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Over the Rainbow (Mai Kuraki album)

Over the Rainbow
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Studio album by Mai Kuraki
Released January 11, 2012 (2012-01-11)
Recorded 2011–12
Genre J-pop, R&B
Length 55:44
Label Northern Music
Producer Mai Kuraki,
Mai Kuraki chronology
Future Kiss
(2010)		 Over the Rainbow
(2012)		 Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope
(2014)
Singles from Over the Rainbow
  1. "1000 Mankai no Kiss"
    Released: March 9, 2011
  2. "Mou Ichido"
    Released: May 25, 2011
  3. "Your Best Friend"
    Released: October 19, 2011
  4. "Strong Heart"
    Released: November 23, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Amazon Japan 4/5 stars (link)
EmbraceYou 5/5 stars (link)
FM 139.7 4/5 stars (link)
HMV Japan 4/5 stars (link)
MSN Music Japan Positive (link)
Oricon 75 of 100 (link)
Rakuten 4.6/5 stars(link)
Yahoo! Japan 5/5 stars (link)

Over the Rainbow is the tenth studio album by Japanese musician Mai Kuraki. It was released on January 11, 2012.

The album has four singles, namely:

It also includes the following songs:

The album received critical reception from different sites. EmbraceYou, a web magazine (webzine) based in New York City, stated that "every track (in this album) sells in its own unique way."FM 139.7, a blogsite dedicated to East Asian pop culture, described Over the Rainbow as "the final stage of Kuraki's evolution from R&B to J-pop, while maintaining some of her earlier youthful R&B momentum."

All lyrics written by Mai Kuraki, except track 1, 5, 8, 10 (Kuraki/Giorgio Cancemi) and track 9 (Kuraki/Michael Africk).

(This album finished second behind EXILE's "EXILE Japan/Solo".)


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