Play (Namie Amuro album)

Play

Studio album by Namie Amuro

Released

June 27, 2007

Genre

Hip pop, R&B

Length

50:45

Label

Avex Trax

Producer

Nao'ymt, Michico, T.Kura, Namie Amuro

Namie Amuro chronology

Queen of Hip-Pop
(2005)

Play
(2007)

Best Fiction
(2008)

Alternative cover

CD + DVD Cover

Singles from Play

"White Light"/"Violet Sauce"
Released: November 16, 2005
"Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick"
Released: May 17, 2006
"Baby Don't Cry"
Released: January 24, 2007
"Funky Town"
Released: April 4, 2007

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Play is the eighth studio album by Japanese pop singer Namie Amuro, released on June 27, 2007 in Japan. The follow-up to her successful 2005 album Queen of Hip-Pop, Play showcases her new hip-pop genre. It marks her first album to be released in both the CD and CD+DVD formats. Play is her highest selling album since 2000's Genius 2000. The album was ranked 9th on CDJapan's list of top 100 CDs of 2007.^[1]

Overview

Upon its release, Play debuted at #1 and stayed at the top spot for two weeks on the Oricon Charts. When its first week was over, Play became Namie's first weekly number one album since her 2000 album Genius 2000 with a gap of 120,258 copies sold. In its first week, the album sold 250,619 copies — Namie's highest first week sales since Genius 2000.^[2] In Taiwan, Play reached #1 on the G-Music J-Pop chart for the week and debuted at #2 on the overall chart.

Tie-ins/theme songs

"Violet Sauce" from the lead single of the album, "White Light/Violet Sauce", was the theme song for the Japanese release of the major motion picture Sin City.
"Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" was used in commercials for the ringtone sites Mu-Mo and Iromelo Mix DX, the former of which is endorsed by her record label.
"Baby Don't Cry" is the ending theme song for the Kansai/Fuji TV drama, Himitsu no Hanazono. It was also used for JoySound commercials.
"Funky Town" is used for Lipton Limone commercials.
"Top Secret" is being used as the theme song for the second season of Prison Break in Japan.
"Pink Key" was the theme song of a commercial for Lipton's Chiffon Milk Tea.^[3]

Track listing

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hide and Seek"	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	4:36
2.	"Full Moon"	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	3:57
3.	"Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick"	Michico	T.Kura, Michico	T.Kura	3:46
4.	"It's all about you"	Michico	T.Kura, Michico	T.Kura	4:12
5.	"Funky Town"	Michico	T.Kura, Michico, L.L. Brothers	T.Kura	3:48
6.	"Step With It"	Michico, L.L. Brothers	T.Kura, Michico, L.L. Brothers	T.Kura	3:47
7.	"Hello"	Angie Irons, Michico	Angie Irons, T.Kura	T.Kura	3:42
8.	"Should I Love Him?"	Michico	T.Kura, Michico	T.Kura	4:25
9.	"Top Secret"	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	4:30
10.	"Violet Sauce (Spicy)"	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	4:01
11.	"Baby Don't Cry"	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	5:21
12.	"Pink Key"	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	4:40

DVD
No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Hide and Seek" (Music video)	Kensuke Kawamura	4:36
2.	"Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" (Music video)	Shinji Muto	3:49
3.	"Funky Town" (Music video)	Masaaki Uchino	3:44
4.	"Hello" (Music video)	Kensuke Kawamura	3:40
5.	"Baby Don't Cry" (Music video)	Shinji Muto	5:26

DVD: Special Movie
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Amuro Namie x The World of Golden Eggs Special Collaboration Movie" (Gushi-Ken Band feat. Namie Amuro)	7:18

Personnel

Namie Amuro - vocals, background vocals
Hiromi - additional vocals
Nao'ymt - additional vocals, multiple instruments
Michico - additional vocals
Sam Salter - additional vocals
T.Kura - multiple instruments
Orito - additional vocals
Tiger - additional vocals
LL Brothers - additional vocals
Warner - additional vocals
Jun - additional vocals
Ring - additional vocals
Tomoyasu Takeuchi - guitars

