''4 Real'' is fourth
studio album by Japanese recording artist
Crystal Kay
is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actress and radio host.
After releasing her first single, " Eternal Memories" (1999), Crystal Kay gained fame for her third studio album, '' Almost Seventeen'' (2002), which debuted at number 2 on the Japanese ...
. It was released via
Sony Music Entertainment Japan on November 27, 2003, and was made available as a stand-alone
CD and for
digital consumption. The title ''4 Real'' is play on the phrase "for real"—signifying the singer's fourth record. It contains primarily
contemporary R&B
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The genre features a distinctive record production style, drum machine-backed rhy ...
influences and saw contributions from various songwriters and producers, including
M-Flo
is a Japanese hip hop group consisting of record producer DJ Taku Takahashi, Verbal and Lisa.
Lisa left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career and the remaining members then started the M-Flo Loves... project working different vocalists ...
,
Yoshika and
Keri Hilson
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, among others. The album spawned four singles, which were all released over the course of 2003.
Commercially, ''4 Real'' peaked at number six on the
Oricon Albums Chart and became her second top-ten album in Japan, following the top-three release ''
Almost Seventeen'' (2002). The album continued to chart for a total of 25 weeks in the country. Within a month of the album's release, it was certified gold by the
Recording Industry Association of Japan
The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969.
The RIAJ's activities include pr ...
(RIAJ) for physical shipments of over 250,000 units. It went on to sell over 246,000 copies in 2004, and was ranked the 59th best-selling album of the year in Japan.
Track listing
Charts
Album
Singles
Sales and certifications
Release history
References
External links
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2003 albums
Crystal Kay albums