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Works -the Best Of TRF-

TRF · 1998

115 min · 22 tracks · dance-pop

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

52 /100
Lowland
Higher than 2% of albums we've rated

Strongly written, polished dance-pop singles carry the collection, but its hit-driven sequencing and extended compilation length limit its shape as an album.

What we noticed

  • It opens with the comparatively restrained “寒い夜だから…” before moving through “Silver and Gold dance” into “EZ DO DANCE.”
  • “GOING 2 DANCE” appears in its “STARR GAZER MIX” after those early hits, interrupting the run of standard single versions.
  • Tracks 9 and 10 pair “survival dAnce” with “Overnight Sensation”; the 22-track sequence then continues through later singles rather than building to a new ending.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
4/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
4/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 6/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 寒い夜だから… 5:06
  • 2 Silver and Gold dance 3:46
  • 3 EZ DO DANCE 4:27
  • 4 GOING 2 DANCE 〜STARR GAZER MIX〜 7:01
  • 5 Hey! Ladies & Gentlemen 4:40
  • 6 愛がもう少し欲しいよ 5:12
  • 7 BILLIONAIRE 4:23
  • 8 Love & Peace Forever 4:13
  • 9 survival dAnce 〜no no cry more〜 5:02
  • 10 Overnight Sensation 〜時代はあなたに委ねてる〜 4:46
  • 11 Truth '94 6:30

Disc 2

  • 1 BRAVE STORY 5:58
  • 2 SILENT NIGHT 4:33
  • 3 masquerade 5:20
  • 4 Happening Here 4:31
  • 5 teens 5:34
  • 6 SEE THE SKY〜1999…月が地球にKISSをする〜 5:24
  • 7 BRAND NEW TOMORROW 5:26
  • 8 BOY MEETS GIRL 4:48
  • 9 CRAZY GONNA CRAZY 6:08
  • 10 LEGEND OF WIND 5:49
  • 11 WORLD GROOVE 6:49

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata