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singer
Namie Amuro Namie Amuro ( ; ja, 安室奈美恵, Amuro Namie, label=none; born September 20, 1977) is a Japanese former recording artist, producer, songwriter, dancer, model, actress and entrepreneur who was active between 1992 and 2018. A leading figure of ...
, released on December 16, 2009. Amuro stated that she saw ''PastBest Fiction ''Best Fiction'' is the third greatest hits album by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro, and the final greatest hits release from Avex Trax, her record company since 1995. The release follows her two previous greatest hits albums, '' 181920'' ( ...
'' (2008). Only one single, " Wild/Dr.", was released from the album. Several of the album tracks were used in promotional campaigns leading up to its release, including " My Love" and "Copy That", which were used in
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commercials. A tour in support of the album was announced for April 2010. The album sold 310,323 units within its first six days.


Background

''PastS Kawaii that she was preparing a new album which she would begin recording during her Best Fiction Tour. In the interview, she also confirmed that the direction of the album would be different from her previous album. Confirmation of the impending release of Amuro's ninth studio album occurred several months later when media outlets began to report new commercials with new songs by the singer would appear not in a new single, but a new album towards the end of the year. Of the twelve tracks being released on the album, eleven tracks including "Wild", Dr.", "Fast Car", "My Love", "Copy That", "Bad Habit" "Love Game", "The Meaning of Us", "Shut Up, "Defend Love", and "Steal My Night" were announced on her official site on October 22. The final track, "First Timer" a collaboration with hip hop group Doberman Inc. was announced at a later date. Unlike ''Play'' which was produced solely by Michico and T.Kura of
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and Nao'ymt, Amuro sought other writers and producers for this project.
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, a
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n production team was the first to reveal that they had written new material for Amuro on their official website in August 2009. In a blog entry, songwriter/producer, Hiro, who has written for other artists including
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and J Soul Brothers, confirmed that he produced "My Love".


Promotion

After the release of the singles "Wild" and "Dr.", the first songs to be promoted from the album were "My Love" and "Copy That", which appeared in new commercials for cosmetics company,
Vidal Sassoon Vidal Sassoon (17 January 1928 – 9 May 2012) was a British hairstylist, businessman, and philanthropist. He was noted for repopularising a simple, close-cut geometric hairstyle called the bob cut, worn by famous fashion designers including Ma ...
. They premiered on the web first and later on television in October 2009. "My Love" would later make its radio premiere on
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's Groove Line on October 27. Both "My Love" and "Copy That" were released as ringtones online on November 18. Two more songs from the album, "Fast Car" and "The Meaning Of Us" also made their radio premieres on November 23 and 24. The music videos for the two respective songs also premiered on music channels. In total, four new music videos have been produced for "Fast Car", "The Meaning Of Us", "Love Game", and "Defend Love." All four videos will appear on a DVD included with the album along with music videos for the previously released "Wild" and "Dr.". The "Defend Love" music video was a collaboration with
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, featuring Namie Amuro as an animated character interacting with
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''. Part of the video re-creates the encounter between Amuro Ray and
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in the Ghost of Solomon event, with Namie Amuro in place of Lalah piloting a pink Elmeth.


Track listing


Chart performance

The album debuted at number one on the
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daily album chart, with a first day sales tally of around 112,000 copies. At the end of its first week of release, the album went on to top the Oricon weekly album chart, selling around 331,000 copies. According to Oricon, the album sold 545,929 copies within ten weeks, surpassing the sales of Amuro's previous studio album, ''
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''. According to Oricon, Amuro's new album ''PastConcentration 20 ''Concentration 20'' is the third studio album by Japanese singer Namie Amuro, released July 24, 1997 by Avex Trax. The album's genre is a fusion of styles including pop, dance and rock. Unlike Amuro's previous effort, ''Sweet 19 Blues'', whi ...
'' in terms of ranking.


Reception

rated the album four and a half out of five stars on ''
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''.


Charts and certifications


Charts


Sales and certifications


Singles - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)


References

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