Feat. Ai (stylized FEAT. A.I.) is the second compilation album by Japanese–American singer-songwriter Ai, released December 1, 2004, by Island Records and Universal Sigma. The compilation was Ai's first release under Island Records and contains a variety of songs that have her as a featured artist.

Feat. Ai
Compilation album by
ReleasedDecember 1, 2004 (2004-12-01)
Recorded2003–2004
Genre
Language
Label
Ai chronology
Flashback to Ai
(2004)
Feat. Ai
(2004)
Mic-a-holic Ai
(2005)

Upon the album's release, Feat. Ai peaked at number 33 on the Oricon Albums chart and number 79 on Taiwan's G-Music chart.

Background and release

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With the success of 2004 Ai, Ai's former label, BMG released a compilation album in September 2004 of unreleased material and remixes titled Flashback to Ai. Material from the compilation were from Ai's 2001 debut album, My Name Is Ai.[1] Within a few weeks after the release of Flashback to Ai, Universal Japan announced Ai signed to Island Records after her contract with Def Jam Japan expired. A compilation album was announced to be released in December.

Critical reception

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CDJournal gave the album a positive review, noting Ai collaborated with more than 20 artists at the time of the release. CDJournal added, "Her [Ai's] voice overcomes genre barriers, capturing the essence of soul music.[2]

Track listing

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  1. Hot Spot (feat. Uzi) – Ai
  2. Angel (feat. Ai) – Boy-Ken
  3. No Generation Gap (feat. Ai) – Char
  4. Welcome 2 Da Party (feat. Hi-D and Ai) – DJ Watarai
  5. Starstruck: "The Return of the LuvBytes" (feat. Ai, Emi Hinouchi and Rum of Heartsdales) – M-Flo
  6. Thunder Break (feat. Ai, Hab I Scream and Dabo) – Kaminari-Kazoku
  7. Rollin' On (Remix feat. Ai) – Double
  8. Super Back Shan (Yes, sir) [feat. Ai] – Dabo
  9. Gold Digga (feat. Ai) – Michico
  10. Jonan Ondo – Gicode
  11. Golden Mic (Remix feat. Kashi Da Handsome, Ai, Zeebra, Dohzi-T, and Han'nya)
  12. Fatal Attraction (feat. Ai) – 51-Goichi
  13. Uh Uh...... (feat. Ai) – Suite Chic
  14. Somebody's Girl – Ken Hirai
  15. Love Ya (feat. Ai) – Sphere of Influence
  16. Baby Shine – Heartsdales

Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
Sales
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 33 JPN: 32,000
Taiwan Albums (G-Music)[4] 79

References

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  1. ^ "AI、初期のトラックとレアなリミックスを収録したアーリータイムベストセレクション・リリース!". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  2. ^ "AI / FEAT.A.I. - CDJournal". artist.cdjournal.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  3. ^ "AIのリリース一覧" [List of Ai's Releases]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "G-Music J-Pop Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2014.