Almost Seventeen

Almost Seventeen is the third album by Japanese singer and actress Crystal Kay.^{[citation needed]} It is her second R&B dominant album and is produced by a similar team as worked on 637: Always and forever. A large part of the record was written and produced by Michico and T-Kura of Giant Swing Productions. She also worked with the TinyVoice production company and Takahashi Taku from m-flo to produce "Hard to say". "Love Of A Lifetime" is a cover of a 1999 single by British girl group Honeyz. Crystal also released her ninth single "Girl U Love" alongside the album. The first pressings of Almost Seventeen were released at a lower price, and later prints received a new catalog number and a raised price.

Not to be confused with Edge of Seventeen.

Almost Seventeen
Studio album by Crystal Kay
Released	October 23, 2002
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	J-pop, R&B
Length	56:21
Label	Epic
Producer	VERBAL, T-Kura, MICHICO, Paul Epworth
Crystal Kay chronology
637: Always and Forever (2001) Almost Seventeen (2002) Crystal Kay (2003)
Singles from Almost Seventeen
"Think of U" Released: November 28, 2001 "Hard to Say" Released: August 7, 2002 "Girl U Love" Released: October 23, 2002

The album reached #2 on the weekly Oricon chart. This was a huge career milestone for Crystal, with her last album peaking at #19. In 2003 almost seventeen sold 213,023 copies, making it the #62 best selling album of the year. In all the record ranked for a total of 58 weeks, selling 354,910 copies. It is Crystal's best selling album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hard to Say"	4:47
2.	"Missin' U, Baby"	4:13
3.	"Girl U Love"	4:23
4.	"Shooting Stardust"	4:32
5.	"Boyfriend (What Makes Me Fall In Love)"	4:12
6.	"Hide and Seek"	3:50
7.	"You're My Fate"	5:08
8.	"Love Of A Lifetime"	3:57
9.	"Attitude"	3:16
10.	"Move On"	4:11
11.	"A Song for You"	4:39
12.	"Think of U"	4:53
13.	"Feel The Same"	4:20

Charts

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
October 23, 2002	Oricon Daily Charts
	Oricon Weekly Charts	2[1]		354,910	58 weeks
	Oricon Monthly Charts
	Oricon Yearly Charts	#62

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue #
Japan	October 23, 2002	Epic	Compact disc	ESCL-2356