Sincerely" (シンシアリー, Shinshiarī) is a compilation album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on December 16, 1989 by Invitation. It is Hamada's first ballad-oriented album, featuring four new songs and three re-recordings of her past hits. The album was last reissued on October 22, 2008.[1][2]
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| Released | December 16, 1989 | |||
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| Length | 44:08 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Invitation | |||
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Hamada's 1994 international release All My Heart features "Over the Rainbow" and "Open Your Heart" rewritten in English as "With All My Heart" and "Out of My Hands", respectively.
Sincerely peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's albums chart. It was also certified Platinum by the RIAJ.[3][4]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Mari Hamada, except where indicated
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "In the Precious Age (a Cappella Version)" |
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| 3:23 |
| 2. | "Over the Rainbow" | Hiroyuki Ohtsuki | 3:06 | |
| 3. | "Fall in Love (Re-recording)" | Keiji Katayama | 4:06 | |
| 4. | "Missing You" | Yūsuke Nakamura | 4:48 | |
| 5. | "Last Christmas Song" | Takanobu Masuda | 4:44 | |
| 6. | "Open Your Heart" | Ohtsuki | 5:23 | |
| 7. | "Rain" | Masuda | 4:18 | |
| 8. | "Promise in the History (Re-recording)" | Katayama | 5:02 | |
| 9. | "Restless Kind" | Ohtsuki | 4:04 | |
| 10. | "All Alone" | Nakaura | 5:15 |
Personnel
edit- Michael Landau – guitar
- John Pierce – bass
- Randy Kerber – keyboards
- Tom Keane – keyboards
- John Keane – drums
- Donna Delory – backing vocals
- Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals
- Marc Russo – saxophone
Charts
edit| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 2 |
Certification
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[4] | Platinum | 400,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "浜田麻里 / Sincerely [紙ジャケット仕様]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ "Sincerely/浜田麻里". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ a b "Sincerely/浜田麻里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ a b "Japanese certifications – 浜田 麻里 – Sincerely" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 28, 2021. Select 1990年1月 on the drop-down menu
External links
edit- Official website (Mari Hamada)
- Official website (Victor Entertainment)
- Sincerely at MusicBrainz
- Sincerely at Discogs