Music (Mika Nakashima album)

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Music
Mika MUSIC.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 9, 2005
Recorded2005
Genre
Length1:09:04
Label Sony Music Associated Records
Mika Nakashima chronology
Oborozukiyo: Inori
(2004)
Music
(2005)
Best
(2005)
Singles from Real
  1. "Seven"
    Released: April 7, 2004
  2. "Hi no Tori"
    Released: June 2, 2004
  3. "Legend"
    Released: October 20, 2004
  4. "Sakurairo Mau Koro"
    Released: February 2, 2005
  5. "Hitori"
    Released: June 8, 2005

Music is the third studio album by Mika Nakashima (fifth overall release). It sold only 231,521 copies in its first week but went to #1 on the Oricon 200 Album Chart. The album charted for 31 weeks and has since sold over 500,000 copies.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Sakurairo Mau Koro (桜色舞うころ, When We Dance in the Cherryblossom's Color)"Minako KawaeMinako KawaeSatoshi Takebe4:54
2."Oborozukiyo: Inori (朧月夜~祈り, A Misty, Moon-lit Night~Prayer) [1] " Tatsuyuki Takano  [ ja ], Mika Nakashima (additional lyrics)Teiichi Okano, Taro Hakase (additional music)Taro Hakase5:59
3."Hi no Tori (火の鳥, Phoenix)"Reiko YukawaHidekazu UchiikeKeiichi Tomita4:31
4."Kumo no Ito (蜘蛛の糸, Spider's Thread)"Mika NakashimaYoshiko GoshimaToshiyuki Mori5:54
5."Rocking Horse"mmm.31f.jp, Mika NakashimaLensei Yasuharu Konishi 3:37
6."Carrot & Whip"Mika NakashimaYoshiko GoshimaChokkaku5:21
7."Shadows of You"Lori Fine (Coldfeet), Mika Nakashima Celetia Martin (Big Life Music)Takefumi Haketa4:25
8."Legend (Main)"Mika NakashimaYasunari OkanoColdfeet5:46
9."Hemurokku (ヘムロック, Hemlock)"Mika NakashimaKazuo YodaYoshito Tanaka6:42
10."Seven"Mika NakashimaLori Fine (Coldfeet)Coldfeet4:25
11."Fake"Ayumi Miyazaki, Mika NakashimaAyumi MiyazakiAyumi Miyazaki5:13
12."Fed Up"Mika NakashimaHiroshi HayashiTakamune Negishi6:05
13."Hitori (ひとり, Alone)"SatomiRyouki MatsumotoKen Shima5:53

Charts and sales

Oricon sales charts (Japan)

ReleaseChartPeak positionDebut salesSales total
March 9, 2005Oricon Daily Albums Chart1
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart1231,521547,148
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart1
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart16

Singles

DateTitlePeak position
2004-04-07Seven3
2004-06-02"Hi no Tori"9
2004-10-20"Legend"5
2005-02-02"Sakurairo Mau Koro"5
2005-05-25"Hitori"15

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References

  1. Oborozukiyo is a Japanese nursery rhyme.