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Ten-Sei (転生) is the 33rd studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in November 2005.

Tensei
Studio album by Miyuki Nakajima
Released	November 16, 2005
Recorded	Cello Studios, O'Henry Sound Studios, and Epicurus
Genre	Folk rock
Length	59:00
Label	Yamaha Music Communications
Producer	Ichizo Seo, Miyuki Nakajima
Miyuki Nakajima chronology
Ima no Kimochi (2004) Tensei (2005) Lullaby Singer (2006)

Like some previous albums 10 Wings, Hi -Wings- and Tsuki -Wings-, Tensei is composed of the songs Nakajima wrote for her experimental musical Yakai. All the materials appeared on the album were originally performed on Yakai Vol. 14: "24-Ji Chaku 0-Ji Hatsu" which was taken place at the Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon during January 2004. Except "The Mirage Hotel" which was already included on her 2003 Love Letter (Koibumi) album (Ten-Sei features newly arranged version of a song), most of the songs appeared on the studio album for the first time.

From the album, "For Those Who Can't Go Home" was later released as a single (flip side was live recording version of "Relay of the Soul" which was taken from Yakai). It was featured as a theme song for the television drama Kemonomichi (adaptation of the novel written by Seicho Matsumoto) starring Ryoko Yonekura and aired on TV Asahi in 2006.[1] "Relay of the Soul" was also used in the drama series called On'na no Ichidaiki aired on Fuji TV during autumn 2005.[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima, arranged by Ichizo Seo

1. "Lost and Found (遺失物預り所, Ishitsubutsu Azukarijo)" – 4:58
2. "For Those Who Can't Go Home (帰れない者たちへ, Kaerenai Monotachi e)" – 5:19
3. "The Scenery Off the Beaten Path (線路の外の風景, Senro no Soto no Fūkei)" – 4:22
4. "The Twisting Möbius Band (メビウスの輪はねじれる, Mebiusu no Wa wa Nejireru)" – 5:10
5. "Fortune Cookies (フォーチュン・クッキー, Fōchun Kukkī)" – 4:06
6. "Shady Midnight Table (闇夜のテーブル, Yamiyo no Tēburu)" – 5:49
7. "My Homeland is Beyond the Wind (我が祖国は風の彼方, Waga Sokoku wa Kaze no Kanata)" – 5:52
8. "Relay of the Soul (命のリレー, Inochi no Rirē)" – 5:34
9. "The Mirage Hotel (ミラージュ・ホテル, Mirāju Hoteru)" – 6:04
10. "Salmon Dance (サーモン・ダンス, Sāmon Dansu)" – 5:21
11. "Infinite Orbit (無限・軌道, Mugen Kidou)" – 6:25

Personnel

• Michael Thompson – Electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Nozomi Furukawa – Electric guitar, bouzouki
• Shūji Nakamura – Acoustic guitar
• Neil Stubenhaus – Electric bass
• Satoshi Nakamura – Soprano sax, alto sax
• Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums
• Gregg Bissonette – Drums
• Matarou Misawa – Cymbals, timpani
• DJ Masterkey – Scratch
• Jon Gilutin – Keyboards, acoustic piano, hammond organ, strings pad
• Ichizo Seo – Computer programming, keyboards
• Shingo Kobayashi – Computer programming, keyboards
• Tomō Satō – Computer programming
• Yousuke Sugimoto – Computer programming
• Ittetsu Gen – Violin
• Crusher Kimura – Violin
• Sid Page – Violin (Concertmaster)
• Susan Chatman – Violin
• Mario De Leon – Violin
• Kirstin File – Violin
• Berj Garabedian – Violin
• Peter Kent – Violin
• Natalie Leggett – Violin
• Robert Matsuda – Violin
• Alyssa Park – Violin
• Cameron Patrick – Violin
• Robert Peterson – Violin
• John Wittenberg – Violin
• Takuya Mori – Viola
• Denyse Buffum – Viola
• Cheryl Kohfeld – Viola
• Carole Mukogawa – Viola
• David Stenske – Viola
• Masami Horisawa – Cello
• Tomoki Iwanaga – Cello
• Larry Corbett – Cello
• Maurice Grants – Cello
• Dan Smith – Cello
• Rudy Stein – Cello
• Suzie Katayama – Strings conducting and contracting
• Kazuyo Sugimoto – Harmony vocals
• Fumikazu Miyashita – Harmony vocals
• Julia Waters – Backing vocals
• Oren Waters – Backing vocals
• Maxine Waters – Backing vocals
• Tery Wood – Backing vocals
• Angie Jaree – Backing vocals
• Wendy Fraser – Backing vocals
• Carmen Carter – Backing vocals
• Jim Glistrap – Backing vocals
• Carmen Twillie – Backing vocals
• Jess Wilard III – Backing vocals

Chart positions

Album

Year	Album	Chart	Position	Weeks	Sales
2005	Ten-Sei	Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 300)	12	15	65,000+[3]

Single

Year	Single	B-Side	Chart	Position	Weeks	Sales
2006	"For Those Who Can't Go Home"	"Relay of the Soul" ['04 "Yakai" Version]	Japanese Oricon Weekly (top 200)	35	7	13,000[4]

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog number
Japan	November 16, 2005	Yamaha Music Communications	CD	YCCW-10017
	December 3, 2008			YCCW-10085

References

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