Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict
| Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict | ||||
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| Released | 10 January 2015 | |||
| Recorded | United States, autumn 2014 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 54:11 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Universal Music Japan | |||
| Producer | Yuuji Toriyama | |||
| Akina Nakamori chronology | ||||
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Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict (歌姫4 -My Eggs Benedict-) is a covers album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 10 January 2015 under Universal Music Japan. It is Nakamori's eighth covers album.[1][2] It was also Nakamori's first album to be published after 6 years after being on hiatus.
It was the final album to be produced by producer Yuuji Toriyama.
The album is officially considered as the fourth album of the Utahime cover series.[3] The album consists of covers of pop songs released in Japan during the 1990s and 2000s.[4][5][6]
The album was released in regular and first-press editions. The limited edition includes recording footage of the album. Both of the album jackets were taken with a film camera by Nakamori herself.
Chart performance
[edit]Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict debuted at number 5 on the Oricon Album weekly chart, charted for 11 weeks and sold over 26,500 copies.[7]。
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Standard Number" | Yoshitaka Minami | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Mayonaka no Door" | Miki Matsubara | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Lovers Again" | Exile | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Nagai Aida" | Kiroro | 5:42 |
| 5. | "Hanamizuki" | Yo Hitoto | 5:42 |
| 6. | "Ai no Uta" | Koda Kumi | 4:55 |
| 7. | "Fragile" | Every Little Thing | 5:27 |
| 8. | "Seppun Kiss" | Original Love | 5:09 |
| 9. | "Soshite Boku wa Touhou ni Kureru" | Yoshiyuki Oosawa | 4:43 |
| 10. | "Yasashii Kiss wo Shite" | Dreams Come True | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Yuki no Hana" | Mika Nakashima | 5:09 |
Release history
[edit]| Year | Format(s) | Serial number | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CD, CD+DVD | UPCH-2017, UPCH-9988 | UMJ | [8] |
| 2017 | UHQCD | UPCH-7286 | UMJ | [9] |
| 2023 | CD | UPCY-7875 | UMJ | [10] |
| 2024 | 2LP | UPJY-9381/2 | UMJ | [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ "中森明菜 / フォーク・ソング〜歌姫抒情歌 [CD] [アルバム] - CDJournal.com". 音楽出版社. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "中森明菜 UNIVERSAL MUSIC OFFICIAL WEBSITE". biography. ユニバサールミュージック合同会社. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
- ^ "中森明菜カヴァー企画の第4弾『歌姫4』で、20年ぶりの快挙達成". エキサイト. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- ^ "中森明菜 UNIVERSAL MUSIC OFFICIAL WEBSITE". ユニバーサルミュージック合同会社. Archived from the original on 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "中森明菜、EXILEを歌う 『歌姫』収録曲発表". オリコン. 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
- ^ "中森明菜のカヴァー企画「歌姫４」の最新作、先行配信&iTunes予約がスタート". ガジェット通信. 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ^ "歌姫4 -My Eggs Benedict-(初回限定盤) -ORICON STYLE". オリコン. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "中森明菜 / 歌姫4 -My Eggs Benedict-[CD]" (in Japanese). UMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ "中森明菜 / 歌姫4 -My Eggs Benedict- [UHQCD]" (in Japanese). UMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ "中森明菜 / 歌姫4 -My Eggs Benedict-" (in Japanese). Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ "中森明菜 / 歌姫4 -My Eggs Benedict-集 [限定盤]" (in Japanese). UMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
