I Just Feel So "Sweet"

I Just Feel So "Sweet"
Studio album by
Sweet Velvet
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2000
Recorded1998–2000
StudioRed Way Studio
Blue way Studio
Birdman River studio
Heart Beat Studio
GenreJ-pop
Length42:13
LabelGiza Studio
ProducerDaiko Nagato
Sweet Velvet chronology
Sweet Velvet
(1999) 		I Just Feel So "Sweet"
(2000)
Singles from I Just Feel So "Sweet"
  1. "I Just Feel So Love Again ~Soba ni Iru dake de~"
    Released: February 10, 1999
  2. "Flame Of Love"
    Released: June 23, 1999
  3. "Lazy Drive"
    Released: August 25, 1999

I Just Feel So "Sweet" is the first and only studio album by Japanese pop band Sweet Velvet. It was released on February 26, 2000, through Giza Studio.

Background

The album consists of three previous released singles, such as "I Just Feel So Love Again ~Soba ni Iru dake de~" (I JUST FEEL SO LOVE AGAIN 〜そばにいるだけで〜), "Flame Of Love" and "Lazy Drive".

Three tracks out of ten: "So good", "Sweeter Baby" and "Fairplay" were reprised from indies album "Sweet Velvet". Fairplay has subtitle -album mix- and it shares significant melody change.[1]

Most of the tracks were previously released as b-side of their singles, with exception of Un jour, Blue and Drive and Over which were recorded newly for this album.

Two tracks out of ten were composed by band themselves while seven tracks out of ten were composed by Japanese composer Aika Ohno.[2]

After the album release, the band has disbanded without official announcement and later their website was removed by director of Giza Studio as well.

Charting

The album charted at #100 on the Oricon charts in its first week. It charted for 1 week and sold 2,900 copies.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mizuki Akimoto

No.TitleMusicArrangersLength
1."un jour" (instrumental)Naoyuki Tsukadasweet velvet0:53
2."I Just Feel So Love Again -Soba ni Iru dake de-" (～そばにいるだけで～)Aika OhnoHirohito Furui (Garnet Crow)4:37
3."Blue Drive"OhnoKuuron Oshiro5:13
4."Lazy Drive"OhnoFurui4:57
5."Sweeter Baby"OhnoYasuharu Konishi4:28
6."Fairplay" (album mix)OhnoOshiro4:47
7."So good"OhnoRyou Kamomiya3:11
8."Stay"Nami KanekoFurui4:57
9."Flame Of Love"OhnoFurui4:06
10."Over"TsukadaOshiro5:12
Total length:42:13

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD booklet of I Just Feel So "Sweet".[4]

In media

  • I Just Feel So Love Again - ending theme for anime television series Mamotte Shugogetten
  • Flame Of Love - ending theme for anime television series Monster Rancher
  • Lazy Drive - ending theme for TV Asahi program Yajiuma Wide

References

  1. ^ "Audio Artist List, sweet velvet『SWEET VELVET』(archived)". gizagza.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2001-04-22. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  2. ^ "Discography Sweet Velvet (archived)". sweetvelvet.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2002-04-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "I JUST FEEL SO"sweet"(sweet velvet)". Oricon News (in Japanese).
  4. ^ Sweet Velvet (1999). I Just Feel So "Sweet" (CD Album; Booklet). Sweet Velvet. Japan: Giza Studio. GZCA-1021.