United Flow

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United Flow
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 10, 2002
Recorded2001
Genre R&B, soul
Label Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Producer Toshinobu Kubota
Toshinobu Kubota chronology
As One
(2000)
United Flow
(2002)
Time to Share
(2004)

United Flow is the twelfth studio album by Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota, released on April 10, 2002. [1] The album sold over 68,000 units in Japan.

Contents

Release and the charts

It was released in 2002 on Columbia Records. [2]

It charted pretty high on the Billboard chart in Japan when it came out, reaching number 6 on the albums chart. [3] [4] The album charted at number 9 on the Oricon Albums chart and remained on the charts for 5 weeks. [1]

Track listing

  1. "United Flow (Foreplay)"
  2. "Go"
  3. "無常"
  4. "Do Me Baby"
  5. "Respect (This & That) (Extended Funky Jam Version)"
  6. "#My Bad"
  7. "Heaven?"
  8. "United Flow (Replay)"
  9. "Because of U"
  10. "Free Your Soul"
  11. "Moonstruck"
  12. "Candy Rain"
  13. "In Your Flow (Eternal Flow Version)"

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References

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