, MichicoT.Kura4:25
9."Top Secret"Nao'ymtNao'ymtNao'ymt4:30
10."Violet Sauce (Spicy)"Nao'ymtNao'ymtNao'ymt4:01
11."Baby Don't Cry"Nao'ymtNao'ymtNao'ymt5:21
12."Pink Key"Nao'ymtNao'ymtNao'ymt4:40
DVD
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Hide and Seek" (Music video)Kensuke Kawamura4:36
2."Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" (Music video)Shinji Muto3:49
3."Funky Town" (Music video)Masaaki Uchino3:44
4."Hello" (Music video)Kensuke Kawamura3:40
5."Baby Don't Cry" (Music video)Shinji Muto5:26
DVD: Special Movie
No.TitleLength
6."Amuro Namie x The World of Golden Eggs Special Collaboration Movie" (Gushi-Ken Band feat. Namie Amuro)7:18

Personnel



Production



Charts



Sales total



Oricon

Released Oricon Chart Peak Debut sales Sales total
June 27, 2007 Daily Albums Chart 1 250,619 540,952+
Weekly Albums Chart 1
Monthly Albums Chart 1
Yearly Albums Chart 15

Physical sales charts


Chart Peak
position
G-Music Combo Chart (Taiwan) 2
G-Music J-POP Chart (Taiwan) 1
HMV Asian Chart (Singapore) 1

Singles - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)


Release Single Chart Peak Position
November 16, 2005 "White Light / Violet Sauce" Oricon Daily Singles Chart 5
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 7
May 17, 2006 "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick/Ningyo" Oricon Daily Singles Chart 2
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 2
January 24, 2007 "Baby Don't Cry" Oricon Daily Singles Chart 3
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 3
April 4, 2007 "Funky Town" Oricon Daily Singles Chart 2
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 3

Total Single Sales: 444,081

Total Album and Single Sales: 985,033


RIAJ certification


Play has been certified "double-platinum" for shipments of over 500,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[5]


References


  1. AllMusic AllMusic
  2. 2007 TOP100 Charts
  3. 安室奈美恵、7年5ヵ月ぶりに首位返り咲き (in Japanese). Retrieved July 2, 2007.
  4. Namie New Lipton CM Namie News Network, a blog about Namie Amuro
  5. ゴールド等認定作品認定 2008年3月 (in Japanese). Retrieved May 4, 2008.



На других языках


- [en] Play (Namie Amuro album)

[es] Play (álbum de Namie Amuro)

PLAY es el octavo álbum de estudio de la cantante japonesa Namie Amuro, lanzado el 27 de junio de 2007 en Japón. Después del exitoso álbum del 2005 Queen of Hip-Pop, Play mantiene los géneros del Hip-hop y R&B. Es el primer disco que es lanzado en formato CD y CD+DVD, y es el álbum más vendido desde Genius 2000.[1]



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