Genius 2000

Genius 2000 is the fourth studio album by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro, released on January 26, 2000, through Avex Trax. The album was released three years after her last album, Concentration 20 (1997), and was produced by Tetsuya Komuro and Dallas Austin, marking her first collaboration with an American producer, the album spawned four singles: "I Have Never Seen", "Respect the Power of Love", "Something 'bout the Kiss" and "Love 2000".

Genius 2000
Standard cover. The original cover features a blue background.
Studio album by
Namie Amuro
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2000
Recorded1998–2000
Studio
Genre
Length66:00
LabelAvex Trax
Producer
Namie Amuro chronology
181920
(1998)		 Genius 2000
(2000)		 Break the Rules
(2000)
Singles from Genius 2000
  1. "I Have Never Seen"
    Released: December 23, 1998
  2. "Respect the Power of Love"
    Released: March 17, 1999
  3. "Something 'bout the Kiss"
    Released: September 1, 1999
  4. "Love 2000"
    Released: January 1, 2000

Upon its release, Genius 2000 debuted at number one on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart with 536,000 copies sold.[1] It became her fourth studio album and fifth overall to top the chart, but had the lowest first week sales of her career at the time. The album has sold over 800,000 copies and has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAJ in February 2000.[2]

Only 11 months after the album's release, Amuro released her fifth studio album, Break the Rules.

Singles and tie-ins

The album's first single, "I Have Never Seen", was released 13 months before the album, on December 23, 1998. The single marked her return to the entertainment industry following her maternity leave and was her last number one single until 60s 70s 80s almost 10 years later.[1]

The second single, "Respect the Power of Love", was released on the same day that Amuro's mother was murdered, causing the singer to cancel promotion for the single.

"Something 'bout the Kiss", produced by Dallas Austin, was released in September and was Amuro's first single to be produced by Austin.

The final single, "Love 2000", was released on New Year's Day in 2000, preceding the album by three weeks.

The album contains the songs which Komuro produced with American musicians, and the songs which Dallas Austin produced. Musically, it shows that Amuro's interest shifted towards hip-hop and R&B. It also features a duet with American boy band Imajin, titled "You Are the One".

The song "Things I Collected" would be covered by Tamia for the soundtrack of Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Tamia's version of the song omits the acoustic guitar solo, but otherwise is identical to Namie's version.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Make the Connection Complete"―Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler		1:06
2."Love 2000"Tetsuya Komuro,
Takahiro Maeda,
Sheila E.,
Lynn Mabry		Tetsuya Komuro,
Sheila E,
Lynn Mabry		Tetsuya Komuro,
Sheila E,
Lynn Mabry
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler		5:12
3."Respect the Power of Love"Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler		5:26
4."Leavin' for Las Vegas"Dallas Austin
Japanese translation: Junko Kudo		Dallas AustinDallas Austin
Mix Engineer: Alvin Speights		4:39
5."Something 'bout the Kiss"Dallas Austin, Lysette
Titi
Chang Hai
Japanese translation: Junko Kudo		Dallas AustinDallas Austin
Mix Engineer: Alvin Speights		4:25
6."I Have Never Seen"Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler		4:36
7."Still in Love"Dallas Austin
Japanese translation: Junko Kudo		Dallas AustinDallas Austin
Mix Engineer: Alvin Speights		4:17
8."Mi Corazon (Te' Amour)"Tetsuya Komuro,
Takahiro Maeda,
Sheila E.,
Lynn Mabry		Tetsuya Komuro,
Sheila E.,
Lynn Mabry,
Renato Neto		Tetsuya Komuro,
Sheila E.,
Lynn Mabry,
Renato Neto
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler		4:48
9."You Are the One" (featuring Imajin)Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler		5:48
10."Kiss-And-Ride"Takahiro MaedaTetsuya Komuro,
Cozy Kubo		Tetsuya Komuro,
Cozy Kubo
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler		3:48
11."Things I Collected"Dallas Austin Debra Killings
Japanese translation: Junko Kudo		Dallas Austin,
Debra Killings		Dallas Austin
Mix Engineer: Alvin Speights		6:18
12."Next to You"Dallas Austin Jasper Cameron Japanese translation: Junko KudoDallas Austin, Jasper CameronDallas Austin
Mix Engineer: Alvin Speights		4:15
13."Asking Why"NICO (Namie Amuro)Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro,
Cozy Kubo
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler		5:07
14."Give It a Try"Tetsuya Komuro,
Takahiro Maeda,
Sheila E,
Lynn Mabry		Tetsuya Komuro,
Sheila E,
Lynn Mabry		Tetsuya Komuro,
Sheila E,
Lynn Mabry
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler		4:24
15."Log Off"―Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro
Mix Engineer: Mike Butler		1:51

Personnel
  • Namie Amuro - vocals, background vocals
  • Imajin - vocals, background vocals
  • Terry Bradford - background vocals
  • Alex Brown - background vocals
  • Sheila E. - background vocals, drums, percussion
  • Kiyoshi Hiyama - background vocals
  • Yuko Kawai - background vocals
  • Debra Killings - background vocals, bass guitar
  • David Lawson - background vocals
  • Maxayn Lewis - background vocals
  • Lynn Mabry - background vocals
  • Minako Obata - background vocals
  • Takeo Saito - background vocals
  • Kenji Sano - background vocals
  • Naoki Takao - background vocals
  • Will Wheaton Jr. - background vocals
  • Tetsuya Komuro - acoustic piano, keyboard, synthesizer
  • Tomi Martin - guitar
  • Kazuhiro Matsuo - bass, guitar
  • Chiharu Mikuzuki - bass
  • Renato Neto - keyboard
  • Ramon Stagnaro - guitar
  • Michael Thompson - guitar

Production
  • Producers - Dallas Austin, Tetsuya Komuro
  • Mixing - Mike Butler, Alvin Speights
  • Mixing Assistant - Skye A.K. Correa
  • Midi & Sound Design - Rick Sheppard
  • Vocal Direction - Kenji Sano
  • Photography - Itaru Hirama
  • Art Direction - Tycoon Graphics

Charts

Album - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak position First week sales Sales total
26 January 2000 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 1
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 1 536,940 802,740
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 28

Singles - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Single Chart Peak Position
23 December 1998 "I Have Never Seen" Oricon Daily Singles Chart 1
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 1
17 February 1999 "Respect the Power of Love" Oricon Daily Singles Chart 2
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 2
1 September 1999 "Something 'bout the Kiss (8 cm)" Oricon Daily Singles Chart
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 3
"Something 'bout the Kiss (12 cm)" Oricon Daily Singles Chart
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 7
1 January 2000 "Love 2000" Oricon Daily Singles Chart
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 4

Total Single Sales: 1,754,750

Total Album and Single Sales: 2,557,490

References
  1. "安室奈美恵の作品 5ページ目" [List of Namie Amuro's works, Page 5.]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年2月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. February 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. 485: 8. April 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
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