Maximum II
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Maximum II is Okinawan dance unit, MAX
's second album. It was released on December 25, 1997 by record label, avex trax
. The album is a departure from their debut effort completely void of the Eurobeat
sound that made the group popular instead filled with slick R&B influenced pop numbers and ballads. The album peaked at #2 on the Oricon
charts, but had their best opening sales number with over 700,000 units sold. First pressings of the album included a slipcase and six month calendar.
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 second album. It was released on December 25, 1997 by record label, avex trax
Avex Trax
, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...
. The album is a departure from their debut effort completely void of the Eurobeat
Eurobeat
Eurobeat is a form of italo-disco/hi-NRG music that developed in the late 1980s.In the United States, Eurobeat was sometimes marketed as Hi-NRG and for a short while shared this term with the very early freestyle music hits....
sound that made the group popular instead filled with slick R&B influenced pop numbers and ballads. The album peaked at #2 on the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
charts, but had their best opening sales number with over 700,000 units sold. First pressings of the album included a slipcase and six month calendar.
Track list
# | |||
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2. | "Give me a Shake" | ||
3. | "Harmony" | ||
4. | "I will" | ||
5. | "Really Love Me" | ||
6. | "Love is Dreaming" | ||
7. | "Endless Love" | ||
8. | "I'll Be with You" | ||
9. | "Nobody else" | ||
10. | "Shinin'on-Shinin'love" | ||
11. | "Wonderland" | ||
12. | "Forever Song" | ||
13. | "Give me a Shake (Deep Club Mix)" | ||