Love Unlimited (Dreams Come True album)

Love Unlimited∞ (stylized as "LOVE UNLIMITED∞") is the eighth studio album by Japanese band Dreams Come True. It was released in Japan and throughout Asia on April 1, 1996, through Epic Records Japan, ultimately being their last album released under the label. The record was entirely written by Miwa Yoshida herself, while the composition was handled by her alongside bandmate Masato Nakamura. Much of the recording of Love Unlimited∞ was done in Japan, with additional recording in London and New York City. Material from the album was mastered by Masterdisk. Musically, Love Unlimited∞ is a Pop and R&B album and lyrically focuses on themes of love. The slogan on the obi is, as the title suggests, "Love has no limits."

A commercial success, Love Unlimited∞ became their sixth consecutive chart-topping album in Japan, debuting at #1 and becoming the eighth most popular album of the year. It stayed on the Oricon Albums Chart for 24 weeks, including 10 weeks in the top 10, and was their 5th consecutive project to sell over two million copies nationwide.

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Upon release, Love Unlimited∞ was commercially successful within Japan, premiering atop the record charts with 1,293,920 copies sold in the first week, making it the 29th fastest selling album in Japan. It went on to sell over 2.43 million copies nationwide, eventually becoming the 44th best selling album in the history of the Oricon Albums Chart. It is also the thirty-first best selling album in Japan in the 1990s. Love Unlimited∞ went on to be certified Double Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for physical shipments of two million units. Love Unlimited∞ is the band's fourth best selling LP according to Oricon Style.

The album spawned 2 singles. The lead single, "Love Love Love", is their most successful single on the Oricon Singles Chart to date and became a cultural phenomenon. Serving as the theme song to the TBS dorama Aishiteiru to Itte Kure, it was the best performing single in Japan in 1995 and is now the tenth best selling Japanese single in history with a staggering 2,489,000 copies sold throughout its chart life. The second single, "Romance", was also a commercial success, topping the Oricon chart and has since been certified Double Platinum. The track "Jyuugatsu Nanaka, Hare (7月7日、晴れ)" was the theme song to the movie of the same name. A music video was made for the song, but it has never been released as a commercial single. To promote this album, the concert tour "DREAMS COME TRUE CONCERT TOUR '96 LOVE UNLIMITED∞" was held.

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Album - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)