20-CRY-

Posted by Die on February 1, 2010 · 1 Comment 

20-CRY- was Miliyah Kato’s 14th single. It was released on January 28, 2009 and reached no. 7 on the Oricon Weekly Charts with 14,875 copies sold. In all this single has sold over 23,179+ copies. The title track was used as the theme song for the drama of the same name.

Tracks:
1. 20-CRY-
2. Kanashimi Blue
3. let’em go
4. 20-CRY- (INSTRUMENTAL)

Review:
I honestly had no intent on reviewing this single, but I guess you should review something today, and I need to finish up her Ring Era.

So pretty much 20-CRY- is a ballad, and a tearjerker at that. It’s not exactly a traditional ballad but it still sounds just as beautiful and heart-wrenching. Sort of a mixture between R&B and rock, with the percussion and guitar, and the strings as well. The best part besides the music and lyrics are her vocals. She can really bring the house down.

I actually expected Kanashimi Blue to be an R&B ballad, and I was right. This song actually sounds a lot sadder and more depressing at times than the title track, which could be due to the stronger instrumentals. And then let’em go is actually another R&B ballad too. It sounds as lovely as the others, and it’s also a bit longer.

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This single was truly full of R&B goodness. Basically every song was a ballad, and all were R&B sounding too. I did like that it kept with one theme, and that appeared to be heart-wrenching ballads that due with suffering. I enjoyed all the tracks, 20-CRY- was by far the best. I sounded very Miliyah-like. I think her vocals were probably the best thing, she has so much power. I would have liked it to sound a little more like Destiny, but since it’s a later release it’s all good. Another good single for Ring.

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