Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)

Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)
Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)
Studio album by The Nolans
Released	21 September 1991 (Japan)
Recorded	1991
Studio	Clive Scott; Ray Hedges;
Genre	Pop; pop rock;
Length	46:32
Label	Teichiku Records
Producer	Clive Scott; Ray Hedges;
The Nolans chronology
Singles from Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)
	"Tidal Wave"; Released: 21 September 1991;

Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo) (淋しい熱帯魚, Lonely Tropical Fish) is a cover album by the Irish pop group The Nolans. Released on 21 September 1991 exclusively in Japan by Teichiku Records, the album consists of 12 English-language covers of popular J-pop songs from the 1970s and 1980s.^[1]^[2] The title track, a cover of Wink's "Samishii Nettaigyo", was released as a single.^[3]

The album peaked at No. 99 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 3,000 copies.^[4]^[5]

Track listing

All English lyrics are written by Clive Scott and Des Dyer except track 1 by M. Jordan.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Never Ending Wind" (Kaze Tachinu (風立ちぬ, "The Wind Rises"))	Takashi Matsumoto Eiichi Ohtaki	Seiko Matsuda	4:27
2.	"Tidal Wave" (Samishii Nettaigyo (淋しい熱帯魚, "Lonely Tropical Fish"))	Neko Oikawa Masaya Ozeki	Wink	4:28
3.	"Desire" (Dezaia (Jōnetsu) (DESIRE～情熱～))	Yoko Aki Kisaburō Suzuki	Akina Nakamori	4:39
4.	"Wait for Me" (Nagisa no Barukonī (渚のバルコニー, "The Balcony by the Beach"))	Matsumoto Karuho Kureta	Seiko Matsuda	3:40
5.	"Tears" (Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa (飾りじゃないのよ涙は, "The Tears Are Not a Decoration"))	Yōsui Inoue	Akina Nakamori	4:05
6.	"Toy Boy" (Toshishita no Otokonoko (年下の男の子, "Younger Boy"))	Kazuya Senke Yūsuke Hoguchi	Candies	3:26
7.	"Sweet Little Devil" (Yasashii Akuma (やさしい悪魔))	Makoto Kitajō Takuro Yoshida	Candies	3:36
8.	"Roppongi Street" (Roppongi Junjōha (六本木純情派る, "Roppongi Pure-Heart Clique"))	Masao Urino Akihiro Yoshimi	Yōko Oginome	3:28
9.	"Blue Heaven" (Tengoku no Kissu (天国のキッス, "Heavenly Kiss"))	Matsumoto Haruomi Hosono	Seiko Matsuda	3:59
10.	"Ace of Hearts" (Hāto no Ēsu ga Detekonai (ハートのエースが出てこない))	Machiko Ryū Kōichi Morita	Candies	3:07
11.	"Simple Handkerchief" (Momen no Hankachīfu (木綿のハンカチーフ, "Cotton Handkerchief"))	Matsumoto Kyōhei Tsutsumi	Hiromi Ōta	3:47
12.	"Johnny" (Jā ne (じゃあね, "See Ya"))	Yasushi Akimoto Ken Takahashi	Onyanko Club	3:54
Total length:				46:32

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[4]	99

References

^ "CD- TAIDAL WAVE（淋しい熱帯魚）（Japan）（ノーランズ博物館）". The Nolans Museum. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^ "ノーランズ / 淋しい熱帯魚 [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^ "CD-Single Tidal Wave（淋しい熱帯魚）(Japan）（ノーランズ博物館）". The Nolans Museum. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b "淋しい熱帯魚 | ノーランズ". Oricon. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^ "ノーランズ". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

External links

Tidal Wave at Discogs

[1] "CD- TAIDAL WAVE（淋しい熱帯魚）（Japan）（ノーランズ博物館）". The Nolans Museum. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

[2] "ノーランズ / 淋しい熱帯魚 [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

[3] "CD-Single Tidal Wave（淋しい熱帯魚）(Japan）（ノーランズ博物館）". The Nolans Museum. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

[Oricon-4] "淋しい熱帯魚 | ノーランズ". Oricon. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

[5] "ノーランズ". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

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