True (Mika Nakashima album)

True is Mika Nakashima's first Japanese album. In contrast to the typical Japanese J-Pop and Western Pop artist, this album was one in which Mika established a sound that would become her trademark for future albums: a mature, 'Adult Contemporary'-influenced mixture of smooth jazz and soft pop.

True
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 2002
Genre
Length1:04:24
LabelSony Music Associated Records
Mika Nakashima chronology
True
(2002)
Resistance
(2002)

True topped the Oricon Album Chart for three straight weeks, selling 1 million copies within that time span, and has since sold over 1,173,534 copies. It won Nakashima the Album of the Year Award at the 2003 Japan Gold Disc Awards.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Amazing Grace" (Album Version)John NewtonJohn NewtonDreamfield 
2."Will" (Album Version)Yasushi AkimotoDaisuke KawaguchiKeiichi Tomita 
3."One Survive" (Album Version)Minako YoshidaT2yaO Dash 
4."Heaven on Earth"Kenn KatoLori Fine (from Coldfeet)Coldfeet 
5."Destiny's Lotus"Mika Nakashima
RapDaizo (from Ketsumeishi)
GajinTowa Tei 
6."Helpless Rain"Masato Ochishinya (from three tight b)Daisuke Imai 
7."I"Mika NakashimaH (from three tight b)shinya 
8."Tears~Konayuki ga Mau You ni...~" (粉雪が舞うように....; Like Powder Snow is Dancing...)Yasushi Akimoto, Mika NakashimaKoji HayashiDreamfield 
9."True Eyes"Hiromasa IjichiYoko KuzuyaChokkaku 
10."Crescent Moon"Takashi MatsumotoHiroaki OnoYoshito Tanaka 
11."Just Trust in Our Love" (Album Version)HshinyaOctopussy 
12."Stars" (Album Version)Yasushi AkimotoDaisuke KawaguchiKeiichi Tomita 
13."A Miracle for You"Mika NakashimaYasunari OkanoShin Kono 

Charts and sales

Oricon sales charts (Japan)

Release Chart Peak position Sales total
2002-08-28 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 1
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 1 1,173,534
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 8

Singles

Date Title Peak position Sales
2001-11-07 Stars 3 469,180
2002-02-06 Crescent Moon 4 100,000
2002-03-06 One Survive 8 86,600
2002-05-15 Helpless Rain 8 82,830
2002-08-07 Will 3 144,771
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gollark: Popular? Objective fact. Created before? Maybe, I guess.
gollark: Also doesn't make it good?
gollark: But that doesn't make it good.
gollark: Okay?

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