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2016 greatest hits album by Ai
The Feat. Best is the third
greatest hits album
[1] by Japanese-American singer-songwriter
Ai . It was released on November 2, 2016, by
EMI Records . The album features 35 artists, including Japanese singers
Namie Amuro ,
Thelma Aoyama ,
Miliyah Kato ,
Hikaru Utada , and
Exile Atsushi . American artists such as
Chaka Khan ,
Snoop Dogg ,
The Jacksons ,
Jeremih , and
Boyz II Men also appear on the album.
[2]
Upon its release, the album peaked at number 33 on the
Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart and number 28 on the
Oricon Albums Chart . In support of the album, Ai embarked on The Best Tour, performing at various venues and locations in Japan.
Background and release
Earlier in 2016, a deluxe version of Ai's 2015 greatest hits album
The Best was reissued, which included the sleeper hit single "
Minna ga Minna Eiyū ".
[3] In September 2016, Universal Japan announced Ai would be embarking on an anniversary tour, The Best Tour.
[4] Later that month, The Feat. Best was announced to be released alongside a triple a-side single, "
Happy Christmas/Heiwa/Miracle ". "Heiwa" was pre-released to digital stores as a promotional single to promote the release.
[5] Both the maxi single and greatest hits album were revealed to be released on November 2, 2016, which was the date of Ai's 35th birthday.
Track listing
The Feat. Best – disc one Title Writer(s) Album 1. "
Final Distance " (13 Years Distance Mix) (with
Hikaru Utada ) Previously unreleased 6:06 2. "Show It Off" (DJ Lead featuring
Jim Jones and Ai) Uemura Jones DJ Lead C. Jenkins D. Lashine N/A 3:18 3. "Moriagaro" (featuring
Jeremih ) Uemura Jeremy Phillip Felton
Moriagaro 3:21 4. "My Baby" (featuring
Llyod ) Moriagaro 3:36 5. "Let It Go" (featuring
Snoop Dogg ) Uemura Cordell Broadus DJ2High Uta Tynice Hinton
The Last Ai 3:36 6. "Golden Mic" (
Zeebra featuring Kashi Da Handsome, Ai, Dohzi-T and Hannya) Tokyo's Finest 5:53 7. "
Wavin' Flag " (with
K'naan ) The Last Ai 4:33 8. "One More Try" (featuring
Chaka Khan ) A. Coley C. Mortimer Suamana "Swoop" Brown The Last Ai 3:51 9. "
Letter in the Sky " (featuring
The Jacksons ) Uemura Curtis Jenkins King David "The Future"
Independent 4:44 10. "Incomplete" (featuring
Boyz II Men ) The Last Ai 5:17 11. "No More" (with
Exile Atsushi ) 40 3:45 12. "It's Ok" (
AK-69 featuring Ai) Road to the Independent King 5:00 13. "Beautiful" (Remix) (featuring
Trey Songz )
What's Goin' On Ai 3:13 14. "Gotta Get Mine" (English Version) (featuring
Bridget Kelly ) Uemura Blush Akene Dunkley Arden Altino Jerry Duplessis Moriagaro 3:28 15. "
After the Storm " (featuring
Che'Nelle ) Matthew "Damario" Quinney Joseph Macklin Carlos "Los" Jenkins David "Davix" Foreman Dashawn "Happie" White Thomas "Tom Jack" Jackson Moriagaro 3:38
The Feat. Best – disc two Title Writer(s) Album 1. "Uh Uh......" (
Suite Chic featuring Ai) When Pop Hits the Fan 3:59 2. "O2" (
Miho Fukuhara featuring Ai) Joveek Murphey Momo "Moncha" N. Shikata Skybeatz The Soul Extreme EP 3:44 3. "
Stronger " (featuring
Miliyah Kato ) The Last Ai 5:02 4. "
Wonder Woman " (
Namie Amuro featuring Ai and
Anna Tsuchiya )
Checkmate 3:10 5. "Run Free" (with Miliyah Kato and
Verbal )
Motto Moriagaro 4:43 6. "Scream" (featuring Jesse from
Rize )
Viva Ai 3:22 7. "
Fake " (featuring Namie Amuro) Uemura Akihiko George Tashiro The Last Ai 3:37 8. "Butterfly" (featuring Anty the Kunoichi, Anna Tsuchiya and Pushim) Uemura Anty the Kunoichi Tsuchiya Pushim Masanori Mine The Company
Don't Stop Ai 4:24 9. "
Still... " (featuring AK-69) The Last Ai 4:12 10. "Like a Bird" (featuring Corn Head) Viva Ai 5:27 11. "
365 " (featuring Deli)
Mic-a-holic Ai 4:11 12. "Watch Out!" (featuring
Afra and Tucker)
2004 Ai 3:59 13. "No Generation Gap" (
Char featuring Ai)
Hisato Takenaka
Feat. Ai 4:12 14. "I'll Be There with You" (Miliyah Kato featuring Ai and
Thelma Aoyama ) Muse 6:07 15. "Be Brave" (with Exile Atsushi) 40 4:21 16. "For My Sister" (featuring
Judith Hill ) The Last Ai 4:10
The Feat. Best – digital version Title Writer(s) Album 1. "Moriagaro" (featuring Jeremih) Moriagaro 3:20 2. "My Baby" (featuring Lloyd) Polite Jr. Mwangi Bryant McMillion Jeanty Moriagaro 3:36 3. "Let It Go" (featuring Snoop Dogg) Uemura Broadus DJ2High Uta Hinton The Last Ai 3:35 4. "Wavin' Flag" (with Kn'ann) Bloch Mars Dunne Duval Warsame Lawrence The Last Ai 3:49 5. "One More Try" (featuring Chaka Khan) The Last Ai 3:49 6. "Letter in the Sky" (featuring The Jacksons) Uemura Jenkins King David "The Future" Independent 4:43 7. "Incomplete" (featuring Boyz II Men) Independent 5:14 8. "Beautiful" (Remix) (featuring Trey Songz) What's Goin' On Ai 3:13 9. "Gotta Get Mine" (English Version) (featuring Bridget Kelly) Uemura Blush Dunkley Altino Duplessis Moriagaro 3:27 10. "After the Storm" (featuring Che'Nelle) Quinney Macklin Jenkins Foreman White Jackson Moriagaro 3:40 11. "Stronger" (featuring Miliyah Kato) The Last Ai 5:01 12. "Scream" (featuring Jesse of Rize) Viva Ai 3:21 13. "Fake" (Bachlogic remix) (featuring Namie Amuro) The Last Ai 3:37 14. "Butterfly" (featuring Anty the Kunoichi, Anna Tsuchiya and Pushim) Uemura Anty the Kunoichi Tsuchiya Pushimz Mine The Company Don't Stop Ai 4:25 15. "Still..." (featuring AK-69) The Last Ai 4:10 16. "Like a Bird" (featuring Corn Head) Viva Ai 5:29 17. "365" (featuring Deli) Mic-a-holic Ai 4:10 18. "Watch Out!" (featuring Afra and Tucker) 2004 Ai 3:59 19. "No Generation Gap" (Char featuring Ai) Takenaka Feat. Ai 4:14 20. "For My Sister" (featuring Judith Hill) The Last Ai 4:10 Total length: 77:42
Charts
Release history
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