Production

Producers - Nao'ymt, T.Kura, Namie Amuro
Vocal Producers - Michico, Angie Irons
Mixing - D.O.I., T.Kura, Yoshiaki Onishi
Creative Direction - Hidekazu Sato
Art Direction - Hidekazu Sato, Katsuhiro Shimizu
Design - Katsuhiro Shimizu
Photography - Shoji Uchida
Stylist - Noriko Goto

Charts

Sales total

Oricon

Released	Oricon Chart	Peak	Debut Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
June 27, 2007	Daily Albums Chart	1	250,619	540,952+	53 weeks
	Weekly Albums Chart	1
	Monthly Albums Chart	1
	Yearly Albums Chart	15

re-charting on Christmas week

Physical sales charts

Chart	Peak position
G-Music Combo Chart (Taiwan)	2
G-Music J-POP Chart (Taiwan)	1
HMV Asian Chart (Singapore)	1

Singles - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Single	Chart	Peak Position
16 November 2005	"White Light / Violet Sauce"	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	5
16 November 2005	"White Light / Violet Sauce"	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	7
17 May 2006	"Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick/Ningyo"	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	2
17 May 2006	"Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick/Ningyo"	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	2
24 January 2007	"Baby Don't Cry"	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	3
24 January 2007	"Baby Don't Cry"	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	3
4 April 2007	"Funky Town"	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	2
4 April 2007	"Funky Town"	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	3

Total Single Sales: 444,081

Total Album and Single Sales: 985,033

RIAJ certification

Play has been certified "double-platinum" for shipments of over 500,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.^[4]

References

↑ 2007 TOP100 Charts
↑ 安室奈美恵、7年5ヵ月ぶりに首位返り咲き (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-07-02.
↑ Namie New Lipton CM Namie News Network, a blog about Namie Amuro
↑ ゴールド等認定作品認定　2008年3月 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-05-04.

Namie Amuro

Discography

Studio albums	Dance Tracks Vol.1 Sweet 19 Blues Concentration 20 Genius 2000 Break the Rules Style Queen of Hip-Pop Play Past<Future Uncontrolled Feel Genic

Compilations	Original Tracks Vol.1 181920 Love Enhanced Single Collection Best Fiction Checkmate! Ballada

DVDs	Filmography 2001–2005

Other related articles	Super Monkey's MAX Suite Chic Tetsuya Komuro

Namie Amuro songs

Sweet 19 Blues	"Body Feels Exit" "Chase the Chance" "Don't Wanna Cry" "Sweet 19 Blues" "You're My Sunshine"

Concentration 20	"A Walk in the Park" "Can You Celebrate?" "How to Be a Girl"

181920	"Dreaming I Was Dreaming"

Genius 2000	"I Have Never Seen" "Love 2000" "Respect the Power of Love" "Something 'bout the Kiss"

Break the Rules	"Never End" "No More Tears" "Please Smile Again" "Think of Me"

Love Enhanced Single Collection	"I Will" "Lovin' It" "Say the Word"

Style	"Come" "Put 'Em Up" "Shine More" "So Crazy" "Wishing on the Same Star"

Queen of Hip-Pop	"Alarm" "All for You" "Girl Talk" "Want Me, Want Me"

Play	"Baby Don't Cry" "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" "Funky Town" "Hide and Seek" "Violet Sauce"

Best Fiction	"New Look" "Rock Steady" "What a Feeling"

Past < Future	"Fast Car" "My Love" "Wild"

Checkmate!	"Wonder Woman"

Uncontrolled	"Break It" "Fight Together" "Get Myself Back" "Go Round" "Love Story" "Naked" "Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!" "Tempest" "Yeah-Oh!"

Feel	"Contrail" "Heaven"

Ballada	"Tsuki"

Genic	"Birthday" "What I Did for Love"

Other songs	"Brighter Day" "Fake" "The Speed Star" "Toi et Moi" "White Light" "Red Carpet" "Mint" "Hero" "Dear Diary" "Fighter"

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