Ai no Tobira

{{Infobox album

| name = Ai no Tobira

| type = studio

| artist = Takako Matsu

| cover = TakakoMatsu AinoTobira.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = September 23, 1998

| recorded = 1997–98

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = J-pop

| length =

| language = Japanese

| label = Arista Japan

| producer = {{flatlist|

Satoshi Takebe
Takako Matsu

}}

| prev_title = Sora no Kagami

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Itsuka, Sakura no Ame ni...

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Ai no Tobira

| type = studio

| single1 = Mafuyu no Memories

| single1date = November 21, 1997

| single2 = Sakura Fuwari

| single2date = March 25, 1998

| single3 = Gomen ne

| single3date = May 27, 1998

| single4 = Stay with Me

| single4date = September 4, 1998

}}

{{nihongo|Ai no Tobira|アイノトビラ||"Door of Love"}} is the second studio album by Japanese actress and recording artist Takako Matsu. It was released on September 23, 1998, through Arista Records Japan. The album peaked at number 3 on the Oricon Albums Chart and was certified Gold by the RIAJ for shipment of 200,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/219459/products/music/57913/1/|script-title=ja:「アイノトビラ」松たか子|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|accessdate=July 6, 2014}}{{cite journal|title=GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1998年10月度 |trans-title=Gold Albums, and other certified works. October 1998 Edition |url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/1998/199812.pdf|format=PDF| journal=The Record|type=Bulletin|language=Japanese|location=Chūō, Tokyo|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Japan|publication-date=December 10, 1998|volume=469|page=9|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123193528/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/1998/199812.pdf|archivedate=January 23, 2014|accessdate=July 6, 2014}} The album has sold about 245,000 copies in Japan, as of June 2014.{{cite web|title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 |trans-title=Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree'|url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp|work=Oricon|url-access=subscription |language=Japanese|accessdate=July 6, 2014}}

Reception

CD Journal called the album "high standard" and commented that Ai no Tobira suggests Matsu's growth as an artist.{{cite web|url=http://artist.cdjournal.com/d/-/3198080633|script-title=ja:松たか子 / アイノトビラ|trans-title=Takako Matsu / Ai no Tobira|language=Japanese|work=CD Journal|publisher=Ongaku Shuppansha|accessdate=July 6, 2014}} The album peaked at number 3 on the Oricon Albums Chart and stayed in the top 20 for 9 weeks. It has sold about 245,000 copies in Japan and has been certified Gold by the RIAJ for shipment of 200,000 copies.

Track listing

All songs arranged by Satoshi Takebe.

{{track listing

| headline =

| total_length =

| title1 = {{nihongo|Ai no Tobira (Anata e)|アイノトビラ～あなたへ～||"Door of Love: To You"}}

| note1 = Instrumental

| music1 = Takako Matsu

| length1 = 0:47

| title2 = Beginnings

| lyrics2 = Kōsaku Nagayama

| music2 = Shin

| length2 = 4:40

| title3 = A Secret

| lyrics3 = Takako Matsu

| music3 = Satoshi Takebe

| length3 = 3:23

| title4 = Kisses

| lyrics4 = Yūho Iwasato

| music4 = Chika Ueda

| length4 = 4:10

| title5 = {{nihongo|Gomen ne.|ごめんね。||"I'm Sorry."}}

| note5 = Album mix

| lyrics5 = Takahiro Maeda

| music5 = Satoshi Takebe

| length5 = 4:32

| title6 = Stay with Me

| lyrics6 = Takako Matsu

| music6 = Satoshi Takebe

| length6 = 4:18

| title7 = On the Way Home

| lyrics7 = Takako Matsu

| music7 = Satoshi Takebe

| length7 = 4:06

| title8 = 20 Candles

| lyrics8 = Takako Matsu, Honoka Mamiya

| music8 = Satoshi Takebe

| length8 = 5:07

| title9 = {{nihongo|Akubi|あくび||"A Yawn"}}

| lyrics9 = Takako Matsu

| music9 = Satoshi Takebe

| length9 = 4:32

| title10 = {{nihongo|Koisuru Gyōza|恋するギョーザ||"In Love with Gyōza"}}

| lyrics10 = Takako Matsu

| music10 = Satoshi Takebe

| length10 = 2:21

| title11 = {{nihongo|Kimi ja Nakute mo Yokatta|君じゃなくてもよかった||"Anyone Other than You Would Have Been Great Too"}}

| lyrics11 = Takahiro Maeda

| music11 = Satoshi Takebe

| length11 = 4:42

| title12 = {{nihongo|Mafuyu no Memories|真冬のメモリーズ||"Midwinter Memories"}}

| lyrics12 = Takahiro Maeda

| music12 = Satoshi Takebe

| length12 = 4:13

| title13 = Just a Flow

| lyrics13 = Satomi Tobimatsu, Kōsaku Nagayama

| music13 = Shin

| length13 = 4:51

| title14 = {{nihongo|Sakura Fuwari|サクラ・フワリ||"Cherry blossoms, Gently"}}

| note14 = Live Live

| lyrics14 = Takako Matsu

| music14 = Satoshi Takebe

| length14 = 3:42

| title15 = {{nihongo|Anata e|あなたへ||"To You"}}

| lyrics15 = Takako Matsu

| music15 = Takako Matsu

| length15 = 3:11

}}

Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.bmgjapan.com/mats/index.htm|title=BMG Japan: Takako Matsu|publisher=BMG Japan|language=Japanese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19981206090846/http://www.bmgjapan.com/mats/index.htm|archivedate=December 6, 1998|accessdate=July 6, 2014}}