If I Believe

If I Believe
If I Believe
Studio album by Mai Kuraki
Released	July 9, 2003
Recorded	2002–2003
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	45:50
Label	Giza Studio
Producer	Kanonji
Mai Kuraki chronology
Singles from If I Believe
	"Make My Day"; Released: December 4, 2002; "Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)"; Released: March 5, 2003; "Kiss"; Released: April 4, 2003; "Kaze no La La La"; Released: May 28, 2003;

If I Believe is the fourth studio album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on July 9, 2003, only nine months after Fairy Tale.

Commercial performance edit

If I Believe debuted at number one with 251,218 copies sold making it Kuraki's fourth number-one debut.^[1] The album stayed on the Oricon albums chart for a total of 20 weeks of which the album consecutively spent 4 in the top 10.^[2] If I Believe was the 24th best selling album of 2003.^[3]

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki except track 9 (co-written with Michael Africk) and 11 (co-written with Tokiko Nishimuro)

No.	Title	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"If I Believe"	Aika Ohno	Cybersound	3:43
2.	"Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de) (Theater Version)"	Ohno	Daisuke Ikeda, Cybersound	4:12
3.	"Kaze no La La La"	Michiya Haruhata	Cybersound	4:22
4.	"Kiss"	Yoko Blaqstone	Cybersound	4:36
5.	"Mi Corazón"	Miguel Sá Pessoa, Michael Africk, Penny Geyer	M. Pessoa	4:14
6.	"I Don't Wanna Lose You"	Akihito Tokunaga	Tokunaga	4:06
7.	"Make My Day (Album Version)"	Tokunaga	Cybersound	3:57
8.	"Same"	Geyer, Pessoa, Africk, Johnny Risk	P. Geyer, M. Pessoa, M. Africk, J.Risk	3:59
9.	"Just a Little Bit"	Africk, Pessoa, Geyer, Risk		4:31
10.	"You Are Not the Only One"	Tokunaga	Cybersound	4:02
11.	"Tonight, I Feel Close to You" (Duet with Stefanie Sun)	Ohno	Cybersound	4:05
Total length:				45:50

Charts and certifications edit

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart^[1]	1
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart^[1]	1
Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart^[4]	2
Japan Oricon Yearly Albums Chart^[3]	24

Country	Provider	Sales	Certification (sales thresholds)
Japan	RIAJ	444,536^[1]	2× Platinum^[5]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "GIZA＠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 2010-09-24.
^ "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). Retrieved 2010-09-24.
^ ^a ^b (in Japanese) "2003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". Retrieved 2010-09-24.
^ "2003 7月売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-24.
^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品" (PDF). RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-24.

External links edit

Official website

[sales-1] "GIZA＠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 2010-09-24.

[IIB-2] "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). Retrieved 2010-09-24.

[yearly-3] (in Japanese) "2003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". Retrieved 2010-09-24.

[monthly-4] "2003 7月売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-24.

[riaj200309-5] "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品" (PDF). RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-24.

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