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Ballads (バラード, Barādo) is the second compilation album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on March 20, 1989, the album features 12 ballads selected by Nakayama from her past releases, plus new recordings of "Sentimental Tsūshin", "Kabin", and "Try or Cry". The album was reissued on December 18, 1996, as Ballads I with a different cover to match that of Ballads II.[1][2]
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| Released | March 20, 1989 December 18, 1996 (reissue) | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
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| Length | 61:12 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | King Records | |||
| Producer | Akira Fukuzumi | |||
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| Singles from Ballads | ||||
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 1996 reissue cover | ||||
The album peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 195,000 copies.[3][4] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Nanamena Ai wo Yurushite" ((斜めな愛を許して, "Forgive the Diagonal Love")) | Mami Ayukawa | Ayukawa | Shirō Sagisu | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Silent Night" | Rui Serizawa | Hideya Nakazaki | Nobuyuki Shimizu | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Sentimental Tsūshin [New Version]" (Senchimentaru Tsūshin (センチメンタル通信, "Sentimental Communication")) | Mebae Miyahara | Mitsuo Hagita | Sagisu | 3:59 |
| 4. | "You're My Only Shinin' Star" | Toshiki Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu |
| 4:42 |
| 5. | "Sherry" | Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu | 4:39 |
| 6. | "Kabin [New Version]" ((花瓶, "Vase")) | Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu | 6:13 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Long Distance to the Heaven" | Miho Kitayama | Kitayama | Takao Sugiyama | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Snow White no Machi" (Sunō Howaito no Machi (スノー・ホワイトの街, "Snow White Town")) | Yui Masaki | Hiroshi Satō | Satō | 4:15 |
| 3. | "In the Morning" | Masumi Kawamura | Toshinobu Kubota | Sugiyama | 5:22 |
| 4. | "I Know" | Serizawa | Cindy | Sugiyama | 5:29 |
| 5. | "Chikai wo Yabutte" ((誓いを破って, "Break the Vow")) | Chinfa Kan | Cindy | Kunio Muramatsu | 5:26 |
| 6. | "Try or Cry [New Version]" | Kan | Cindy | Kojima | 6:26 |
| Total length: | 32:20 | ||||
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 2 |
Certification
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[5] | Gold | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- "中山美穂 / Ballads [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- "Ballads | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- "Japanese certifications – 中山 美穂 – Ballads" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-08-04. Select 1989年4月 on the drop-down menu
External links
- Official website
- Ballads at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Ballads at Discogs (list of releases)
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