| Every Best Single 2 | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Every Little Thing | ||||
| Released | September 3, 2003 (2003-09-03) | |||
| Genre | J-pop, synthpop, pop rock | |||
| Length | 72:57 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Producer | Max Matsuura (exec.) | |||
| Every Little Thing chronology | ||||
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Every Best Single 2 is the second greatest hits compilation of J-pop duo Every Little Thing, released on September 10, 2003 by Avex Trax.
Background
This album is the second best of collection of Every Little Thing, after Every Best Single +3 released in 1999, and includes all the singles from "Pray" to "Fundamental Love", which was a recut single for the album (although it was later also included in Commonplace). Nevertheless, as bonus tracks it includes two pre-2000 singles, "For the Moment" and "Deatta Koro no Yō ni", in newly recorded acoustic versions.
This compilation was the first release of the band to be released with a bonus DVD (only available in the limited edition).
Reception
The album received the award for "Rock & Pop Album of the Year" at the 18th Japan Gold Disc Awards.
Commercial performance
The album peaked at number one on the Oricon charts and charted for 38 weeks.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pray" | Mitsuru Igarashi | Igarashi | Igarashi | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Sure" | Kaori Mochida | Every Little Thing | Every Little Thing | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Rescue Me" | Igarashi | Igarashi | Igarashi | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Ai no Kakera" (愛のカケラ) | Mochida | Kunio Tago | Genya Kuwajima | 4:54 |
| 5. | "Fragile" | Mochida | Kazuhito Kikuchi | Kuwajima, Kikuchi | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Graceful World" | Mochida | Y@suo Ohtani | Kuwajima, Ohtani | 5:11 |
| 7. | "Jump" | Mochida | Mochida | Akira Murata | 4:07 |
| 8. | "Kiwoku" (キヲク) | Mochida | Kikuchi | Murata | 5:26 |
| 9. | "Sasayaka na Inori" (ささやかな祈り) | Mochida | Tago | Expo | 4:55 |
| 10. | "Unspeakable" | Mochida | Kikuchi | Ohtani, Masafumi Nakao | 4:24 |
| 11. | "Nostalgia" | Mochida | Kikuchi | Tasuku | 5:49 |
| 12. | "Grip!" | Mochida | Kazuhiro Hara | HΛL | 4:51 |
| 13. | "Fundamental Love" (ファンダメンタル・ラブ) | Mochida | Tago | Tasuku | 4:17 |
| 14. | "For the Moment" (Acoustic Version) | Igarashi | Igarashi | Ichiro Ito | 4:14 |
| 15. | "Deatta Koro no Yō ni" (出逢った頃のように) (Acoustic Version) | Igarashi | Igarashi | Ito | 5:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fundamental Love" (Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Recording Scene" | |
| 3. | "Live & Documentary Scene Digest" |
- Notes
- co-arranged by Every Little Thing
- co-arranged by Ichiro Ito
Charts
| Release | Chart | Peak position | Sales total |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2003 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 1 | 713,269 copies sold |
References
- "Every Best Single 2 (DVD付き初回限定盤) (CCCD): 音楽". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- "The Japan Gold Disc Award 2004 Archive". The Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- "「Every Best Single 2」 Every Little Thing". Oricon Style. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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