Your Selection (ユア・セレクション, Yua Serekushon) is a series of four compilation albums by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama, released through King Records on March 7, 2001. Each enhanced CD uses a soap bar motif for the cover and includes a music video of the last track of the disc.[1]
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| Released | March 7, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1999 | |||
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| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | King Records | |||
| Miho Nakayama chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Your Selection 1 | ||||
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Your Selection 1
editYour Selection 1 compiles Nakayama's eight most popular songs, as voted on her homepage in late-2000, plus the singles "Love Clover" and "A Place Under the Sun". The album peaked at No. 28 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 9,000 copies.[2][3][4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "You're My Only Shinin' Star" | Toshiki Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu |
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| 2. | "Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." ((遠い街のどこかで…, "Somewhere in a Distant City...")) | Mika Watanabe | Hideya Nakazaki | Nakazaki | |
| 3. | "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto (Miho Nakayama & Wands)" ((世界中の誰よりきっと, "Surely More Than Anyone in the World")) |
| Tetsurō Oda | Takeshi Hayama | |
| 4. | "Anata ni Nara..." ((あなたになら…, "For You...")) | Nakayama | Joe Hisaishi | ||
| 5. | "Tada Nakitaku Naru no" ((ただ泣きたくなるの, "I Just Feel Like Crying")) |
| Masaki Iwamoto | Iwamoto | |
| 6. | "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 | |
| 7. | "Mirai e no Present (Miho Nakayama with Mayo)" (Mirai e no Purezento (未来へのプレゼント, "A Present for the Future")) |
| Okamoto | Tomoji Sogawa | |
| 8. | "March Color" (Māchi Karā (マーチカラー)) |
| Yūko Ōtaki | Shinya Naitō | |
| 9. | "Love Clover" |
| Takuro | Takuro | |
| 10. | "A Place Under the Sun" | Nakayama | Yoshimasa Inoue | Inoue |
Charts
edit| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 28 |
Your Selection 2
editYour Selection 2 consists of the 10 most popular B-sides, as voted by fans. The album peaked at No. 62 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 5,000 copies.[5][6][4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Heart no Switch wo Oshite" (Hāto no Suitchi wo Oshite (ハートのスイッチを押して, "Press the Heart Switch")) | Takashi Matsumoto | Kyōhei Tsutsumi | Motoki Funayama | |
| 2. | "Sanctuary" (Sankuchuari (サンクチュアリ〜Sanctuary〜)) | Yumi Yoshimoto | Anri |
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| 3. | "Dream" | Issaque | Inoue | ATOM | |
| 4. | "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto (Part II)" |
| Oda | Hayama | |
| 5. | "Holiday" | Mami Takubo | Masaya Ozeki | URAN | |
| 6. | "I Love You" | Nakayama | Cindy | Hey | |
| 7. | "Angel" |
| Maria | Hajime Mizoguchi | |
| 8. | "Darlin'" | Nakayama | Chika Ueda | Etsuko Yamakawa | |
| 9. | "Empty Pocket" |
| Takuro |
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| 10. | "Noon Noon" | Nakayama |
| Inoue |
Charts
edit| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] | 62 |
Your Selection 3
editYour Selection 3 features the 10 most popular non-single songs, as voted by fans. The album peaked at No. 67 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 4,000 copies.[7][8][4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "By-By My Sea Breeze" | Shun Taguchi | Toshinobu Kubota | Funayama | |
| 2. | "Kabin" ((花瓶, "Vase")) | Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu | |
| 3. | "Koiiro" | Nakayama | Nakayama | Sogawa | |
| 4. | "Shiroi Suna no La Mer" (Shiroi Suna no Ra Mēru (白い砂のラ・メール, "La Mer in the White Sand")) | Gorō Matsui | Kenjirō Sakiya | Sakiya | |
| 5. | "Treasure" | Yui Nishiwaki |
| Nobuo Ariga | |
| 6. | "Mayonaka no Kitchen kara" (Mayonaka no Kitchin kara (真夜中のキッチンから, "From the Kitchen at Midnight")) | Nakayama | Pfeifer Broz | Pfeifer Broz | |
| 7. | "Futtari no Photograph" ((ふったりのphotograph, "Two Photographs")) | Nakayama | KNACK | KNACK | |
| 8. | "Itazura ni Mane Shitari..." ((いたずらに まねしたり…, "Imitate It Mischievously...")) |
| Chara | Yūsuke Asada | |
| 9. | "Title" |
| To Be Continued | To Be Continued | |
| 10. | "Yossha! [Live Version]" ((ヨッシャ!, "Yeah!")) | Issaque | Inoue |
Charts
edit| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] | 67 |
Your Selection 4
editYour Selection 4 features select tracks from Mid Blue, Deep Lip French, Groovin' Blue, and Olive. The album peaked at No. 68 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 4,000 copies.[9][10][4]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Miho Nakayama, except where indicated
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Sweet n' Sour Soup" | Odake | Maria | Jai Widing | |
| 2. | "Spiritual Kisses" | Watanabe |
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| 3. | "It's More" |
| Inoue | Jun Irie | |
| 4. | "The Eternities" | Keisuke Araki | Shigeo Miyata | ||
| 5. | "Tsuki no Ring" (Tsuki no Ringu (月のリング, "Moon Ring")) | M. Rie | Shinya Naitō | ||
| 6. | "Chīsana Taiyō (Carrot Red)" ((小さな太陽 -CARROT RED, "Little Sun (Carrot Red)")) | Naitō | Naitō | ||
| 7. | "Shining for You" | Ueda | Naitō | ||
| 8. | "Baby Pink Moon" | Yoshinobu Takeshita | Takeshita | ||
| 9. | "Kowareta Lime" (Kowareta Raimu (コワレタ ライム)) |
| Naitō | Naitō | |
| 10. | "Jasmine (Shiawase na Kokoro)" ((Jasmine〜しあわせなこころ, "Jasmine ~ Happy Heart")) | Cindy | Takefumi Haketa |
Charts
edit| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] | 68 |
References
edit- ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Miho Nakayama / Your Selection 1 [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ a b "YOUR SELECTION1 | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ a b c d "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Miho Nakayama / Your Selection 2 [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ a b "YOUR SELECTION2 | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "Miho Nakayama / Your Selection 3 [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ a b "YOUR SELECTION3 | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "Miho Nakayama / Your Selection 4 [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ a b "YOUR SELECTION4 | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
External links
edit- Your Selection 1
- Official website
- Your Selection 1 at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Your Selection 2
- Official website
- Your Selection 2 at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Your Selection 3
- Official website
- Your Selection 3 at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Your Selection 4
- Official website
- Your Selection 4 at MusicBrainz (list of releases)