Unconditional Love (Mai Kuraki album)

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Unconditional Love
Standard edition cover
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 27, 2021 (2021-10-27)
Recorded2019–2021
StudioNorthern Music
Genre
LabelNorthern Music
Producer
Mai Kuraki chronology
Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You
(2019)
Unconditional Love
(2021)
Singles from Unconditional Love
  1. "Zero kara Hajimete"
    Released: June 2, 2021

Unconditional Love (styled as unconditional L♡VE) is the thirteenth studio album by Japanese singer and songwriter Mai Kuraki. The album was released on October 27, 2021, by Northern Music. It is the follow-up to her 2018 album Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei. The album was released in four versions: standard edition, fan club edition, and two limited editions.[1][2][3]

Singles[edit]

"Zero kara Hajimete" was released as the lead single from the album on March 6, 2021. The single was re-released as a video single on June 2, 2021. The video single debuted atop on the Oricon Weekly DVD chart and has sold 8,419 copies nationwide. "Can You Feel My Heart" and "Hitori ja Nai" were released as the follow-ups to the single in April and August 2021, respectively.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unconditional Love"
  • Mai Kuraki
  • Erik Lidbom
3:51
2."Unbreakable"
3:03
3."One Love"
  • Kuraki
  • Shinichiro Murayama
  • Wakisaka
3:36
4."Can You Feel My Heart"
  • Kuraki
  • Daisuke Nakamura
3:56
5."W de Tsutsumuyo" (Wで包むよ)3:43
6."Veronica" (ベロニカ)
  • Kuraki
  • Nakamura
4:37
7."Tomorrow"
  • Kuraki
  • Satoshi Ikezawa
5:41
8."Hitori ja Nai" (ひとりじゃない)
  • Kuraki
  • Makoto Watanabe
5:09
9."It's Never Over"
  • Kuraki
  • Seiji Motoyama
  • Cybersound
3:29
10."Proof of Being Alive"
  • Kuraki
  • Kujira Yumemi
4:56
11."Sea Wind"
5:26
12."Zero kara Hajimete" (ZEROからハジメテ)
  • Mai Kuraki
  • Lidbom
  • Jon Hällgren
  • Youth Case
3:18
Standard edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Always" (All Fan's Chorus Special Edit Itsudemo Love Zutto Smile)
 
Limited edition A bonus DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can You Feel My Heart" (Ballad ver.(Mai Kuraki x Piano Premium Movie))
  • Kuraki
  • Nakamura
 
Limited edition B bonus DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Togetsukyo (Kimi Omou)" (Live Movie from Billboard Classics 20th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Premium Symphonic Concert 2019)
  • Kuraki
  • Tokunaga
 
2."Light Up My Life" (Live Movie from Billboard Classics 20th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Premium Symphonic Concert 2019)
  • Kuraki
  • Tokunaga
 
3."Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai" (Live Movie from Billboard Classics 20th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Premium Symphonic Concert 2019)
  • Kuraki
  • Tokunaga
 
4."Be Proud (We Make New History)" (Live Movie from Billboard Classics 20th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Premium Symphonic Concert 2019)
  • Kuraki
  • Tokunaga
 
5."Barairo no Jinsei" (Live Movie from Billboard Classics 20th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Premium Symphonic Concert 2019)
  • Kuraki
  • Tokunaga
 

Charts[edit]

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Catalogue no. Label Ref.
Japan October 27, 2021 CD (Standard edition) VNCM-9065 Northern Music [5]
CD+DVD(Limited edition A) VNCM-9063 [6]
CD+DVD(Limited edition B) VNCM-9046 [7]
CD (Musing & FC edition) VNCF-9011 [8]
Digital download Being Inc.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "倉木麻衣、アルバム『unconditional L♡VE』を10月発売+収録新曲が『名探偵コナン』エンディング曲に". barks (in Japanese).
  2. ^ "倉木麻衣が"無条件の愛"テーマにしたニューアルバム発表、収録曲が「名探偵コナン」新EDテーマに決定". barks (in Japanese).
  3. ^ "倉木麻衣『unconditional L♡VE』〈癒しや温かさ、愛を感じ、ネガティブな気持ちを少しでも軽くしてもらいたい〉という想いが詰まった2年ぶりのアルバム". Mikki Tokyo (in Japanese).
  4. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-11-08" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "unconditional LOVE<通常盤>". Tower Records. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "unconditional LOVE [CD+DVD+PHOTO BOOKLET]<初回限定盤A>". Tower Records. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "unconditional LOVE [CD+DVD]<初回限定盤B>". Tower Records. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "unconditional L♡VE【Musing&FC盤】". Musing. Retrieved September 27, 2021.