Jewel of Jewels is MAX

MAX (band)

MAX whose name is an acronym for "Musical Active eXperience" is an Okinawan vocal group popular in Japan. The original members of MAX made their musical debut as members of the Super Monkey's along with lead vocalist, Namie Amuro...

's fifth original studio album released five years after their last album, Emotional History (2001). It is their first and last album recorded with Aki who left the group in 2008. It contains six of the seven singles released with Aki and was the group's first album to be released in dual formats.

Overview

MAX's fifth album was originally scheduled to be released on March 20, 2002, but it was scrapped when lead vocalist Mina left the group amid pregnancy. A singles collection was released in its place entitled, Precious Collection 1995–2002

Precious Collection 1995–2002

Precious Collection 1995–2002 is a singles collection released by Japanese dance unit, MAX. It was released on March 20, 2002 on the avex trax label. The album compiled all of the group's then current singles on a two disc set. Due to lead vocalist Mina's pending hiatus because of pregnancy, the...

(2002).

The album was a labor of love according to an interview given by the group in Beatfreak magazine prior to its release. They were completely hands with the album from collaborating with songwriters to writing and producing it themselves. MAX worked with Masaru Shimabukuro of the Ryukyuan group, Begin

Begin (band)

is a Japanese pop group from Ishigaki Island in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Their sound contains many elements of traditional Ryukyuan folk music, and prominently features the sanshin.-History:...

 who produced and cowrote two of three Okinawan folk influenced songs featured on the album. MAX also recorded their first English language song, "It's Time to "Shine!"" which opens the album.

Although the group licensed a "Melty Love" as an ending theme to the program, Rajikaru, to help promote the album, it failed to make an impact on the market. It is their only original studio album to not debut in the top 10.

CD

#			0:40
2.	"It's Time to "Shine!""	Zooco, K-Muto	3:22
3.	"What's Going On"	Mavie, Miss Monday Miss Monday Miss Monday is a Japanese hip-hop and R&B artist. She sings as well as raps, and has collaborated with other artists such as Sowelu, JAMOSA, and Youngshim. She began her career in 2000, releasing singles on the I.D... , Reo	4:44
4.	"Love Screw Love Screw -Track list:-Charts:Oricon Sales Chart... "	Takeshi Aida, Keiichi Ueno	3:43
5.	"Festa"	Kiichi Yokoyama	3:30
6.	"Aqua"		0:58
7.	"Mirage"	MAX,	5:11
8.	"Nirai Kanai (Kariyushi Remix)"	MAX, S. Castagna, C. Codenotti, E. Somenzi, Ace	4:39
9.	"Kira Kirari"	MAX, Saori Fueda, Masaru Shimabukuro Begin (band) is a Japanese pop group from Ishigaki Island in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Their sound contains many elements of traditional Ryukyuan folk music, and prominently features the sanshin.-History:...	5:45
10.	"Be With You"	Keiko Yamamoto, Jeff Lynne Jeff Lynne Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynne is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob...	4:10
11.	"Eternal White Eternal White "Eternal White" is MAX's 24th single on the Avex Trax label. The single was their first after a brief hiatus following the departure of lead singer, Mina in March, 2002. It was also their first single with Aki who joined the group in July, 2002. The title track is a bossa nova influenced winter... "	Yuji Toriumi, Nana (MAX), Keiichi Ueno	4:34
12.	"Anata wo Omou Hodo Anata wo Omou Hodo "Anata wo Omou Hodo " is MAX's twenty ninth single under the Sonic Groove label. It was their first ballad single with former member, Aki... "	Tetsuhiko	4:45
13.	"Naughty Boy"	Zooco, K-Muto	3:30
14.	"Melty Love"	Zooco, K-Muto	3:34
15.	"The Closing of Jewel of Jewels"		0:48

DVD

#		Chika Uemura	4:36
2.	"Festa"	Tetsuo Inoue	3:40
3.	"Love Screw"	Ippei Morita	3:56
4.	"Be With You"	Ippei Morita	4:19
5.	"Nirai Kanai"	Ippei Morita	5:10
6.	"Anata wo Omou Hodo"	Ippei Morita	4:50
7.	"Making (Recording & Member's Voice)"		7:56

Charts

Album - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Sales Total	Chart Run
22 February 2006	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	--
22 February 2006	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	#53	5,607	2 weeks
22 February 2006	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	--

Singles - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Single	Chart	Peak Position
20 November 2002	"eternal white"	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	20
12 March 2003	"Festa"	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	32
6 August 2003	"LOVE SCREW"	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	39
30 June 2004	"Be With You"	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	34
6 July 2005	"NIRAI KANAI"	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	38
30 November 2005	"Anata wo Omou Hodo"	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	53