All My Best (Mai Kuraki album)

{{infobox album

| name = All My Best

| type = Greatest hits

| artist = Mai Kuraki

| cover = Allmybest maik.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Standard edition/digital download cover

| released = {{start date|2009|9|9}}

| recorded = 1999–2009

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Pop, R&B

| length = Disc 1: 71:26
Disc 2: 72:19

| label = Northern Music

| producer = Mai Kuraki (Executive producer), Daiko Nagato,

| prev_title = Touch Me!

| prev_year = 2009

| next_title = Future Kiss

| next_year = 2010

| misc = {{Singles

| name = All My Best

| type = Greatest hits

| single1 = Puzzle

| single1date = April 1, 2009

| single2 = Beautiful

| single2date = June 10, 2009

}}

}}

All My Best is the second greatest hits album by Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter, Mai Kuraki. It was released on September 9, 2009, to commemorate her tenth anniversary in the music business. The album was issued in seven formats: a regular 2CD, a limited 2CD+DVD, a limited microSD, a USB flash drive, a MiniDisc, a compact cassette and an LP album.{{cite web| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/68142/full/|title=倉木麻衣が約6年ぶりにベスト盤、アナログからSDカードまで全媒体で発表|work=Oricon|accessdate=August 9, 2009|date=August 4, 2009|language=ja}} The album debuted at the top of the Japanese Oricon weekly album chart with sales over 137,050.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/69150/full/|script-title=ja:倉木麻衣ベスト盤が首位獲得、シングルは堂本剛が2作連続首位|work=Oricon|accessdate=September 15, 2009|date=September 14, 2009|language=ja}}

Singles

To promote the album, two singles were released: "Puzzle/Revive" and "Beautiful". On the Oricon single chart "Puzzle/Revive" entered the top 3, becoming Kuraki's first single since {{nihongo|"Ashita e Kakeru Hashi"|明日へ架ける橋|"Bridge to Tomorrow"}} in 2004 to do so.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/66840/|title=倉木麻衣、CMタイアップ新曲がデイリー初日首位 |date=June 11, 2009|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=September 10, 2009|language=ja}} "Puzzle" was the ending theme song for the thirteenth Detective Conan movie Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser.{{cite web|url=http://www.bounce.com/news/daily.php/17795/|title=倉木麻衣がニュー・シングル "PUZZLE/Revive"を4月15日にリリース決定、全国各地にて握手会イヴェントも実施中|date=January 27, 2009|work=Bounce|publisher=Tower Records|accessdate=September 10, 2009|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423134406/http://www.bounce.com/news/daily.php/17795|archive-date=April 23, 2009|url-status=dead}} Unlike "Puzzle", "Revive" was not on the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.bounce.com/news/daily.php/17795/|title=倉木麻衣、ベストアルバム『ALL MY BEST』はCD、microSDからカセットテープまで|date=August 4, 2009|work=Bounce|publisher=Tower Records|accessdate=September 10, 2009|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423134406/http://www.bounce.com/news/daily.php/17795|archive-date=April 23, 2009|url-status=dead}} "Beautiful" was used as the image song for the cosmetic company Kose's Coseport Salon Style.{{cite web|url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/4190148/|title=倉木麻衣、「Beautiful」発売記念イベントでプレゼントを手渡し|date=June 7, 2009|publisher=Livedoor|accessdate=September 10, 2009|language=ja}} The single ranked higher than "Puzzle/Revive" debuting at No. 2, which extended Kuraki's record as the only female solo artist to have all 32 of her singles in the Top 10 since her debut.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/66946/full/|title=GIRL NEXT DOORがデビュー以来初の首位獲得 |date=June 16, 2009|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=September 10, 2009|language=ja}}

