Miyuki Nakajima (album)
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| Miyuki Nakajima | ||||
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| Released | March 16, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987, at the Peninsula, Wonder Station, Music Inn, Sound Inn, Hitokuchizaka | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 48:55 | |||
| Label | Pony Canyon/AARD-VARK | |||
| Producer | Kazuo Shiina Miyuki Nakajima (credited to "miss M.") | |||
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Miyuki Nakajima (中島みゆき, Nakajima Miyuki) is the eponymous album by the Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in March 1988.
Her 15th studio album features two songs released as a single, "Gokigen Ikaga" and "Kamen". The former was used in the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications' TV ad starring by Nakajima, aired c. 1995. The latter was co-written by Yoshihiro Kai, a frontman of the Kai Band.
Track listing[edit]
All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima, unless otherwise noted.
Side one[edit]
All songs arranged by Kazuo Shiina (except "Doro wa Furishikiru" arranged by Joe Hisaishi)
- "Wangan 24-Ji (湾岸24時)" – 6:31
- "Gokigen Ikaga (御機嫌如何)" – 4:14
- "High Summer Waves (土用波, Doyounami)" – 4:29
- "Doro wa Furishikiru (泥は降りしきる)" – 4:11
- "Musician (ミュージシャン, Myūjishan)" – 5:00
Side two[edit]
All songs arranged by Kazuo Shiina (except "Cleansing Cream" arranged by Joe Hisaishi)
- "Kiiroi Inu (黄色い犬)" – 7:31
- "Kamen (仮面)" (Nakajima, Yoshihiro Kai) - 5:34
- "Cleansing Cream (クレンジング クリーム, Kurenjingu kurīmu)" – 6:50
- "Rolling (ローリング, Rōringu)" – 4:35
Personnel[edit]
- Kōki Itō - bass guitar
- Hitoshi Watanabe - bass guitar
- Chūei Yoshikawa - acoustic guitar
- Kenji Kitajima - electric guitar
- Hideo Saito - electric guitar
- Takayuki Hijikata - electric guitar
- Kazuo Shiina - electric guitar, synthesizer
- Joe Hisaishi - synthesizer
- Yasuharu Nakanishi - piano
- Katsuhiko Kamizuna - hammond organ
- Jake H Conception - saxophone
- Jun Aoyama - drums
- Motoya Hamaguchi - percussion
- Kazuyo Sugimoto - backing vocals
- Yuiko Tsubokura - backing vocals
- Eve - backing vocals
- Kazuhito Murata - backing vocals
- Keisuke Yamamoto - backing vocals
- Joey McCoy - backing vocals
- Michael Wilson - backing vocals
- Miyuki Nakajima - lead vocal, backing vocals
- Keiji Azami - dulcimer
- Takashi Asahi - quena
- Aska Kaneko Group - strings
- Yūichi Tomaru - computer programming
- Yukari Hashimoto - computer programming
Production[edit]
- Producer and Arranger: Kazuo Shiina
- Arranger: Joe Hisaishi (on "Doro wa Furishikiru" and "Cleansing Cream")
- Composer, Lyricist, Producer and Performer: Miyuki Nakajima (occasionally credit to "miss M" in association with Airando)
- Mixing Engineer: Larry Alexander
- Digitally mastering: Ted Jensen (at the Stering Sound, NYC)
- Engineer: Yasuo Satō, Takeshi Itō, Hiroshi "Pin" Satō, Masayoshi Ohkawa, Keishi Ikeda, Shun'ichi Yokoyama
- Assistant Engineer: Steve Boyer, Masato Tobisawa, Tōru Okitsu, Kazuyoshi Inoue, Hiroki Iijima, Tsuneharu Manda
- Photographer and Art Director: Jin Tamura
- Designer: Hirofumi Arai
- Visual Coordinator: Norio Murai, Meg Maruyama
- Music Coordinator: Takashi Kimura, Fumio Miyata
- Production Coordinator: Shizu Orishige
- Disc Promotor: Yoshio Kan, Seiki Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Yamauchi
- Artist Management: Kohji Suzuki, Mizuho "Sranky" Shirato
- General Management: Takahiro "Woody" Uno
- A&R: Yūzō Watanabe
- Special Advice: Yoshihiro Kai
- DAD: Genichi Kawakami
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
Sales |
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| Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 100) | 3 | 160,000+ |
Release history[edit]
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
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| Japan | March 16, 1988 | Pony Canyon | LP | C28A-0625 |
| audio cassette | 28P-6783 | |||
| CD | D32A-0351 | |||
| March 21, 1989 | D35A-0467 | |||
| May 21, 1990 | PCCA-00084 | |||
| November 21, 2001 | Yamaha Music Communications | YCCW-00018 | ||
| November 5, 2008 | YCCW-10067 |