Power of Dreams (album)

Power of Dreams is the sixth studio album by Japanese J-pop singer and songwriter Maki Ohguro. It was released on 6 August 1997 under B-Gram Records.

Power of Dreams
Studio album by
Maki Ohguro
Released6 August 1997
Recorded1996–1997
GenreJapanese pop
Length61:00
LabelB-Gram
ProducerBMF
Maki Ohguro chronology
La La La
(1995)		 Power of Dreams
(1997)		 Mother Earth
(1998)
Singles from Power of Dreams
  1. "Aah"
    Released: 26 February 1996
  2. "Atsuku nare"
    Released: 8 July 1996
  3. "Unbalance"
    Released: 2 December 1996
  4. "Genki Dashite"
    Released: 26 March 1997
  5. "Sora"
    Released: 28 May 1997

Album consist of the five previously released singles, such as Aah, Atsuku Nare, Unbalance, Genki Dashite and Sora.

Atsuku Nare is one of her biggest hits, which single sold more than million copies. It also received new album mix under title Album version. It has total of 14 tracks which makes her the longest studio album in her whole career.

The single Aishitemasu didn't make it to this album, instead it was released in her the first compilation album Back Beats #1. Kaze ni nare was originally supposed to release as a single, however it was postponed due to unknown reasons and end up releasing in this album as the part of the album tracks.[1]

The album reached No. 1 in its first week on the Oricon chart. The album sold 1,755,000 copies. It's her most successful studio album in her entire music career history.[2] It got rewarded with Gold disc by Recording Industry Association of Japan.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Maki Ohguro; all music is composed by Maki Ohguro (expect of #1, by Takeshi Hayama)[4].

No.TitleArrangersLength
1."Mistral" (instrumental)Takeshi Hayama0:32
2."Unbalance (アンバランス)"Hayama5:11
3."Atsuku nare (熱くなれ)" (album version)Hayama4:20
4."Aah (あぁ)"Hayama4:31
5."Power Of Dream"Hayama4:41
6."Aishitetanda (愛してたんだ)"Hayama5:16
7."Sora (空)"Hayama4:45
8."Afternoon Café"Hayama5:34
9."Sunshine"Hiroshi Terao2:16
10."Genki Dashite (ゲンキダシテ)"Hayama4:59
11."OH-MENI-MITE-YO!!"Hayama4:46
12."Ijiwaru (イジワル)"Hayama3:53
13."Shite shite♠♦♣♥(シ・テ・シ・テ♠♦♣♥)"Hayama4:19
14."Kaze ni nare (風になれ)"Hayama5:54

In media
  • Mistral: opening theme to TV Asahi news broadcast ANN NEWS
  • Unbalance: theme song for TV Asahi program X File's 2nd season
  • Atsuku Nare: broadcast theme song for NHK's Atlanta 1996
  • Aah: theme song for TV Asahi television drama Aji Ichi Monme 2nd season
  • Sora: opening theme for Anime television series Chūka Ichiban!
  • Genki dashite: commercial song for Asahi Soft Drinks's Mitsuya Cider
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References
  1. "大黒摩季 Discography". maki-ohguro.com.
  2. "Power of Dreams | 大黒摩季". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. "日本レコード協会認定ミリオンセラーアルバム". 日本レコード協会認定 (in Japanese).
  4. "POWER OF DREAM (大黒摩季)". Beinggiza.com.
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