Shin'ai Naru Mono e

Shin-ai Naru Mono e
Studio album by
Miyuki Nakajima
ReleasedMarch 21, 1979
RecordedEpicurus and Take One Studios (Tokyo, Japan)
GenreFolk
Length46:24
LabelAARD-VARK/Canyon, Yamaha Music Communications
ProducerMiyuki Nakajima
Miyuki Nakajima chronology
Aishiteiru to Ittekure
(1978) 		Shin-ai Naru Mono e
(1979) 		Okaerinasai
(1979)

Shin-ai Naru Mono e (親愛なる者へ) is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in March 1979.

The album is best known for the track "Ōkami ni Naritai", which has been one of fan favorites and later included on the compilation album Daiginjo released in 1996. It gained another public attention in the late 1990s, through the TV ad for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.'s energy drink which features the song.

Shin-ai Naru Mono e was relatively successful upon its release, although there was no lead single before the album came out. It debuted at the number-three on the Oricon LP chart and climbed the summit of there in April 1979, providing her with the first number-one spot on the album chart.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima

Side one

All tracks arranged by Takahiko Ishikawa (except "Taxi Driver" and "Neyuki" arranged by Shun Fukui)

  1. "Hadashi de Hashire (裸足で走れ)" - 4:38
  2. "Taxi Driver (タクシー ドライバー)" - 6:09
  3. "Doroumi no Naka kara (泥海の中から)" - 3:01
  4. "What is Hard to Believe (信じ難いもの, Shinjigatai Mono)" - 3:08
  5. "Neyuki (根雪)" - 6:23

Side two

All tracks arranged by Shun Fukui (except "Koishi no You ni" and "Ōkami ni Naritai" arranged by Takahiko Ishikawa)

  1. "Kataomoi (片想)" - 2:34
  2. "Dial 117 (ダイヤル117)" - 4:25
  3. "Koishi no You ni (小石のように)" - 3:36
  4. "Ōkami ni Naritai (狼になりたい)" - 5:42
  5. "Dangai —Shin-ai Naru Mono e (断崖—親愛なる者へ)" - 6:48

Personnel

  • Miyuki Nakajima - Lead vocal, acoustic guitar
  • Takahiko Ishikawa - Acoustic guitar, banjo
  • Kiyoshi Sugimoto - Acoustic guitar
  • Shigeru Suzuki - Electric guitar
  • Ken Yajima - Electric guitar
  • Graham Thumb Picking Power - Electric bass
  • Hiro Tsunoda - Drums
  • Tatsuo Hayashi - Drums
  • Nobu Saito - Percussion
  • Pecker - Percussion
  • Jake H. Conception - Saxophone
  • Shunzo Sunahara - Flute
  • Makiko Tashiro - Keyboards
  • Kentaro Haneda - Keyboards

Production

  • Recording director: Yoshio Okujima
  • Recording and mixing engineer: Yoshihiko Kaminari
  • Remixing and mixing engineer: Kinji Yoshino
  • Assistant engineer: Kouji Sakakibara
  • Promoter: Yoshiki Ishikawa
  • Manager: Hiroshi Kojima
  • Assistant promotional manager: Kunio Kaneko
  • Designer: Hirofumi Arai
  • Art director: Jin Tamura
  • Costume designer: Mihoko Kiyokawa
  • Producer: Miyuki Nakajima
  • General producer: Genichi Kawakami

Recorded at Epicurus and Take One Studios, special thanks to Kochibi

Chart positions

Year Album Country Chart Position Sales
1979 Shin-ai Naru Mono e Japan Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart (top 100) 1 327,000[1]
Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart (top 100) 7

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalog number
Japan March 21, 1979 LP Canyon Records C25A-0031
Audio cassette Pony 25P-7041
March 1, 1981 LP Canyon Records C28A-0147
May 21, 1981 Audio cassette Pony 28P-6070
December 1, 1983 CD Canyon Records D35A-0027
November 5, 1986 D32A-0232
March 21, 1989 Pony Canyon D35A-0457
May 21, 1990 PCCA-00074
April 18, 2001 Yamaha Music Communications YCCW-00008
October 1, 2008 YCCW-10057

See also

References

  1. ^ "- Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Miyuki Nakajima" (in Japanese). December 30, 2007. Archived from a-中島みゆき the original on June 19, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)