Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope

Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope is the third Greatest Hits album released by Mai Kuraki released in 12 November 2014 under Northern Music label.

Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope
Greatest hits album by Mai Kuraki
Released	November 12, 2014
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	Disc 1: 68:26 Disc 2: 63:27
Label	Northern Music
Producer	Mai Kuraki (Executive producer), Daiko Nagato,
Mai Kuraki chronology
Over the Rainbow (2012) Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope (2014) Smile (2017)
Singles from Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope
"Anata ga Irukara" Released: April 11, 2011 "Koi ni Koishite" Released: August 15, 2012 "Special Morning Day to You" Released: August 15, 2012 "Try Again" Released: February 6, 2013 "Wake Me Up" Released: February 26, 2014 "Muteki na Heart" Released: August 27, 2014 "Stand by You" Released: August 27, 2014

Background

The title of album (151A) means "15th anniversary one word thank you".

This album includes 6 previously released singles from Koi no Koishite to Stand by you.

The album is divided into two parts: Love, which contains mix of Kuraki's ballad songs, and Hope, which contains mix of Kuraki's dance songs.

The cover jacket of album is same as from her first album Delicious Way based on her own request with same pose, hair style and look into camera.[1]

Charting performance

The album reached #2 in the first week. It charted for 15 weeks and sold 67,000 copies.[2]

Track listing

Disc one: LOVE

All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki.

No.	Title	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Stay by my side" (2nd single)	Aika Ohno	Cybersound	4:26
2.	"Secret of My Heart" (3rd single)	Ohno	Cybersound	4:24
3.	"Tsumetai Umi" (冷たい海, 7th single)	Ohno	Cybersound	4:39
4.	"Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)" (Time after time ～花舞う街で～, 15th single)	Ohno	Daisuke Ikeda, Cybersound	4:11
5.	"Ashita e Kakeru Hashi" (明日へ架ける橋, 18 single)	Akihito Tokunaga	Daisuke Ikeda, Akihito Tokunaga	3:58
6.	"Aitakute..." (会いたくて..., from 6th album "Diamond Wave")	Tokunaga	Tokunaga	4:30
7.	"Shiroi Yuki" (白い雪 25th single)	Ohno	Daisuke Ikeda	4:47
8.	"Tomorrow is the last Time'" (from 9th album "Future Kiss")	Ohno	Takeshi Hayama	3:58
9.	"Mō Ichido" (もう一度, 36th single)	Jinichi Tajiri	Tajiri	3:54
10.	"Anata ga Iru Kara" (あなたがいるから, digital single)	Yue Mochizuki	Onozuka	3:04
11.	"Your Best Friend" (37th single)	Giorgia Cancemi	Cancemi	5:50
12.	"Koi ni Koishite" (恋に恋して, 38th single)	Cancemi	Cybersound	4:09
13.	"Hakanasa" (儚さ, from album Mai Kuraki Symphonic Collection in Moscow)	Ikurou Fujiwara	Fujiwara	6:33
14.	"Sakura Sakura..." (さくら さくら…, 39th single's c/w)	Ohno	Ryou Hayashi	4:43
15.	"Stand by You" (40th single's c/w)	Tokunaga	Tokunaga	5:21

Disc two: HOPE

All lyrics are written by Mai Kuraki.

No.	Title	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Love, Day After Tomorrow" (debut)	Ohno	Cybersound	4:03
2.	"Delicious Way" (from 1st album "Delicious Way")	Ohno	Cybersound	3:52
3.	"Reach for the Sky" (6th single)	Ohno	Cybersound	4:49
4.	"Stand Up" (8th single)	Akihito Tokunaga	Tokunaga	4:39
5.	"always" (9th single)	Ohno	Cybersound	4:07
6.	"Feel Fine!" (12th single)	Tokunaga	Tokunaga	4:48
7.	"Revive" (31st single)	Ohno	Miguel Sá Pessoa	4:39
8.	"Watashi no, Shiranai, Watashi." (わたしの、しらない、わたし。, from best album All my best)	Mochizuki	Daisuke Ikeda, Shun Satou	4:03
9.	"Strong Heart" (1st DVD single)	Cancemi	Cancemi	4:20
10.	"Special morning day to you" (38th single's c/w)	Tokunaga	Tokunaga	4:34
11.	"Try Again" (39th single)	Tokunaga	Cybersound	4:25
12.	"Wake me up" (2nd DVD single)	Tokunaga	Tokunaga	4:21
13.	"You Can" (new song)	Ohno	Cybersoun	4:02
14.	"Muteki na Heart" (無敵なハート, 40th single)	Takahiro Hiraga, Yue Mochizuki	Shun Satou, Jinichi Tajiri	3:24
15.	"Dynamite" (new song)	Tesung Kim, Coach&Sendo, Katerina Bramley	Coach&Sendo	3:21

Usage in media

• "Secret of my heart" was used as ending theme for anime Detective Conan
• "Time After Time" was used as theme song for movie Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
• "Shiroi Yuki" was used as ending theme for anime Detective Conan
• "Tomorrow is the last time" was used as ending theme for anime Detective Conan
• "Koi ni Koishite" was used as ending theme for anime Detective Conan
• "Your Best Friend" was used as ending theme for anime Detective Conan
• "always" was used as ending theme for anime Detective Conan and as theme song for movie Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven
• "Revive" was used as opening theme for anime Detective Conan
• "Try Again" was used as opening theme for anime Detective Conan
• "Muteki na Heart" was used as ending theme for anime Detective Conan
• "Dynamite" was used as opening theme for anime Detective Conan and as theme song in TV special The Disappearance of Edogawa Conan
• "Ashita he Kakeru Hashi" was used as ending theme for NHK night dramas Motto Koiseyo Otome and Hikeshiya Komachi
• "Aitakute" was used as theme song for movie Ohsaka Hamlet
• "Mou Ichido" was used as theme song for drama Kiri ni Sumu Akuma
• "Stand Up" was used as commercial song of Coca-Cola
• "Feel fine!" was used as commercial song of Sea Breeze (brand)
• "Watashi no Shiranai Watashi" was used as commercial song of KOSE's Esprique Precious
• "Strong Heart" was used as theme song for drama Hunter -Sono Onna Tachi, Shoukinkasegi-
• "Wake me up" was used as theme song for live-action movie Kiki's Delivery Service

References

1. Article (in Japanese) http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2041631/full/
2. Oricon rankings (in Japanese) http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/230196/products/1097569/1/

External links

• Mai Kuraki Official Website