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| Reflections | |
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| Released | 4 May 1981 |
| Genre | City pop, soft rock |
| Label | Toshiba EMI |
Reflections is a 1981 album by Akira Terao which was the best-selling album of the 1980s in Japan. [1]
All music was written by Akira Terao with arrangements by Akira Inoue.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Habana Express" | Masako Arikawa | 4:15 |
| 2. | "渚のカンパリ・ソーダ (Nagisa No Campari Soda)" | Takashi Matsumoto | 4:33 |
| 3. | "喜望峰 (Kiboho)" | Takashi Matsumoto | 4:14 |
| 4. | "二季物語 (Niki Monogatari)" | Masako Arikawa | 8:07 |
| 5. | "ルビーの指環 (Ruby No Yubiwa)" | Takashi Matsumoto | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Shadow City" | Masako Arikawa | 4:26 |
| 7. | "予期せぬ出来事 (Yokisenu Dekigoto)" | Masako Arikawa | 4:26 |
| 8. | "ダイヤルM (Dial M)" | Masako Arikawa | 3:49 |
| 9. | "北ウィング (Kita Wing)" | Masako Arikawa | 4:57 |
| 10. | "Sasurai" | Masako Arikawa | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 47:14 | ||
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