- Maximum Groove
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Maximum II 
Studio album by MAX Released December 2, 1998 Recorded 1998 Genre Pop, Dance, R&B Length 1:06:28 Label Avex Trax Producer Max Matsuura MAX chronology Maximum II
(1997)Maximum Groove
(1998)Maximum Collection
(1999)Singles from Maximum Groove - "Hikari no Veil"
- "Ride on Time"
- "Grace of My Heart"
Maximum Groove is the third studio album by Okinawan dance unit, MAX. It was released on December 2, 1998 by record label, avex trax. It is their second album to peak at the #1 position on the Oricon Weekly Album Charts and has since been certified a million seller by the Recording Industry Association of Japan[1]. It is one of two albums by the group to chart in Oricon's 1999 Year-End album chart along with their first greatest hits compilation, Maximum Collection (1999). It charted at #27[2]. The album was supported by their MAX Live Contact 1999 ~Sunny Holiday~ concert tour.
Contents
Track list
# Title Songwriters Time 1. "Only One" Yuko Ebine, Hideaki Kuwabara 4:29 2. "Hikari no Veil" Goro Matsui, Kiichi Yokoyama 5:01 3. "I'm In Love" Hiromi Mori, Masataka Sasamoto 4:24 4. "Getting Over" Matsui, Yokoyama 5:00 5. "Sunny Holiday" David Toball, Sandro Cajander, TH Olsen, Masato Ota, Jonas Eriksson, Mattias Eliasson 3:42 6. "Not Alone" Matsui, Kuwabara 5:12 7. "Active For The Love" Matsui, Yasushi Sasamoto 4:43 8. "Private Crime" Mori, M. Sasamoto 4:58 9. "Reborn" Mori, M. Sasamoto 4:41 10. "Person I Need" Mori, M. Sasamoto 5:41 11. "Grace Of My Heart" Ebine, Kenji Suzuki 5:24 12. "Ride On Time" Matsui, Yokoyama 4:27 13. "Don't You Love Me" Kazumi Suzuki, Groove Surfers 4:56 14. "Love Desire" Yuko Ebine, Time Machine 3:54 Chart performance
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart Peak First week Total Chart run 1[3] 322,300[4] 824,370[2] 12[3] Certification
"Maximum Groove" has been certified million for shipments of over 1,000,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Accolades
- Pop Album of the Year - Japan Gold Disc Awards[5]
References
- ^ "RIAJ 1998 Certifications". http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/million_list/1998.html.
- ^ a b "1999 Oricon Album Chart". http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/1999a.html.
- ^ a b "Oricon Maximum Groove Data". http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/44912/1/.
- ^ "Oricon Weekly Singles Chart: 12/14/1998". http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/981214a.html.
- ^ "Japan Gold Disc Awards Archive". http://www.golddisc.jp/award/013/13th_001.html#gd1305.
Nana · Reina · Lina · Mina
AkiStudio albums Maximum (1996) · Maximum II (1997) · Maximum Groove (1998) · Emotional History (2001) · Jewel of Jewels (2006)Compilations Maximum Collection (1999) · Precious Collection 1995–2002 (2002)Remix albums Super Eurobeat presents Hyper Euromax (2000) · Maximum Trance (2002) · New Edition: Maximum Hits (2008)Music Videos Maximum Clips (1997) · Maximum Clips II (1999) · Precious Clip Collection 1995-2002 (2002) · MAX Best Clips (2002)Concert tours J-Pop Gig Tour '97 (1997) · MAX Live Contact 1998 ~Max Up Your Life~ (1998) · MAX Live Contact 1999 ~Sunny Holiday~ (1999) · MAX Live Contact 2000 ~No boundly~ (2000) · MAX Live Contact 2001 ~Bitter 4 Sweet~ (2001) · MAX Presents Live Contact 2009 "New Edition" (2009)Singles Koi Suru Velfarre Dance: Saturday Night (1995) · Kiss Me Kiss Me, Baby (1995) · Tora Tora Tora (1996) · Seventies (1996) · Get My Love! (1996) · Give Me a Shake (1997) · Love Is Dreaming (1997) · Shinin'on-Shinin'love (19997) · Hikari no Veil (1998) · Ride on Time (1998) · Grace of My Heart (1998) · Love impact (1999) · Ano Natsu Eto (1999) · Ginga no Chikai (1999) · Isshoni... (1999) · Never Gonna Stop It (2000) · Magic (2000) · Barairo no Hibi (2000) · Always Love (2001) · Perfect Love (2001) · Moonlight (2001) · Feel So Right (2001) · Spring Rain (2002) · Eternal White (2002) · Festa (2003) · Love Screw (2003) · Be With You (2004) · Nirai Kanai (2005) · Anata o Omou Hodo (2005) · Splash Gold: Natsu no Kiseki/Prism of Eyes (2006) · Rough Cut Diamond (2009) · Cat's Eye (2010)Filmography Ladies MAX (1996) · Ladies MAX ~Give me a Shake~ (1997) · Sweet Devil (1998) · Churasan 2 (2003) · Star Light (2006) · Churasan 4 (2007)Associated acts Related articles MAX discographyCategories:- MAX albums
- 1998 albums
- Avex Group albums
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