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July 2024 181920 Greatest hits Namie Amuro Namie Amuro - 181920.jpeg January 28, 1998 Pop, dance-pop Avex Trax Tetsuya Komuro Dave Rodgers Claudio Accatino Federico Rimonti Laurent Gelmetti Roberto Gabrielli Concentration 20 1997 Genius 2000 2000 181920 Greatest hits Dreaming I Was Dreaming November 27, 1997 181920 is the debut greatest hits album by Japanese singer Namie Amuro. Avex Trax released it in Japan on January 28, 1998, and it was later available in a variety of formats throughout Asia. The album contains Amuro's single releases from her debut studio album Dance Tracks Vol. 1 (1995) to her third album Concentration 20 (1997), as well as three tracks from her time with Toshiba-EMI. The album also included a new song called "Dreaming I Was Dreaming," which served as the only single from the album. Music critics gave the album 181920 favorable reviews, praising its overall sound but finding the material insufficient. The Japan Gold Disc Awards also recognised the album as Pop Album of the Year that same year. Commercially, the album was a huge success in Japan, reaching number one on the Oricon Albums Chart and being certified double million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for sales of more than two million copies. After the album's campaign concluded, Amuro took a brief hiatus for maternity reasons. Content and material 181920 is Amuro's debut greatest hits album as a solo artist.Original Tracks Vol. 1 (1996) was a compilation album by Japanese girl group Super Monkey's, which included Amuro, though some markets and the album artwork billed as Namie Amuro with the Super Monkeys.Super Monkey's Super Monkey's Original Tracks Vol. 1 1996 liner notes Toshiba-EMI TOCT-9630 Japan The album contains Amuro's single releases from her debut studio album, Dance Tracks Vol. 1 (1995), to her third album, Concentration 20 (1997).Amuro Namie Namie Amuro Dance Tracks Vol. 1 1995 liner notes Toshiba-EMI TOCT-9100 JapanAmuro Namie Namie Amuro Sweet 19 Blues 1996 liner notes Avex Trax AVCD-11463 JapanAmuro Namie Namie Amuro Concentration 20 1997 liner notes Avex Trax AVCD-11581 JapanStandard formats of 181920 listed below: Amuro Namie Namie Amuro 181920 1998 liner notes Avex Trax AVCD-11624 Japan Amuro Namie Namie Amuro 181920 1998 liner notes Avex Trax AVTCD-95149 Hong Kong Amuro Namie Namie Amuro 181920 1998 liner notes Avex Trax MND-152 Taiwan Amuro Namie Namie Amuro 181920 1998 liner notes Avex Trax AVJCD10024 Taiwan The album also features three songs from her time with Toshiba-EMI: "Try Me (Watashi o Shinjite)", "Taiyou no Season", and "Stop the Music". These three songs were recorded with the Japanese girl group Super Monkeys and released on the compilation Original Tracks Vol. 1 (1996). However, each song was completely reworked and recorded specifically for Amuro on Dance Tracks Vol. 1. 181920 features 12 tracks, including "high-energy electro-pop songs" and two ballads, "Can You Celebrate?" and "Dreaming I Was Dreaming," the latter being a new track for the album.https://www.allmusic.com/album/181920-mw0000754481 181920 - Namie Amuro AllMusic March 30, 2024 May 30, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230530215733/https://www.allmusic.com/album/181920-mw0000754481 live Stylistically, the album focuses on various dance-oriented sounds, including eurobeat ("Try Me (Watashi o Shinjite)", "Chase the Chance"), standard dance-pop ("Body Feels Exit", "You're My Sunshine", "How to Be a Girl", "Stop the Music"), and ballad-inspired tracks ("Sweet 19 Blues", "Can You Celebrate?", "Dreaming I Was Dreaming").https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/181920/1398030127 Namie Amuro / 181920 CDJournal Japanese March 30, 2024 March 16, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240316025919/https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/181920/1398030127 live Release and promotion Avex Trax first released 181920 in Japan on January 28, 1998, and later distributed in Hong Kong and Taiwan the same year. On July 1, a VHS and laserdisc format titled 181920 Films (1998) was released, containing most of the music videos from the album.