Ten-Sei
| Tensei | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 16, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | Cello Studios, O'Henry Sound Studios, and Epicurus | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 59:00 | |||
| Label | Yamaha Music Communications | |||
| Producer | Ichizo Seo, Miyuki Nakajima | |||
| Miyuki Nakajima chronology | ||||
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Ten-Sei (転生) is the 33rd studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in November 2005.
Like some previous albums 10 Wings, Hi -Wings- and Tsuki -Wings-, Tensei is composed of the songs Nakajima wrote for her experimental musical Yakai. All the materials appeared on the album were originally performed on Yakai Vol. 14: "24-Ji Chaku 0-Ji Hatsu" which was taken place at the Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon during January 2004. Except "The Mirage Hotel" which was already included on her 2003 Love Letter (Koibumi) album (Ten-Sei features newly arranged version of a song), most of the songs appeared on the studio album for the first time.
From the album, "For Those Who Can't Go Home" was later released as a single (flip side was live recording version of "Relay of the Soul" which was taken from Yakai). It was featured as a theme song for the television drama Kemonomichi (adaptation of the novel written by Seicho Matsumoto) starring Ryoko Yonekura and aired on TV Asahi in 2006.[1] "Relay of the Soul" was also used in the drama series called On'na no Ichidaiki aired on Fuji TV during autumn 2005.[2]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima, arranged by Ichizo Seo
- "Lost and Found (遺失物預り所, Ishitsubutsu Azukarijo)" – 4:58
- "For Those Who Can't Go Home (帰れない者たちへ, Kaerenai Monotachi e)" – 5:19
- "The Scenery Off the Beaten Path (線路の外の風景, Senro no Soto no Fūkei)" – 4:22
- "The Twisting Möbius Band (メビウスの輪はねじれる, Mebiusu no Wa wa Nejireru)" – 5:10
- "Fortune Cookies (フォーチュン・クッキー, Fōchun Kukkī)" – 4:06
- "Shady Midnight Table (闇夜のテーブル, Yamiyo no Tēburu)" – 5:49
- "My Homeland is Beyond the Wind (我が祖国は風の彼方, Waga Sokoku wa Kaze no Kanata)" – 5:52
- "Relay of the Soul (命のリレー, Inochi no Rirē)" – 5:34
- "The Mirage Hotel (ミラージュ・ホテル, Mirāju Hoteru)" – 6:04
- "Salmon Dance (サーモン・ダンス, Sāmon Dansu)" – 5:21
- "Infinite Orbit (無限・軌道, Mugen Kidou)" – 6:25
Personnel[edit]
- Michael Thompson – Electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Nozomi Furukawa – Electric guitar, bouzouki
- Shūji Nakamura – Acoustic guitar
- Neil Stubenhaus – Electric bass
- Satoshi Nakamura – Soprano sax, alto sax
- Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums
- Gregg Bissonette – Drums
- Matarou Misawa – Cymbals, timpani
- DJ Masterkey – Scratch
- Jon Gilutin – Keyboards, acoustic piano, hammond organ, strings pad
- Ichizo Seo – Computer programming, keyboards
- Shingo Kobayashi – Computer programming, keyboards
- Tomō Satō – Computer programming
- Yousuke Sugimoto – Computer programming
- Ittetsu Gen – Violin
- Crusher Kimura – Violin
- Sid Page – Violin (Concertmaster)
- Susan Chatman – Violin
- Mario De Leon – Violin
- Kirstin File – Violin
- Berj Garabedian – Violin
- Peter Kent – Violin
- Natalie Leggett – Violin
- Robert Matsuda – Violin
- Alyssa Park – Violin
- Cameron Patrick – Violin
- Robert Peterson – Violin
- John Wittenberg – Violin
- Takuya Mori – Viola
- Denyse Buffum – Viola
- Cheryl Kohfeld – Viola
- Carole Mukogawa – Viola
- David Stenske – Viola
- Masami Horisawa – Cello
- Tomoki Iwanaga – Cello
- Larry Corbett – Cello
- Maurice Grants – Cello
- Dan Smith – Cello
- Rudy Stein – Cello
- Suzie Katayama – Strings conducting and contracting
- Kazuyo Sugimoto – Harmony vocals
- Fumikazu Miyashita – Harmony vocals
- Julia Waters – Backing vocals
- Oren Waters – Backing vocals
- Maxine Waters – Backing vocals
- Tery Wood – Backing vocals
- Angie Jaree – Backing vocals
- Wendy Fraser – Backing vocals
- Carmen Carter – Backing vocals
- Jim Glistrap – Backing vocals
- Carmen Twillie – Backing vocals
- Jess Wilard III – Backing vocals
Chart positions[edit]
Album[edit]
| Year | Album | Chart | Position | Weeks | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ten-Sei | Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 300) | 12 | 15 | 65,000+[3] |
Single[edit]
| Year | Single | B-Side | Chart | Position | Weeks | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "For Those Who Can't Go Home" | "Relay of the Soul" ['04 "Yakai" Version] | Japanese Oricon Weekly (top 200) | 35 | 7 | 13,000[4] |
Release history[edit]
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | November 16, 2005 | Yamaha Music Communications | CD | YCCW-10017 |
| December 3, 2008 | YCCW-10085 |
References[edit]
- ^ "The Thursday's Drama Seicho Matsumoto: KemonoMichi". tv-asahi.co.jp (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ 主題歌情報. fujitv.co.jp (in Japanese). Fuji Television. 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 May 24, 2009.
- ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) – Singles Chart Daijiten – Miyuki Nakajima" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 19, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2009.