Motherland (Crystal Kay song)

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CK5
A girl jumping into the air against a pink "5" background.
Compilation album by
Crystal Kay
ReleasedJune 30, 2004 (2004-06-30)
Recorded1999–2004
GenrePop, R&B
Length1:03:11
LanguageJapanese, English
LabelEpic
Crystal Kay chronology
4 Real
(2003) 		CK5
(2004) 		Crystal Style
(2005)
Singles from CK5
  1. "Motherland"
    Released: May 12, 2004

CK5 is a compilation album by Japanese contemporary R&B singer Crystal Kay, released on June 30, 2004. It commemorates the five years since her debut as a musician in 1999.[1] On the same day, CK 99—04 Music Clips, a video album compiling her music videos was released.

Background

In 2001, Crystal Kay started to collaborate with the hip-hop/R&B group M-Flo, with Verbal featured on her single "Ex-boyfriend", and Taku Takahashi producing her singles "Hard to Say" (2002) and "Boyfriend (Part II)" (2003).[2] In 2003, Crystal Kay collaborated on with them on two singles, "Reeewind!" and "I Like It". November saw the release of an Asia-wide English language album Crystal Kay (released as Natural in Japan) and her fourth studio album 4 Real.

In May 2004, Crystal Kay released "Motherland",a ballad written for the anime Fullmetal Alchemist, which became her second top ten single.[3] In June, she announced on her official website that she had graduated high school.[4]

Contents

In April 2004, Crystal Kay's official site ran a poll to find out what the most popular songs of Crystal Kay's were for her fans. The resulting top 10 songs became the basis for the track list of CK5.[5] Three songs that were not on the list made it onto the album: "Motherland", which was the preceding single for the album, "Over the Rainbow", which was used in commercials for Tokyo Mode that featured Crystal Kay personally,[6] and "Lead Me to the End", which had been used as a theme song for a Fuji Television new years drama, Guchi 2.

The album compiles songs from her previously released studio albums, as well the single "Motherland". Half of the album is taken from her fourth studio 4 Real (2003) which had been released seven months ago, as well as two songs from Almost Seventeen (2002) ("Think of U" and "Hard to Say"), three from 637: Always and Forever (2001) ("Ex-Boyfriend", "Tsuki no Nai Yoru, Michi no Nai Basho" and "Lost Child") and one from C.L.L Crystal Lover Light (2000), her debut single "Eternal Memories" (1999).

Promotion and release

The album was announced in early May, 2004.[7] To promote the release, Crystal Kay made appearances on radio stations throughout July, and was featured in magazines such as Nylon Japan, What's In?, CanCam, Blenda, Woofin and Teen Girl. On May 29, Crystal Kay made an appearance on the red carpet for the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2004.[8] On July 6, Crystal Kay performed an in-store acoustic live set at HMV Shibuya for 150 applicants who had purchased both the album and the DVD.[9]

The album's June 30, 2004 release is one day before the five year anniversary of "Eternal Memories", which was originally released on July 1, 1999.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Motherland"H.U.B.YanagimanKen Matsubara4:31
2."Eternal Memories"Hiroshi Ichikura, Crystal KayYoko KannoKanno5:08
3."Ex-Boyfriend" (featuring Verbal)VerbalT. Kura, MichicoT. Kura5:12
4."Tsuki no Nai Yoru, Michi no Nai Basho" (月のない夜 道のない場所, "A Moonless Night, a Pathless Place")Saeko NishioU-suke AsadaAsada4:24
5."Lost Child" (Hiroshi Fujiwara+Shinichi Osawa featuring Crystal Kay)NishioOsawa, FujiwaraOsawa6:40
6."Think of U"Crystal Kay, NishioMichico, T.KuraT.Kura4:54
7."Hard to Say"Taku Takahashi, H.U.B., Sphere of Influence, Crystal KayTakahashiTakahashi4:50
8."I Like It" (Crystal Kay loves M-Flo)M-Flo, Crystal KayM-Flo, Crystal KayM-Flo5:45
9."Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland cover)E.Y. HarburgHarold ArlenShin Kono3:54
10."Lead Me to the End"Masumi KawamuraSolayaSolaya4:00
11."Can't Be Stopped"NishioMarcus DernulfOctopussy4:29
12."Kataomoi" (片想い, "One Way Love")Nishio, 51-Goichi-, Arkitec, CoyassTakahashiTakahashi4:24
13."Boyfriend (Part II)"NishioReed VertelneyTakahashi5:00
Total length:1:03:11
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Eternal Memories~Curious (live)" 

Charts

Charts (2003) Peak
position
Japan Oricon weekly albums[10] 2

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[11] 282,000
RIAJ physical shipping certification[12] Platinum (250,000+)

Release history

Region Date Format Distributing Label Catalogue codes
Japan June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30)[1] CD, CD/DVD, digital download Epic ESCL-2686, ESCL-2578~9
South Korea August 17, 2004 (2004-08-17)[13][14] CD, Digital download Sony Music 2294281
Japan July 17, 2005 (2005-07-17)[15] CD Epic ESCL-2686

References

  1. ^ a b "CK5(初回生産限定盤)(CCCD)(DVD付)". Amazon. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "両者が〈loves〉に至るまで". Tower. June 27, 2003. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "Crystal Kayのリリース一覧" [List of Crystal Kay's Releases]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "Message from CK （2004.6.18）" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. June 18, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "デビュー5周年企画「Your Choice of CK's best」結果発表 （2004.5.12）" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. May 12, 2004. Archived from the original on May 28, 2004. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  6. ^ "I LIKE IT" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  7. ^ "Crystal Kayデビュー5周年記念ベスト・アルバムをリリース". Tower. May 12, 2004. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  8. ^ 最新メディア情報 （2004.6.8） (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. May 12, 2004. Archived from the original on May 28, 2004. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  9. ^ "Crystal Kay インストア・イベント出演" (in Japanese). Vibe Net. June 28, 2004. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  10. ^ "CK5" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  11. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  12. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2004年7月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (July 2004)] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. August 10, 2004. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  13. ^ "CRYSTAL KAY - CK5" (in Korean). Hot Tracks. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  14. ^ "CK5" (in Korean). Bugs. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  15. ^ "CK5＜通常盤＞" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 14, 2014.