Will (Akina Nakamori album)

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Will
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Studio album by
Akina Nakamori
Released1 December 1999
Studio
  • Victor Studio
  • Towerside Studio
  • DK Studio
Genre
Length52:02
Language Japanese
Label This One/Gauss Entertainment
Producer
Akina Nakamori chronology
Spoon
(1998)		Will
(1999)		 Zero Album: Utahime 2
(2002)
Singles from Will
  1. "Tomadoi"
    Released: 23 September 1998
  2. "Ophelia"
    Released: 21 January 1999
  3. "Trust Me"
    Released: 1 December 1999

Will (stylized as will) is the nineteenth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori, released on 1 December 1999 by Gauss Entertainment under the This One label. The album includes the three singles "Tomadoi", "Trust Me" and "Ophelia", which peaked in the top 30 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Will was Nakamori's final album under Gauss.

Contents

Promotion

Singles

"Tomadoi" was released as the lead single from the album on 23 September 1998. The song served as the theme song to the television series 39 Sai no Aki (39歳の秋), and peaked at number 40 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, staying on the chart for two weeks. The song has sold 10,410 copies as of June, 2020.

The second single from the album, "Ophelia" was released on 21 January 1999. The song was the opening theme song of the crime television series Border: Hanzai Shinri Sosa File (ボーダー 犯罪心理捜査ファイル), in which Nakamori appeared as a main role. "Ophelia" was the most successful single from the album, peaking at number 29 in Japan and selling 38,450 copies to date. The song thematizes Ophelia, a character from William Shakespeare's drama Hamlet .

"Trust Me" was released as the third single on 1 December 1999, simultaneously with the album. The single debuted and peaked at number fifty-seven in Japan, becoming her lowest charting single there. "Trust Me" has sold 4,610 copies and was her fewest selling single until "Diva (Single Version)" (2009) had sold only 1,608 copies.

Other songs

"Tsuki no Bishō" was originally recorded for the soundtrack to the role-playing video game, Wizardry Dimguil: Original Soundtrack (1999). The soundtrack album includes three versions of the song: guitar version, orchestral version, and original karaoke. The guitar version was included on Will as "Tsuki no Bishō (Acoustic Version)".

"Arashi no Naka de", "Genwaku", and "Kisei (Never Forget)" were originally included in Nakamori's eighteenth studio album Spoon . "Kisei (Never Forget)" was the lead single from the album and peaked in the top 20 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, selling 94,870 copies. The remix versions of the songs were included on Will, as "Arashi no Naka de (Misterioso "A")" "Genwaku (Amabile "A")",and "Kisei (Never Forget) [Taste "A" Version]".

Critical reception

Will received generally favorable reviews from critics. CD Journal praised the integrity of the album, saying the production fits the singer's character. [1]

Chart performance

Will debuted and peaked at number fifty-two on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart and stayed on the chart for only a week, selling 4,870 copies. The album was a commercial failure, remaining as her lowest-charting and worst-selling studio album as of June, 2020. [2]

Track listing

All music is arranged by Ikuro Fujiwara, except where indicated.

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Tobira" (Overture) Ikuro Fujiwara 1:07
2."Garnet"Chisa TanabeTanabe 4:12
3."Trust Me" (All' Espanola)Seriko NatsunoKazuhiro Hara 3:53
4."Pretend" Yukana Nogami Himeko Yamamoto 4:21
5."Arashi no Naka de (嵐の中で)" (Misterioso "A")Natsuno Origa Motoyoshi Iwasaki4:20
6."Genwaku (幻惑)" (Amabile "A")Natsuno Akiko Kobayashi Iwasaki4:32
7."Kisei (Never Forget) (帰省 ～Never Forget～)" (Taste "A" Version)
  • Yasuhiro Suzu
  • Atsuko
Suzu 5:57
8."Konnanimo... (こんなにも…)"AtsukoKatsuki Maeda 5:07
9."Tsuki no Hohoemi (月の微笑)" (Acoustic Version)NatsunoNatsuno 4:22
10."Will"   1:30
11."Tomadoi (とまどい)"Hiromi MoriJuni Max Brightstone 3:59
12."Ophelia (オフェリア)"Aki ShimogōSatoshi ShimanoMasanori Kamide3:54
13."Trust Me" (Secret Track)NatsunoHara  
Total length:52:02

Covers

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Distributor(s)Ref(s).
Japan1 December 1999 CD This One [4]
3 December 2014HQCDTokuma Japan [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "中森明菜 / will [CD][アルバム]". CD Journal. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "中森明菜のアルバム売上ランキング". Oricon . Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mon Cheri (Fujiwara Ikuro)". B Zone. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "will 中森明菜". Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "will 【HQCD】 中森明菜". Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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