Break the Rules (Namie Amuro album)
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| Studio album by Namie Amuro | ||||
| Released | 20 December 2000 | |||
| Studio | Baybridge Studio, DARP Studios, Guillaume Tell, Larrabee Sound Studio, Ocean Way Recording, On Air Azabu Studio, Stanley House, TK Disc Studios, TK's Malibu Studio, Woodland Studios | |||
| Genre | R&B, hip hop, electronica | |||
| Length | 63:03 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Producer | Dallas Austin, Ricciano Lumpkins, Tetsuya Komuro | |||
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Break the Rules is the fifth studio album by Namie Amuro. It is her second album of 2000, coming only 11 months after her previous album Genius 2000, and is her final album to date with producer Tetsuya Komuro. Due to the small space in time between the release of this album and her last album, only two singles precede it.
Break the Rules is her second album to feature songs written and produced by American music producer, Dallas Austin. His role in this album, however, is much smaller than the last. For Genius 2000, Austin produced half of the album; with this album he only produced four songs. The majority of the tracks features compositions from Amuro's main producer, Tetsuya Komuro.
First editions of the album came in special packaging. The booklet was presented as a foldout poster featuring Amuro looking out of an airplane window. It also came with a foldout card of photos depicting Namie in different locations around America, mostly New York City, New York and Los Angeles, California. The album was housed in a transparent slip case with the phrase "break the rules" in pink running diagonally across the front and back of it.
The songs "Think of Me" and "No More Tears" were released as a double a-side single shortly after the release of the album. A video was made for "Think of Me" in New York during photo sessions for the album artwork. No video was made for "No More Tears." Previous songs that appear on the album have all been slightly modified. These songs include "Never End," "Please Smile Again," and "Cross Over." "Cross Over" features a rap verse from Poppa L.Q. Unique among Amuro albums is that it features her first attempt at singing a song entirely in English on the track, "Looking for You".
The album was certified Platinum by the RIAJ.
Production
Album - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Singles - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Total Single Sales: 969,940
Total Album and Single Sales: 1,304,460
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