Mellow (Miho Nakayama album)
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Released | June 10, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1992 | |||
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Length | 56:57 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
Label | King Records | |||
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Mellow (メロウ, Merou) is the 14th studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on June 10, 1992, it features the single "Mellow". The album was co-produced by Nakayama and recorded in Los Angeles. She wrote majority of the album's songs; both under her real name and her pseudonym "Issaque" (一咲, Issaku). A limited edition release included a mini photo book featuring pictures taken during the Los Angeles recording sessions.[1][2][3]
The album peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart. It also sold over 140,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.[4][5]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Mellow" | Issaque | Yoshimasa Inoue | Y. Inoue | 5:50 |
2. | "Arukinasai." ((あるきなさい。, "Come On.")) | Miho Nakayama | Yūsuke Asada | Asada | 6:03 |
3. | "Yukkuri My Love" ((ゆっくりMy Love, "Slowly My Love")) | Nakayama | Masaya Ozeki | Nittoku Inoue | 5:18 |
4. | "Platinum Cat" | Issaque | Y. Inoue | Y. Inoue | 5:50 |
5. | "Silent" | Nakayama | Chiho Kiyooka | Yoshio Tsuru | 5:02 |
6. | "Wasurenakute mo Ii ja Nai" ((忘れなくてもいいじゃない, "You Don't Have to Forget")) |
| Ozeki | Hiroshi Shinkawa | 4:44 |
7. | "Shakunetsu no Kokoro" ((灼熱の心, "Burning Heart")) |
| Watanabe | N. Inoue | 5:43 |
8. | "Hanashi wo Kiite" ((はなしをきいて, "Listen to the Story")) | Nakayama |
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| 5:54 |
9. | "Kiss Kiss Kiss" | Nakayama |
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| 4:54 |
10. | "Treasure" | Yui Nishiwaki |
| Nobuo Ariga | 5:51 |
11. | "Mellow [CM Version]" | Issaque | Y. Inoue | Y. Inoue | 1:48 |
Total length: | 56:57 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 3 |
Certification
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ)[6] | Gold | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "中山美穂 / メロウ [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Mellow | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ a b "Mellow | 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.
- ^ "Japanese certifications – 中山 美穂 – Mellow" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-08-07. Select 1992年7月 on the drop-down menu
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Mellow at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Mellow at Discogs