[Namie Amuro] ✖ ✖ ✖ We're once again in the spotlight in the 70th thread! ✖ ✖ ✖

[Benikari47]

Personally i'm really happy she's doing this "all english songs" thing right now. It make's me feel closer to her as an artist.
She can drop it whenever she wants but it's nice having 5-10 songs you can really sing along to.

Maybe i'm just not that bothered by the average engrish. If the songs are catchy then i'm satisfied. And it could be worse you know! she could sing with so much accent like the people from Eurovision lol

[Delicious n Bold]

Originally Posted by everlastingRAINBOW

^ I don't think it's too Engrishy. It's nothing like the first verse of ONLY YOU

Totally agree.
I thought she said "I can take the lime tonight a fire, but just a little rain" or something. Then she says "so why if skies aren't always so brue".

[Me, Myself & Music]

I really love In The Spotlight
The chorus is just great

The production is very reminiscent of something RedOne would produce


Her engrish is a lot more understandable then in Only You
I don't even know what she's saying in half of that song tbh

[prussian blue]

part of the documentary, making of ONLY YOU and comments

[Not Fade Away]

^she is sooo cute...esp when she said "happy!" and when her nail fell off.

[Lady~Deviance]

Her English in "In the Spotlight" isn't as bad as many have said. However, the song sounds like a typical dated American pop/club-banger in my opinion. (If you frequent clubs here in NYC, you would understand where I'm coming from.) The song isn't terrible and it does have that international appeal, it just lacks creativity especially lyrics wise.

[Ayu_desu]

Originally Posted by xLuna&1LOVE

Uh, not such a big fan of IN THE SPOTLIGHT. I mean, if I was looking for songs like this I could download J.Lo's album. Hopefully the other two we are waiting for are better.

You're right. This song sounds a lot like J.Lo's recent hits, but funny to say, I actually enjoy all the similarities to J.Lo. I first saw Namie's So Crazy PV in 2003 and literally thought J.Lo was singing a Japanese song... and that's what made me a fan of Namie haha. I can't explain why.

In the Spotlight could be an actual hit song in the west. Hope they somehow make Namie an international success. She's still got so much potential!

[AyUta]

I love her with bangs >//<

[Corvina]

Hm, In the SPOTLIGHT just sounds ok to me.
Too repetetive and a bit boring. And though her English is better than in Only You, I'm still not a fan of it...
Hope the other new songs are better.

But I love that Sweet cover to death! She looks gorgeous there!

[CHE.R.RY]

I haven't gotten a chance to listen to IN THE SPOTLIGHT, but ONLY YOU is a nice & soothing song. I couldn't understand her English that much in the verses, but the choruses were pretty solid. She looked so stunning in the video & I thought the scenery was beautiful.

[AyuHamasaki01]

Originally Posted by prussian blue

part of the documentary, making of ONLY YOU and comments

I love what she's wearing when she's sitting in the chair. She looks so classy!

[JackieRos]

she was up so high omg I was scared for her.

[Celaphorce]

Was on cdjapan placing my order for Uncontrolled and in the tracklist it says Break It <AL Ver> hoping it's a more revamped high energy version, but who knows guess I'll see when I get my copy!

[freedreamer]

ôr probably just an English version?? >.<

[Celaphorce]

^Eh I'd prefer not to think fully english, but you could be right given the route they seem to be taking with this album, I can't wait till I get my copy, my order was approved so fast, hate working, but love what it brings me!! NAMIE I CANNOT WAIT TO HOLD "UNCONTROLLED" IN MY HANDS!!!

[Rocky Raven]

Yeah her official website has just updated the final official tracklist for the album

01. In The Spotlight (TOKYO)
02. NAKED
03. GO ROUND ('N ROUND N'ROUND)
04. Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!
05. Hot Girls
06. Break It (AL Ver.)
07. Get Myself Back
08. Love Story
09. Let's Go
10. SINGING "YEAH-OH"
11. Fight Together
12. ONLY YOU
13. Tempest

DVD
1.In The Spotlight (TOKYO)（Music Video）
2.NAKED（Music Video）
3.Go Round（Music Video）
4.Hot Girls（Music Video）
5.Break It（Music Video）
6.Get Myself Back（Music Video）
7.Love Story（Music Video）
8.Let's Go（Music Video）
9.YEAH-OH（Music Video）
10.ONLY YOU（Music Video）
11.Tempest（Music Video）

I'm so happy that Break It's gonna have a new version~

[Benikari47]

I'd love if Break It turned out to be more electropop, the original sounds so outdated.

[everlastingRAINBOW]

My prayers for Break It have been answered!!!!!!!!!!!! I wonder if AL Ver. is the same as Alt. Ver. lol. I assume so!

Originally Posted by Benikari47

I'd love if Break It turned out to be more electropop, the original sounds so outdated.

I kind of hope it'll be a little more guitar heavy like Violet Sauce (Spicy). Break It always made me think of Violet Sauce anyway, because though I always loved the original, I felt like the instrumental was lacking that extra kick. So this is a much deserved re-do for Break It

[Earth_maiden]

Love Break It, but hoping for a newer, electropop/synth sound or something. How old is the original track? Feels like 2007 or something (though I know its not).

[AyuHamasaki01]

Originally Posted by Celaphorce

Was on cdjapan placing my order for Uncontrolled and in the tracklist it says Break It <AL Ver> hoping it's a more revamped high energy version, but who knows guess I'll see when I get my copy!

That would be awesome!