Commercial performance

On the release day of All My Best in Japan, the album took the number one position on the Oricon daily album chart, selling 38,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/69053/|script-title=ja:倉木ベスト盤、今年2作目のアルバム首位なるか!? |date=September 10, 2009|work=Oricon|accessdate=September 10, 2009|language=ja}} On the weekly chart issue dated September 21, the album was No. 1 with sales a little over 137,050, becoming Kuraki's second number-one album of 2009. The album also debuted at the top of the Billboard Japan Top Albums chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/top_albums/ |title=Billboard Japan Top Albums |work=Billboard |accessdate=September 23, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015065527/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/top_albums/ |archivedate=October 15, 2009 |url-status=dead }} In Taiwan, the album achieved moderate success debuting at numbers nine and seven, on the international and J-pop charts respectively.{{in lang|zh}} On the drop down Select 第36週 {{cite web|url=http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard7.aspx/|title=G-Music 風雲榜 (外語榜)|work=G-Music|accessdate=September 15, 2009|archive-date=August 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823190916/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard7.aspx|url-status=dead}}{{in lang|zh}} On the drop down Select 第36週 {{cite web|url=http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx/|title=G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)|work=G-Music|accessdate=September 15, 2009|archive-date=September 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917084454/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx|url-status=dead}} On the J-Pop chart, the album peaked at number five.{{in lang|zh}} On the drop down Select 第37週 {{cite web|url=http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx/|title=G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)|work=G-Music|accessdate=September 23, 2009|archive-date=September 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917084454/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx|url-status=dead}} With 0.51% of sales on the Taiwanese Combo chart the album debuted at number eighteen.

Track listing

{{tracklist

| collapsed =

| headline = Disc 1

| all_lyrics = Mai Kuraki, except "Never Gonna Give You Up" which was co-written with Michael Africk

| extra_column = Arranger(s)

| title1 = {{nihongo|Watashi no, Shiranai, Watashi.|わたしの、しらない、わたし。|The Me I Do Not Know.}}

| music1 = Yue Mochizuki

| length1 = 4:04

| extra1 = Daisuke Ikeda, Shun Sato

| title2 = Love, Day After Tomorrow

| note2 = from album Delicious Way

| music2 = Aika Ohno

| length2 = 4:05

| extra2 = Cybersound

| title3 = Stay by My Side

| note3 = from album Delicious Way

| music3 = Aika Ohno

| length3 = 4:26

| extra3 = Cybersound

| title4 = Secret of My Heart

| note4 = from album Delicious Way

| music4 = Aika Ohno

| length4 = 4:26

| extra4 = Cybersound

| title5 = Never Gonna Give You Up

| note5 = from album Delicious Way

| music5 = Michael Africk, Miguel Sa Pessoa, Perry Geyer

| length5 = 4:01

| extra5 = Michael Africk, Miguel Sa Pessoa, Perry Geyer

| title6 = Simply Wonderful: Radio Edit

| note6 = from album Wish You the Best

| music6 = Aika Ohno

| length6 = 3:54

| extra6 = Cybersound

| title7 = Reach for the Sky

| note7 = from album Perfect Crime

| music7 = Aika Ohno

| length7 = 4:49

| extra7 = Cybersound

| title8 = Start in My Life

| note8 = from album Perfect Crime

| music8 = Aika Ohno

| length8 = 5:09

| extra8 = Cybersound

| title9 = Tsumetai Umi

| note9 = from album Perfect Crime

| music9 = Aika Ohno

| length9 = 4:41

| extra9 = Cybersound

| title10 = Double Rainbow

| note10 = from single "Stand Up"

