We had 4 singles for all the albums before P<F though... (PLAY, QoHP, STYLE)
@ Chiharo: I don't think we should be worried about having a Namie album that doesn't ~flow~ well... I remember reading an article from PLAY era in which she said she didn't know what theme she wanted the album to have (which is why it took so long until it got released after QoHP) until FUNKY TOWN single, and she ditched some a-sides to make the album sound more well put together. Even her best albums have a theme
I have a feeling it's the same this time around as with Play...
Or maybe she will surprise us with a longer album (16+songs?) or 2 disc album (one for dance tracks, one for ballads/midtempo songs) or a best album since it's her 20th anni (let's hope not D: )