| Around the World | ||||
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| Released | 12 October 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004, 2005 | |||
| Genre | J-Pop [1] | |||
| Length | 54:17 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Producer | Max Matsuura | |||
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| Singles from Around the World | ||||
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Around the World is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer Ami Suzuki. It marked her first release under the Avex Trax label. Ami released a single by the same name on the same day. [1]
The album title was originally set to be Hopeful, but was later changed to the current one. The styles of the album consists of upbeat J-Pop songs with touches from house and trance, also with some sweet pop ballads and soft songs. A single of the same-title song was released the same of the album. It was included the previously released singles "Delightful", "Eventful" and "Negaigoto", and also the digital releases "Hopeful" and "For yourself". However, the Trance remix version of "Hopeful" was included in the album -the same as the one used in the promotional video and included in the Delightful maxi single- instead of the original J-Pop version. This versions hasn't been included in any physical release at the moment.
A curious fact is that the DVD of the album doesn't include the original music videos of the songs of the previous physical singles; the dance tracks videos are the original songs but only with the dance scenes that Ami shot for those videos, and the album edit of "Negaigoto" is a slightly different edit of the original video.
The album came in at #4 on its first day, but fell to #5 for the weekly charts. However, sales were lower than predicted. This record marked Ami Suzuki as a qualified and profitable female singer in the Japanese Music Industry.
Its first week AROUND THE WORLD sold approximately 30,000 copies. After various weeks in the charts, the album managed to sell more than 60,000 copies.
All lyrics are written by Ami Suzuki
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Around The World" | Yasuo Ōtani | Ken Harada | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Hopeful" (Overhead Champion Mix) | Shunsuke Yazaki | Overhead Champion | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Beautiful" | Daisuke Suzuki | Ats- | 4:55 |
| 4. | "Sweet Voice" | Kazuhito Kikuchi | Yasunari Nakamura | 4:46 |
| 5. | "Delightful" | Toru Watanabe | Axel Konard | 4:19 |
| 6. | "For Yourself" | Watanabe | H-Wonder | 4:42 |
| 7. | "Negaigoto (ねがいごと)" | D. Suzuki | Nakamura | 5:05 |
| 8. | "Risk" | D. Suzuki | Nakamura | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Eventful" | Watanabe | Watanabe | 4:21 |
| 10. | "With You" | Kikuchi | Harada | 4:46 |
| 11. | "Times" | Watanabe | Watanabe | 4:13 |
| 12. | "I'm Alone" | Kikuchi | Kikuchi | 2:56 |
| Total length: | 54:17 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hopeful" (Video Clip) | |
| 2. | "Delightful" (Dance Track) | |
| 3. | "Eventful" (Dance Track) | |
| 4. | "Negaigoto (ねがいごと)" (Album Edit) | |
| 5. | "For Yourself" (Video Clip) | |
| 6. | "Around The World" (Video Clip) | |
| 7. | "For Yourself" (Making Clip) | |
| 8. | "Around The World" (Making Clip) |
| Date | Title | Peak position | Weeks | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 March 2005 | "Delightful" | 3 | 12 | 97,218 |
| 25 May 2005 | "Eventful" | 7 | 5 | 22,096 |
| 17 August 2005 | " Negaigoto " | 13 | 6 | 22,000 |
| 12 October 2005 | "Around the World" | 19 | 3 | 7,500 |
| Chart | Peak position | Sales | Time in chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Albums [4] | #5 | 62,022 copies sold | 7 weeks |
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