| music10 = Yoko Blaqstone

| length10 = 4:43

| extra10 = Yoko Black. Stone

| title11 = Stand Up

| note11 = from album Perfect Crime

| music11 = Akihito Tokunaga

| length11 = 4:40

| extra11 = Akihito Tokunaga

| title12 = Always

| note12 = from album Perfect Crime

| music12 = Aika Ohno

| length12 = 4:09

| extra12 = Cybersound

| title13 = Perfect Crime

| note13 = from album Perfect Crime

| music13 = Akihito Tokunaga

| length13 = 4:38

| extra13 = Akihito Tokunaga, Daisuke Ikeda

| title14 = Can't Forget Your Love

| note14 = from album Fairy Tale

| music14 = Aika Ohno

| length14 = 5:29

| extra14 = Cybersound, Akihito Tokunaga

| title15 = Winter Bells

| note 15 = from album Fairy Tale

| music15 = Akihito Tokunaga

| length15 = 4:39

| extra15 = Akihito Tokunaga

| title16 = Key to My Heart

| note16 = from album Fairy Tale

| music16 = Aika Ohno

| length16 = 3:33

| extra16 = Cybersound

}}

{{tracklist

| collapsed =

| headline = Disc 2

| all_lyrics = Mai Kuraki, except "Baby I Like", which was written by Yoko Black. Stone

| extra_column = Arranger(s)

| title1 = Baby I Like

| note1 = from album Secret of My Heart

| music1 = Yoko Black. Stone

| length1 = 4:22

| extra1 = Cybersound

| title2 = Puzzle

| music2 = Yue Mochizuki, Takahiro Hiraga

| length2 = 3:58

| extra2 = Masazumi Ozawa

| title3 = Beautiful

| music3 = Song Yang Ha

| length3 = 4:32

| extra3 = Daisuke Ikeda

| title4 = Touch Me!

| note4 = from album Touch Me!

| music4 = Yue Mochizuki

| length4 = 5:11

| extra4 = Takahiro Hiraga

| title5 = Ichibyōgoto ni Love for You

| note5 = from album Touch Me!

| music5 = Aika Ohno

| length5 = 3:59

| extra5 = Cybersound

| title6 = Be With U

| note6 = from album One Life

| music6 = Akihito Tokunaga

| length6 = 4:56

| extra6 = Cybersound

| title7 = Silent Love: Open My Heart

| note7 = from album One Life

| music7 = Daisuke "Dais" Miyachi, Yuichi Ohno

| length7 = 4:25

| extra7 = Daisuke "Dais" Miyachi, Yuichi Ohno

| title8 = {{nihongo|Aitakute...|会いたくて...|I Want to See You...}}

| note8 = from album Diamond Wave

| music8 = Akihito Tokunaga

| length8 = 4:32

| extra8 = Akihito Tokunaga

| title9 = Shiroi Yuki

| note9 = from album One Life

| music9 = Aika Ohno

| length9 = 4:49

| extra9 = Daisuke Ikeda

| title10 = {{nihongo|Best of Hero|ベスト オブ ヒーロー|Besuto obu Hīro}}

| note10 = from album Diamond Wave

| music10 = Akihito Tokunaga

| length10 = 4:14

| extra10 = Akihito Tokunaga

| title11 = Growing of My Heart

| note11 = from album Diamond Wave

| music11 = Aika Ohno

| length11 = 4:22

| extra11 = Takeshi Hayama

| title12 = {{nihongo|Ashita e Kakeru Hashi|明日へ架ける橋|Bridge to Tomorrow}}

| note12 = from album Fuse of Love

| music12 = Akihito Tokunaga

| length12 = 3:59

| extra12 = Daisuke Ikeda, Akihito Tokunaga

| title13 = Time After Time: Hana Mau Machi de (Theater Version)

| note13 = from album If I Believe

| music13 = Aika Ohno

| length13 = 4:12

| extra13 = Daisuke Ikeda, Cybersound

| title14 = Kaze no Lalala

| note14 = from album If I Believe

| music14 = Michiya Haruhata

| length14 = 4:22

| extra14 = Cybersound

| title15 = Like A Star in the Night

| note15 = from album Fairy Tale

| music15 = Aika Ohno

| length15 = 5:37

| extra15 = Akihito Tokunaga,
Strings arrangement: Daisuke Ikeda

| title16 = Feel Fine!

| note16 = from album Fairy Tale

| music16 = Akihito Tokunaga

| length16 = 4:49

| extra16 = Akihito Tokunaga

}}

Charts and certifications

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!Chart (2009)

