Love (Mika Nakashima album)

Love is the second studio album by Japanese entertainer Mika Nakashima, and her third overall album release counting the mini-album Resistance. Its release date was November 6, 2003, in Japan, prior to the Christmas holiday. In contrast to her previous album, True, this album boasts a wider range of styles including ballads, soft reggae, and club jazz. It proved to be a successful move as the album outsold her debut; it topped the Oricon 200 Album Chart upon release and sold just over 437,000 copies in Japan alone the week it came out.

Love
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 6, 2003
Genre
Length1:12:24
LabelSony Music Associated Records
Mika Nakashima chronology
Resistance
(2002)
Love
(2003)
Oborozukiyo: Inori
(2004)

Love won the 2003 Best Album Award at the Japan Record Awards, and has sold 1,447,681 copies to date - making this album the best-selling album in Mika's career.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Mika Nakashima, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Venus in The Dark" Yasunari Okanoabsolute36:05
2."Love Addict" Shinichi Osawa (Mondo Grosso)Shinichi Osawa (Mondo Grosso)7:17
3."aroma" Yoshiko GoshimaTakahiro Watanabe6:18
4."Yuki no Hana (雪の華)"SatomiRyouki MatsumotoRyouki Matsumoto5:43
5."RESISTANCE" (album version)Yasushi Akimoto, Mika NakashimaSeikou NagaokaColdfeet, Shin Kono4:56
6."FIND THE WAY" Lori Fine (Coldfeet)Ken Shima5:28
7."marionette" Nobuyuki ShimizuNobuyuki Shimizu5:14
8."Seppun (接吻)" (cover song)Takao TajimaTakao TajimaShunya Mori6:04
9."You send me love" Gota Nishideraabsolute35:00
10."Be in Silence" absoluteabsolute35:39
11."LOVE NO CRY" Arata TanimotoChokkaku5:18
12."Aishiteru (愛してる)" (album version)H (three tight b)H (three tight b)shinya (three tight b)5:35
13."LAST WALTZ" Yasunari OkanoNobuyuki Shimizu4:10

Charts and sales

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Oricon sales charts (Japan)

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Release Chart Peak position First week sales Sales total
November 6, 2003 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 1
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 1 437,218 1,447,681
Oricon Daily Monthly Chart 1
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 12

Singles

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Date Title Peak position
2003-01-29 Ai Shiteru 4
2003-04-09 Love Addict 5
2003-06-25 Seppun 4
2003-08-06 Find the Way 4
2003-10-01 Yuki no Hana 3
Preceded by
Hummingbird
(Chitose Hajime)
Japan Record Award for the Best Album
2003
Succeeded by
Onna no Ehon
(Hiroshi Itsuki)