{{Infobox album | name = 4 Real | type = studio | artist = [[Crystal Kay]] | cover = 4 Real.jpg | alt = | released = November 27, 2003 | recorded = 2002–03 | venue = | studio = | genre = * [[J-pop]] * [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] | length = 51:52 | label = [[Epic Records Japan|Epic]] | producer = | prev_title = [[Crystal Kay (album)|Crystal Kay]] | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = [[CK5]] | next_year = 2004 | misc = {{Singles | name = 4 Real | type = studio album | single1 = Boyfriend: Part II | single1date = January 22, 2003 | single2 = I Like It {{small|(Crystal Kay loves [[M-Flo]])}} | single2date = June 18, 2003 | single3 = Candy | single3date = October 22, 2003 | single4 = Can't Be Stopped | single4date = November 27, 2003 }} }} '''''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 [[Compact disc|CD]] and for [[Digital media|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 (singer)|Yoshika]] and [[Keri Hilson]], among others. The album spawned four singles, which were all released over the course of 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 == {{Track listing | headline = Track listing for ''4 Real''
| title1 = Boyfriend: Part II | length1 = 4:59 | lyrics1 = Saeko Nishio | music1 = Sylvia Bennett-Smith, [[Reed Vertelney]]
| title2 = I Like It <small>(Crystal Kay loves [[M-Flo]])</small> | lyrics2 = [[M-Flo]], Crystal Kay | music2 = M-Flo, Crystal Kay | length2 = 5:44
| title3 = Nice and Slow | lyrics3 = Saeko Nishio | music3 = Reed Vertelney | length3 = 3:34
| title4 = I'm Not Alone | lyrics4 = T. Kura, [[Keri Hilson]], Emi K. Lynn | music4 = T. Kura, Keri Hilson, Emi K. Lynn | length4 = 5:20
| title5 = What Time Is It | lyrics5 = T. Kura, Michico | music5 = T. Kura, Michico | length5 = 4:06
| title6 = Candy | lyrics6 = [[Yoshika (singer)|Yoshika]] | music6 = Octopussy | length6 = 4:20
| title7 = Can't Be Stopped | lyrics7 = Saeko Nishio | music7 = Andreas Levander, Marcus Dermulf, Jonas Nordelius | length7 = 4:29
| title8 = Lead Me to the End | lyrics8 = Masumi Kawamura | music8 = Solaya | length8 = 3:58
| title9 = Kataomoi (片想い; Unrequited Love) | lyrics9 = Saeko Nishio, 51 -GOICHI-, Arkitec, Coyass | music9 = [[Taku Takahashi]] | length9 = 4:23
| title10 = [[Over the Rainbow]] | lyrics10 = [[Yip Harburg]] | music10 = [[Harold Arlen]] | length10 = 3:58
| title11 = Do U Like It (by [[Fantastic Plastic Machine (musician)|Fantastic Plastic Machine]]) Extended Mix | lyrics11 = M-Flo, Crystal Kay | music11 = M-Flo, Crystal Kay | length11 = 7:01
}}
==Charts== ===Album=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! Chart (2003–04) ! Peak<br>position |- ! scope="row" | Japanese Weekly Albums ([[Oricon Albums Chart|Oricon]])<ref name="oricon positions" /> | align="center" | 6 |- ! scope="row" | Japanese Yearly Albums (Oricon) | align="center" | 59 |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! Release date ! Title ! Peak<br>position ! Sales /<br>certifications ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | January 22, 2003 | "Boyfriend (Part II)" | style="text-align:center" | 3 | style="text-align:center" | 33,000 (Gold)<ref>{{cite web|title=Japanese single digital certifications – Crystal Kay – Boyfriend (Part II)|url=https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html|url-status=live|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of Japan]]|language=ja|quote=''Select'' 2019年12月 ''on the drop-down menu''|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151105011424/http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html |archive-date = 2015-11-05 }}</ref> | style="text-align:center" rowspan="4" | <ref name="sales">{{cite web|title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」|trans-title=Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree'|url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp|access-date=September 12, 2014|work=[[Oricon]]|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="oricon positions">{{cite web|title=Crystal Kayのリリース一覧|trans-title=List of Crystal Kay's Releases|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/4936/products/release/|access-date=September 12, 2014|work=[[Oricon]]|language=Japanese}}</ref> |- | June 18, 2003 | "I Like It" | style="text-align:center" | 8 | style="text-align:center" | 58,000 |- | October 22, 2003 | "Candy" | style="text-align:center" | 2 | style="text-align:center" | 15,000 |- | November 27, 2003 | "Can't Be Stopped" | style="text-align:center" | 146 | style="text-align:center" | 1,000 |}
==Sales and certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Sales and certifications for ''4 Real''}} {{Certification Table Entry |region=Japan |artist=Crystal Kay |title=4 Real |type=album |award=Platinum|domestic=true|relyear=2003|certyear=2003|certmonth=12|refname="oricon platinum"}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
== Release history == {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release history for ''4 Real'' ! Country ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalogue # |- ! scope="row" | Japan | November 27, 2003 | [[Epic Records Japan|Epic]] | [[Compact disc]] | ESCL-2470 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.c-kay.com|Crystal Kay — official website}}
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