Maximum (MAX album)
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Maximum is MAX
's debut studio album released under Avex Trax
. The album consists entirely of Japanese language covers of Eurobeat
songs. The album sold more than 1.2 million copies becoming the group's most successful release. It spent 4 non-consecutive weeks at #1. It is also the 15th best selling album of 1997.
MAX (band)
MAX whose name is an acronym for "Musical Active eXperience" is an Okinawan vocal group popular in Japan. The original members of MAX made their musical debut as members of the Super Monkey's along with lead vocalist, Namie Amuro...
's debut studio album released under Avex Trax
Avex Trax
, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...
. The album consists entirely of Japanese language covers of Eurobeat
Eurobeat
Eurobeat is a form of italo-disco/hi-NRG music that developed in the late 1980s.In the United States, Eurobeat was sometimes marketed as Hi-NRG and for a short while shared this term with the very early freestyle music hits....
songs. The album sold more than 1.2 million copies becoming the group's most successful release. It spent 4 non-consecutive weeks at #1. It is also the 15th best selling album of 1997.
Track listing
| # | Yuko Ebine, Groovesurfers | 4:24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | "Extasy" | Yuko Ebine, Groovesurfers | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Tora Tora Tora" | Kazumi Suzuki, Tiger Boys | 4:44 |
| 4. | "So Much In Love" | Kazumi Suzuki, Tiger Boys | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Broken Heart" | Kazumi Suzuki, Groovesurfers | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Because I Need You ~Ai wa Mada Ikiteru Noni~" | Yuko Ebine, Groovesurfers | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Reality" | Yuko Ebine, Groovesurfers | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Kiss Me Kiss Me, Baby Kiss me Kiss me, Baby "Kiss me Kiss me, Baby" is a song by Okinawan dance unit, MAX. It is a Japanese cover of "Kiss me Kiss me, Babe" by the Italo Disco artist Virginelle. It was composed by Hinoky Team with Japanese lyrics written by Kazumi Suzuki. It was released as their second single and appears on the albums,... " |
Kazumi Suzuki, Hinoky Team | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Summer Time" | Kazumi Suzuki, Groovesurfers | 3:57 |
| 10. | "Koisuru Velfarre Dance ~Saturday night~ (Hyper J-Euro Mix)" | Yasushi Akimoto Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese television writer, lyricist, record producer, professor and vice president at Kyoto University of Art and Design. He also created some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise.- Career :... , Alfredo Pignagnoli, Davide Riva |
4:59 |
| 11. | "Seventies Seventies (song) "Seventies" is a song by Okinawan dance unit, MAX. It is a Japanese cover of Italo Disco artist Mega NRG Man's song of the same name. It was composed by Groove Surfers with Japanese lyrics written by Kazumi Suzuki... " |
Kazumi Suzuki, Groovesurfers | 4:46 |
| 12. | "Get My Love! Get My Love! "Get My Love!" is a song by Okinawan dance unit, MAX. It is a Japanese cover of "Take My Gum" by Italo Disco artist, Dolly. It was composed by Syrups with Japanese lyrics written by Yuko Ebine and was released as the fifth and final single from their debut album, Maximum... " |
Yuko Ebine, Syrups | 3:43 |
| 13. | "Stranger in the Night" | Yuko Ebine, Groovesurfers | 3:48 |
Charts
Album - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)| Release | Chart | Peak Position | Sales Total | Chart Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 11, 1996 | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 1 | 1,288,260 | 27 weeks |
| December 11, 1996 | Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 15 | 1,288,260 | |