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4 Real

4 Real is the fourth studio album by Japanese recording artist Crystal Kay. It was released via Epic Records Japan on November 27, 2003, and was made available as a stand-alone CD and for digital consumption. The title 4 Real is a play on the phrase "for real"—signifying the singer's fourth record. It contains primarily contemporary R&B influences and saw contributions from various songwriters and producers, including M-Flo, Yoshika and Keri Hilson, among others. The album spawned four singles, which were all released over the course of 2003.

4 Real
Studio album by
Crystal Kay
ReleasedNovember 27, 2003
Recorded2002–03
Genre
Length51:52
LabelEpic
Crystal Kay chronology
Crystal Kay
(2003) 		4 Real
(2003) 		CK5
(2004)
Singles from 4 Real
  1. "Boyfriend: Part II"
    Released: January 22, 2003
  2. "I Like It (Crystal Kay loves M-Flo)"
    Released: June 18, 2003
  3. "Candy"
    Released: October 22, 2003
  4. "Can't Be Stopped"
    Released: November 27, 2003

Commercially, 4 Real peaked at number six on the Oricon Albums Chart and became her second top-ten album in Japan, following the top-three release Almost Seventeen (2002). The album continued to chart for a total of 25 weeks in the country. Within a month of the album's release, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for physical shipments of over 250,000 units. It went on to sell over 246,000 copies in 2004, and was ranked the 59th best-selling album of the year in Japan.

Track listing

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Track listing for 4 Real
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Boyfriend: Part II"Saeko NishioSylvia Bennett-Smith, Reed Vertelney4:59
2."I Like It (Crystal Kay loves M-Flo)"M-Flo, Crystal KayM-Flo, Crystal Kay5:44
3."Nice and Slow"Saeko NishioReed Vertelney3:34
4."I'm Not Alone"T. Kura, Keri Hilson, Emi K. LynnT. Kura, Keri Hilson, Emi K. Lynn5:20
5."What Time Is It"T. Kura, MichicoT. Kura, Michico4:06
6."Candy"YoshikaOctopussy4:20
7."Can't Be Stopped"Saeko NishioAndreas Levander, Marcus Dermulf, Jonas Nordelius4:29
8."Lead Me to the End"Masumi KawamuraSolaya3:58
9."Kataomoi (片想い; Unrequited Love)"Saeko Nishio, 51 -GOICHI-, Arkitec, CoyassTaku Takahashi4:23
10."Over the Rainbow"Yip HarburgHarold Arlen3:58
11."Do U Like It (by Fantastic Plastic Machine) Extended Mix"M-Flo, Crystal KayM-Flo, Crystal Kay7:01

Charts

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Album

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Chart (2003–04) Peak
position
Japanese Weekly Albums (Oricon)[1] 6
Japanese Yearly Albums (Oricon) 59

Singles

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Release date Title Peak
position 		Sales /
certifications 		Ref.
January 22, 2003 "Boyfriend (Part II)" 3 33,000 (Gold)[2] [3][1]
June 18, 2003 "I Like It" 8 58,000
October 22, 2003 "Candy" 2 15,000
November 27, 2003 "Can't Be Stopped" 146 1,000

Sales and certifications

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Sales and certifications for 4 Real
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[4] Platinum 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history for 4 Real
Country Date Label Format Catalogue #
Japan November 27, 2003 Epic Compact disc ESCL-2470

References

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  1. ^ a b "Crystal Kayのリリース一覧" [List of Crystal Kay's Releases]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "Japanese single digital certifications – Crystal Kay – Boyfriend (Part II)" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Select 2019年12月 on the drop-down menu
  3. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Crystal Kay – 4 Real" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2003年12月 on the drop-down menu
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