Ballads (Miho Nakayama album)

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Ballads
Miho Nakayama - Ballads.jpg
Compilation album by
Miho Nakayama
ReleasedMarch 20, 1989 (1989-03-20)
December 18, 1996 (1996-12-18) (reissue)
Recorded1985–1988
Genre
Length61:12
LanguageJapanese
LabelKing Records
Miho Nakayama chronology
Angel Hearts
(1988) 		Ballads
(1989) 		Hide 'n' Seek
(1989)
Singles from Ballads
  1. "You're My Only Shinin' Star"
    Released: February 17, 1988 (1988-02-17)
Alternate cover
1996 reissue cover
1996 reissue cover

Ballads (バラード, Barādo) is the second compilation album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on March 20, 1989, the album features 12 ballads selected by Nakayama from her past releases, plus new recordings of "Sentimental Tsūshin", "Kabin", and "Try or Cry". The album was reissued on December 18, 1996, as Ballads I with a different cover to match that of Ballads II.[1][2]

The album peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 195,000 copies.[3][4] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[5]

Track listing[]

Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Nanamena Ai wo Yurushite" ((斜めな愛を許して, "Forgive the Diagonal Love"))Mami AyukawaAyukawaShirō Sagisu5:08
2."Silent Night" Hideya NakazakiNobuyuki Shimizu4:15
3."Sentimental Tsūshin [New Version]" (Senchimentaru Tsūshin (センチメンタル通信, "Sentimental Communication"))Mebae MiyaharaMitsuo HagitaSagisu3:59
4."You're My Only Shinin' Star"Toshiki KadomatsuKadomatsu
  • Kadomatsu
  • Kazuo Ōtani (strings)
  • Shin Kazuhara (brass)
4:42
5."Sherry"KadomatsuKadomatsuKadomatsu4:39
6."Kabin [New Version]" ((花瓶, "Vase"))KadomatsuKadomatsuKadomatsu6:13
Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Long Distance to the Heaven"Miho KitayamaKitayamaTakao Sugiyama5:18
2."Snow White no Machi" (Sunō Howaito no Machi (スノー・ホワイトの街, "Snow White Town"))Yui MasakiHiroshi SatōSatō4:15
3."In the Morning"Masumi KawamuraToshinobu KubotaSugiyama5:22
4."I Know"SerizawaCindySugiyama5:29
5."Chikai wo Yabutte" ((誓いを破って, "Break the Vow"))Chinfa KanCindyKunio Muramatsu5:26
6."Try or Cry [New Version]"KanCindyKojima6:26

Charts[]

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 2

Certification[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  2. ^ "中山美穂 / Ballads [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ballads | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  4. ^ "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Japanese certifications – 中山 美穂 – Ballads" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-08-04. Select 1989年4月 on the drop-down menu

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