Oiro Naoshi

Change (Oiro Naoshi)
Studio album by
Miyuki Nakajima
ReleasedApril 17, 1985
RecordedHitokuchizaka and Epicurus Studios (except backing track for "Kamome wa Kamome" recorded at Ishibashi Memorial Hall)
GenreFolk rock, kayōkyoku
Length38:09
LabelCanyon Records/AARD-VARK, Yamaha Music Communications
ProducerMiyuki Nakajima, Yoshihiro Kai, Tsugutoshi Goto, Nobutaka Tsugei, Kasumasa Yoshizaki
Miyuki Nakajima chronology
'How Do You Do (Hajimemashite)-'
(1984) 		Change (Oiro Naoshi)
(1985) 		miss M.
(1985)

Change (御色なおし, Oiro Naoshi) is the 12th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima. It was released in April 1985. The album comprises nine tracks originally written for other singers, including "Kamome wa Kamome," which is known as one of the signature songs for Naoko Ken, and "Sparrow (Suzume)", which became the sole top-ten charting solo single for ex-Pink Lady member Keiko Masuda.

Track listing

All songs written by Miyuki Nakajima, except the music of "Bibou no Miyako" composed by Kyouhei Tsutsumi

Side one

No.TitleOriginal performerLength
1."Hitoripocchi de Odorasete (ひとりぽっちで踊らせて)" (arranged by Chito Kawauchi)Naoko Ken4:48
2."Sparrow (すずめ, Suzume)" (arranged by Nobutaka Tsugei)Keiko Masuda4:40
3."Saiai (最愛)" (arranged by Nobutaka Tsugei)Yoshie Kashiwabara4:19
4."Farewell Chimes (さよならの鐘, Sayonara no Kane)" (arranged by Michio Yamashita and Crystal King)Graciela Susana4:57

Side two

No.TitleOriginal performerLength
1."The Sea and the Jewels (海と宝石, Umi to Houseki)" (Album version, arranged by Nobutaka Tsugei)Keiko Matsuzaka2:45
2."Camouflage (カム・フラージュ, Kamufuraju)" (arranged by Chito Kawauchi)Yoshie Kashiwabara4:12
3."Tabako (煙草)" (arranged by Michio Yamashita and Crystal King)Yuko Kotegawa3:33
4."Bibou no Miyako (美貌の都)" (arranged by Tsugutoshi Goto)Hiromi Go4:40
5."Kamome wa Kamome (かもめはかもめ)" (arranged by Kuni Kawauchi)Naoko Ken4:15

Personnel

Kai Band

  • Yoshihiro Kai – guitars, backing vocals
  • Nobukazu Omori – guitars
  • Hideo Matsufuji – drums
  • Ichiro Tanaka – guitars

Sentimental City Romance

  • Nobutaka Tsugei – E. Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion & Chorus
  • Fumio Kondo – drums
  • Yutaka Hosoi – keyboards, chorus
  • Tokuo Nakano – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, chorus
  • Kiyoshi Hisada – electric bass, chorus

Crystal King

  • Katsumasa "Monsieur" Yoshizaki – percussion, chorus
  • Masayuki Tanaka – chorus
  • Kimiharu Nakamura – piano
  • Hiromi Imakiire – keyboards
  • Michio Yamashita – electric guitars
  • Hidetoshi Nomoto – electric bass
  • Kazuyoshi Takagi – drums

Additional musicians

  • Yasuo Tomikura – electric bass
  • Tsugutoshi Goto – electric bass, electric guitar
  • Haruo Togashi – piano, keyboards
  • Elton Nagata – keyboards
  • Kuni Kawauchi – pipe organ
  • Hideki Matsutake – synthesizer programming
  • Shigeo Fuchino – saxophone
  • Kiyoshi Saito – saxophone
  • Pecker – percussion
  • Hideo Yamaki – drums
  • Maeda Strings – strings

Production

  • Composer, lyricist, Producer and Performer: Miyuki Nakajima (credited in association with Airando)
  • Composer for "Bibou no Miyako": Kyohei Tsutsumi
  • Arrangers: Chito Kawauchi (on M1,6), Nobutaka Tsugei (on M2,3,5), Michio Yamashita and Crystal King (on M4,7), Tsugutoshi Goto (on M8),Kuni Kawauchi (on M9)
  • Recording Director: Yoshio Okujima
  • Director: Yuzo Watanabe
  • Art Director: Jin Tamura
  • Designer: Hirofumi Arai
  • Costume Designer: Kazumi Yamase
  • Manager: Osamu Tsuchiya
  • Executive Producer: Genichi Kawakami
  • Special Thanks: Ken Okugawa

Mixed at the TAKE ONE and Epicurus Studios, Tokyo, Japan

Chart positions

Year Country Chart Position Sales
1985 Japan Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart (top 100)[1] 1 338,000
Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart (top 100) 1

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalog number
Japan April 17, 1985 Audio cassette Pony 28P-6416
Canyon Records LP C25A-0404
April 21, 1985 CD D32A-0073
March 1, 1985 LP C32A-0406
March 21, 1989 Pony Canyon CD D35A-0464
May 21, 1990 PCCA-00081
April 18, 2001 Yamaha Music Communications YCCW-00015
October 1, 2008 YCCW-10064

References

  1. ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) – Albums Chart Daijiten – Miyuki Nakajima" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2008.