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The Last Ai THE LAST A.I. ) is the eighth studio album by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai Island Records and Universal Sigma . The album features guest appearances and collaborations from Namie Amuro , Snoop Dogg , Kato Miliyah , AK-69 , Judith Hill , Boyz II Men , K'naan and Chaka Khan .
Four singles were released from The Last Ai .[2] [3] [4] [5] Fake " was certified gold by the RIAJ , peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100Still... " and "Stronger " charted within the top 30 of the Japan Hot 100.[6] [7]
Background [ edit ]
The reason for giving the meaningful title "Last Ai" is that "I can't say yet"...Would you like [me ] to stop singing? That's not the case! I want to aim for the Grammy Awards , and I want to send music to the world including Japan, so I'm relieved for the future.[8]
— Ai reflecting on the future of her career
Ai previously released her 2009 compilation album, Best Ai [9] Viva Ai
In September 2010, the title of the album was revealed and was slated for release in December later that year.[5] Snoop Dogg , Ai revealed multiple artists from the west coast would be featured on the album.[5] [10]
Track listing [ edit ]
The Last Ai – Limited edition bonus DVD Title Director(s ) 1. "Fake" (featuring Namie Amuro) (music video) Ugichin 2. "Still..." (featuring AK-69) (music video) Masaki Bamba 3. "Let It Go" (featuring Snoop Dogg) (music video) Tanaka Taro 4. "Behind the Scenes"
Takashi Mukainakano
Personnel [ edit ]
Credits adapted from album's liner notes .[11]
Musicians [ edit ]
George Tashiro – songwriting
Uta – arrangement, production, songwriting, composition
Namie Amuro – featured artist, vocals
Cordell Broadus – songwriting
DJ2High – composition
Snoop Dogg – featured artist
Miliyah Kato – featured artist, songwriting, vocals
T. Kura – production
AK-69 – featured artist, vocals, songwriting
Jin – composition
DJ Watarai – production, composition
Masa Kohama – guitar
Judith Hill – featured artist, vocals, songwriting
Jeff Miyahara – production, songwriting
Yuichi Hayashida – composition
Boyz II Men – featured artist
Nathan Morris – vocals
Shawn Stockman – vocals
Wanya Morris – vocals
Suamana "Swoop" Brown – production, songwriting, instruments
C. Mortimer – songwriting
Alia Coley – songwriting, background vocals
Erik Hammer – guitar
Tim Lou – cello
Geott Osika – bass
Lisa Liu – violin
Mark Robertson – violin
Chaka Khan – featured artist, vocals
Jeremey Soule – composition
Andrew Bloch – songwriting
Bruno Mars – songwriting
Edmond Dunne – songwriting
Jean Duval – songwriting
Keinan Abdi Warsame – songwriting
Phillip Lawrence – songwriting
The Smeezingtons – production
David Foster – songwriting
Tom Keane – songwriting
Cynthia Weil – songwriting
Technical [ edit ]
Ai Carina Uemura – executive production
Ryosuke Kataoka – vocal engineering
D.O.I – mixing
DJ2High – coordination
Okuda Supa – vocal engineering
Travis "Shaggy" Marshal – vocal engineering
Yasuaki Sakuma – vocal engineering
Neeraj Khajanchi – vocal engineering
Hiroaki Okuda – recording engineering
Hiroki Soshi – recording engineering assistant
Satoshi Hosoi – mixing
Suamana "Swoop" Brown – vocal arrangement
Masashi Kubo – mixing
Masato Kamata – vocal editing
Phil Tan – mixing
Dave McNair – mastering
Tremaine "Six 7" Williams – vocal engineering
Tiger – vocal direction
Visuals and imagery [ edit ]
Toshiya Ohno – art direction
Kenjiro Harigai – designer
Kyosuke Ochiai – coordination
Yasunari Kikuma – photography
Noriko Goto – styling
Akemi Ono – hair, makeup
Akilla – tattoo designer
Hitomi Miyamoto – artwork coordination
Chart performance [ edit ]
The Last Ai debuted and peaked at number 14 on the Japanese Oricon Albums chart, charting for eight weeks.
Release history [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "AIデビュー10 周年第2 弾シングルは豪華トリプルコラボ" . 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Natalie Music. Retrieved June 14, 2021 .
^ "AI、デビュー10 周年シングルで安室奈美恵と再びコラボ" . 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Natalie Music. Retrieved June 14, 2021 .
^ "AI、今年3 枚目のシングルは未解決事件ドラマ主題歌" . 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Natalie Music. Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ a b c "AI新シングルで加藤ミリヤ、スヌープ・ドッグと強力コラボ" . 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Natalie Music. Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100: Week of 2010/04/07" . Billboard Japan . Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100: Week of 2010/11/03" . Billboard Japan . Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ Inc, Natasha. "AI新作「THE LAST A.I.」に国内外VIPアーティスト8 組参加" . 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ 嵐、ミスチル超え！09 年アルバムセールスのトップに立つ Nippon Television the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ "AI新作「THE LAST A.I.」に国内外VIPアーティスト8 組参加" . 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Natalie Music. Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ The Last Ai (CD ). Ai Island Records /Universal Sigma . 2010. UPCI-9038.
^ "THE LAST A.I.(初回限定盤) | AI" . ORICON NEWS . Retrieved June 14, 2021 .
^ "THE LAST A.I. | AI" . ORICON NEWS . Retrieved July 18, 2022 .
^ "THE LAST A.I.(初回限定盤) | AI" . ORICON NEWS . Retrieved June 14, 2021 .
^ "THE LAST A.I. | AI" . ORICON NEWS . Retrieved June 14, 2021 .
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