Voice (Mika Nakashima album)

Voice is the ninth album (sixth studio album) by Mika Nakashima, released on November 26, 2008. It contains all of her singles from "Life" up to "Orion". The album had two releases: a CD-only and CD+DVD format. The CD+DVD version comes in a deluxe box.[2]

Voice
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 26, 2008
GenreJ-pop, jazz, pop, adult contemporary, easy listening, rock
Length1:07:30
LabelSony Music Associated Records
Mika Nakashima chronology
Yes
(2007)
Voice
(2008)
No More Rules
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Voice, on its release, provided Nakashima with her first #1 album on the Oricon 200 Album Chart since Best in 2005. It has been certified Platinum by RIAJ[3] for shipment of 250,000 copies in Japan, and has amassed sales of over 450,000 copies since its release in 2008.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Life"Ren Takayanagi,
Heroism
JunkooColdfeet4:02
2."Sakura: Hanagasumi (花霞; Cherry Blossoms: Flower Haze)" (Daishi Dance)Mona,
Hiroki Nagase
Hiroki NagaseDaishi Dance,
Tomoharu Moriya
6:09
3."Focus"Mika NakashimaAkihisa MatsuuraYoshito Tanaka
Brass Arrangement: Yoshinari Takegami
4:40
4."Eien no Uta" (永遠の詩; Eternal Song)Kazufumi MiyazawaSinStephen McGregor
String Arrangement: Shunya Mori
5:45
5."Orion"Rui MomotaRui MomotaRui Momota4:48
6."Anata ga Iru Kara" (あなたがいるから; Because You Are Here)Haruna YokotaHaruna YokotaNaohisa Taniguchi4:34
7."My Gentleman"Mika NakashimaAkihisa MatsuuraAkihisa Matsuura4:34
8."Trust Your Voice"Mika NakashimaLenseiShin Kōno4:15
9."It's Too Late"Mika Nakashima,
Ayumi Miyazaki
Lori Fine (Coldfeet)Coldfeet4:33
10."I Don't Know" (Mica 3 Chu)Mika Nakashima,
Lori Fine (Coldfeet)
Lori Fine (Coldfeet)Coldfeet4:39
11."Shut Up" (Mica 3 Chu)Mika Nakashima,
Lori Fine (Coldfeet)
Lori Fine (Coldfeet)Coldfeet3:53
12."Confusion"Mika Nakashima,
Masato Odake
Tomokazu MatsuzawaThe Flixx,
Tomokazu Matsuzawa
Background vocal arrangement: Lori Fine (Coldfeet)
3:29
13."Flower of Time"Masato OdakeLenseiAkihisa Matsuura6:27
14."Koe" (声; Voice)Jun ShibataJun ShibataTakefumi Haketa5:42
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Life" (Music video) 
2."Eien no Uta" (Music video) 
3."Sakura: Hanagasumi" (Music video) 
4."I Don't Know" (Music video) 
5."Orion" (Music video) 
6."Focus" (Music video) 

Charts and sales

Oricon sales charts (Japan)

Release Oricon chart Peak position First week sales Sales total
November 26, 2008 Daily Chart 1 155,502 450,000+
Weekly Chart 1
Monthly Chart (November 2008) 3
Yearly Chart (2008) 50
Yearly Chart (2009) 60

Singles

Date Title Peak position
2007-08-22 Life 3
2007-10-03 Eien no Uta 5
2008-03-12 Sakura: Hanagasumi 12
2008-07-23 I Don't Know 11
2008-11-12 Orion 6
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References

  1. Greenberg, Adam. "Voice - Mika Nakashima - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. "Sony Music Shop". Sonymusicshop.jp. 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  3. "Japanese title" (in Japanese).
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