Ikiteite mo Ii Desu ka
| Ikiteitemo Iidesuka | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 5, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | Take One Studio, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 44:56 | |||
| Label | AARD-VARK/Canyon | |||
| Producer | Miyuki Nakajima | |||
| Miyuki Nakajima chronology | ||||
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Ikiteitemo Iidesuka (生きていてもいいですか) is a seventh studio album by a Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in April 1980.
Track listing[edit]
All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima, except an untitled interlude composed by Tsugutoshi Goto.
Side one[edit]
All songs arranged by Tsugutoshi Goto, except "Sobaya" co-arranged by Miyuki Nakajima
- "Urami Masu (うらみ・ます)" – 7:27
- "Nakitai Yoru ni (泣きたい夜に)" – 4:54
- "Kitsune Gari no Uta (キツネ狩りの歌)" – 4:08
- "Sobaya (蕎麦屋)" – 5:09
Side two[edit]
All songs arranged by Tsugutoshi Goto, except "Ikoku" co-arranged by Miyuki Nakajima
- "Fune wo Dasu no Nara Kugatsu (船を出すのなら九月)" – 5:12
- Untitled – 1:10
- "Elaine (エレーン, Erēn)" – 7:44
- "Ikoku (異国)" – 9:12
Personnel[edit]
- Miyuki Nakajima - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Takahiko Ishikawa - acoustic guitar, flat mandolin
- Shigeru Suzuki - electric guitar
- Tsugutoshi Goto - electric bass
- Makiko Tashiro - keyboards
- Akira Nishimoto - keyboards
- Fumihiko Kazama - accordion
- Nobuo Yagi - harmonica
- Shin Kazuhara - piccolo trumpet
- Yukio Eto - flute, alto flute, bass flute
- Minoru Muraoka - shakuhachi
- Rien Takimoto - drums
- Hiro Tsunoda - drums
- Yas-Kaz Sato - Latin percussions
- Yoshihisa Tamano - violin
- Joe Ensemble - strings
Chart positions[edit]
| Year | Country | Chart | Position | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart (top 100)[1] | 1 | 330,000 |
| Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart (top 100) | 1 |
Release history[edit]
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | April 5, 1980 | LP | Canyon Records | C25A-0089 |
| Audio cassette | Pony | 25P-7117 | ||
| March 1, 1981 | LP | Canyon Records | C28A-0149 | |
| May 21, 1981 | Audio cassette | Pony | 28P-6072 | |
| September 1, 1983 | CD | Canyon Records | D35A-0018 | |
| November 5, 1986 | D32A-0230 | |||
| March 21, 1989 | Pony Canyon | D35A-0459 | ||
| May 21, 1990 | PCCA-00076 | |||
| April 18, 2001 | Yamaha Music Communications | YCCW-00010 | ||
| October 1, 2008 | YCCW-10059 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Miyuki Nakajima" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
