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Wagamama na Actress

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Wagamama na Actress
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 23, 1993 (1993-06-23)
Recorded1993
Studio
Genre
Length50:32
LanguageJapanese
LabelKing Records
Producer
  • Miho Nakayama
  • Masato Ohsumi
  • Ken Shiguma
  • Akira Fukuzumi
Miho Nakayama chronology
Dramatic Songs
(1993)
Wagamama na Actress
(1993)
Blanket Privacy
(1993)

Wagamama na Actress (わがままな あくとれす, Wagamama na Akutoresu, lit. Selfish Actress) is the 15th studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on June 23, 1993, it is Nakayama's fifth studio release (after One and Only, Mind Game, Merry Merry, and Dé eaya) to not feature a single. It was also Nakayama's second album (after Mellow) to be self-produced and recorded in Los Angeles.[1][2][3]

The album peaked at No. 4 on Oricon's albums chart. It also sold over 145,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.[4][5]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Miho Nakayama, except where indicated

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Gakeppuchi" ((崖っぷち, "Cliff"))Rui SerizawaPfeifer Broz
5:07
2."Keep Awake" JuliaIan Prince4:21
3."A New Day" Makoto SatōBruce Gaitsch3:11
4."Jara Jara Switch" M. Rie
4:30
5."Dear My Friends" Takashi TsushimiBill Meyers4:28
6."Pastel in My Heart" JuliaPrince5:47
7."Mayonaka no Kitchen kara" (Mayonaka no Kitchin kara (真夜中のキッチンから, "From the Kitchen at Midnight")) Pfeifer BrozPfeifer Broz3:07
8."Wagamama na Actress" (Wagamama na Akutoresu (わがままな あくとれす, "Selfish Actress")) Chiho Kiyooka
  • Meyers
  • Hey (horns)
4:42
9."Horizon"Masami TozawaPfeifer BrozKeane4:55
10."Love for You" Cindy
  • Cindy
  • Williams Broz
4:27
11."Konna Hi no Ame nara Daisuki (The Rain Came Down)" ((こんな日の雨なら大好き -The Rain Came Down-, "I Love the Rain on Such a Day (The Rain Came Down)"))
  • Nakayama
  • Amie
Ken Shiguma5:57
Total length:50:32

Personnel

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  • Miho Nakayama – vocals
  • Rob Pfeifer – programming (1, 7)
  • Ken Shiguma – programming (11)
  • Atsushi Umehara – programming (11)
  • Jeff Pfeifer – keyboards (1, 7)
  • Ian Prince – keyboards, programming (2, 6)
  • Tom Keane – keyboards, programming (4, 9)
  • Bill Meyers – keyboards, programming (5, 8)
  • Reggie Turner – keyboards, programming (10)
  • Hidetoshi Yamada – keyboards (11)
  • Randy Waldman – piano, bass (3)
  • Michael Landau – guitar (1–2, 5–9)
  • Bruce Gaitsch – guitar (3)
  • David Williams – guitar (4)
  • John Peña – bass (6)
  • Mike Porcaro – bass (9)
  • Carlos Vega – drums (9)
  • Andre Williams – drums (10)
  • Keith Williams – drums (10)
  • Chris Trujillo – percussion (1, 5, 7–8)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3)
  • Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 4, 8)
  • Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 4, 8)
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1, 4, 8)
  • Dan Higgins – saxophone (1, 4), flute (7)
  • Brandon Fields – saxophone (3)
  • Dave Koz – saxophone (6, 9)
  • Kim Hutcheroft – saxophone (8)
  • Jake H. Concepcion – saxophone (11)
  • Tetsuya Ochiai – strings (11)
  • Hiroki Kashiwagi – strings (11)
  • Jackie – backing vocals (1)
  • Misa Nakayama – backing vocals (1)
  • Joey Johnson – backing vocals (2)
  • Warnel Johns – backing vocals (2)
  • Yuiko Tsubokura – backing vocals (4, 8)
  • Keiko Wada – backing vocals (4, 8)
  • Junko Hirotani – backing vocals (5–6, 11)
  • Kiyoshi Hiyama – backing vocals (5–6)
  • Yasuhiro Kido – backing vocals (6)
  • Cindy – backing vocals (10)
  • Jacque Mastin – backing vocals (10)
  • Don Jeffries – backing vocals (10)

Charts

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 4

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 / わがままなあくとれす [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  3. ^ "わがままなあくとれす | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  4. ^ a b "わがままなあくとれす | 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 – わがままな あくとれす" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-08-07. Select 1993年7月 on the drop-down menu
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