The sophomore effort from R&B singer
Misia had big expectations to meet: her debut had gone platinum, earned her a Best New Artist award, and a Best Pop Album award. Not to be outdone by her own history,
Misia turned
Love Is the Message into an even bigger hit. The album, pushed in part by the success of singles "Believe" and "Wasurenai Hibi" (as well as an odd bonus cover of Minnie Ripperton's "Lovin' You"), nearly doubled the sales of her first album and earned an overall Best Album award at the Japan Record Awards, and concurrentlyb moved into the Top 60 albums of all time in Japan.