Otogibanashi: Fairy Ring
| Otogibanashi -Fairy Ring- | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 23, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | Cello Studios, O'Henry Sound Studios, and Epicurus | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, kayōkyoku | |||
| Length | 58:07 | |||
| Label | Yamaha Music Communications | |||
| Producer | Ichizo Seo, Miyuki Nakajima | |||
| Miyuki Nakajima chronology | ||||
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Otogibanashi (おとぎばなし) (subtitled "Fairy Ring") is the 30th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in October 2002. Like some efforts such as Jidai: Time Goes Around, it mainly consists of her compositions which had previously interpreted by other singers, or performed on the series of her musicals Yakai.
Nakajima had a duet with Masashi Sada on "You Reminds Me of...", a song they wrote for Ken Takakura and Nae Yuki in 1994.[1]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Miyuki Nakajima (unless otherwise noted), arranged by Ichizo Seo.
- "Hitsumugiuta (陽紡ぎ唄, Song of Elves Spinning Sunrays)" – 4:05
- "Shangri-La (シャングリラ, Shangurira)" – 4:54
- "Fairy Tale (おとぎばなし, Otogi Banashi)" – 4:57
- "The Snow, the Moon and the Flowers (雪･月･花, Setsu Getsu Ka)" – 4:46
- Medley: "Fragrant Glass from the Distant Past (匂いガラス, Nioi Garasu)"/"Yasuko's Shoes (安寿子の靴, Yasuko no Kutsu)" (Nakajima/Juro Kara) – 5:35
- "You Remind Me of... (あの人に似ている, Ano Hito ni Niteiru)" (Masashi Sada/Nakajima) – 6:45
- "The Ugly Duckling (みにくいアヒルの子, Minikui Ahiru no Ko)" – 5:06
- "Loved Flower, Unloved Flower (愛される花、愛されぬ花, Aisareru Hana, Aisarenu Hana)" – 4:00
- "The Clawless Lion (裸爪のライオン, Hadashi no Raion)" (Tsugutoshi Goto/Nakajima) – 5:40
- "Jacaranda (Purple Sakura) (紫の桜, Murasaki no Sakura)" – 6:24
- "Sea! (海よ, Umi yo)" – 6:05
Personnel[edit]
- Miyuki Nakajima – Vocals
- Masashi Sada – Vocals
- Michael Thompson – Electric guitar, nylon guitar
- Masayoshi Furukawa – Electric guitar
- Song Rui – Electric guitar
- Dean Parks – Mandocello, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, flat mandolin
- Tim Pierce – Flat mandolin
- Jia Pengfang – Erhu
- Neil Stubenhaus – Electric bass
- Reggie Hamilton – Bass
- Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums
- Yūta Saito – Keyboards
- Elton Nagata – Keyboards
- Jon Gilutin – Keyboards, acoustic piano, electric piano, yangqin, pad
- Shingo Kobayashi – Keyboards, drums programming
- Ichizo Seo – Keyboards
- Yousuke Sugimoto – Synth programming, percussion loop
- Keishi Urata – Drums programming, percussion loop, synth programming
- Tomo'o Sato – Drums programming, synth programming, acoustic guitar
- Yoshiaki Sato – Accordion
- Dan Higgins – Tenor sax
- Stephanie Bennett – Irish harp
- John Clarke – Penny whistle
- Julia Waters – Backing vocals
- Maxine Waters – Backing vocals
- Oren Waters – Backing vocals
- Kazuyo Sugimoto – Backing vocals
- People of Yamaha Music Foundation – Chorus
- Suzie Katayama – Strings conductor
- Sid Page – Violin (Concertmaster)
- Charlie Bisharat – Violin
- Joel Derouin – Violin
- Norm Hughes – Violin
- Beri Garabedian – Violin
- Peter Kent – Violin
- Susan Chatman – Violin
- John Wittenberg – Violin
- Amen Garabedian – Violin
- Mark Robertson – Violin
- Carole Mukogawa – Viola
- Damin MaCamn – Viola
- Dan Smith – Cello
- Stefanie Fife – Cello
- Tomoyuki Asagawa – Harp
Chart positions[edit]
| Year | Album | Chart | Position | Weeks | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Otogibanashi -Fairy Ring- | Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 300) | 5 | 12 | 78,000+[2] |
Release history[edit]
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | October 23, 2002 | Yamaha Music Communications | CD | YCCW-00039 |
| December 3, 2008 | YCCW-10082 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Miyuki Nakajima and Masashi Sada have a duet for the first time". sanspo.com (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on June 28, 2003. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) – Albums Chart Daijiten – Miyuki Nakajima" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 19, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2008.
