Mid Blue (ミッド・ブルー, Middo Burū) is the 17th studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on September 30, 1995, it features the single "Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)". Like her previous studio releases Mellow, Wagamama na Actress, and Pure White, the ballad-oriented Mid Blue was self-produced and recorded in Los Angeles.[1][2][3]
Mid Blue | ||||
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Released | September 30, 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Studio | Westlake Recording Studios | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 53:51 | |||
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Label | King Records | |||
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Singles from Mid Blue | ||||
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The album peaked at No. 7 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 145,000 copies.[4][5]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "16 Blanco" (16 Buranko (16ブランコ)) | Miho Nakayama | Maria | Hajime Mizoguchi | 5:32 |
2. | "Love" |
| Cindy | Kenny Harris | 5:16 |
3. | "Reminiscence" (Reminisensu (追憶 -Reminiscence-)) |
| Cindy | Harris | 7:23 |
4. | "Dakishimetai" ((抱きしめたい, "I Want to Embrace You")) | Odake | Maria | Stephen Bray | 4:13 |
5. | "Itai" ((イタイ, "Ouch")) | Odake | Maria |
| 3:21 |
6. | "Sweet n' Sour Soup" | Odake | Maria | Jai Winding | 3:41 |
7. | "Afternoon" | Odake | Cindy | Harris | 5:00 |
8. | "Game Is Over" |
| Cindy |
| 5:18 |
9. | "Brown Shoes" | Odake | Cindy | Tom Keane | 4:39 |
10. | "Smile Again" | Cindy | Maria | Maria | 4:16 |
11. | "Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)" ((Hurt to Heart〜痛みの行方〜, "Hurt to Heart ~Whereabouts of Pain")) | Keiko Yokoyama | Yokoyama | Jerry Hey | 5:12 |
Total length: | 53:51 |
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 7 |