Artist: Kumi Koda
Release Date: December 24, 2008
Label: Avex Trax
Personal Rating: 4/5
1. stay with me
2. Winter Bell
3. stay with me (Orgel Version)
4. stay with me (Instrumental)
5. Winter Bell (Instrumental)
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stay with me is what the cover art suggests: a winter ballad. If I were to compare stay with me with Ai no Uta, I would say that stay with me sounded really plain and boring.
It’s been a while since Kuu did uplifting songs. (Besides her dance influenced and pop songs) Kuu not only sounds great when she sings Winter Bell, her vocals give out a charm that makes the song and arrangement sound the more interesting. After listening to the A-side, Winter Bell was totally refreshing.
The stay with me (Orgel Version) just has those music box elements that had been mixed in to the original arrangement.
Personal Rating: 4/5
“Stay With Me” sounded smooth, sweet, and satisfying to me. Definitely not plain and boring like what you have said.