181920

Infobox Album | Name = 181920
Type = Compilation Album
Artist = Namie Amuro

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Released = January 28, 1998 (CD)
January 28, 2004 (DVD-Audio)
March 31, 2004 (CD+DVD)
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Genre = Pop, R&B, Dance
Length =
Label = avex trax
Producer = Tetsuya Komuro
Dave Rodgers
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Last album =
This album = "181920"
(1998)
Next album = "LOVE ENHANCED ♥ single collection"
(2002)

181920 is Namie Amuro's first singles collection under the avex trax label. The album covers twelve singles which were released prior to her maternal hiatus in 1998. The title of the album derives from the fact that it's material spans those three ages in which she recorded and performed these songs. Her 9th single, "Dreaming I was dreaming" is exclusive to the album not appearing on any of her original studio recordings.

Six years after the release of the album, a DVD-audio version of it was re-released. Another version repackaged with a DVD and renamed "181920+films" was also released on March 31, 2004. Her first music video compilation 181920 films which was released inconjunction with the original compilation comprises the DVD content in this reissue.

Information

Eleven of the twelve songs of the albums were taken from Original Tracks Vol.1 (with the Super Monkeys), and Namie's first two original studio albums, Sweet 19 Blues and Concentration 20. Although 181920 didn't match the success of her previous albums it was successful. It took the top spot of the album chart with 857,100 units sold in its first week. It stayed at #1 with 326,270 copies sold in its second week. The album stayed in the top 20 for 7 weeks and on the Oricon charts for a total of 27 weeks. [ [http://www.jpopmusic.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2959338#2959338 Jpopmusic.com :: View topic - The Oricon Resource/Archives Thread II ] ] 181920 has sold over 1.6 million copies during its original chart run and over 2 million in total. 181920 is also the 107th best selling album of all time in Japan and is Namie's 3rd best selling album. [ja icon [http://www.musictvprogram.com/corner-ranking-album.html 歴代アルバムランキング ] ]

Charts

Album - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Track listing

# "Body Feels EXIT" – 4:22
# "TRY ME ~私を信じて~ (watashi wo shinjite)– 3:57
# "Chase the Chance" – 4:31
# "taiyou no SEASON" – 3:30
# "You're my sunshine" – 5:46
# "How to be a Girl" – 4:26
# "SWEET 19 BLUES" – 5:36
# "Dreaming I was dreaming" – 5:10
# "Stop the music" – 3:37
# "a walk in the park" – 5:38
# "Don't wanna cry" – 5:39
# "CAN YOU CELEBRATE?" – 6:21

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