Deep Lip French

Deep Lip French
Deep Lip French
Studio album by Miho Nakayama
Released	June 1, 1996
Recorded	1995–1996
Studio	Westlake Recording Studios
Genre	J-pop; pop rock;
Length	53:08
Language	Japanese
Label	King Records
Producer	Miho Nakayama; Masato Asanuma;
Miho Nakayama chronology
Singles from Deep Lip French
	" Thinking About You (Anata no Yoru wo Tsutsumitai)"; Released: February 16, 1996; " True Romance"; Released: June 7, 1996;

Deep Lip French (ディープ・リップ・フレンチ, Dīpu Rippu Furenchi) is the 18th studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on June 1, 1996, it features the singles " Thinking About You (Anata no Yoru wo Tsutsumitai)" and " True Romance". Like her previous studio releases Mellow, Wagamama na Actress, Pure White, and Mid Blue, Deep Lip French was self-produced and recorded in Los Angeles.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The album peaked at No. 13 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 80,000 copies.^[4]^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	" True Romance"	Masato Odake	Yoshimasa Inoue	Hajime Mizoguchi	4:14
2.	"♡ Smoke"	Miho Nakayama Odake	Mayumi	Mayumi	4:07
3.	"Spiritual Kisses"	Nakayama	Mika Watanabe	Kanichirō Kubo Watanabe	3:10
4.	"Angel"	Nakayama Odake	Maria	Mizoguchi	4:32
5.	"Fui no Kiss" ((不意のKiss, "Sudden Kiss"))	Maria	Maria	Mizoguchi	4:41
6.	"It's More"	Nakayama Odake	Yoshimasa Inoue	Jun Irie	4:41
7.	"Leicasta" (Raikasuta (ライカスタ))	Nakayama	Inoue	Irie	5:21
8.	"Sometimes"	Odake	Cindy	Hiroshi Shinkawa	5:10
9.	"Rain Ring"	Nakayama	Maria	Mizoguchi	6:10
10.	"Sound of Love"	Nakayama Mika Watanabe	Watanabe	Keitarō Takanami	5:20
11.	" Thinking About You (Anata no Yoru wo Tsutsumitai)" ((Thinking About You〜あなたの夜を包みたい〜, "Thinking About You ~I Want to Wrap Your Night~"))	Odake	Maria	Mizoguchi	4:50
Total length:					53:08

Personnel

Miho Nakayama – vocals
Yoko Kanno – piano (1, 4–5, 9)
Yoshimasa Inoue – piano (1), backing vocals (6–7)
Yoshihiro Tomonari – piano (3)
Hidetoshi Yamada – piano (6–7)
Daisaku Kume – piano (10)
Kazuo Ōtani – piano (11)
Hajime Mizoguchi – synthesizer (1, 4, 9), cello (5)
Hiroshi Kitashiro – synthesizer (2)
Kanichirō Kubō – synthesizer (3)
Hideki Matsutake – synthesizer (6–7)
Hiroshi Shinkawa – synthesizer (8)
Keitarō Takanami – synthesizer (10)
Naoki Suzuki – synthesizer (11)
Toshiyuki Honma – electric piano (6–7)
Tsuneo Imahori – guitar (1, 9)
Masayoshi Furukawa – guitar (4)
Fujimaru Yoshino – guitar (6–7)
Masaki Matsubara – guitar (8)
Shigeharu Sasago – guitar (9)
Kazuhiko Obata – guitar (9)
Tenji Mitsuhata – guitar (11)
Masayuki Suzuki – bass (1, 10)
Kenji Takamizu – bass (4, 11)
Chiharu Mikuzuki – bass (6)
Hideo Watanabe – bass (9)
Nobuo Eguchi – drums (7)
Tōru Hasebe – drums (7)
Ikuo Kakehashi – percussion (1, 9), drums (4)
Tomo Yamaguchi – percussion (3)
Makoto Hirabara – saxophone (1)
Kazutoki Umezu – saxophone (3)
Jake H. Concepcion – saxophone (6)
Shinichirō Hikosaka – saxophone (9)
Katsuki Tochio – saxophone (9)
Sai Kakukawa – saxophone (9)
Yasushi Arai – saxophone (9)
Hideshi Toki – saxophone (11)
Shin Sugawara – trumpet (1)
Eijirō Nakagawa – trumpet (1)
Masatsugu Shinozaki Group – strings (1, 4–5, 9, 11)
Hiroyuki Koike Group – strings (6–7, 10)
Megumi Maruo – accordion (10)
Kōichirō Tashiro – charango (10)
Maria – backing vocals (4)
Naoki Takao – backing vocals (8, 11)
Kumi Sasaki – backing vocals (11)

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Japanese Albums ( Oricon)^[4]	13

References

^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
^ "中山美穂 / ディープ・リップ・フレンチ [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
^ "Deep Lip French | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
^ ^a ^b "Deep Lip French | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
^ "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

External links

Official website
Deep Lip French at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

[1] "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

[2] "中山美穂 / ディープ・リップ・フレンチ [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

[3] "Deep Lip French | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

[Oricon-4] "Deep Lip French | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

[Yamachan-5] "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

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Discography
Studio albums	C After School Summer Breeze Exotique One and Only Catch the Nite Mind Game Angel Hearts Hide 'n' Seek Merry Merry All for You Jeweluna Dé eaya Mellow Wagamama na Actress Pure White Mid Blue Deep Lip French Groovin' Blue Olive Manifesto Neuf Neuf
Live albums	Virgin Flight '86: Miho Nakayama First Concert Pure White Live '94
Compilations	Collection Ballads Collection II Miho's Select Dramatic Songs Blanket Privacy Collection III Ballads II Treasury Your Selection 1 Your Selection 2 Your Selection 3 Your Selection 4 Collection IV Miho Nakayama Perfect Best Miho Nakayama Perfect Best 2 All Time Best
Remix albums	Makin' Dancin' Dance Box The Remixes: Miho Nakayama Meets New York Groove The Remixes: Miho Nakayama Meets Los Angeles Groove
Box sets	Miho Nakayama Complete DVD Box Complete Singles Box 30th Anniversary: The Perfect Singles Box
Singles	" C" " Namaiki" " Be-Bop High School" " Iro White Blend" " Close Up" " Jingi Aishite Moraimasu" " Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne" " Waku Waku Sasete" " Hade!!!" " 50/50" " Catch Me" " You're My Only Shinin' Star" " Mermaid" " Witches" " Rosécolor" " Virgin Eyes" " Midnight Taxi" " Semi-sweet Magic" " Megamitachi no Bōken" " Aishiterutte Iwanai!" " Kore kara no I Love You" " Rosa" " Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." " Mellow" " Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" " Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni" " Anata ni Nara..." " Tada Nakitaku Naru no" " Sea Paradise (OL no Hanran)" " Hero" " Cheers for You" " Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)" " Thinking About You (Anata no Yoru wo Tsutsumitai)" " True Romance" " Mirai e no Present" " March Color" " Love Clover" " A Place Under the Sun" " Adore"
Videos	Virgin Flight '86: Miho Nakayama First Concert Miho Nakayama 38th Anniversary Concert: Trois
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