Play (Namie Amuro album)

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Namie Amuro Play Tour 2007 DVD/Blu-ray track list [33]
  1. "Hide & Seek"
  2. "Full Moon"
  3. "It's All About You"
  4. "Butterfly"
  5. "Darling"
  6. "Come"
  7. "Luvotomy"
  8. "Should I Love Him?"
  9. "Girl Talk"
  10. "Funky Town"
  11. "Hello"
  12. "Ningyo"
  13. "Baby Don't Cry"
  14. "Step With It"
  15. "Chase the Chance"
  16. "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick"
  17. "Want Me, Want Me"
  18. "Violet Sauce (Spicy)"
  19. "Top Secret"
  20. "Pink Key"
  21. "Can You Celebrate?"
  22. "Sweet 19 Blues"
  23. "Say the word" (Breez House mix)

Reception

Play
Play-dvdcd.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 27, 2007
Recorded
  • On Air Azabu Studios (Tokyo)
  • Prime Sound Studios (Tokyo)
  • Giant Swing Studios (Tokyo)
  • Tamstar Studios (Tokyo)
Genre
Length50:45
Label Avex Trax
Producer
Namie Amuro chronology
Queen of Hip-Pop
(2005)
Play
(2007)
Best Fiction
(2008)
Alternative cover
Play-cddvd.jpg
CD/DVD cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
CD Journal(neutral) [8]

Play received positive reviews from music critics. Adam Greenberg from AllMusic awarded the album three-and-a-half stars. Greenberg praised the album's inclusion of R&B sounds and ballads, as well as Amuro's presence on tracks like "Baby Don't Cry," "Hello" and "Hide & Seek." [7] He was critical of the album's dance-oriented content and faltering energy, citing songs such as "It's All About You," "Funky Town," "Top Secret," and "Violet Sauce" as examples. [7] Labelling the effort as "ambitious," he concluded, "The dance tunes don't always hit as squarely as Amuro might hope, but it's a good effort and worth the time of her fans." [7] A mini-review from CD Journal described most of the content on the album as "danceable." [8]

Commercially, Play was a success. In Japan, Play debuted at the top of the daily and weekly Oricon Albums Chart, opening with sales of 250,619 copies, Amuro's highest first week sales since Genius 2000 (2000). [36] [37] Additionally, it became Amuro's first studio album to reach number one since Genius 2000, and her fourth overall. [38] Play spent a second consecutive week atop the chart, selling 90,506 copies. [39] In all, it stayed on the charts for 59 weeks. [40] By the end of 2007, the album was named the 15th best-selling record in the country of the fiscal year, having sold 514,560 copies. [41] The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 500,000 units. [42] According to Oricon Style, Play is Amuro's ninth best-selling album overall. [43]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Hide & Seek"Nao'ymtNao'ymtNao'ymt4:36
2."Full Moon"Nao'ymtNao'ymtNao'ymt3:57
3."Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick"MichicoT.Kura, MichicoT.Kura3:46
4."It's All Bbout You"MichicoT.Kura, MichicoT.Kura4:12
5."Funky Town"MichicoT.Kura, Michico, L.L. BrothersT.Kura3:48
6."Step With It"Michico, L.L. BrothersT.Kura, Michico, L.L. BrothersT.Kura3:47
7."Hello"Angie Irons, MichicoAngie Irons, T.KuraT.Kura3:42
8."Should I Love Him?"MichicoT.Kura, MichicoT.Kura4:25
9."Top Secret"Nao'ymtNao'ymtNao'ymt4:30
10."Violet Sauce (Spicy)"Nao'ymtNao'ymtNao'ymt4:01
11."Baby Don't Cry"Nao'ymtNao'ymtNao'ymt5:21
12."Pink Key"Nao'ymtNao'ymtNao'ymt4:40
DVD
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Hide & Seek" (Music video)Kensuke Kawamura4:36
2."Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" (Music video)Shinji Muto3:49
3."Funky Town" (Music video)Masaaki Uchino3:44
4."Hello" (Music video)Kensuke Kawamura3:40
5."Baby Don't Cry" (Music video)Shinji Muto5:26
DVD: Special Movie
No.TitleLength
6."Amuro Namie x The World of Golden Eggs Special Collaboration Movie" (Gushi-Ken Band feat. Namie Amuro)7:18

Personnel

Personnel details were sourced from Play's liner notes booklet. [6]

Visuals and imagery

Performers and musicians

Technical and production

Charts

Certification and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [45] 2× Platinum542,725 [46]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Japan [6] June 27, 2007
  • CD
  • DVD
  • Digital download
Avex Trax
Worldwide [47] [a] Digital download
Hong Kong [10] July 2007
  • CD
  • DVD
Avex Trax
Indonesia [10]
Taiwan [10]
South Korea [10] S.M. Entertainment
Japan [11] June 27, 2012 Avex Trax

See also

Notes

  1. Play was released as a digital format on June 27, 2007. After Amuro's retirement in 2017, Dimension Point published all of her music on streaming services in mid-2019, including Play. [48] However, in November 2023, Play, alongside the rest of Amuro's music releases, were removed from physical retailers, digital outlets, and streaming services due to unexplained reasons. [49]

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