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Ai no Uta: Self-Selection Best
Compilation album by
Rimi Natsukawa
ReleasedMarch 9, 2008 (2008-03-09)
Recorded2001-2008
Genre J-pop, Shima uta, traditional
Length1:14:48
Label Victor Entertainment
Rimi Natsukawa chronology
Uta Sagashi: Request Cover Album
(2007) 		Ai no Uta: Self-Selection Best
(2008) 		Kokoro no Uta
(2009)
Singles from Ai no Uta: Self-Selection Best
  1. " Ano Hana no Yō ni"
    Released: January 3, 2008

Ai no Uta: Self-Selection Best (あいのうた～セルフセレクション・ベスト～, Love Song) is the 5th compilation album released by Rimi Natsukawa on March 9, 2008 (2008-03-09). [1]

Promotion

The album was preceded by the single " Ano Hana no Yō ni" by two months. The song was written by singer Masumi, and was used as the theme song of the drama Fullswing.

Contents

The album features songs chosen by Natsukawa as her favourites from her discography. All the chosen songs are songs with messages in them. [2] Only four A-sides feature: the rest are album tracks (with the exception of "Sora no Yō ni Umi no Yō ni" and "Gettōka," which were B-sides from the " Kokoro Tsutae" and " Michishirube" singles respectively.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Tokotowa no Uta (とことわのうた, Everlasting Song)" Kundō Koyama, Chikuzen Sato Seiichi Kyōda4:17
2." Nada Sōsō (涙そうそう, Great Tears Are Spilling)" Begin, Ryoko MoriyamaKyōda4:19
3." Ano Hana no Yō ni (あの花のように, Like That Flower)"MasumiAkira Inoue5:02
4."Toki no Kawa (時の河, River of Time)" Chokkyū Murano, Takuya HaradaKyōda5:35
5."Sanctuary (サンクチュアリ, Sankuchuari)" Yūko Ebine, Hideo SaitōKyōda4:54
6."Sora no Yō ni Umi no Yō ni (空のように海のように, Like the Sky, Like the Sea)" Gorō Matsui, KyōdaKyōda5:02
7."Tsuki no Niji (月の虹, Moon Rainbow)" Toshiaki Arashiro, Masaaki Uechi Chuei Yoshikawa4:49
8." Sayōnara Arigatō (Ama no Kaze) (さようなら ありがとう～天の風～, Good-Bye, Thank You (Sky Wind))" Kentarō KobuchiKobuchi4:44
9." Warabigami (Yamatoguchi) (童神～ヤマトグチ～, Little God (Standard Japanese))" Misako Koja, Kazuya SaharaKyōda4:45
10."Ōgon no Hana (黄金の花, Green Gold Flower)" Osami Okamoto, Sadao ChinaYoshikawa4:49
11."Ai no Chikara (愛のチカラ, The Power of Love)" Mamoru Miyagi, Johnny GinowanNakamura7:15
12."Gettōka (月桃花, Pink porcelain lily)" Mari Hayama, YoshikawaKyōda4:46
13."Dare ni mo Ienai Kedo (誰にも言えないけど, I Haven't Told Anyone, But)"MoriyamaKyōda5:00
14." Kana yo Kana yo (愛よ　愛よ, Love Love)" Kazufumi MiyazawaMiyazawa4:37
15."Itoshi Hito e (いとしい人へ, To My Dear)" Megumi Ayukawa, Akira SenjuKyōda4:03

Japan Sales Rankings

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
March 9, 2008 (2008-03-09) Oricon Daily Albums Chart
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 40 4,252 11,488 8 weeks
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart

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References

  1. ^ "夏川りみ オフィシャルサイト". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  2. ^ "歌さがしの全国ツアーを終えて". Jiji. February 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  3. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-31. (subscription only)
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