Genius 2000
by Namie Amuro
- Type: Album
- Released: 26 January 2000
- Label: Avex Trax
- Country: Japan
- Length: 1:06:00
- Community rating: 3.02/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Namie Amuro's fourth studio album and her first in three years, 'Genius 2000' pairs longtime producer Tetsuya Komuro with Dallas Austin, her first American collaborator. Its J-pop and contemporary R&B construction is rhythmic and melodic, framed by futuristic production textures.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic, bassy, atmospheric, complex
Tracklist
- Make The Connection Complete (1:06)
- Love 2000 (5:12)
- Respect The Power Of Love (5:26)
- Leavin' For Las Vegas (4:39)
- Something 'Bout The Kiss (4:25)
- I Have Never Seen (4:36)
- Still In Love (4:17)
- Mi Corazon (Te' Amour) (4:48)
- You Are The One (5:48)
- Kiss-And-Ride (3:48)
- Things I Collected (6:18)
- Next To You (4:15)
- Asking Why (5:07)
- Give It A Try (4:24)
- Log Off (1:51)
Credits
- Tada Bijutsu - artwork [object realization]
- Kenji Sano - directed by [lead vocal], backing vocals
- Yuko Kawai - directed by [vocal direction assisted by], backing vocals
- Toshihide Iwasa - programmed by [synthesizer]
- Lynn Mabry - backing vocals, music by, arranged by, words by
- Sheila E. - backing vocals, music by, arranged by, percussion, drums, words by
- Renato Neto - keyboards [additional], music by, arranged by, programmed by [synthesizer], keyboards [additional]
- Akihisa Murakami - programmed by [synthesizer]
- Dallas Austin - producer, words by, music by, arranged by
- Jasper Cameron - words by [rap], words by, music by
- Tycoon Graphics - art direction, design
- Jesse Oba - production manager, coordinator [atlanta]
- Kimberly L. Smith - production manager, coordinator [atlanta]
- Kimi Sato - production manager, coordinator [la & hawaii]
- Riki Melwani - production manager, coordinator [la & hawaii]
- Tetsuya Uekata - production manager, coordinator [la & hawaii]
- Katsumi Arai - production manager, coordinator [tokyo]
- Shinichi Kubota - production manager, coordinator [tokyo]
- Takeshi Iguma - production manager, coordinator [tokyo]
- Yuri Shimamura - production manager, coordinator [tokyo]
- Mike Butler - mixed by, recorded by
- Tom Sweeney - mixed by [assited by], mixed by [assisted by]
- Jeff Burns - recorded by [assisted by], mixed by [assisted by]
- Vernon Mungo - mixed by [assisted by], recorded by
- Troy Gonzalez - recorded by, recorded by [assisted by]
- Cozy Kubo - music by, arranged by
- Kazumi Yanagi - a&r
- Akemi Nakano - design [hair & make up]
- Sonya S. Park - design [styling]
- Max Matsuura - executive-producer
- Akira Kobayashi - management
- Masayuki Ohkura - management
- Caori Nagahama - management [tetsuya komuro assisted by]
- Charlie Sagawa - management [tetsuya komuro assisted by]
- Tomohiko Dohman - management [tetsuya komuro assisted by]
- Yasuji Maeda - mastered by
- Itaru Hirama - photography by
- Katsuro Oshita - producer [general producer]
- Shinji Hayashi - producer [general producer]
- Jan Fairchild - recorded by
- Dave Ashton - recorded by [assisted by]
- Skye Correa - mixed by [assisted by]
- Jess Sutcliffe - recorded by
- Toshihiro Wako - recorded by
- Bill Wathen - recorded by [assisted by]
- Brian Calicchia - recorded by [assisted by]
- Takahiro Maeda - words by
- Chris Puram - recorded by
- Steve Durkee - recorded by
- Christine Sirois - recorded by [assisted by]
- Eric Shemkovitz - recorded by [assisted by]
- Jenny Knotts - recorded by [assisted by]
- Pete Novak - recorded by [assisted by]
- Junko Kudo - lyrics by [japanese]
- Alvin Speights - mixed by
- Leslie Brathwaite - recorded by
- Carlton Lynn - recorded by
- Teruyuki Satake - recorded by [assisted by]
- Chan Hai - words by
- Lysette Titi - words by