Almost Seventeen
Almost Seventeen is Crystal Kay's third album. It is her second R&B dominant album and is produced by a similar team as 637 -always and forever-. A large part of the record was written and produced by MICHICO and T-Kura of GIANT SWING PRODUCTIONS; She also worked with the TinyVoice production company and Takahashi Taku from m-flo produced "hard to say". "Love Of A Lifetime" is a cover of a 1999 single by British girl group Honeyz. Crystal also released her ninth single "Girl U Love" alongside the album. The first pressings of Almost Seventeen were released at a lower price, and later prints received a new catalog number and a raised price.
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| Released | October 23, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001-2002 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 56:21 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | |||
| Producer | VERBAL, T-Kura, MICHICO, Paul Epworth | |||
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The album reached #2 on the weekly Oricon chart. This was a huge career milestone for Crystal, with her last album peaking at #19. In 2003 almost seventeen sold 213,023 copies, making it the #62 best selling album of the year. In all the record ranked for a total of 58 weeks, selling 354,910 copies. It is Crystal's best selling album.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Hard to Say" | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Missin' U, Baby" | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Girl U Love" | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Shooting Stardust" | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Boyfriend (What Makes Me Fall In Love)" | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Hide and Seek" | 3:50 |
| 7. | "You're My Fate" | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Love of a Lifetime" | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Attitude" | 3:16 |
| 10. | "Move On" | 4:11 |
| 11. | "A Song for You" | 4:39 |
| 12. | "Think of U" | 4:53 |
| 13. | "Feel The Same" | 4:20 |
Charts
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| October 23, 2002 | Oricon Daily Charts | ||||
| Oricon Weekly Charts | 2 | 354,910 | 58 weeks | ||
| Oricon Monthly Charts | |||||
| Oricon Yearly Charts | #62 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue # |
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| Japan | October 23, 2002 | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | Compact disc | ESCL-2356 |