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Otogibanashi: Fairy Ring

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Otogibanashi -Fairy Ring-
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 2002
RecordedCello Studios, O'Henry Sound Studios, and Epicurus
GenreFolk rock, kayōkyoku
Length58:07
LabelYamaha Music Communications
ProducerIchizo Seo, Miyuki Nakajima
Miyuki Nakajima chronology
Singles 2000
(2002)
Otogibanashi -Fairy Ring-
(2002)
Love Letter
(2003)

Otogibanashi (おとぎばなし) (subtitled "Fairy Ring") is the 30th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in October 2002. Like some efforts such as Jidai: Time Goes Around, it mainly consists of her compositions which had previously interpreted by other singers, or performed on the series of her musicals Yakai.

Nakajima had a duet with Masashi Sada on "You Reminds Me of...", a song they wrote for Ken Takakura and Nae Yuki in 1994.[1]

Track listing

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All songs written by Miyuki Nakajima (unless otherwise noted), arranged by Ichizo Seo.

  1. "Hitsumugiuta (陽紡ぎ唄, Song of Elves Spinning Sunrays)" – 4:05
  2. "Shangri-La (シャングリラ, Shangurira)" – 4:54
  3. "Fairy Tale (おとぎばなし, Otogi Banashi)" – 4:57
  4. "The Snow, the Moon and the Flowers (雪・月・花, Setsu Getsu Ka)" – 4:46
  5. Medley: "Fragrant Glass from the Distant Past (匂いガラス, Nioi Garasu)"/"Yasuko's Shoes (安寿子の靴, Yasuko no Kutsu)" (Nakajima/Juro Kara) – 5:35
  6. "You Remind Me of... (あの人に似ている, Ano Hito ni Niteiru)" (Masashi Sada/Nakajima) – 6:45
  7. "The Ugly Duckling (みにくいアヒルの子, Minikui Ahiru no Ko)" – 5:06
  8. "Loved Flower, Unloved Flower (愛される花、愛されぬ花, Aisareru Hana, Aisarenu Hana)" – 4:00
  9. "The Clawless Lion (裸爪のライオン, Hadashi no Raion)" (Tsugutoshi Goto/Nakajima) – 5:40
  10. "Jacaranda (Purple Sakura) (紫の桜, Murasaki no Sakura)" – 6:24
  11. "Sea! (海よ, Umi yo)" – 6:05

Personnel

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  • Miyuki Nakajima – Vocals
  • Masashi Sada – Vocals
  • Michael Thompson – Electric guitar, nylon guitar
  • Masayoshi Furukawa – Electric guitar
  • Song Rui – Electric guitar
  • Dean ParksMandocello, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, flat mandolin
  • Tim Pierce – Flat mandolin
  • Jia Pengfang – Erhu
  • Neil Stubenhaus – Electric bass
  • Reggie Hamilton – Bass
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums
  • Yūta Saito – Keyboards
  • Elton Nagata – Keyboards
  • Jon Gilutin – Keyboards, acoustic piano, electric piano, yangqin, pad
  • Shingo Kobayashi – Keyboards, drums programming
  • Ichizo Seo – Keyboards
  • Yousuke Sugimoto – Synth programming, percussion loop
  • Keishi Urata – Drums programming, percussion loop, synth programming
  • Tomo'o Sato – Drums programming, synth programming, acoustic guitar
  • Yoshiaki Sato – Accordion
  • Dan Higgins – Tenor sax
  • Stephanie Bennett – Irish harp
  • John Clarke – Penny whistle
  • Julia Waters – Backing vocals
  • Maxine Waters – Backing vocals
  • Oren Waters – Backing vocals
  • Kazuyo Sugimoto – Backing vocals
  • People of Yamaha Music Foundation – Chorus
  • Suzie Katayama – Strings conductor
  • Sid Page – Violin (Concertmaster)
  • Charlie Bisharat – Violin
  • Joel Derouin – Violin
  • Norm Hughes – Violin
  • Beri Garabedian – Violin
  • Peter Kent – Violin
  • Susan Chatman – Violin
  • John Wittenberg – Violin
  • Amen Garabedian – Violin
  • Mark Robertson – Violin
  • Carole Mukogawa – Viola
  • Damin MaCamn – Viola
  • Dan Smith – Cello
  • Stefanie Fife – Cello
  • Tomoyuki Asagawa – Harp

Chart positions

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Year Album Chart Position Weeks Sales
2002–03 Otogibanashi -Fairy Ring- Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 300) 5 12 78,000+[2]

Release history

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Country Date Label Format Catalog number
Japan October 23, 2002 Yamaha Music Communications CD YCCW-00039
December 3, 2008 YCCW-10082

References

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  1. ^ "Miyuki Nakajima and Masashi Sada have a duet for the first time". sanspo.com (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on June 28, 2003. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  2. ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) – Albums Chart Daijiten – Miyuki Nakajima" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 19, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2008.