Aishiteiru to Ittekure

Aishiteiru to Ittekure
Studio album by
Miyuki Nakajima
ReleasedApril 10, 1978
RecordedEpicurus and the Hit Studios, Tokyo, Japan
GenreFolk
Length40:00
LabelAARD-VARK/Canyon, Yamaha Music Communications
ProducerGenichi Kawakami
Miyuki Nakajima chronology
A Ri Ga To U
(1977) 		Aishiteiru to Ittekure
(1978) 		Shin-ai Naru Mono e
(1979)

Aishiteiru to Ittekure (愛していると云ってくれ) is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in April 1978.

Five months before the album came out, she topped on the Oricon singles chart with a song "The Parting Song (Wakareuta)", which was released as her fifth single in September 1977.[1] The album features her commercial breakthrough single and another well-known song, "World's Context (Sejou)". The latter was later featured in the second series of TV drama Kimpachi Sensei aired on TBS in 1980,[2] and became known widely as one of her signature songs.

Aishiteiru to Ittekure has been her longest charting album on the Oricon, because the album re-entered the chart when "World's Context" was featured on TV program in the early 1980s.[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima, unless otherwise noted

Side one

All tracks arranged by Kinji Yoshino (except "The Parting Song" co-arranged by Shun Fukui)

  1. "Genki desuka (「元気ですか」)" (Poetry reading, sampling "Prelude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18 " by César Franck on background music) – 2:58
  2. "Reiko (怜子)" – 2:40
  3. "The Parting Song (わかれうた, Wakareuta)" – 3:57
  4. "Uminari (海鳴り)" – 3:27
  5. "Keshou (化粧)" – 5:07

Side two

All tracks arranged by Kinji Yoshino (except "World's Context" co-arranged by Shun Fukui, "Milk 32" and "Omae no Ie" arranged by Miyuki Nakajima)

  1. "Milk 32 (ミルク32, Miruku 32)" – 4:33
  2. "Ahoudori (あほう鳥)" – 4:06
  3. "Omae no Ie (おまえの家)" – 6:32
  4. "World's Context (世情, Sejou)" – 6:12

Personnel

  • Miyuki Nakajima – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Toshiro Masuda – electric guitar
  • Tsugutoshi Goto – electric bass
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – keyboards
  • Nobu Saito – percussions
  • Hiro Tsunoda – drums

Production

  • Recording director; Yoshio Okushima
  • Recording and Mixing Engineer; Yoshihiko Kan'nari
  • Assistant engineer; Koji Sakakibara
  • Manager; Kunio Kaneko
  • Director; Yūzō Watanabe
  • Cover designer; Natsuo Ueda
  • Photographer; Jin Tamura
  • Executive producer; Genichi Kawakami

Chart positions

Year Country Chart Position Sales
1978–1981 Japan Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart (top 100) [3] 2 410,000+
Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart (top 100) [3] 6

References

  1. ^ "List of number-one singles on the Oricon chart in Japan". Original Confidence (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  2. ^ "Production details of the DVD Kimpachi Sensei; Second Series" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  3. ^ a b c "- Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Miyuki Nakajima" (in Japanese). December 30, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2009.[permanent dead link‍]