!Peak
position

Japan Billboard Top Albums

|align="center"|1

Japan Oricon Daily album Chart

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Japan Oricon Weekly album Chart

|align="center"|1

Japan Oricon Yearly album Chart

|align="center"|25

Taiwan Combo Chart

|align="center"|5

Taiwan International Chart

|align="center"|1

Taiwan J-Pop Chart

|align="center"|1

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= Sales and certifications =

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Country

! Provider

! Sales

! Certification

Japan

| RIAJ

| 257,127{{cite web|url=http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1228108602/194|title=Under101 売上データ保管スレ2 – 売上スレ避難所@JBBS掲示板|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=February 6, 2010}}

| Platinum{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200909.html|title=ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年9月|publisher=RIAJ|accessdate=February 5, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100206211606/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200909.html| archivedate= February 6, 2010 | url-status= live}}

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Release history

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Country

! Date

! Label

! Format

! Catalog

rowspan="8"| Japan

|rowspan="9"| {{Start date|2009|9|9}}

|rowspan="8"| Northern Music

| LP album

| VNJM-9001{{cite web|url=http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-vinyl-record-limited-edition-japan-version/1020631453-0-0-0-en/info.html|title=All My Best (Vinyl Record)|publisher=YesAsia|accessdate=September 9, 2009}}

Cassette tape

| VNTM-9001{{cite web|url=http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-2-cassette-tapes-limited-edition-japan-version/1020646703-0-0-0-en/info.html|title=All My Best (2 Cassette Tapes)|publisher=YesAsia|accessdate=September 9, 2009}}

MiniDisc

| VNYM-9001{{cite web|url=http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-2-mini-disc-limited-edition-japan-version/1020646732-0-0-0-en/info.html|title=All My Best (2 Mini Disc)|publisher=YesAsia|accessdate=September 9, 2009}}

USB flash drive

| VNZM-9001{{cite web|url=http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-usb-memory-stick-limited-edition-japan-version/1020631412-0-0-0-en/info.html|title=All My Best (USB Memory Stick)|publisher=YesAsia|accessdate=September 9, 2009}}

microSD

| VNZM-9002{{cite web|url=http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-microsd-memory-card-limited-edition-japan-version/1020630495-0-0-0-en/info.html|title=All My Best (microSD Memory Card)|publisher=YesAsia|accessdate=September 9, 2009}}

2CD+DVD (Limited edition)

| VNCM-9007{{cite web|url=http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-album-dvd-first-press-limited-edition-japan-version/1020629062-0-0-0-en/info.html|title=All My Best (Album+DVD)|publisher=YesAsia|accessdate=September 9, 2009}}

2CD (Standard edition)

| VNCM-9009{{cite web|url=http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-normal-edition-japan-version/1020629065-0-0-0-en/info.html|title=All My Best (Album+DVD)|publisher=YesAsia|accessdate=September 9, 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091018040906/http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-normal-edition-japan-version/1020629065-0-0-0-en/info.html| archivedate= October 18, 2009 | url-status= live}}

2CD (FC & Musing edition)

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bgv.jp/shop/detail_shop.php?item_id=1734&_ga=2.134439921.1441465640.1520945948-572010267.1498389800|title=ALL MY BEST 【Musing&FC盤】

|publisher=Musing|accessdate=March 13, 2018}}

Taiwan

| SK-Being

| CD

| SBCA-9002{{cite web|url=http://www.shinkong-being.com.tw/shop/new/detail.asp?id=sbca9002|title=倉木麻衣 : All My Best|publisher=Shinkong Being|accessdate=September 9, 2009|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812062359/http://www.shinkong-being.com.tw/shop/new/detail.asp?id=sbca9002|archive-date=August 12, 2009|url-status=dead}}

Japan

|{{Start date|2009|12|8}}

| Northern Music

| CD

| VNCL-9009{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/ALL-MY-BEST-Special-Gift%E3%83%91%E3%83%83%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8/dp/B002WQSV3I|title=倉木麻衣 : All My Best|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|accessdate=March 13, 2018|language=ja}}

References

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