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singer-songwriter Ai. It was released on July 8, 2020, through

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and features a departure from the traditional Japanese and western electropop sounds found in her 2017 studio album, ''

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''. Featuring collaborations with

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, Joelii and MJ116, majority of the extended play was recorded in

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Background

To celebrate her twenty-year anniversary in the music industry and the then upcoming

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, Ai began production for an album in 2019. Additionally, a compilation album, '' Kansha!!!!! – Thank You for 20 Years New and Best'', was released by EMI on November 6, 2019, which included tracks previously not available in countries outside of Asia and new material. The EP's first single, " Summer Magic", was released in May 2019. Both its Japanese and English counterpart were produced and written by

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. "Summer Magic" was also included in an advertisement for the

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in Japan. "You Never Know" was released in August 2019, featuring Taiwanese group MJ116. The third single, " I'm Coming Home", was released in January 2020 and the fourth single, "Good as Gold" in March 2020. The fifth single, "Gift" was released in April 2020. In May 2020, Ai announced on her social media the title and release date of the EP. Pre-add for

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and

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began on June 26, 2020.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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.''It's All Me, Vol. 1'' (CD). Ai.

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Musicians

* Ai Carina Uemura – lead vocals, songwriting, production * Uta – production, songwriting *

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– production, songwriting * Taylor Dexter – production, songwriting *

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– songwriting *

– featured artist, songwriting * Gedrin Joely Morel – featured artist, songwriting * Mario Parra – songwriting * Dijonn Gary Grizzell – songwriting * Silver Age – production *

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– songwriting * Khris Riddick-Tynes – songwriting *

– production * MJ116 – featured artist * Vava – producer, composer * Mu Yuan Lin – songwriting, vocals * Wen Jie Zhou – songwriting, vocals * Yu Rong Chen – songwriting, vocals * Jin – production * Ruri Matsumura – songwriting * Futoshi Kawashima – arrangement

Technical

* Keisuke Fujimaki – vocal engineering * Keisuke Suwa – vocal engineering * Shiori Maruoka – vocal engineering * Zachary Lin – vocal engineering * Mario Parra – vocal engineering * D.O.I – mixing * Boris Milan - mixing *

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– mastering * Ai Carina Uemura – vocal engineering * MJ116 – vocal engineering

Visuals and imagery

* Ran Tondabayahsi – art director * Yousuke Tsuchida – designer * Hiroki Watanabe – photographer * Moemi Odo – retouching * Ai Carina Uemura – hair, makeup artist * Akemi Ono – hair, makeup artist * Noriko Gota – stylist * Akio Kawabata – design coordination * Shuma Saito – design coordination

Charts

Release history

Notes

References

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