Collection III

Collection III
Compilation album by
Miho Nakayama
ReleasedMarch 1, 1995 (1995-03-01)
Recorded1991–1994
Genre
Length52:58
LanguageJapanese
LabelKing Records
Miho Nakayama chronology
Pure White Live '94
(1994) 		Collection III
(1995) 		Mid Blue
(1995)
Singles from Collection III
  1. "Tada Nakitaku Naru no"
    Released: February 9, 1994 (1994-02-09)
  2. "Hero"
    Released: December 14, 1994 (1994-12-14)

Collection III (コレクション・スリー, Korekushon Surī) is the seventh compilation album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on Nakayama's birthday of March 1, 1995, the album compiles her singles from 1991 to 1994, including her Japanese-language cover of Mariah Carey's "Hero". The popularity of the million-selling songs "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" and "Tada Nakitaku Naru no" helped boost the album's sales.[1][2][3]

The album peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart. It sold over 590,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ, becoming Nakayama's biggest-selling album in her career.[4][5]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Kore kara no I Love You" ((これからのI Love You, "This Is I Love You"))Gorō MatsuiKenjirō Sakiya
  • ATOM
  • Sakiya (strings)
5:57
2."Rosa"IssaqueYoshimasa InoueATOM5:13
3."Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." ((遠い街のどこかで…, "Somewhere in a Distant City..."))Mika WatanabeHideya NakazakiNakazaki5:57
4."Mellow"IssaqueInoueInoue5:52
5."Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto (Miho Nakayama & Wands)" ((世界中の誰よりきっと, "Surely More Than Anyone in the World"))
Tetsurō OdaTakeshi Hayama4:07
6."Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni" ((幸せになるために, "To Be Happy"))
  • Yūho Iwasato
  • Nakayama
Toshifumi HinataHinata4:17
7."Anata ni Nara..." ((あなたになら…, "For You..."))NakayamaJoe HisaishiHisaishi5:26
8."Tada Nakitaku Naru no" ((ただ泣きたくなるの, "I Just Feel Like Crying"))
  • Yurie Kokubu
  • Nakayama
Masaki IwamotoIwamoto5:02
9."Sea Paradise (OL no Hanran)" ((Sea Paradise -OLの反乱-, "Sea Paradise -An Office Lady's Rebellion-"))NakayamaKNACKATOM6:17
10."Hero"
Robbie Buchanan4:51
Total length:52:58

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 38

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[6] Platinum 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  2. ^ "中山美穂 / コレクション3 [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  3. ^ "COLLECTION III | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  4. ^ a b c "COLLECTION III | 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 – COLLECTION III" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-08-07. Select 1995年3月 on the drop-down menu