| Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope | ||||
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| Released | November 12, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | Disc 1: 68:26 Disc 2: 63:27 | |||
| Label | Northern Music | |||
| Producer | Mai Kuraki (Executive producer), Daiko Nagato, | |||
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| Singles from Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope | ||||
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Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope is the third greatest hits album released by the Japanese singer Mai Kuraki. It was released on 12 November 2014 on the Northern Music label.
The title of album (151A) means "15th anniversary one word thank you".
The album includes six previously released singles, from Koi no Koishite to Stand by you. It is divided into two parts: Love, which contains mix of Kuraki's ballad songs, and Hope, which contains a mix of Kuraki's dance songs.
The cover jacket of the album is the same as that of her first album Delicious Way , with the same pose, hair style and looking into the camera. [1]
The album reached #2 in its first week. It charted for 15 weeks and sold 67,000 copies. [2]
All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stay by my side" (2nd single) | Aika Ohno | Cybersound | 4:26 |
| 2. | "Secret of My Heart" (3rd single) | Ohno | Cybersound | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Tsumetai Umi" (冷たい海, 7th single) | Ohno | Cybersound | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)" (Time after time ～花舞う街で～, 15th single) | Ohno | Daisuke Ikeda, Cybersound | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Ashita e Kakeru Hashi" (明日へ架ける橋, 18 single) | Akihito Tokunaga | Daisuke Ikeda, Akihito Tokunaga | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Aitakute..." (会いたくて..., from 6th album "Diamond Wave") | Tokunaga | Tokunaga | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Shiroi Yuki" (白い雪 25th single) | Ohno | Daisuke Ikeda | 4:47 |
| 8. | "Tomorrow is the last Time'" (from 9th album "Future Kiss") | Ohno | Takeshi Hayama | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Mō Ichido" (もう一度, 36th single) | Jinichi Tajiri | Tajiri | 3:54 |
| 10. | "Anata ga Iru Kara" (あなたがいるから, digital single) | Yue Mochizuki | Onozuka | 3:04 |
| 11. | "Your Best Friend" (37th single) | Giorgia Cancemi | Cancemi | 5:50 |
| 12. | "Koi ni Koishite" (恋に恋して, 38th single) | Cancemi | Cybersound | 4:09 |
| 13. | "Hakanasa" (儚さ, from album Mai Kuraki Symphonic Collection in Moscow) | Ikurō Fujiwara | Fujiwara | 6:33 |
| 14. | "Sakura Sakura..." (さくら さくら…, 39th single's c/w) | Ohno | Ryou Hayashi | 4:43 |
| 15. | "Stand by You" (40th single's c/w) | Tokunaga | Tokunaga | 5:21 |
All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki
| No. | Title | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love, Day After Tomorrow" (debut) | Ohno | Cybersound | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Delicious Way" (from 1st album "Delicious Way") | Ohno | Cybersound | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Reach for the Sky" (6th single) | Ohno | Cybersound | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Stand Up" (8th single) | Akihito Tokunaga | Tokunaga | 4:39 |
| 5. | "always" (9th single) | Ohno | Cybersound | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Feel Fine!" (12th single) | Tokunaga | Tokunaga | 4:48 |
| 7. | "Revive" (31st single) | Ohno | Miguel Sá Pessoa | 4:39 |
| 8. | "Watashi no, Shiranai, Watashi." (わたしの、しらない、わたし。, from best album All my best) | Mochizuki | Daisuke Ikeda, Shun Satou | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Strong Heart" (1st DVD single) | Cancemi | Cancemi | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Special morning day to you" (38th single's c/w) | Tokunaga | Tokunaga | 4:34 |
| 11. | "Try Again" (39th single) | Tokunaga | Cybersound | 4:25 |
| 12. | "Wake me up" (2nd DVD single) | Tokunaga | Tokunaga | 4:21 |
| 13. | "You Can" (new song) | Ohno | Cybersoun | 4:02 |
| 14. | "Muteki na Heart" (無敵なハート, 40th single) | Takahiro Hiraga, Yue Mochizuki | Shun Satou, Jinichi Tajiri | 3:24 |
| 15. | "Dynamite" (new song) | Tesung Kim, Coach&Sendo, Katerina Bramley | Coach&Sendo | 3:21 |
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