Fuse of Love

Fuse of Love
Studio album by
Mai Kuraki
ReleasedAugust 24, 2005 (2005-08-24)
Recorded2004–2005
GenresPop, R&B
Length48:26
LabelGiza Studio
ProducersMai Kuraki, Kanonji
Mai Kuraki chronology
Wish You the Best
(2004)		 Fuse of Love
(2005)		 Diamond Wave
(2006)
Singles from Fuse of Love
  1. "Ashita e Kakeru Hashi"
    Released: May 19, 2004
  2. "Love, Needing"
    Released: January 26, 2005
  3. "Dancing"
    Released: March 23, 2005
  4. "P.S My Sunshine"
    Released: June 1, 2005

Fuse of Love is the fifth studio album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on August 24, 2005, over two years after If I Believe.

Background

This album is the first to be produced by Kuraki herself.

Nearly five years after its release, the song "Chance for You" was chosen to be the theme song for the movie Soft Boy and a re-arranged "Cinema Version" was digitally released on June 16, 2010.

Commercial performance

Fuse of Love debuted at #3 with 108,269 copies sold making it Kuraki's first album to not open/peak at number-one on the Oricon albums chart. The album stayed in the top 10 for two weeks and charted for a total of 13 weeks. Fuse of Love was the 81st best selling album of 2005.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki.

No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Honey, Feeling for Me"Aika OhnoShingo Kamata4:08
2."P.S My Sunshine"Hitoshi Okamoto (from Garnet Crow)Okamoto3:50
3."You look at me~one"Yoshinobu Ohga (from OOM)Ohga3:59
4."Kakenukeru Inazuma" (駆け抜ける稲妻 "Lightning Passing By")OhgaOhga5:01
5."Don't Leave Me Alone"OhgaOhga4:55
6."Love, Needing"OhnoHiroshi Asai (from The Tambourines)3:18
7."Dancing"Akihito Tokunaga (from doa)Tokunaga3:48
8."Tell Me What"OhnoOkamoto3:51
9."Love Sick"OhnoOhga4:07
10."Ashita e Kakeru Hashi"TokunagaDaisuke Ikeda, Tokunaga4:00
11."I Sing a Song for You"OhnoPiano arrangement: Ohno3:53
12."Chance for You"OhnoAsai3:31
Total length:48:26

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart 1
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 3
Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart 3
Japan Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 81

Certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
(sales thresholds)
Japan RIAJ 185,350 Gold

References

  1. ↑ "倉木麻衣 interview～ニュー・アルバム『FUSE OF LOVE』" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  2. ↑ "倉木麻衣 : 倉木麻衣、映画『ソフトボーイ』主題歌配信決定 / BARKS ニュース". Barks (in Japanese). 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  3. 1 2 3 "ビーイング＠売上データ補完スレ - 売上スレ避難所＠JBBS掲示板" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  4. ↑ 【オリコン】売上枚数Q＆A【2005/09/04付】 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  5. 1 2 "2005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" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  6. ↑ "倉木麻衣、6作連続首位獲得なるか!? ニュース-ORICON STYLE-". Oricon (in Japanese). 2005-08-24. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  7. ↑ "2005 9月売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  8. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品認定 2005年8月. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-25.