Lullaby for the Soul
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Lullaby for the Soul (心守歌, Kokoromoriuta) is the 29th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in September 2001.
As a follow-up to a double A-Side single "Earthly Stars (Unsung Heroes)"/"Headlight, Taillight" that became an enduring seller, Lullaby for the Soul was greeted with relatively high anticipation. It debuted at #3 on the Oricon chart in first week (highest position since her 1996 compilation Daiginjyō which became last #1 hit), although it quickly fell off the top 100 with physical sales of less than 100,000 copies in total.[1]Music video of the opening track was produced to promote the album, and it was later issued on compilation DVD Utahime: Live in L.A. in 2004.
Track listing
All songs written by Miyuki Nakajima, arranged by Ichizō Seo.
- "Whispering Rain (囁く雨, Sasayaku Ame)" – 3:39
- "Sharing a Table (相席, Aiseki)" – 5:33
- "Even the Leaves the Tallest Tree Fall and Return to Its Root (樹高千丈 落葉帰根, Jukou Senjou Rakuyou Kikon)" – 6:22
- "That Bus (あのバスに, Ano Basu ni)" – 4:30
- "Lullaby for the Soul (心守歌, Kokoromoriuta)" – 5:19
- "Snow Crystals (六花, Rokka)" – 5:23
- "It's a Carnival (カーニヴァルだったね, Kānivaru Dattane)" – 4:33
- "Tundra Bird (ツンドラ・バード, Tsundora Bādo)" – 4:48
- "Nightwalk (夜行, Yakou)" – 6:26
- "Greet the Moon (月迎え, Tsuki Mukae)" – 5:00
- "Lovers Only" – 5:47
Personnel
- Miyuki Nakajima - vocals
- Ichizō Seo - keyboards
- Vinnie Colaiuta - drums
- Russ Kunkel - drums
- Michael Thompson - electric guitar
- Masayoshi Furukawa - electric guitar
- Tomō Sato - acoustic guitar
- Tim Pierce - electric guitar, flat mandolin
- Neil Stubenhaus - electric bass
- Leland Sklar - electric bass
- Jon Gilutin - acoustic piano, electric piano, strings pad, hammond B-3
- Shingo Kobayashi - keyboards
- Elton Nagata - keyboards
- Joe Stone - oboe
- Steve Richards - cello
- Keishi Urata - computer programming
- Seiichi Takubo - computer programming
- Julia Waters - backing vocals
- Maxine Waters - backing vocals
- Oren Waters - backing vocals
- Naoki Takao - backing vocals
- Yasuhiro Kido - backing vocals
- Kiyoshi Hiyama - backing vocals
- Junko Hirotani - backing vocals
- Taeko Saitō - backing vocals
- Kayoko Wada - backing vocals
Production
- Producer and Arranger: Ichizo Seo
- Composer, Writer, Producer and Performer: Miyuki Nakajima
- Engineer and Mixer: David Thoener, Joe Chiccarelli
- Assistant Engineer: Robert Road, Tim Lauber, Chiaki Kudō
- Mixer: Rob Jacobs
- A&R: Yoshio Kan
- Assistant: Tim Lauber, Errin Familia, Andy Ackland
- Assistant for Producer: Tomo Satō
- Promoter: Ryuta Yonezawa
- Artist Promotor: Mio Moriwaki
- Sales Promotor: Takehiko Kudō
- Production Coordinator: Ryō Yoneya
- Recording Coordinator: Takashi Kimura, Fumio Miyata, Tomoko Takaya, Ruriko Duer、Norio Yamamoto
- L.A. Studio Musicians Contractor: Suzie Katayama
- Photographer and Art Director: Jin Tamura
- Designer: Hirofumi Arai
- Costume: Takeshi Hazama
- Hair and Make-up: Noriko Izumisawa
- Artist Management: Kohji Suzuki, Kohichi Okazaki
- Assistant: Fumie Ohshima
- General Producer: Shosuke Hasegawa
- General Affairs: Atsuko Hayashi, Aya Ninomiya
- Special Thanks to Kiyoshi Yada, John Hisamoto Akira Hayashi
Mastered by Tom Baker at Precision Mastering, Los Angeles
Chart positions
| Chart | Position | Weeks | Sales |
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| Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (top 100)[2] | 3 | 7 | 90,000+[3] |
References
- ^ 2001年10月第1週の邦楽アルバムランキング情報 "Search results of the Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart - 1st week of October 2001". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ 中島みゆき-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック "Highest position and charting weeks of Lullaby for the Soul by Miyuki Nakajima". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Miyuki Nakajima" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-05-24.