Crystal Style | ||||
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Released | March 2, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||
Genre | J-pop, R&B | |||
Length | 60:10 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
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Crystal Style is Crystal Kay's fifth studio album. Unlike Crystal's last three albums, this record is more pop oriented and features more foreign producers, including Ashley Ingram and Jamelia. It was released in two different versions: a regular CD edition and a limited CD+DVD edition containing an English version of "MAKE YOU MINE", a DVD with her recent music videos, and a slipcase. There were only two singles released leading up to Crystal's Style.
The album reached #2 on the Oricon weekly charts, where it charted for 31 weeks. As it sold 296,756 copies in 2005, it became the #44 best selling album of that year.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Bye My Darling!" | Crystal Kay, Satomi | AKIRA | 4:03 |
2. | "Make You Mine" | Crystal Kay, Ashley Ingram, H.U.B | Crystal Kay, Ashley Ingram | 2:41 |
3. | "Bet You Don't Know" | Crystal Kay, Ashley Ingram, H.U.B | Crystal Kay, Ashley Ingram | 4:36 |
4. | "Kiss" | Satomi | Matsumoto Kiyoshi | 5:30 |
5. | "Tears" | Saeko Nishio | Hisatsgu Noto | 4:59 |
6. | "Love It Take It" | Natsumi Watanabe | Jamelia Davis, Sean Hosein, Dane Deviller | 3:26 |
7. | "& Brand-New" | Natsumi Watanabe | Hiroaki Ohno | 4:02 |
8. | "Flowers" | Soulshock & Karlin, Beckham | Soulshock & Karlin, Beckham | 5:41 |
9. | "Magic" | Saeko Nishio | Troy Oliver, Yummy Sory | 3:39 |
10. | "We Gonna Boogie" | T. Kura, MICHIKO | T. Kura, MICHIKO | 3:59 |
11. | "Baby Cop (feat. Mummy-D)" | D. Sakama | T. Takeuchi, D. Sakama | 5:07 |
12. | "MY Everything" | Crystal Kay, Ashley Ingram, Saeko Nishio | Crystal Kay, Ashley Ingram | 5:35 |
13. | "Home Girls" | H.U.B | Shunsuke Minami | 4:13 |
14. | "Make You Mine (English Version) (First press bonus track)" | Crystal Kay, Ashley Ingram, H.U.B | Crystal Kay, Ashley Ingram | 2:39 |
Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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March 2, 2005 | Oricon Daily Charts | ||||
Oricon Weekly Charts | 2 | 296,756 | 31 weeks | ||
Oricon Monthly Charts | |||||
Oricon Yearly Charts | 44 | 296,756 | 31 weeks |
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue # |
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Japan | March 2, 2005 | Epic | Compact disc | ESCL-2648/ESCL-2649 |
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