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| Released | December 7, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2011 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, house, electropop | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Producer | Max Matsuura | |||
| Ami Suzuki chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Ami Selection | ||||
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Ami Selection is the second compilation album by Japanese recording artist Ami Suzuki,and her first released on the Avex label. It was released on December 7,2011. [1]
Despite being Ami's first greatest hits album on Avex,more than a half of the album consists of songs from the time when she was with Sony Music. For this album a total of 8 songs from Ami's Sony era were re-recorded with new vocals,including her debut single "Love the Island",and her first number one single,"Be Together". The newly recorded version of "Love the Island" was previously released on digital format,on July 27,2011.
Singles that enjoyed moderate success,such as "Eventful","Fantastic","Like a Love?" or "One" didn't make to the final track listing.
The limited edition version comes with a DVD that includes music videos and some songs that were performed live at the 29th Anniversary Live.
The day it was released,the album peaked at nº18 on the Oricon Daily charts. After the first week on sale the album reached nº43 on the Oricon Weekly charts,selling 3,127 copies. [2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Love the Island" | Tetsuya Komuro, Marc Panther | Tetsuya Komuro | Tetsuya Komuro | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Alone In My Room" | Tetsuya Komuro, Marc Panther | Tetsuya Komuro | Tetsuya Komuro | 4:55 |
| 3. | "All Night Long" | Tetsuya Komuro, Marc Panther | Tetsuya Komuro | Tetsuya Komuro | 4:53 |
| 4. | "White Key" | Tetsuya Komuro, Marc Panther | Cozy Kubo, Tetsuya Komuro | Cozy Kubo, Tetsuya Komuro | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Don't Leave Me Behind" | Marc Panther, Ami Suzuki | Tetsuya Komuro | Cozy Kubo, Tetsuya Komuro | 4:40 |
| 6. | "Be Together" | Mistuko Komuro | Tetsuya Komuro | Tetsuya Komuro | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Our Days" | Tetsuya Komuro, Mitsuko Komuro | Tetsuya Komuro | Cozy Kubo, Tetsuya Komuro | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Don't Need to Say Good Bye" | Ami Suzuki, Tetsuya Komuro, Mitsuko Komuro | Tetsuya Komuro | Tetsuya Komuro | 5:31 |
| 9. | "Tsuyoi Kizuna (強いキズナ, Strong Bond)" | Ami Suzuki | Kiichi Yokoyama | 4:33 | |
| 10. | "Delightful" | Ami Suzuki | Tohru Watanabe | 4:17 | |
| 11. | "Negaigoto (ねがいごと, Wish)" | Ami Suzuki | Daisuke Suzuki | 5:06 | |
| 12. | "Alright!" | Ami Suzuki | Kazunori Watanabe | HΛL | 5:21 |
| 13. | "Free Free" | Yasutaka Nakata | Yasutaka Nakata | Yasutaka Nakata | 5:15 |
| 14. | "Reincarnation" | Emi Hinouchi | Emi Hinouchi, Taku Takahashi | Taku Takahashi, Hisashi Nawata | 5:35 |
| 15. | "Kiss Kiss Kiss" | Chris Brann, John Camp, Heather Johnson, Ami Suzuki | Chris Brann, John Camp, Heather Johnson | 4:56 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | {{{extra_column}}} | Length |
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| 16. | "Future" | Leonn | Hirofumi Hibino | Tohru Watanabe | 4:05 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Delightful" (Music Clip) | |
| 2. | "Negaigoto" (Music Clip) | |
| 3. | "Alright!" (Music Clip) | |
| 4. | "Free Free" (Music Clip) | |
| 5. | "Reincarnation" (Music Clip) | |
| 6. | "Kiss Kiss Kiss" (Music Clip) | |
| 7. | "Be Together" (Live) | |
| 8. | "White Key" (Live) | |
| 9. | "Don't Leave Me Behind" (Live) | |
| 10. | "Nothing Without You" (Live) | |
| 11. | "Don't Need to Say Good Bye" (Live) | |
| 12. | "Special Clip: My First Part-Time Job at a Yakiniku Restaurant Project (焼き肉屋での人生初アルバイト企画映像)" (Bonus footage) |
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