It's All Me, Vol. 1

2020 extended play by Ai

It's All Me, Vol. 1
Digital cover[note 1]
EP by
Ai
ReleasedJuly 8, 2020 (2020-07-08)
Recorded2019
Studio
  • The Watche (Los Angeles, California)
  • Studio MSR (Tokyo, Japan)
  • True Color Studio (Taipei, Taiwan)
  • MSR Lab (Tokyo)
Genre
  • J-pop
  • reggaeton
  • hip-hop
Length22:50
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Mandarin
Label
  • EMI
  • Universal
Producer
Ai chronology
Kansha!!!!! - Thank You for 20 Years New and Best
(2019) 		It's All Me, Vol. 1
(2020) 		It's All Me, Vol. 2
(2021)
Singles from It's All Me, Vol. 1
  1. "Summer Magic"
    Released: May 17, 2019
  2. "You Never Know"
    Released: August 9, 2019
  3. "I'm Coming Home"
    Released: January 14, 2020
  4. "Good as Gold"
    Released: March 23, 2020
  5. "Gift"
    Released: April 24, 2020

It's All Me, Vol. 1 (stylized IT'S ALL ME VOL 1) is an extended play by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai. It was released on July 8, 2020, through EMI Records and features a departure from the traditional Japanese and western electropop sounds found in her 2017 studio album, Wa to Yo.

Featuring collaborations with Jenn Morel, Joelii and MJ116, majority of the extended play was recorded in Los Angeles, California.[1]

Background

The songs are all different and I was worried about the title, but every song is my own. That's why I added it to mean "everything is myself'"[2]

— Ai reflecting on the title of the EP

To celebrate her twenty-year anniversary in the music industry and the then upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics, Ai began production for an album in 2019. Additionally, a compilation album, Kansha!!!!! - Thank You for 20 Years New and Best, was released by EMI on November 6, 2019, which included tracks previously not available in countries outside of Asia and new material.[2]

The EP's first single, "Summer Magic", was released in May 2019.[3][4] Both its Japanese and English counterpart were produced and written by The Rascals. "Summer Magic" was also included in an advertisement for the Amazon Echo in Japan.[5] "You Never Know" was released in August 2019, featuring Taiwanese group MJ116 (also known as 頑童MJ116).[6] The third single, "I'm Coming Home", was released in January 2020 and the fourth single, "Good as Gold" in March 2020.[7][8] The fifth single, "Gift" was released in April 2020.[9]

In May 2020, Ai announced on her social media the title and release date of the EP.[10] Pre-add for Apple Music and Spotify began on June 26, 2020.[11]

Track listing

– limited edition DVD bonusNo.TitleDirector(s)Length1."Summer Magic" (music video)
  • Yudai Maruyama
  • Haga Yohei
 2."You Never Know" (feat. MJ116) (music video)
  • Maruyama
  • Yohei
 3."I'm Coming Home" (music video)Yu Irie 4."Gift" (Lyric video)D&A Music 5."Ai's Message & Special Medley" (Stay Home Version)Uemura 

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and album's liner notes.[12][13]

Musicians

  • Ai Carina Uemura – lead vocals, songwriting, production
  • Uta – production, songwriting
  • Rogét Chahayed – production, songwriting
  • Taylor Dexter – production, songwriting
  • Lindy Robbins – songwriting
  • Jenn Morel – featured artist, songwriting
  • Gedrin Joely Morel – featured artist, songwriting
  • Mario Parra – songwriting
  • Dijonn Gary Grizzell – songwriting
  • Silver Age – production
  • Leon Thomas III – songwriting
  • Khris Riddick-Tynes – songwriting
  • The Rascals – production
  • MJ116 – featured artist
  • Vava – producer, composer
  • Mu Yuan Lin – songwriting, vocals
  • Wen Jie Zhou – songwriting, vocals
  • Yu Rong Chen – songwriting, vocals
  • Jin – production
  • Ruri Matsumura – songwriting
  • Futoshi Kawashima – arrangement

Technical

  • Keisuke Fujimaki – vocal engineering
  • Keisuke Suwa – vocal engineering
  • Shiori Maruoka – vocal engineering
  • Zachary Lin – vocal engineering
  • Mario Parra – vocal engineering
  • D.O.I – mixing
  • Boris Milan - mixing
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Ai Carina Uemura – vocal engineering
  • MJ116 – vocal engineering

Visuals and imagery

  • Ran Tondabayahsi – art director
  • Yousuke Tsuchida – designer
  • Hiroki Watanabe – photographer
  • Moemi Odo – retouching
  • Ai Carina Uemura – hair, makeup artist
  • Akemi Ono – hair, makeup artist
  • Noriko Gota – stylist
  • Akio Kawabata – design coordination
  • Shuma Saito – design coordination

Charts

Chart performance for It's All Me, Vol. 1
Chart (2020) Peak

position

Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14] 18
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[15] 27
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[16] 27
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[17] 20

Release history

Release history and formats for It's All Me, Vol. 1
Region Date Format(s) Version Label Ref.
Various July 8, 2020 Standard [18]
Japan CD [18]
Limited [19]

Notes

  1. ^ On physical releases, the catalog number is present below the title of the EP.

References

  1. ^ "AI「IT'S ALL ME - Vol.2」インタビュー｜今この世界で掲げる、ずっと歌い続けてきた"ラブ＆ピース" - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "AI「IT'S ALL ME - Vol.2」インタビュー｜今この世界で掲げる、ずっと歌い続けてきた"ラブ＆ピース" - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Summer Magic - Single by AI, retrieved March 14, 2021
  4. ^ Summer Magic (Japanese Version) - Single by AI, retrieved March 14, 2021
  5. ^ "J-Pop Singer AI Shares New 'Summer Magic' Single in English & Japanese: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  6. ^ You Never Know (feat. MJ116) - Single by AI, retrieved March 14, 2021
  7. ^ I'm Coming Home - Single by AI, retrieved March 14, 2021
  8. ^ Good As Gold - Single by AI, retrieved March 14, 2021
  9. ^ Gift - Single by AI, retrieved March 14, 2021
  10. ^ "Big Announcement!!! Dropping my new EP「IT'S ALL ME」on July 8th yaaaaaaayyyy!!!!!!!! I really hope u guys like it...I cant wait for everybody to hear it!!!! love u guys and hope everything is good lots of love and peace to the world". Twitter. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "さらに『IT'S ALL ME -Vol.1』のApple MusicでのPre-Add、SpotifyでのPre-Saveキャンペーンもスタート"「ギフト」オリジナルTシャツ"が当たるのでこちらもチェックしてくださいね #AI #アイ #ITSALLME #ギフト キャンペーンページはこちら". Twitter. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "It's All Me, Vol. 1 - Credits". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  13. ^ It's All Me, Vol. 1 (CD). Ai. EMI Records/Universal/Def Jam Recordings. 2020. UPCH-29369
  14. ^ "IT'S ALL ME - Vol.1 | AI". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  15. ^ "AIの合算アルバム売上TOP3作品". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  16. ^ "AIのデジタルアルバム売上TOP7作品". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  17. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2020/07/20". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  18. ^ a b "It's All Me Vol. 1". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  19. ^ "It's All Me Vol. 1 (CD+DVD)". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved August 5, 2022.
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