Fuse of Love

Fuse of Love
Studio album by
Mai Kuraki
ReleasedAugust 24, 2005 (2005-08-24)
Recorded2004–2005
GenrePop, R&B
Length48:26
LabelGiza Studio
ProducerMai Kuraki, Kanonji
Mai Kuraki chronology
Wish You the Best
(2004) 		Fuse of Love
(2005) 		Diamond Wave
(2006)
Singles from Fuse of Love
  1. "Ashita e Kakeru Hashi"
    Released: May 19, 2004
  2. "Love, Needing"
    Released: January 26, 2005
  3. "Dancing"
    Released: March 23, 2005
  4. "P.S My Sunshine"
    Released: June 1, 2005

Fuse of Love is the fifth studio album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on August 24, 2005, over two years after If I Believe.

Background

This album is the first to be produced by Kuraki herself.[1]

Nearly five years after its release, the song "Chance for You" was chosen to be the theme song for the movie Soft Boy and a re-arranged "Cinema Version" was digitally released on June 16, 2010.[2]

Commercial performance

Fuse of Love debuted at #3 with 108,269 copies sold making it Kuraki's first album to not open/peak at number-one on the Oricon albums chart.[3] The album stayed in the top 10 for two weeks and charted for a total of 13 weeks.[4] Fuse of Love was the 81st best selling album of 2005.[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki

No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Honey, Feeling for Me"Aika OhnoShingo Kamata4:08
2."P.S My Sunshine"Hitoshi Okamoto (from Garnet Crow)Okamoto3:50
3."You look at me~one"Yoshinobu Ohga (from OOM)Ohga3:59
4."Kakenukeru Inazuma" (駆け抜ける稲妻 "Lightning Passing By")OhgaOhga5:01
5."Don't Leave Me Alone"OhgaOhga4:55
6."Love, Needing"OhnoHiroshi Asai (from The Tambourines)3:18
7."Dancing"Akihito Tokunaga (from doa)Tokunaga3:48
8."Tell Me What"OhnoOkamoto3:51
9."Love Sick"OhnoOhga4:07
10."Ashita e Kakeru Hashi"TokunagaDaisuke Ikeda, Tokunaga4:00
11."I Sing a Song for You"OhnoPiano arrangement: Ohno3:53
12."Chance for You"OhnoAsai3:31
Total length:48:26

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart[6] 1
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[3] 3
Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart[7] 3
Japan Oricon Yearly Albums Chart[5] 81

Certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
(sales thresholds)
Japan RIAJ 185,350[3] Gold[8]

References

  1. ^ "倉木麻衣 interview～ニュー・アルバム『FUSE OF LOVE』" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  2. ^ "倉木麻衣 : 倉木麻衣、映画『ソフトボーイ』主題歌配信決定 / BARKS ニュース". Barks (in Japanese). 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  3. ^ a b c "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). Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  4. ^ 【オリコン】売上枚数Q＆A【2005/09/04付】 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  5. ^ a b "2005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" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  6. ^ "倉木麻衣、6作連続首位獲得なるか!? ニュース-ORICON STYLE-". Oricon (in Japanese). 2005-08-24. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  7. ^ "2005 9月売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  8. ^ ゴールド等認定作品認定 2005年8月. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-25.