| Ai no Album 8 | |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Berryz Kobo |
| Cover: | Berryz Kobo Ai no Album 8 Regular Edition (PKCP-5203) cover.jpg |
| Caption: | Regular Edition cover |
| Released: | (Japan) |
| Recorded: | 2011 |
| Genre: | J-pop, pop |
| Label: | Piccolo Town |
| Producer: | Tsunku |
| Prev Title: | 7 Berryz Times |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Berryz Mansion 9kai |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
is the 8th album by the Japanese girl idol group Berryz Kobo, released on February 22, 2012, in Japan on the record label Piccolo Town.[1] [2] [3]
As usual, it is entirely written and produced by Tsunku.
The album contains the title tracks from three previously released hit singles: "Ai no Dangan", "Aa, Yo ga Akeru", and "Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku", the latter recorded in collaboration with Cute. In total there are 10 tracks on the album.
There is also a Berryz Kobo version of "Seishun Gekijō", a track that has already been published on the compilation album Petit Best 12, performed there by the unit Berryz Kobo×Cute.
Ai no Album 8 will be available in 2 editions: regular (PKCP-5203) and limited (PKCP-5201/2). The limited edition comes with a DVD that includes a live performance of the group's upcoming single "Be Genki
The album debuted at number 10 in the Oricon Daily Albums Chart and ranked 25th for the week.[4]
| Chart (2012) | Peak position | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First week | Total | ||||
| Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 10 | ||||
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 25 | 5,666 | |||
| Billboard Japan Top Albums[5] | 24< | --2012/03/05--> | |||