Mid Blue
1995 studio album by Miho Nakayama
Mid Blue | ||||
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Studio album by Miho Nakayama | ||||
Released | September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30) | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Studio | Westlake Recording Studios | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 53:51 | |||
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Label | King Records | |||
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Singles from Mid Blue | ||||
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Mid Blue (ミッド・ブルー, Middo Burū) is the 17th studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on September 30, 1995, it features the single "Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)". Like her previous studio releases Mellow, Wagamama na Actress, and Pure White, the ballad-oriented Mid Blue was self-produced and recorded in Los Angeles.[1][2][3]
The album peaked at No. 7 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 145,000 copies.[4][5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "16 Blanco" (16 Buranko (16ブランコ)) | Miho Nakayama | Maria | Hajime Mizoguchi | 5:32 |
2. | "Love" |
| Cindy | Kenny Harris | 5:16 |
3. | "Reminiscence" (Reminisensu (追憶 -Reminiscence-)) |
| Cindy | Harris | 7:23 |
4. | "Dakishimetai" ((抱きしめたい, "I Want to Embrace You")) | Odake | Maria | Stephen Bray | 4:13 |
5. | "Itai" ((イタイ, "Ouch")) | Odake | Maria |
| 3:21 |
6. | "Sweet n' Sour Soup" | Odake | Maria | Jai Winding | 3:41 |
7. | "Afternoon" | Odake | Cindy | Harris | 5:00 |
8. | "Game Is Over" |
| Cindy |
| 5:18 |
9. | "Brown Shoes" | Odake | Cindy | Tom Keane | 4:39 |
10. | "Smile Again" | Cindy | Maria | Maria | 4:16 |
11. | "Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)" ((Hurt to Heart〜痛みの行方〜, "Hurt to Heart ~Whereabouts of Pain")) | Keiko Yokoyama | Yokoyama | Jerry Hey | 5:12 |
Total length: | 53:51 |
Personnel
- Miho Nakayama – vocals
- Jai Winding – keyboards
- Tom Keane – keyboards
- Yoko Kanno – piano
- Joe Sample – piano (8)
- Michael Landau – guitar
- James Harrah – guitar
- Curt Bisquera – drums
- Luis Conte – percussion
- Jerry Hey – flugelhorn
- Dan Higgins – flute
- Jimmy Z – harmonica
- Dwayne Benjamin – horns
- Rastine Calhoun II – horns
- Andy Cleaves – horns
- Hajime Mizoguchi – cello
- Shinozaki Masatsugu Quartet – strings
- Kenny Harris – backing vocals (3, 8)
- Priscilla – backing vocals (2)
- Olivia – backing vocals (2)
- Vivien Watson – backing vocals (2)
- Laura Watson – backing vocals (2)
- Kana Matsumoto – backing vocals (2)
- Lisa Kiff – backing vocals (2)
- Natalie Cowan-Birch – backing vocals (2)
- Cindy – backing vocals (10)
- Maria – backing vocals (10)
Charts
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 7 |
References
- ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "中山美穂 / ミッド・ブルー [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Mid Blue | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ a b "Mid Blue | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
External links
- Official website
- Mid Blue at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Mid Blue at Discogs
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- "Adore"
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- Miho Nakayama 38th Anniversary Concert: Trois
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