My Short Stories is the first B-side compilation album by the popular Japanese singer-songwriter Yui

Yui (singer)

, stylized as YUI, is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, and radio personality. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she played live at various locations in her home town before being noticed by Sony Music Japan when she was 17 and released her debut single months later...

 that was released on November 12, 2008. This album contains all the past B sides of her past singles and a new song titled "I'll be".

The album is certified platinum by RIAJ for shipment of 250,000 copies in Japan.

My Short Stories will be reissue in Blu-Spec CD format with limited press on September 2, 2009.

The album title, My Short Stories' message is "Zutto kono Arubamu wo tsukuritakute, sono monogatari wa, YUI kara hajimatta" (ずっと　このアルバムを　作りたくて、その物語は　YUIから　始まった) which means in English "I have always wanted to make this album. This short story is all started from YUI."

Track listing

Normal Edition

Limited Edition
Normal Edition + DVD

"I'll Be"

"I'll Be" was chosen for the commercial song of Sony Walkman

Walkman

Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette, and now used to market Sony's portable audio and video players as well as a line of Sony Ericsson mobile phones...

 NW-S638FK Series and its promotion campaign named, "Play You". Yui did a school live in Omiya Koryo High School in Saitama Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 with the orchestra of the school for this campaign. The footage of this event was released in her next single, Again

Again (Yui song)

Limited EditionNormal Edition + DVD-Charts:-Sales and certifications:-Chart procession and succession:-Popular Culture:"Again" was used as the opening theme song for the 2009 anime series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood for the episodes 1-14....

 Limited Edition. Later, "I'll be" was again released as an orchestra mix version. Yui filmed another commercial for Sony Walkman with this live event. This school live was aired on NTV

Nippon Television

is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...

program Dare Mo Shiranai Nakeru Uta (誰も知らない泣ける歌 Unknown songs that can make you cry) on 18 February 2009. The message for this campaign is "Itsudatte tonari de utau yo. Ongaku ga areba hitotsu ni nareru ne" (いつだって となりで 歌うよ。 音楽が あれば 一つに 慣れる ね。) which mean in English "I will always sing next to you. If there is music, we can all become one."

Oricon sales charts (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
November 12, 2008	Oricon Daily Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Chart	1	173,741	269,366	20 weeks
	Oricon Monthly Chart	3
	Oricon Yearly Chart	43