Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)

Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)
Studio album by
The Nolans
Released21 September 1991 (1991-09-21) (Japan)
Recorded1991
Studio
Genre
Length46:32
LabelTeichiku Records
Producer
  • Clive Scott
  • Ray Hedges
The Nolans chronology
Rock and Rolling Idol
(1991) 		Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)
(1991) 		Christmas Pops in Japan
(1991)
Singles from Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)
  1. "Tidal Wave"
    Released: 21 September 1991 (1991-09-21)

Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo) (淋しい熱帯魚, Lonely Tropical Fish) is a cover album by the Irish pop group The Nolans. Released on 21 September 1991 exclusively in Japan by Teichiku Records, the album consists of 12 English-language covers of popular J-pop songs from the 1970s and 1980s.[1][2] The title track, a cover of Wink's "Samishii Nettaigyo", was released as a single.[3]

The album peaked at No. 99 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 3,000 copies.[4][5]

Track listing

All English lyrics are written by Clive Scott and Des Dyer except track 1 by M. Jordan.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Never Ending Wind" (Kaze Tachinu (風立ちぬ, "The Wind Rises"))
Seiko Matsuda4:27
2."Tidal Wave" (Samishii Nettaigyo (淋しい熱帯魚, "Lonely Tropical Fish"))
Wink4:28
3."Desire" (Dezaia (Jōnetsu) (DESIRE～情熱～))
Akina Nakamori4:39
4."Wait for Me" (Nagisa no Barukonī (渚のバルコニー, "The Balcony by the Beach"))
Seiko Matsuda3:40
5."Tears" (Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa (飾りじゃないのよ涙は, "The Tears Are Not a Decoration"))Yōsui InoueAkina Nakamori4:05
6."Toy Boy" (Toshishita no Otokonoko (年下の男の子, "Younger Boy"))
  • Kazuya Senke
  • Yūsuke Hoguchi
Candies3:26
7."Sweet Little Devil" (Yasashii Akuma (やさしい悪魔))
Candies3:36
8."Roppongi Street" (Roppongi Junjōha (六本木純情派る, "Roppongi Pure-Heart Clique"))
Yōko Oginome3:28
9."Blue Heaven" (Tengoku no Kissu (天国のキッス, "Heavenly Kiss"))
Seiko Matsuda3:59
10."Ace of Hearts" (Hāto no Ēsu ga Detekonai (ハートのエースが出てこない))
Candies3:07
11."Simple Handkerchief" (Momen no Hankachīfu (木綿のハンカチーフ, "Cotton Handkerchief"))
Hiromi Ōta3:47
12."Johnny" (Jā ne (じゃあね, "See Ya"))
Onyanko Club3:54
Total length:46:32

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 99

References

  1. ^ "CD- TAIDAL WAVE（淋しい熱帯魚）（Japan）（ノーランズ博物館）". The Nolans Museum. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ "ノーランズ / 淋しい熱帯魚 [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ "CD-Single Tidal Wave（淋しい熱帯魚）(Japan）（ノーランズ博物館）". The Nolans Museum. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "淋しい熱帯魚 | ノーランズ". Oricon. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. ^ "ノーランズ". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2021.