| Every Best Single 2 | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | September 3, 2003 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, synthpop, pop rock | |||
| Length | 72:57 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Producer | Max Matsuura (exec.) | |||
| Every Little Thing chronology | ||||
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Every Best Single 2 is the second greatest hits compilation of J-pop duo Every Little Thing, released on September 10, 2003 by Avex Trax.
Background
This album is the second best of collection of Every Little Thing, after Every Best Single +3 released in 1999, and includes all the singles from "Pray" to "Fundamental Love", which was a recut single for the album (although it was later also included in Commonplace). Nevertheless, as bonus tracks it includes two pre-2000 singles, "For the Moment" and "Deatta Koro no Yō ni", in newly recorded acoustic versions.
This compilation was the first release of the band to be released with a bonus DVD (only available in the limited edition).[1]
Reception
The album received the award for "Rock & Pop Album of the Year" at the 18th Japan Gold Disc Awards.[2]
Commercial performance
The album peaked at number one on the Oricon charts and charted for 38 weeks.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pray" | Mitsuru Igarashi | Igarashi | Igarashi | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Sure" | Kaori Mochida | Every Little Thing | Every Little Thing | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Rescue Me" | Igarashi | Igarashi | Igarashi | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Ai no Kakera" (愛のカケラ) | Mochida | Kunio Tago | Genya Kuwajima[b] | 4:54 |
| 5. | "Fragile" | Mochida | Kazuhito Kikuchi | Kuwajima, Kikuchi[b] | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Graceful World" | Mochida | Y@suo Ohtani | Kuwajima, Ohtani[b] | 5:11 |
| 7. | "Jump" | Mochida | Mochida | Akira Murata | 4:07 |
| 8. | "Kiwoku" (キヲク) | Mochida | Kikuchi | Murata[a] | 5:26 |
| 9. | "Sasayaka na Inori" (ささやかな祈り) | Mochida | Tago | Expo[a] | 4:55 |
| 10. | "Unspeakable" | Mochida | Kikuchi | Ohtani, Masafumi Nakao[b] | 4:24 |
| 11. | "Nostalgia" | Mochida | Kikuchi | Tasuku[b] | 5:49 |
| 12. | "Grip!" | Mochida | Kazuhiro Hara | HΛL | 4:51 |
| 13. | "Fundamental Love" (ファンダメンタル・ラブ) | Mochida | Tago | Tasuku[b] | 4:17 |
| 14. | "For the Moment" (Acoustic Version) | Igarashi | Igarashi | Ichiro Ito | 4:14 |
| 15. | "Deatta Koro no Yō ni" (出逢った頃のように) (Acoustic Version) | Igarashi | Igarashi | Ito | 5:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fundamental Love" (Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Recording Scene" | |
| 3. | "Live & Documentary Scene Digest" |
- Notes
Charts
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | Sales Total | Chart Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2003 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 1 | ||
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 1 | 713,269 copies sold | 38 weeks | |
| Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | ||||
References
- ↑ "Every Best Single 2 (DVD付き初回限定盤) (CCCD): 音楽". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "The Japan Gold Disc Award 2004 Archive". The Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "「Every Best Single 2」 Every Little Thing". Oricon Style. Retrieved 4 February 2014.