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| + | ''GENIUS 2000'' is the third studio album released by [[Amuro Namie]]. This is her first studio record since 1997's ''[[Concentration 20]]''. After working on her previous album which was has been noted as a vision of [[Komuro Tetsuya]] and not Amuro, she wanted to record music that felt connected to. With this record she enlisted American R&B producer [[Wikipedia:Dallas Austin|Dallas Austin]], starting with the hip-hop influenced "[[Something 'Bout the Kiss|SOMETHING 'BOUT THE KISS]]". The song "[[Love 2000 (Amuro Namie)|LOVE 2000]]" was released two weeks earlier as the album's lead-in single, which was co-written by [[Wikipedia:Sheila E.|Sheila E.]], who also worked on "[[Give It a Try|GIVE IT A TRY]]". The song "[[Asking Why|ASKING WHY]]" is Amuro's first song to contain self-written lyrics, although she credited them to the pen name NICO. The record was co-produced by Austin and Komuro. The two also co-produced her fourth album ''[[Break the Rules|break the rules]]'' at the end of the year. | ||
| + | The album reached #1 on the weekly [[Oricon]] chart, and continued to rank for a total of eight weeks. It sold 802,740 copies, becoming the #28 album of 2000. In February 2000 it was certified double platinum by the [[RIAJ]]. | ||
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Revision as of 22:30, 14 February 2016
- Artist
- Amuro Namie
- Album
- GENIUS 2000
- Released
- 2000.01.26
- Catalog Number
- AVCD-11756 (CD)
- RR12-88158 (Vinyl)
- Price
- ¥3,059
- Tracklist
- Make the Connection Complete
- LOVE 2000
- RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE
- LEAVIN' for LAS VEGAS
- SOMETHING 'BOUT THE KISS
- I HAVE NEVER SEEN
- STILL IN LOVE
- MI CORAZÓN (TE'AMOUR)
- YOU ARE THE ONE
- KISS-AND-RIDE
- THINGS I COLLECTED
- NEXT TO YOU
- ASKING WHY
- GIVE IT A TRY
- LOG OFF
- Information
GENIUS 2000 is the third studio album released by Amuro Namie. This is her first studio record since 1997's Concentration 20. After working on her previous album which was has been noted as a vision of Komuro Tetsuya and not Amuro, she wanted to record music that felt connected to. With this record she enlisted American R&B producer Dallas Austin, starting with the hip-hop influenced "SOMETHING 'BOUT THE KISS". The song "LOVE 2000" was released two weeks earlier as the album's lead-in single, which was co-written by Sheila E., who also worked on "GIVE IT A TRY". The song "ASKING WHY" is Amuro's first song to contain self-written lyrics, although she credited them to the pen name NICO. The record was co-produced by Austin and Komuro. The two also co-produced her fourth album break the rules at the end of the year.
The album reached #1 on the weekly Oricon chart, and continued to rank for a total of eight weeks. It sold 802,740 copies, becoming the #28 album of 2000. In February 2000 it was certified double platinum by the RIAJ.
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