Feat. Ai


Feat. Ai 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.
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

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. 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

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

Track listing

  1. Hot Spot – Ai
  2. Angel – Boy-Ken
  3. No Generation Gap – Char
  4. Welcome 2 Da Party – DJ Watarai
  5. Starstruck: "The Return of the LuvBytes" – M-Flo
  6. Thunder Break – Kaminari-Kazoku
  7. Rollin' On – Double
  8. Super Back Shan – Dabo
  9. Gold Digga – Michico
  10. Jonan Ondo – Gicode
  11. Golden Mic
  12. Fatal Attraction – 51-Goichi
  13. Uh Uh...... – Suite Chic
  14. Somebody's Girl – Ken Hirai
  15. Love Ya – Sphere of Influence
  16. Baby Shine – Heartsdales