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2003 studio album by Namie Amuro From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Style is the sixth studio album by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. It was released on Wednesday, December 10, 2003, through Avex Trax. Her first studio album in nearly three years, Style follows her crossover into R&B and hip hop that began with the collaborative project Suite Chic in 2002. Although Amuro had dabbled with R&B beats in the past, this is her first original studio album to predominantly feature the actual genre. Style was her first album after the termination of her working relationship with longtime producer, Tetsuya Komuro, as well as her last collaboration with American record producer Dallas Austin to date.
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| Released | 10 December 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002–2003 | |||
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| Length | 53:07 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
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Commercially, Style was a disappointment. It debuted at number four on the Oricon Albums Chart with first week sales of over 93,000 copies, the lowest of Amuro's career and her first not to sell over 100,000 during its first week. Despite being the lowest-selling album of her career, it was still certified Platinum for shipments of over 250,000 copies by the RIAJ.[1] The album spawned four top ten singles, "Wishing on the Same Star", "Shine More", "Put 'Em Up" and "So Crazy/Come". Amuro promoted Style by embarking on her first international concert tour titled the So Crazy Tour.
The album represents a major shift in Amuro's musical direction, and would set the tone for all of the singer's subsequent releases. AllMusic described the album as "marginally more gritty", taking Amuro "closer in sound to her musical idol, Janet Jackson".[2] Although the album is focused on R&B and hip-hop, it still features some pop songs; Amuro explained that certain styles of songs were included for variety. First editions of the album included two bonus tracks, the Mad Bear remix of "So Crazy" and the movie version of "Wishing on the Same Star".
Several of the album's songs are covers: "Indy Lady" (a cover of "Independent Lady", originally by Toni Estes), "Come" (originally by Sophie Monk), "As Good As" (also recorded by WhatFor) and "Wishing on the Same Star" (originally by Keedy).
The song "Put 'Em Up", which was released as the second single preceding the album, is slightly edited from its original form; instead of fading out, the song comes to an abrupt end. "Lovebite" is a collaboration with Takuro of the Japanese rock band Glay. Takuro and Amuro had previously spoken about collaborating years ago and they finally had an opportunity with this album. "Four Seasons" was used as the theme song to the third InuYasha motion picture, Swords of an Honorable Ruler. The song "Come" has also been used as the 7th ending theme for InuYasha.[citation needed]
Style is Amuro's lowest ranking and selling album. Before its release, Amuro launched her largest tour at the time, Namie Amuro So Crazy Tour featuring Best Singles 2003-2004. Due to the nature of the tour, she only performed the singles from the album. Ultimately, many of the songs from the album have never been performed to a public audience, although she did perform them on an exclusive fan club tour in 2004 that was not open to the public.[citation needed]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Namie's Style" | T.Kura, Michico | T.Kura, Michico | T.Kura | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Indy Lady" (featuring Zeebra) | Teddy Riley Japanese lyrics Yuji Toriumi, Zeebra | Teddy Riley | Teddy Riley | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Put 'Em Up" | Dallas Austin, Jasper Cameron Japanese lyrics Michico | Dallas Austin | Dallas Austin | 4:03 |
| 4. | "So Crazy" | Full Force, Jennifer "JJ" Johnson Japanese lyrics Michico Rap Tiger | Full Force, Jennifer "JJ" Johnson | Cobra Endo | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Don't Lie to Me" | Jeff Lorber, Jeff Pescetto Japanese lyrics Yuji Toriumi | Jeff Lorber, Jeff Pescetto | Jeff Lorber, Jeff Pescetto | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Lovebite" | Takuro | Takuro | Akira | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Four Seasons" | Jusme | Monk | Monk | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Fish" (featuring Verbal & Arkitec) | Jusme, Verbal | Monk | Monk | 4:27 |
| 9. | "Gimme More" | Ivan Johnson, Sylvia Bennett Smith Japanese lyrics Namie Amuro | Ivan Johnson, Sylvia Bennett Smith | Cobra Endo | 3:24 |
| 10. | "As Good As" | Nicolas Molinder, Joakim Persson, Pelle Anckarberg Japanese lyrics Kenko-p | Nicolas Molinder, Joakim Persson, Pelle Anckarberg | Cobra Endo | 3:28 |
| 11. | "Shine More" | Scott Nickoley, Sandra Pires, Paul Taylor Japanese lyrics H.U.B. | Scott Nickoley, Sandra Pires, Paul Taylor | Cobra Endo | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Come" | Kask, Mansson, Cunnah Japanese lyrics Yuriko Mori | Kask, Mansson, Cunnah | Cobra Endo | 4:34 |
| 13. | "Wishing on the Same Star" | Diane Warren Japanese lyrics Kenko-p | Diane Warren | Masaki Iehara | 4:58 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 14. | "So Crazy" (Mad Bear Mix) | Full Force, Jennifer "JJ" Johnson Japanese lyrics Michico Rap Tiger | Full Force, Jennifer "JJ" Johnson | 4:26 |
| 15. | "Wishing on the Same Star" (Movie Version) | Diane Warren Japanese lyrics Kenko-p | Diane Warren | 3:12 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[5] | Platinum | 221,874[6] |
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