<ref name="181920Films">181920 Films formats listed below: Amuro Namie Namie Amuro 181920 Films 1998 VHS liner notes Avex Trax AVVD-90039 Japan Amuro Namie Namie Amuro 181920 Films 2000 DVD liner notes Avex Trax AVBD-91025 Japan Amuro Namie Namie Amuro 181920 Films 2000 Laserdisc liner notes Avex Trax AVLD-80013 Japan</ref> The standard album was re-issued in Taiwan on September 29. In 2004, the album was re-released in all three territories, with a DVD album format and additional DVD disc that contained the music videos from 181920 Films.Re-issue formats of 181920 & Films listed below: Amuro Namie Namie Amuro 181920 2004 DVD liner notes Avex Trax AVAD-91203 Japan Amuro Namie Namie Amuro 181920 & Films 2004 liner notes Avex Trax AVCD-17456/B Japan Amuro Namie Namie Amuro 181920 & Films 2004 liner notes Avex Trax AVTCD-95772 Hong Kong Amuro Namie Namie Amuro 181920 & Films 2004 liner notes Avex Trax AVJCD-10200A Taiwan In 2012, the original format was re-issued to commemorate Amuro's 20th career anniversary in the entertainment business.Amuro Namie Namie Amuro 181920 2012 liner notes Avex Trax AVCD-38603 Japan "Dreaming I Was Dreaming" is the album's only single. It was released a year earlier, on November 27, 1997, as a mini CD, and served as the commercial theme for Ginza Jewellery in Japan.Amuro Namie Namie Amuro Dreaming I Was Dreaming 1997 liner notes Avex Trax AVDD-20221 Japanhttp://namieamuro.jp/discography/single09.html Dreaming I Was Dreaming Namie Amuro's website Japanese March 30, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20151110150036/http://namieamuro.jp/discography/single09.html November 10, 2015 It features a sample of T. Rex's "Liquid Generation" song. Commercially, it was a success in Japan, reaching number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and received double platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of over 800,000 units.https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191925/products/46097/1/ Dreaming I Was Dreaming - Namie Amuro Oricon Japanese March 30, 2024http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/1998/199802.pdf GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1997年12月度 Gold Albums, and other certified works. December 1997 Edition The Record 459 9 Bulletin Japanese Chūō, Tokyo Recording Industry Association of Japan February 10, 1998 January 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103052147/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/1998/199802.pdf November 3, 2013 Reception AllMusic 3.5 5 Music critics complimented 181920. Ted Mills of AllMusic gave the album three and a half stars. Mills questioned the timing of its release, believing it was "premature to have a singles collection out so soon" and unusual given that it coincided with the rise of other Japanese singers, particularly Ayumi Hamasaki. Nonetheless, Mills stated that the material was "superior," but that it was a "short summation of the sound that changed J-Pop, circa 1996." In addition, the album won Pop Album of the Year at the Japan Gold Disc Awards in 1998.https://www.golddisc.jp/award/13/index.html The 13th Japan Gold Discs Japan Gold Disc Award Japanese March 20, 2024 February 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200217163012/http://www.golddisc.jp/award/13/index.html live Commercially, the album was a massive success in Japan. It debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, selling 857,100 units in its first week of release.http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/980209a.html 1998.2.9付 アルバムTOP20 Oricon (via Geocities) Japanese February 9, 1998 March 30, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20121025161837/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/980209a.html October 25, 2012 It remained at number one for a second week, selling an additional 326,270 copies.http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/980216a.html 1998.2.16付 アルバムTOP20 Oricon (via Geocities) Japanese February 16, 1998 March 30, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20121025161844/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/980216a.html October 25, 2012 The album spent 35 weeks on the charts and was the eleventh best-selling album of the year.https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191925/products/44866/1/ 181920 - Namie Amuro Oricon Japanese March 30, 2024 March 30, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240330023321/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191925/products/44866/1/ live http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/1998a.html 1998年 アルバム年間TOP100 Oricon (via Geocities) Japanese 1998 March 30, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20140118045333/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/1998a.html January 18, 2014 Since its release, 1,693,465 copies have been sold in the region.http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 Oricon Japanese January 29, 