music.wikisort.org - Composition Wa to Yo (Japanese : 和と洋, lit. Japanese and Western ) is the eleventh studio album by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai . It was released on June 7, 2017 through EMI Records and Universal Music Group. It consists of two discs, the Wa disc recorded in Japanese while the Yo disc was recorded in English . The album features guest appearances and collaborations from Kodō, Jinmenusagi, Himekami, Jamaican musician Junior Reid , American singer-songwriter Eric Bellinger , and American singer-songwriter Chris Brown . Wa to Yo is primarily a J-pop, R&B, soul and hip hop album.
2017 studio album by Ai
Wa to Yo Released June 7, 2017 (2017-06-07 ) Recorded Studio Studio MSR (Tokyo, Japan) Studio Mech (Tokyo) Prime Sound (Tokyo) Victor Studio (Shibuya , Tokyo) NK Sound Tokyo Universal Music Studios (Tokyo) DaCo-op Studios (Atlanta, Georgia) Genre Length Language Label Producer Uta Julian Le Gakushi Alex Geringas Don City Derrick D. Beck Ai Carina Ueumura D. Clax Black the Beast Da Beatfreakz Vakseen
Two singles were released from Wa to Yo , "Justice Will Prevail at Last " and "Kira Kira " featuring Naomi Watanabe .
Background
After the release of Moriagaro in 2013, Ai was engaged to Hiro, the leader and vocalist of the rock band Kaikigesshoku. The pair had been dating for 10 years, and wed in January 2014.[2] In August 2015, Ai gave birth to her first child.[3]
The album was first teased on Ai's YouTube channel on April 20, 2017.[4] [5]
Development
The logo of the album, designed by Aries Moross
Wanting to "convey the goodness of Japan" to the rest of the world and "the goodness of the overseas to Japanese people", Ai collaborated with several producers, artists and songwriters from both Japan and the west.[6] The album combines traditional Japanese instruments with modern western genres.[6]
In an interview with her label, Ai stated majority of the English songs from the Yo disc were recorded during her Atlantic City session, originally intended for her tenth studio album, Moriagaro .[7]
Track listing
All tracks written by Ai Uemura except where noted.
Wa – disc one Title Writer(s) 1. "Wa Interlude" (featuring Kodō & Jinmenusagi) 2:46 2. "Wonderful World" (featuring Himekami) 3:55 3. "From Zero" 4:22 4. "Justice Will Prevail at Last " (最後は必ず正義が勝つ) 4:05 5. "Feel it" 3:11 6. "I Can Pretend" 4:00 7. "Gui Gui" (グイグイ) 3:02 8. "Home" 3:59 9. "It's Gonna Be All Right" 4:34 10. "Music Is My Life" 6:07 Total length: 38:41
Yo – disc two Title Writer(s) 11. "Yo Interlude" 2:00 12. "Welcome To My City" (featuring Junior Reid & Eric Bellinger ) Uemura Eric Bellinger Issa Junior Reid Tyrone Wright Victoria Kimani 3:22 13. "Right Now" (featuring Chris Brown ) Uemura Arin Ray Chris Brown Derrick D. Beck Donameche Jackson Jamal Gaines Joshua Berry Vincent Berry 2:56 14. "What I Want" (featuring Jinmenusagi) 3:00 15. "Sweet Nothing's" Alex Geringas Samantha Nelson 4:03 16. "The One You Need" Uemura Latisha Hyman Wright 4:14 17. "Crazy Love" Uemura David Claxton Kimani 4:15 Total length: 23:10
Notes
The original digital release of Wa to Yo is on one disc.
"Wonderful World" samples "Kamigami no Uta" by Himekami.
Track 4 and 7 are titled in Japanese .
Track 5, 8, 9, 14, and 17 are stylized in all caps.
Deluxe edition
Wa – disc one Title Writer(s) 1. "Wa Interlude" (featuring Kodō & Jinmenusagi) 2:46 2. "Wonderful World" (featuring Himekami) 3:55 3. "From Zero" 4:22 4. "Justice Will Prevail at Last" (最後は必ず正義が勝つ) 4:05 5. "Feel it" 3:11 6. "I Can Pretend" 4:00 7. "Gui Gui" (グイグイ) 3:02 8. "Home" 3:59 9. "It's Gonna Be All Right" 4:34 10. "Music Is My Life" 6:07 11. "Heiwa " Carlos Jenkins Matthew Quinney Obi Eble Uche Eble Uemura 3:54 12. "Miracle " (ミラクル) 3:38 13. "I'm the Champion" 4:08 14. "Run to the Sun" 3:38 15. "Kira Kira " (キラキラ featuring Naomi Watanabe ) 3:39 16. "Happy Christmas " (ハッピークリスマス) 5:24 Total length: 61:42
Yo – disc two Title Writer(s) 1. "Yo Interlude" 2:00 2. "Welcome To My City" (featuring Junior Reid & Eric Bellinger) Uemura Eric Bellinger Issa Junior Reid Tyrone Wright Victoria Kimani 3:22 3. "Right Now" (featuring Chris Brown) Uemura Arin Ray Chris Brown Derrick D. Beck Donameche Jackson Jamal Gaines Joshua Berry Vincent Berry 2:56 4. "What I Want" (featuring Jinmenusagi) Uemura Anthony Charles Williams II Jinmenusagi Ty Steez Vakseen 3:00 5. "Sweet Nothing's" Alex Geringas Samantha Nelson 4:03 6. "The One You Need" Uemura Latisha Hyman Wright 4:14 7. "Crazy Love" Uemura David Claxton Kimani 4:15 8. "Little Hero" 3:47 Total length: 26:57
Notes
The digital deluxe version (titled Wa to Yo to ) features two discs.
