Love Piece

{{no footnotes |date=December 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = Love Piece | type = studio | artist = Ai Otsuka | cover = Love Piece CD.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2007|9|26}} | recorded = 2006–2007 | venue = | studio = | genre = J-pop | length = | label = Avex Trax<br><small>AVCD-23396 (Japan, CD+DVD)<br>AVCD-23397 (Japan, CD)</small> | producer = Ai Otsuka | prev_title = Ai am Best | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = Love Letter | next_year = 2008 | misc = {{Singles | name = Love Piece | type = studio | single1 = Frienger | single1date = 12 April 2006 | single2 = Yumekui | single2date = 2 August 2006 | single3 = Renai Shashin | single3date = 25 October 2006 | single4 = Chu-Lip | single4date = 21 February 2007 | single5 = Peach / Heart | single5date = 25 July 2007 }} }}

'''''Love Piece''''' is Ai Otsuka's fourth album. It was released in two formats: CD Only and CD + DVD. The first press of the CD+DVD version includes a special music video of the song U-Boat from Otsuka's LOVE COOK album, while the first press of the CD Only version includes a 40-page original photo-book. The first press of both versions also includes a box three times the size of a regular CD, with a coloured case in one of six colours (blue, green, black, yellow, purple or pink).

Five singles were released before the album: "Frienger", "Yumekui", "Renai Shashin", Chu-Lip", and double A-Side "Peach / Heart".

==Released in formats== '''CD + DVD''' *First press edition **DVD including Bonus PV "U-Boat" **Color package（6 colors:Green,Pink,Blue,Black,Purple,Yellow）

'''CD only''' *First press edition **CD+Special Photo Book **Color package（6 colors:Green,Pink,Blue,Black,Purple,Yellow）

== Track listing ==

{{tracklist | headline = CD | all_writing = Ai, arranged by Ai×Ikoman | title1 = Mirai Taxi |note1 =未来タクシー; ''Future Taxi'' | length1 = 4:10

| title2 = Yumekui |note2 = ユメクイ; ''Dream Eater'' | length2 = 5:18

| title3 = Mackerel's canned food |note3 = | length3 = 4:23

| title4 = Peach |note4 = | length4 = 4:12

| title5 = Kumuriuta | note5 = クムリウタ; ''Cloudy Song'' | length5 = 4:59

| title6 = Hoshi no Tango | note6 = 星のタンゴ; ''Star's Tango'' | extra6 = | length6 = 2:54

| title7 = Katorisenkou | note7 = 蚊取線香; ''Anti Mosquito Incense'' | length7 = 2:07

| title8 = Frienger | note8 = フレンジャー | length8 = 3:48

| title9 = Chu-Lip | length9 = 3:58

| title10 = Heart | length10 = 4:50

| title11 = Renai Shashin | note11 =恋愛写真; ''Love Photograph'' | length11 = 5:00 }}

{{tracklist | headline = DVD | extra_column = Director(s)

| title1 = Kumuriuta | note1 = Music video | extra1 = Shunji Iwai | length1 =

| title2 = Heart | note2 = Music video | extra2 = Yukihiko Tsutsumi | length2 = }}

{{Tracklist | headline = '''first press version includes''' | extra_column = Director(s) | title3 = U-Boat | note3 = Music video | extra3 = | length3 = }}

==Oricon sales charts (Japan)== {| class="wikitable" width="700px" !Release !Chart !Peak position !First week sales !Sales total |- |rowspan="4"|September 26, 2007 |Oricon Daily Chart |align="center"|1 | | |- |Oricon Weekly Chart |align="center"|1 |208,031 |376,115 |- |Oricon Monthly Chart |align="center"|1 | | |- |Oricon Yearly Chart |align="center"|29 | | |}

==References== *avex trax (2007), [http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ai Ai Otsuka Official Web Site] *Oricon Style (2007), [http://www.oricon.co.jp/ Oricon Web Site] *avex trax (2007), [https://web.archive.org/web/20070903023754/http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ai/news/070731.html Ai Otsuka Official Web Site, Confirmation of Love Piece]

Category:Ai Otsuka albums Category:2007 albums Category:Avex Group albums