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]
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| Released | November 26, 2008 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, jazz, pop, adult contemporary, easy listening, rock | |||
| Length | 1:07:30 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Associated Records | |||
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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. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Life" | Ren Takayanagi, Heroism | Junkoo | Coldfeet | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Sakura: Hanagasumi (花霞; Cherry Blossoms: Flower Haze)" (Daishi Dance) | Mona, Hiroki Nagase | Hiroki Nagase | Daishi Dance, Tomoharu Moriya | 6:09 |
| 3. | "Focus" | Mika Nakashima | Akihisa Matsuura | Yoshito Tanaka Brass Arrangement: Yoshinari Takegami | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Eien no Uta" (永遠の詩; Eternal Song) | Kazufumi Miyazawa | Sin | Stephen McGregor String Arrangement: Shunya Mori | 5:45 |
| 5. | "Orion" | Rui Momota | Rui Momota | Rui Momota | 4:48 |
| 6. | "Anata ga Iru Kara" (あなたがいるから; Because You Are Here) | Haruna Yokota | Haruna Yokota | Naohisa Taniguchi | 4:34 |
| 7. | "My Gentleman" | Mika Nakashima | Akihisa Matsuura | Akihisa Matsuura | 4:34 |
| 8. | "Trust Your Voice" | Mika Nakashima | Lensei | Shin Kōno | 4:15 |
| 9. | "It's Too Late" | Mika Nakashima, Ayumi Miyazaki | Lori Fine (Coldfeet) | Coldfeet | 4:33 |
| 10. | "I Don't Know" (Mica 3 Chu) | Mika Nakashima, Lori Fine (Coldfeet) | Lori Fine (Coldfeet) | Coldfeet | 4:39 |
| 11. | "Shut Up" (Mica 3 Chu) | Mika Nakashima, Lori Fine (Coldfeet) | Lori Fine (Coldfeet) | Coldfeet | 3:53 |
| 12. | "Confusion" | Mika Nakashima, Masato Odake | Tomokazu Matsuzawa | The Flixx, Tomokazu Matsuzawa Background vocal arrangement: Lori Fine (Coldfeet) | 3:29 |
| 13. | "Flower of Time" | Masato Odake | Lensei | Akihisa Matsuura | 6:27 |
| 14. | "Koe" (声; Voice) | Jun Shibata | Jun Shibata | Takefumi Haketa | 5:42 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Greenberg, Adam. "Voice - Mika Nakashima - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- "Sony Music Shop". Sonymusicshop.jp. 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- "Japanese title" (in Japanese).
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