Crystal Style

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Crystal Style
Crystal Kay - Crystal Style (Album Cover).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 2, 2005
Recorded2004–2005
Genre J-pop, R&B
Length60:10
Label Epic
Crystal Kay chronology
CK5
(2004)
Crystal Style
(2005)
Call Me Miss...
(2006)
Singles from Crystal Style
  1. "Bye My Darling!"
    Released: November 17, 2004
  2. "Kiss"
    Released: January 26, 2005

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.

Contents

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.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Bye My Darling!"Crystal Kay, SatomiAKIRA4:03
2."Make You Mine"Crystal Kay, Ashley Ingram, H.U.BCrystal Kay, Ashley Ingram2:41
3."Bet You Don't Know"Crystal Kay, Ashley Ingram, H.U.BCrystal Kay, Ashley Ingram4:36
4."Kiss"SatomiMatsumoto Kiyoshi5:30
5."Tears"Saeko NishioHisatsgu Noto4:59
6."Love It Take It"Natsumi WatanabeJamelia Davis, Sean Hosein, Dane Deviller3:26
7."& Brand-New"Natsumi WatanabeHiroaki Ohno4:02
8."Flowers"Soulshock & Karlin, BeckhamSoulshock & Karlin, Beckham5:41
9."Magic"Saeko NishioTroy Oliver, Yummy Sory3:39
10."We Gonna Boogie"T. Kura, MICHIKOT. Kura, MICHIKO3:59
11."Baby Cop (feat. Mummy-D)"D. SakamaT. Takeuchi, D. Sakama5:07
12."MY Everything"Crystal Kay, Ashley Ingram, Saeko NishioCrystal Kay, Ashley Ingram5:35
13."Home Girls"H.U.BShunsuke Minami4:13
14."Make You Mine (English Version) (First press bonus track)"Crystal Kay, Ashley Ingram, H.U.BCrystal Kay, Ashley Ingram2:39

Charts

ReleaseChartPeak PositionFirst Week SalesSales TotalChart Run
March 2, 2005Oricon Daily Charts
Oricon Weekly Charts2296,75631 weeks
Oricon Monthly Charts
Oricon Yearly Charts44296,75631 weeks

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalogue #
JapanMarch 2, 2005 Epic Compact disc ESCL-2648/ESCL-2649

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