Thank You, Love (Kana Nishino album)

Thank You, Love (styled Thank you, Love) is the third studio album by Japanese singer and songwriter Kana Nishino. It was released on June 22, 2011. Nishino acted as the album's primary lyricist, as she had on all of her preceding albums. Thank you, Love was created with the concept of a "warm album" and reflects Nishino's desire to create a work that includes positive elements. Thank you, Love marked new lyrical directions for Nishino: while LOVE one. and to LOVE were solely centered on songs about romance, this work is unique in that it expresses things other than that.

Background
It was released just one year after the second album to LOVE. It contains 14 songs, including 5 singles released since her previous album. Like to LOVE, the album starts with a "Prologue" and ends with an "Epilogue". The album was produced around April 2011 when Nishino graduated from university and took a break. When Nishino looked back at her life, she felt gratitude for the people around her and the "connection" with the fans who could meet her face in music works, blogs, and live performances. "It was because of these people that I strongly felt that I existed, so the title was "Thank you, Love" with gratitude."

Critical reception
Thank you, Love received positive reviews from music critics. Haruna Takegawa of Hot Express stated, "Up until now, Nishino has expressed his emotions honestly and has garnered a lot of sympathy, but this work proves that she is now one step further." Takegawa also singled out the album's eleventh track "Alright" as an album highlight. Kana Yoshida of excitement music commented, "It's packed full of the wonders of loving people, the sadness, the sadness, and the importance of interacting with people."

Sales
Thank you, Love debuted at number 1 on the Oricon Daily Ranking on June 21, 2011, selling 50,000 copies on the first day of availability. On the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart dated July 4, 2011, the record debuted at number 1 with first week sales of over 178,000 copies. The album also debuted at number 1 on the Billboard JAPAN Top Albums on the same day. It is reported that Thank you, Love sold 345,878 copies in Japan.