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| Sentimentalovers | ||||
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| Released | November 24, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Japan | |||
| Genre | J-Pop | |||
| Label | Sony Music Records | |||
| Producer | Ken Hirai | |||
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Sentimentalovers is the sixth full-length album released by singer and songwriter Ken Hirai. It was released on November 24, 2004 and sold over 1,660,885 copies.
Sentimentalovers charted for 52 weeks. Hirai wrote the songs and also helped compose most of them.
| Release | Chart | Peak position | First Week Sales | Sales total | Chart run |
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| November 24, 2004 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 1 | |||
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 1 | 687,516 | 1,660,885 | 52 weeks | |
| Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 3 |
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