Go (Kreva album) explained

Go
Type:studio
Artist:Kreva
Cover:Kreva - Go.jpg
Released:September 8, 2011
Recorded:2010–11
Genre:Hip hop, electronic
Length:50:08
Label:Pony Canyon
Producer:Kreva (also exec.)
Prev Title:Shinzō
Prev Year:2009

Go is the fifth studio album by Japanese rapper Kreva, released through Pony Canyon on September 8, 2011. It is Kreva's first studio album in two years.[1] The album's title, Go, is a word play on the Japanese word for . Kreva explained, "It's my fifth album so I called it Go". Go produced three singles, including the top ten hit "Idome".

The album was released in three formats: limited CD+DVD edition, limited CD+T-shirt edition, and standard CD-only edition. The album's title is reiterated in the price of the CD+T-shirt edition (5,555 yen) as well as its catalog number (PCCA-9855).[2]

Background

Kreva described the album as an "ode to his fans".[3] In a press release issued on August 1, 2011, he spoke about the album's direction:

Commercial performance

Go debuted at number 2 on the Oricon Daily Albums chart on September 6, 2011, selling 5,398 copies.[4] The album climbed to number 1 the following day with 7,337 copies sold.[5] It sold 5,840 copies on September 8 and 3,269 copies on September 9, remaining at number 1.[6] [7] On September 10, the album fell to number 2, with 2,978 copies sold, and then to number 4 on September 11.[8] Despite remaining at number 1 for most of the week, Go peaked at number 2 on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart, selling 28,132 copies in its first week, 2,132 copies less than the second week sales of Ayumi Hamasaki's Five, which claimed the top spot.[9] [10] [11] It dropped four spots to number 6 on its second week, selling 6,857 copies.[12]

Charts and sales

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Billboard Japan Top Albums[13] 2
Oricon Daily Albums1
Oricon Weekly Albums2

Notes and References

  1. News: KREVA、2年ぶりアルバム＆武道館公演開催を発表. Oricon. 2011-09-08. 2011-07-19. Japanese.
  2. News: KREVA、5thアルバム『GO』をクレバの日にリリース. Barks. ITmedia. 2011-09-08. 2011-07-19. Japanese.
  3. News: KREVA、木曜発売？「ささいな事だな関係無い」. Barks. ITmedia. 2011-09-08. 2011-09-06. Japanese.
  4. Web site: 2011年09月06日のCDアルバムデイリーランキング . 2011-09-08 . 2011-09-06 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026180911/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2011-09-06/ . 2012-10-26 . Japanese . dead .
  5. Web site: 2011年09月07日のCDアルバムデイリーランキング . 2011-09-08 . 2011-09-07 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026180911/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2011-09-07/ . 2012-10-26 . Japanese . dead .
  6. Web site: 2011年09月08日のCDアルバムデイリーランキング . 2011-09-09 . 2011-09-08 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026180911/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2011-09-08/ . 2012-10-26 . Japanese . dead .
  7. Web site: 2011年09月09日のCDアルバムデイリーランキング . 2011-09-10 . 2011-09-09 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026180911/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2011-09-09/ . 2012-10-26 . Japanese . dead .
  8. Web site: 2011年09月11日のCDアルバムデイリーランキング . 2011-09-12 . 2011-09-11 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026180911/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2011-09-11/ . 2012-10-26 . Japanese . dead .
  9. News: 浜崎あゆみ、2週連続アルバム首位 5年8カ月ぶりV2達成. Oricon. 2011-09-13. 2011-09-13. Japanese.
  10. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2011&month=9&week=3&submit4.x=36&submit4.y=18. ja:2011年09月第3週の邦楽アルバムランキング情報. 2011-09-15. Oricon. Japanese.
  11. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/930468/1/. ja:ＧＯ（完全限定生産盤）/ＫＲＥＶＡ. 2011-09-15. Oricon. Japanese.
  12. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2011&month=9&week=4&submit4.x=36&submit4.y=18. ja:2011年09月第4週の邦楽アルバムランキング情報. 2011-09-21. Oricon. Japanese.
  13. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Albums . . Hanshin Contents Link . 2011-09-15 . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20110919103903/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/top_albums/ . 2011-09-19 . dead .

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