EXILE BALLAD BEST

EXILE BALLAD BEST
Best Album by EXILE
Released	December 3, 2008
Format	CD+DVD, CD album, digital download
Recorded	2002-2008
Genre	Mid-tempo, ballad
Length	74:28
Label	rhythm zone
Singles	"The Birthday ~Ti Amo~" "LAST CHRISTMAS"
EXILE Albums Chronology
Previous	EXILE ENTERTAINMENT BEST (2008)
Next	EXILE PERFECT YEAR 2008 ULTIMATE BEST BOX (2009)

EXILE BALLAD BEST is the fourth best album of EXILE. It was released on December 3, 2008 in two editions: CD+DVD and CD Only. First presses for both editions come housed in a sleeve case with a poster.

It's the third and last installment of EXILE PERFECT YEAR 2008.

The album is currently EXILE's best selling album overall, by selling above 1,800,000 copies. The album was also certified 2x million by RIAJ for the shipment of 2 million copies.

Editions

• CD+DVD (RZCD-46089/B, ¥4,104)
• CD Only (RZCD-46090, ¥3,149)

Singles

"The Birthday ~Ti Amo~"

"LAST CHRISTMAS"

Tracklist

CD

1. Ti Amo
2. Lovers Again
3. Your eyes only ~Aimai na Boku no Katachi~
4. song for you
5. We Will ~Ano Basho de~ -Orchestra Version-
6. Unmei no Hito -Orchestra Version-
7. HOLY NIGHT -A Cappella Version-
8. LAST CHRISTMAS
9. Tada... Aitakute
10. Boku e (僕へ; To Me)
11. Kawaranai Mono
12. Michi
13. One love -Piano Version-
14. Love, Dream & Happiness

DVD

• Video Clip

1. Ti Amo Chapter 1
2. Ti Amo Chapter 2
3. Tada... Aitakute
4. Your eyes only ~Aimai na Boku no Katachi~
5. Lovers Again
6. Michi
7. Boku e
8. Love, Dream & Happiness

• Making Footage

1. Ti Amo
2. Tada... Aitakute
3. Lovers Again
4. Michi

Featured Members

EXILE promoting the album

• HIRO
• MATSU
• ÜSA
• MAKIDAI
• ATSUSHI
• AKIRA
• TAKAHIRO

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	943,901
1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	257,760
2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	147,454
2	3	3	2	2	4	3	2	190,213
3	3	1	1	1	2	1
1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	53,518
3	6	3	3	3	3	4	5	32,850
4	6	6	5	3	4	4	5	18,721
2	11	11	8	5	3	3	4	20,407
3	9	9	8	6	5	5	6	15,422
5	12	10	9	7	6	5	9	11,713
5	20	18	18	17	18	12	18	7,674
15	39	40	23	24	14	16	20	7,031
14	35	36	24	28	24	15	27	6,594
23	48	43	24	26	17	15	27	5,188
19	-	50	37	31	24	20	36	4,231
22	-	-	42	41	34	22	48	3,595
26	37	34	32	23	22	19	28	3,244
19	40	35	31	27	30	26	31	2,847
25	36	36	27	33	29	24	33	2,806
24	-	42	42	45	31	27	38	2,877
29	38	36	39	35	33	23	37	3,123
29	30	32	33	39	32	19	29	3,438
22	-	-	-	46	40	34	46	2,214
33	-	-	-	-	-	41	65	1,646
45	-	-	-	-	-	-	81	1,597
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	71	1,521
-	-	-	49	-	-	-	81	1,446
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	65	1,596
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	120	1,312
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	93	1,432
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	115	1,331
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	113	1,181
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	112	1,387
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	87	1,434
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	109	1,333
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	63	1,775
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	83	1,305
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	109	1,292
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	103	1,106
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	121	1,093
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	132	1,028
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	111	1,337
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	128	1,050
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	119	1,049
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	87	1,217

Total Reported Sales: 1,852,823*
Total Sales in 2008: 943,901
Total Sales in 2009: 832,388

Trivia

• The songs "Your eyes only ~Aimai na Boku no Katachi~", "song for you", "We Will ~Ano Basho de~ -Orchestra Version-", "Unmei no Hito -Orchestra Version-", "Tada... Aitakute" and "Love, Dream & Happiness" are new recorded versions featuring vocals by TAKAHIRO. The album also includes a new song, "Boku e", which was used as CM theme song for Pfizer and as theme song for the movie adaptation of General Rouge no Gaisen.
• The album reached #1 on the Oricon weekly charts, and charted for 151 weeks. As it sold 943,901 copies in 2008, it become the #6 album of the year. As it sold 847,273 copies in 2009, it become the #5 album of that year.
• It is EXILE's last release with this line-up.

External Links

• Special Website
• Oricon Profile: CD+DVD | CD Only