2024 subscription April 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100421062058/http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/ live It was certified double million by the RIAJ for exceeding sales of two million units. According to Oricon Style, 181920 is Amuro's fifth best-selling album overall. ja:安室奈美恵のアルバム売上TOP20作品 Namie Amuro's Top 20 Albums Sales https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191925/rank/album/ January 2, 2024 Oricon News ja January 4, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240104154146/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191925/rank/album/ live It is also the 74th best-selling album in Japan for the 1990s decade.https://amigo.lovepop.jp/decade_a1990b.html 1990年代アルバム売上ランキング ja 2024-04-14 June 2, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240602052938/https://amigo.lovepop.jp/decade_a1990b.html live Track listing 58:33 Body Feels Exit 4:22 Try Me (Watashi wo Shinjite) 3:57 Chase the Chance 4:31 Taiyou no Season 3:30 You're My Sunshine 5:46 How to Be a Girl 4:26 Sweet 19 Blues 5:36 Dreaming I Was Dreaming 5:10 Stop the Music 3:37 A Walk in the Park 5:38 Don't Wanna Cry 5:39 Can You Celebrate? 6:21 181920 & Films Director(s) Opening Body Feels Exit Music video Masashi Muto Chase the Chance Music video Norihiro Akita Don't Wanna Cry Music video Norihiro Akita You're My Sunshine Music video Shuichi Tan A Walk In The Park Music video Masashi Muto Can You Celebrate? Music video Wataru Takeishi How to Be a Girl Music video Masashi Muto Dreaming I Was Dreaming Music video Masashi Muto Credits and personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of 181920''.MusiciansNamie Amuro – main vocals, background vocals Tetsuya Komuro - vocals, background vocalsProductionTetsuya Komuro - arranger, composer, producer, songwriter Hinoky Team - composer Dave Rodgers - arranger Claudio Accatino - composer Federico Rimonti - composer Laurent Gelmetti - composer Roberto Gabrielli - composer Kazumi Suzuki - songwriter Jonny Taira - producer Masato "Max" Matsuura - producer Marc Panther - songwriter Cozy Kubo - arranger, composer Yasuhiko Hoshino - arranger Natsumi Watanabe - songwriter Takahiro Maeda - songwriterImageryTycoon Graphics - art director(s), designers Itaru Hirama - photographer Kyoko Tsunoda - styling Katsuma Yokoyama - Hair and makeupManagement''' Masato "Max" Matsuura - executive producer Shinji Hayashi - general producer Katsuro Oshita - general producer Yuichi Orimoto - production manager Kimi Sato - production coordinator Tetsuya Uekata - production coordinator Kazumi Yanagi - A&R chief Kengo Goto - A&R Takashi Kasuga - public relations Yukio Takemura - public relations Tatsuya Ikeda - public relations Jonny Taira - supervisor Tom Yoda - specially coordinator Akira Kobayashi - Rising Production management representative Masayuki Okura - Rising Production management representative Shigeo Maruyama - Tetsuya Komuro management representative Shigeo Ohtake - Tetsuya Komuro management representative Charts Weekly charts Chart (1998)PeakpositionJapanese Albums (Oricon)1 Year-end charts Chart (1998)PositionJapanese Albums (Oricon)11 Decade-end charts Chart (1990–1999)PositionJapanese Albums (Oricon)https://amigo.lovepop.jp/decade_a1990b.html 1990年代アルバム売上ランキング ja 2024-04-1474 All-time chart ChartPeakpositionJapanese Albums (Oricon)http://www.musictvprogram.com/corner-ranking-album.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120103001458/http://www.musictvprogram.com/corner-ranking-album.html January 3, 2012 歴代アルバムランキング 109 Certifications Japan 安室 奈美恵 181920 album Million 2 "RIAJ" 1998 1998 3 1,693,465 Release history + 181920 release history Region Date Format Label Ref(s). Reference Japan January 28, 1998 CD Avex Trax Hong Kong 1998 Taiwan Japan January 28, 2004 CD DVD audio Hong Kong CD+DVD Taiwan Japan 2012 CD Various N/A Digital download streaming https://open.spotify.com/album/3RXpy9HMDg4bjBJfvIVJgw 181920 - Album by Namie Amuro Spotify March 30, 2024 March 30, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240330023320/https://open.spotify.com/album/3RXpy9HMDg4bjBJfvIVJgw live See also List of Oricon number-one albums of 1998 Notes References External links 181920 on Namie Amuro's website (archived). Category:Namie Amuro video albums Category:1998 compilation albums Category:1998 video albums Category:Music video compilation albums Category:Avex Group compilation albums Category:Avex Group video albums Category:Albums produced by Tetsuya Komuro Category:Albums produced by Dave Rodgers Category:Namie Amuro compilation albums