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Mellow (Miho Nakayama album)

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Mellow
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 10, 1992 (1992-06-10)
Recorded1992
Genre
Length56:57
LanguageJapanese
LabelKing Records
Producer
  • Miho Nakayama
  • Masato Osumi
Miho Nakayama chronology
Miho's Select
(1991)
Mellow
(1992)
Dramatic Songs
(1993)
Singles from Mellow
  1. "Mellow"
    Released: April 1, 1992 (1992-04-01)

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

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Mellow"IssaqueYoshimasa InoueY. Inoue5:50
2."Arukinasai." ((あるきなさい。, "Come On."))Miho NakayamaYūsuke AsadaAsada6:03
3."Yukkuri My Love" ((ゆっくりMy Love, "Slowly My Love"))NakayamaMasaya OzekiNittoku Inoue5:18
4."Platinum Cat"IssaqueY. InoueY. Inoue5:50
5."Silent"NakayamaChiho KiyookaYoshio Tsuru5:02
6."Wasurenakute mo Ii ja Nai" ((忘れなくてもいいじゃない, "You Don't Have to Forget"))
  • Chiharu Akahoshi
  • Nakayama
OzekiHiroshi Shinkawa4:44
7."Shakunetsu no Kokoro" ((灼熱の心, "Burning Heart"))
  • Mika Watanabe
  • Nakayama
WatanabeN. Inoue5:43
8."Hanashi wo Kiite" ((はなしをきいて, "Listen to the Story"))Nakayama
  • Hiroshi Narumi
  • Makio Tada
5:54
9."Kiss Kiss Kiss"Nakayama
  • Narumi
  • Tada
  • Narumi
  • Tada
4:54
10."Treasure"Yui Nishiwaki
  • Nishiwaki
  • Yōko Orihara
Nobuo Ariga5:51
11."Mellow [CM Version]"IssaqueY. InoueY. Inoue1:48
Total length:56:57

Charts

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 3

Certification

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[6] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  2. ^ "中山美穂 / メロウ [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  3. ^ "Mellow | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  4. ^ a b "Mellow | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  5. ^ "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  6. ^ "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
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