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Crescent
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 16, 1990 (1990-12-16)
Recorded1990
Genre
Length47:35
LanguageJapanese
LabelPolystar
ProducerHaruo Mizuhashi
Wink chronology
Wink Hot Singles
(1990)
Crescent
(1990)
Queen of Love
(1991)
Singles from Crescent
  1. " Yoru ni Hagurete (Where Were You Last Night)"
    Released: July 4, 1990 (1990-07-04)
  2. " New Moon ni Aimashou"
    Released: November 21, 1990 (1990-11-21)

Crescent (クレセント, Kuresento) is the fifth studio album by Japanese idol duo Wink, released by Polystar on December 16, 1990. It features the singles " Yoru ni Hagurete (Where Were You Last Night)" (a cover of Ankie Bagger's 1989 song) and " New Moon ni Aimashou". Also included in the album are Japanese-language covers of Annica Burman's "I Can't Deny a Broken Heart", Kiss' " I Was Made for Lovin' You", Harold Payne's "We'll Be Together Someday", and The Cowsills' " The Rain, the Park & Other Things". [1] [2]

The album peaked at No. 10 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 164,000 copies. [3] [4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa, except where indicated; all music is arranged by Satoshi Kadokura.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1." New Moon ni Aimashou [Remix]" (Nyū Mūn ni Aimashō (ニュー・ムーンに逢いましょう, "Meet the New Moon")) Yuki Kadokura5:18
2."Kanashii Kareha (I Can't Deny a Broken Heart)" ((悲しい枯葉 〜I Can't Deny a Broken Heart〜, "Sad Dead Leaves ~I Can't Deny a Broken Heart~"))Sayako MorimotoKarin Ljung3:53
3."Fuyu no Shinkirō" ((冬の蜃気楼, "Mirage in Winter")) Masaya Ozeki4:53
4." Warui Yume (I Was Made for Loving You)" ((悪い夢 〜I Was Made for Loving You〜, "A Bad Dream ~I Was Made for Loving You~")) 4:29
5."Mafuyu no Bara [fn 1]" ((真冬の薔薇, "Midwinter Rose")) 
4:17
6." Ame ni Kieta Hatsukoi (The Rain, the Park and Other Things)" ((雨に消えた初恋 〜The Rain, The Park and Other Things〜, "The First Love That Disappeared in the Rain ~The Rain, the Park and Other Things~"))Ayuko Ishikawa
4:20
7."Miracle Knight" Yasuhiro Kido4:40
8."All Night Long"Masami TozawaOzeki5:17
9." Yoru ni Hagurete (Where Were You Last Night) [Remix]" ((夜にはぐれて 〜Where Were You Last Night〜))  Norell Oson Bard4:39
10."Variation (Sayonara no Hensōkyoku)" ((Variation 〜さよならの変奏曲〜, "Variation ~Goodbye Variation~"))MorimotoFuyumi Iwasawa4:48
Total length:47:35
2018 bonus tracks
No.TitleMusicLength
11."Mizu no Seiza [fn 2]" ((水の星座, "Water Constellation"))
  • Rod Gamons
  • Angie Rubin
  • Shelley Speck
4:45
12." Omoide made Soba ni Ite (Welcome to the Edge)" ((想い出までそばにいて (Welcome To The Edge), "I'll Stay by Your Side Until You Remember (Welcome to the Edge)"))5:05
Total length:9:51

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [3] 10

Footnotes

  1. ^ Cover of Harold Payne's "We'll Be Together Someday".
  2. ^ Cover of Tricia Leigh Fisher's "Let an Angel".

References

  1. ^ "Wink(ういんく)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ "Crescent | WINK ウインク". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  3. ^ a b "Crescent | WINK". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. ^ "Wink". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-07-23.

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