Love Piece
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| Released | September 26, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Avex Trax AVCD-23396 (Japan, CD+DVD) AVCD-23397 (Japan, CD) | |||
| Producer | Ai Otsuka | |||
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| Singles from Love Piece | ||||
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Love Piece is Ai Otsuka's fourth album. It was released in two formats: CD Only and CD + DVD. The first press of the CD+DVD version includes a special music video of the song U-Boat from Otsuka's LOVE COOK album, while the first press of the CD Only version includes a 40-page original photo-book. The first press of both versions also includes a box three times the size of a regular CD, with a coloured case in one of six colours (blue, green, black, yellow, purple or pink).
Five singles were released before the album: "Frienger", "Yumekui", "Renai Shashin", Chu-Lip", and double A-Side "Peach / Heart".
Released in formats
CD + DVD
- First press edition
- DVD including Bonus PV "U-Boat"
- Color package（6 colors:Green,Pink,Blue,Black,Purple,Yellow）
CD only
- First press edition
- CD+Special Photo Book
- Color package（6 colors:Green,Pink,Blue,Black,Purple,Yellow）
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ai, arranged by Ai×Ikoman.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mirai Taxi" (未来タクシー; Future Taxi) | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Yumekui" (ユメクイ; Dream Eater) | 5:18 |
| 3. | "Mackerel's canned food" | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Peach" | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Kumuriuta" (クムリウタ; Cloudy Song) | 4:59 |
| 6. | "Hoshi no Tango" (星のタンゴ; Star's Tango) | 2:54 |
| 7. | "Katorisenkou" (蚊取線香; Anti Mosquito Incense) | 2:07 |
| 8. | "Frienger" (フレンジャー) | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Chu-Lip" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Heart" | 4:50 |
| 11. | "Renai Shashin" (恋愛写真; Love Photograph) | 5:00 |
| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kumuriuta" (Music video) | Shunji Iwai | |
| 2. | "Heart" (Music video) | Yukihiko Tsutsumi |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 3. | "U-Boat" (Music video) |
Oricon sales charts (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak position | First week sales | Sales total |
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| September 26, 2007 | Oricon Daily Chart | 1 | ||
| Oricon Weekly Chart | 1 | 208,031 | 376,115 | |
| Oricon Monthly Chart | 1 | |||
| Oricon Yearly Chart | 29 |
References
- avex trax (2007), Ai Otsuka Official Web Site
- Oricon Style (2007), Oricon Web Site
- avex trax (2007), Ai Otsuka Official Web Site, Confirmation of Love Piece