Collection (Miho Nakayama album)

Collection
Compilation album by
Miho Nakayama
ReleasedNovember 15, 1987 (1987-11-15)
Recorded1985–1987
Genre
Length42:27
LanguageJapanese
LabelKing Records
Miho Nakayama chronology
One and Only
(1987) 		Collection
(1987) 		Catch the Nite
(1988)
Singles from Collection
  1. "Be-Bop High School"
    Released: December 5, 1985 (1985-12-05)
  2. "Iro White Blend"
    Released: February 5, 1986 (1986-02-05)
  3. "Jingi Aishite Moraimasu"
    Released: July 15, 1986 (1986-07-15)
  4. "Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne"
    Released: August 21, 1986 (1986-08-21)
  5. "Hade!!!"
    Released: March 18, 1987 (1987-03-18)
  6. "50/50"
    Released: July 7, 1987 (1987-07-07)

Collection (コレクション, Korekushon) is the first compilation album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on November 15, 1987, the album compiles Nakayama's singles from 1985 to 1987. "C" and "Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne" were the album versions on initial releases of this album; they were replaced with single versions on the 2006 reissue.[1][2]

The album became Nakayama's first to hit No. 1 on Oricon's albums chart. It sold over 542,000 copies, becoming her biggest selling album until Collection III in 1995.[3][4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Takashi Matsumoto, except where indicated; all music is composed by Kyōhei Tsutsumi, except where indicated

Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."C"  Mitsuo Hagita3:29
2."Namaiki" ((生意気, "Saucy"))  Motoki Funayama3:20
3."Be-Bop High School"  Hagita3:52
4."Iro White Blend" (Iro Howaito Burendo (色・ホワイトブレンド, "Colored White Blend"))Mariya TakeuchiTakeuchiNobuyuki Shimizu4:14
5."Close Up" (Kurōzu Appu (クローズ・アップ)) Kazuo ZaitsuMasaaki Ōmura4:00
6."Jingi Aishite Moraimasu" ((JINGI・愛してもらいます, "Jingi, I Want You to Love Me")) Tetsuya KomuroŌmura3:51
Total length:22:46
Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne" ((ツイてるね　ノッてるね, "It's Crazy, It's Knocking"))  
  • Ōmura
  • Funayama
3:44
2."Waku Waku Sasete" ((WAKU WAKUさせて, "Excite Me More"))  Funayama3:59
3."Hade!!!" ((「派手!!!」, "Flashy!!!"))  Funayama4:02
4."50/50"Shun TaguchiKomuroFunayama3:43
5."Catch Me"Toshiki KadomatsuKadomatsuKadomatsu4:12
Total length:19:39

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 27

References

  1. ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  2. ^ "中山美穂 / コレクション [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  3. ^ a b c "MIHO NAKAYAMA COLLECTION | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  4. ^ "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-03.