4 Real (album)

4 Real is Crystal Kay's fourth album. It is her second proper Urban contemporary record. The album's title is a play on the phrase "for real" and it plays on the fact it's her fourth record. This record features more production from m-flo. She was contacted by the group after their vocalist LISA left to help record a new single "REEEWIND!" which was the start of the loves... series and they went on to rework the song into "I LIKE IT" releasing it as Crystal Kay loves m-flo. Fellow loves artist YOSHIKA wrote the lyrics for 4REAL's singles "Candy". "OVER THE RAINBOW" is a cover of July Garland's iconic song from 1939 American film The Wizard of Oz. A few weeks after 4REAL 's release Crystal issued her first English language album NATURAL -World Premiere Album-, which features similar album art.

4 Real
Studio album by
Crystal Kay
ReleasedNovember 27, 2003
Recorded2002-2003
GenreJ-pop, R&B
Length51:52
LabelSony Music Entertainment Japan
Crystal Kay chronology
Crystal Kay
(2003)		 4 Real
(2003)		 CK5
(2004)
Singles from 4 Real
  1. "Boyfriend: Part II"
    Released: January 22, 2003
  2. "I Like It (Crystal Kay loves M-Flo)"
    Released: June 18, 2003
  3. "Candy"
    Released: October 22, 2003
  4. "Can't Be Stopped"
    Released: November 27, 2003

The album reached #5 on the weekly Oricon chart, and continued to rank for a total of 25 weeks. It sold 246,306 copies in 2004, making it #59 best selling album of the year

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Boyfriend: Part II"4:59
2."I Like It (Crystal Kay loves M-Flo)"5:44
3."Nice and Slow"3:34
4."I'm Not Alone"5:20
5."What Time Is It"4:06
6."Candy"4:20
7."Can't Be Stopped"4:29
8."Lead Me to the End"3:58
9."片想い (Kataomoi; Unrequited Love)"4:23
10."Over the Rainbow"3:58
11."Do U Like It (by Fantastic Plastic Machine) Extended Mix"7:01

Charts
Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
November 27, 2003 Oricon Daily Charts
Oricon Weekly Charts 6 247,540
Oricon Monthly Charts
Oricon Yearly Charts

Release history
Country Date Label Format Catalogue #
Japan November 27, 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Japan Compact disc ESCL-2470

References
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