Colors (Mari Hamada album)
Appearance
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Released | September 20, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
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Length | 48:12 | |||
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Label | Invitation | |||
Producer | Greg Edward | |||
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Colors (カラーズ, Karāzu) is the tenth studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on September 20, 1990. It was Hamada's final release by Invitation. The album was reissued alongside Hamada's past releases on January 15, 2014.[1][2]
Hamada's 1993 international release Introducing... Mari Hamada features a rewritten version of "Is This Justice?" as "If It's Love". The 1994 international follow-up All My Heart includes an English version of "Heaven Knows".
Colors peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's albums chart. It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[3][4]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Mari Hamada; all music is composed by Hiroyuki Ohtsuki, except where indicated
No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Is This Justice?" (English) |
| 4:22 | |
2. | "Innocent Colors" | Kazuhiro Hara |
| 4:03 |
3. | "Heaven Knows" |
| 4:23 | |
4. | "Plastic Conversation" |
| 3:37 | |
5. | "Nostalgia" | Takashi Masuzaki |
| 4:19 |
6. | "Empty Room" |
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| 4:53 |
7. | "There's No Limit" |
| 4:03 | |
8. | "Take It Easy on Yourself" |
| 4:28 | |
9. | "Be Wild" |
| 4:07 | |
10. | "Material World" |
| 4:15 | |
11. | "Monologize" | Takanobu Masuda |
| 5:42 |
Personnel
[edit]- Michael Landau – guitar
- Tim Pierce – guitar
- John Pierce – bass
- Jeff Daniel – keyboards
- Tom Keane – keyboards
- Charles Judge – keyboards
- John Keane – drums
- Danny Fongheiser – drums
- Gerald Albright – saxophone
- David Woodford – saxophone
- Nick Lane – trombone
- Steve Madaio – trumpet
Charts
[edit]Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 2 |
Certification
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ)[4] | Gold | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ "浜田麻里 / COLORS [SHM-CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ "COLORS/浜田麻里". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ a b "COLORS/浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ a b "Japanese certifications – 浜田 麻里 – Colors" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 28, 2021. Select 1990年10月 on the drop-down menu
External links
[edit]- Official website (Mari Hamada)
- Official website (Victor Entertainment)
- Colors at MusicBrainz
- Colors at Discogs