If I Believe

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If I Believe
Mai Kuraki - If I Believe.jpg
Studio album by
Mai Kuraki
ReleasedJuly 9, 2003 (2003-07-09)
Recorded2002–2003
Genre Pop, R&B
Length45:50
Label Giza Studio
Producer Kanonji
Mai Kuraki chronology
Fairy Tale
(2002)		If I Believe
(2003)		 Wish You the Best
(2004)
Singles from If I Believe
  1. "Make My Day"
    Released: December 4, 2002
  2. "Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)"
    Released: March 5, 2003
  3. "Kiss"
    Released: April 4, 2003
  4. "Kaze no La La La"
    Released: May 28, 2003

If I Believe is the fourth studio album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on July 9, 2003, only nine months after Fairy Tale .

Contents

Commercial performance

If I Believe debuted at number-one with 251,218 copies sold making it Kuraki's fourth number-one debut. [1] The album stayed on the Oricon albums chart for a total of 20 weeks of which the album consecutively spent 4 in the top 10. [2] If I Believe was the 24th best selling album of 2003. [3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki except track 9 (co-written with Michael Africk) and 11 (co-written with Tokiko Nishimuro).

No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."If I Believe" Aika Ohno Cybersound3:43
2."Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de) (Theater Version)"Ohno Daisuke Ikeda, Cybersound4:12
3."Kaze no La La La" Michiya Haruhata Cybersound4:22
4."Kiss" Yoko Blaqstone Cybersound4:36
5."Mi Corazón"Miguel Sá Pessoa, Michael Africk, Penny GeyerM. Pessoa4:14
6."I Don't Wanna Lose You" Akihito Tokunaga Tokunaga4:06
7."Make My Day (Album Version)"TokunagaCybersound3:57
8."Same"Geyer, Pessoa, Africk, Johnny RiskP. Geyer, M. Pessoa, M. Africk, J.Risk3:59
9."Just a Little Bit"Africk, Pessoa, Geyer, Risk 4:31
10."You Are Not the Only One"TokunagaCybersound4:02
11."Tonight, I Feel Close to You" (Duet with Stefanie Sun)OhnoCybersound4:05
Total length:45:50

Charts and certifications

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References

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  3. 1 2 (in Japanese) "2003年 年間CDシングル/アルバム/トータルセールス/VIDEO/DVD/カラオケ/作詞家・作曲家・編曲家 ランキング" . Retrieved 2010-09-24.
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