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Mid Blue
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)
Recorded1995
Studio Westlake Recording Studios
Genre J-pop
Length53:51
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
Label King Records
Producer
  • Miho Nakayama
  • Masato Asanuma
  • Cindy
Miho Nakayama chronology
Collection III
(1995)
Mid Blue
(1995)
Deep Lip French
(1996)
Singles from Mid Blue
  1. " Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)"
    Released: July 21, 1995 (1995-07-21)

Mid Blue (ミッド・ブルー, Middo Burū) is the 17th studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on September 30, 1995, it features the single " Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)". Like her previous studio releases Mellow, Wagamama na Actress, and Pure White, the ballad-oriented Mid Blue was self-produced and recorded in Los Angeles. [1] [2] [3]

The album peaked at No. 7 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 145,000 copies. [4] [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."16 Blanco" (16 Buranko (16ブランコ)) Miho NakayamaMaria Hajime Mizoguchi5:32
2."Love"
  • Nakayama
  • Masato Odake
  • Cindy
CindyKenny Harris5:16
3."Reminiscence" (Reminisensu (追憶 -Reminiscence-))
  • Nakayama
  • Odake
CindyHarris7:23
4."Dakishimetai" ((抱きしめたい, "I Want to Embrace You"))OdakeMaria Stephen Bray4:13
5."Itai" ((イタイ, "Ouch"))OdakeMaria
  • Bray
  • Suzie Katayama (strings)
3:21
6."Sweet n' Sour Soup"OdakeMariaJai Winding3:41
7."Afternoon"OdakeCindyHarris5:00
8."Game Is Over"
  • Nakayama
  • Odake
Cindy
  • Harris
  • Rastine Calhoun III (horns)
5:18
9."Brown Shoes"OdakeCindy Tom Keane4:39
10."Smile Again"CindyMariaMaria4:16
11." Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)" ((Hurt to Heart〜痛みの行方〜, "Hurt to Heart ~Whereabouts of Pain"))Keiko YokoyamaYokoyama Jerry Hey5:12
Total length:53:51

Personnel

  • Miho Nakayama – vocals
  • Jai Winding – keyboards
  • Tom Keane – keyboards
  • Yoko Kanno – piano
  • Joe Sample – piano (8)
  • Michael Landau – guitar
  • James Harrah – guitar
  • Curt Bisquera – drums
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Jerry Heyflugelhorn
  • Dan Higgins – flute
  • Jimmy Z – harmonica
  • Dwayne Benjamin – horns
  • Rastine Calhoun II – horns
  • Andy Cleaves – horns
  • Hajime Mizoguchi – cello
  • Shinozaki Masatsugu Quartet – strings
  • Kenny Harris – backing vocals (3, 8)
  • Priscilla – backing vocals (2)
  • Olivia – backing vocals (2)
  • Vivien Watson – backing vocals (2)
  • Laura Watson – backing vocals (2)
  • Kana Matsumoto – backing vocals (2)
  • Lisa Kiff – backing vocals (2)
  • Natalie Cowan-Birch – backing vocals (2)
  • Cindy – backing vocals (10)
  • Maria – backing vocals (10)

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [4] 7

References

  1. ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  2. ^ "中山美穂 / ミッド・ブルー [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  3. ^ "Mid Blue | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  4. ^ a b "Mid Blue | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  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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