Tracks 4, 7, 12, 15, and 16 of disc one from the deluxe version are titled in Japanese.
Tracks 5, 8, 9 and 11 of disc one from the deluxe version are stylized in all caps.
Tracks 4 and 7 of disc two from the deluxe version are stylized in all caps.
Charts
Chart performance for Wa to Yo
Chart (2017)
Peak position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan )[8]
19
Japanese albums (Oricon )[9]
11
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[10]
Ai Carina Uemura – lead vocals, songwriting, producer
Uta – producer, songwriting
Julian Le – producer, songwriting
Gakushi – producer, songwriting
Da Beatfreakz – producer
Tha Gutbangaz – co–producer
Taji Okuda – vocal editing
Chris Brown – featured artist, songwriting
Eric Bellinger – featured artist, songwriting
Junior Reid – featured artist, songwriting
Jinmenusagi – featured artist, songwriting
Himekami – featured artist, sound production, songwriting
Victoria Emily Hogan Marshal – songwriting
Matthew "Damario" Quinney – songwriting
Carlos "Los" Jenkins – songwriting
Uche Ben Eble – songwriting
Obi Fred Eble – songwriting
Keisuke Fujimaki – vocal editing
Yoshinori Morita – vocal editing
Satoshi Yoneda – vocal editing
Sayaka Ogoshi – vocal editing
Tomoe Nishikawa – vocal editing
Black the Beast – producer, vocal editing, mixing
Don City – producer, vocal editor, mixing
Neeraj Khajanchi – vocal editing
Hitoshi Sato – vocal editing
D.O.I – mixing
Tyrone Wright – songwriting
Victoria Kimani – songwriting
Issa – songwriting
Derrick D. Beck – songwriting, producer
Arin Ray – songwriting
Vincent Berry – songwriting
Joshua Berry – songwriting
Jamal Gaines – songwriting
Anthony Charles Williams II – songwriting
Ty Steez – songwriting
Vakseen – songwriting, producer
Alex Geringas – songwriting, producer
Samantha Nelson – songwriting
Latisha Hyman – songwriting
David Claxton – songwriting
Lynne Hobday – songwriting
Donameche Jackson – songwriting
Seiichi Watanabe – A&R (EMI Records)
Daisuke Fujikawa – marketing
Yoko Tsunashima – marketing
Kimiko Kato – sales promotion (Universal)
Kotaro Suzuki – media promotion
Norio Eguchi – media promotion
Mika Mitsumochi – media promotion
Masayoshi Abe – media promotion
Mitsuru Sekiya – media promotion
Rie Deguchi – media promotion
Sae Yamamoto – media promotion
Takeshi Okada – digital & web promotion
Sayaka Abe – digital & web promotion
Yoshiaki Ando – digital & web promotion
Mina Hosojima – digital & web promotion
Runa Hayasaka – digital & web promotion
Takeshi Okada – digital & web promotion
Yuka Tsukada – digital production
Yuka Sato – digital production
Masao Eto – area promotion
Shintaro Ishihara – area promotion
Sayoko Okuno – legal
Yukari Kuwahara – legal
Aiichiro Kiyohara – UM & brands
Nobuo Kobayashi – UM & brands
Akihito Watanabe – master localization
Taku Nakamura – project producer
Naoshi Fujikura – supervisor
Koichi Sakakibara – manager
Yuki Arai – executive producer
Kate Moross – art director
Ina Jang – photographer
Akemi Ono – makeup artist, hair artist
Noriko Goto – stylist
Risa Nakazawa – visual coordinator
Shuma Saito – package coordinator
Akio Kawabata – package coordinator
Randy Merrill – mastering
Tom Coyne – mastering
Release history
References
Studio albums Reissued albums Extended plays Compilations Live albums Concert tours Singles Featured singles Promotional singles Other songs
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