Fiore II

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Fiore II
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedDecember 20, 1997
Recorded1994–97
Genre Pop, dance
Length62:02
Label Nippon Columbia
Producer Takayuki Hijikata, Yasuhiko Hoshino, Mitsuru Igarashi, Hiromasa Ijichi, Royal Mirrorball Tetsuya Komuro, Takao Konishi, Yasuharu Konishi, Alisa Mizuki (exec.), Yasuhiro Ogura, Hiroyuki Ōtsuki, Johny Taira (exec.)
Alisa Mizuki chronology
Arisa's Favorite: T.K. Songs
(1996)
Fiore II
(1997)
History: Alisa Mizuki Complete Single Collection
(2004)
Singles from Fiore II
  1. "Don't Be Shy"
    Released: December 1, 1995
  2. "Kaze mo Sora mo Kitto..."
    Released: April 20, 1996
  3. "Promise to Promise"
    Released: July 24, 1996
  4. "Forever Love"
    Released: April 23, 1997
  5. "Days"
    Released: November 19, 1997

Fiore II is the third compilation album by Japanese recording artist Alisa Mizuki, released through Nippon Columbia on December 20, 1997. The thirteen-track set features a selection of songs from Mizuki's third and fourth studio albums, Arisa III: Look and Cute , chosen by Mizuki herself, as well as five original songs. [1] Fiore II is Mizuki's last album released under Nippon Columbia. The album is also Mizuki's first to credit her as Alisa Mizuki, rather than Arisa Mizuki.

Contents

Leading up to the compilation's release, the five original tracks, "Don't Be Shy," "Kaze mo Sora mo Kitto...," "Promise to Promise," "Forever Love," and "Days," were released as singles. Fiore II is Mizuki's first album to include the "Straight Run" version of "Promise to Promise," which was not included on Mizuki's previous compilation album Arisa's Favorite: T.K. Songs (a remix version was included instead). "Days" was released as the final single from the compilation as well as the first single from Mizuki's fifth studio album Innocence .

Fiore debuted at number 69 on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart with 3,870 copies in its first week, becoming Mizuki's second lowest charting album. [2] [3]

Commercial performance

Fiore debuted on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart at number 69 with 3,870 copies sold in its first week. [2] [3] The album charted for three weeks and has sold a total of 9,680 copies. [2] [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusic{{{extra_column}}}Length
1."Days" Mitsuru Igarashi IgarashiIgarashi4:09
2."Forever Love" Hiromasa Ijichi Ijichi 4:17
3."Paris no Koibito / Tokyo no Koibito" (パリの恋人/トーキョーの恋人Pari no Koibito / Tōkyō no Koibito "Paris Lover / Tokyo Lover") Yasuharu Konishi Konishi 4:12
4."Close to You" Tetsuya Komuro Komuro 5:38
5."Pitter Patter"Royal MirrorballRoyal Mirrorball 5:14
6."Dakishimete!"Masanori NagaokaYasuhiko Hoshino 5:06
7."Kaze mo Sora mo Kitto..." Chika Ueda Ueda 4:45
8."Anata no Sedai e Kuchizuke o"KomuroKomuro 5:35
9."In the Rain"UedaUeda 5:36
10."Happy Wake Up!"KomuroKomuro 4:43
11."Don't Be Shy"Yūho IwasatoF&M Project 3:45
12."Sayonara no Okurimono" (さよならの贈りもの "The Gift of Goodbye") Yumi Yoshimoto Anri  4:39
13."Promise to Promise (Straight Run)"Komuro, Takahiro Maeda Komuro 4:23
Total length:62:02

Charts and sales

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Sales
Oricon Weekly Albums [2] 699,680 [3]

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