Feat. Ai
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| Released | December 1, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
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Feat. Ai (stylized FEAT. A.I.) is the second compilation album by Japanese–American singer-songwriter Ai, released December 1, 2004, by Island Records and Universal Sigma. The compilation was Ai's first release under Island Records and contains a variety of songs that have her as a featured artist.
Upon the album's release, Feat. Ai peaked at number 33 on the Oricon Albums chart and number 79 on Taiwan's G-Music chart.
Background and release
[edit]With the success of 2004 Ai, Ai's former label, BMG released a compilation album in September 2004 of unreleased material and remixes titled Flashback to Ai. Material from the compilation were from Ai's 2001 debut album, My Name Is Ai.[1] Within a few weeks after the release of Flashback to Ai, Universal Japan announced Ai signed to Island Records after her contract with Def Jam Japan expired. A compilation album was announced to be released in December.
Critical reception
[edit]CDJournal gave the album a positive review, noting Ai collaborated with more than 20 artists at the time of the release. CDJournal added, "Her [Ai's] voice overcomes genre barriers, capturing the essence of soul music.[2]
Track listing
[edit]- Hot Spot (feat. Uzi) – Ai
- Angel (feat. Ai) – Boy-Ken
- No Generation Gap (feat. Ai) – Char
- Welcome 2 Da Party (feat. Hi-D and Ai) – DJ Watarai
- Starstruck: "The Return of the LuvBytes" (feat. Ai, Emi Hinouchi and Rum of Heartsdales) – M-Flo
- Thunder Break (feat. Ai, Hab I Scream and Dabo) – Kaminari-Kazoku
- Rollin' On (Remix feat. Ai) – Double
- Super Back Shan (Yes, sir) [feat. Ai] – Dabo
- Gold Digga (feat. Ai) – Michico
- Jonan Ondo – Gicode
- Golden Mic (Remix feat. Kashi Da Handsome, Ai, Zeebra, Dohzi-T, and Han'nya)
- Fatal Attraction (feat. Ai) – 51-Goichi
- Uh Uh...... (feat. Ai) – Suite Chic
- Somebody's Girl – Ken Hirai
- Love Ya (feat. Ai) – Sphere of Influence
- Baby Shine – Heartsdales
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
Sales |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 33 | JPN: 32,000 |
| Taiwan Albums (G-Music)[4] | 79 |
References
[edit]- ^ "AI、初期のトラックとレアなリミックスを収録したアーリータイムベストセレクション・リリース！". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ "AI / FEAT.A.I. - CDJournal". artist.cdjournal.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ "AIのリリース一覧" [List of Ai's Releases]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ^ "G-Music J-Pop Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
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