Shin'ai Naru Mono e

Shin-ai Naru Mono e
Shin-ai Naru Mono e
Studio album by Miyuki Nakajima
Released	March 21, 1979
Recorded	Epicurus and Take One Studios (Tokyo, Japan)
Genre	Folk
Length	46:24
Label	AARD-VARK/Canyon, Yamaha Music Communications
Producer	Miyuki Nakajima
Miyuki Nakajima chronology

Shin-ai Naru Mono e (親愛なる者へ) is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in March 1979.

The album is best known for the track "Ōkami ni Naritai", which has been one of fan favorites and later included on the compilation album Daiginjo released in 1996. It gained another public attention in the late 1990s, through the TV ad for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.'s energy drink which features the song.

Shin-ai Naru Mono e was relatively successful upon its release, although there was no lead single before the album came out. It debuted at the number-three on the Oricon LP chart and climbed the summit of there in April 1979, providing her with the first number-one spot on the album chart.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima

Side one

All tracks arranged by Takahiko Ishikawa (except "Taxi Driver" and "Neyuki" arranged by Shun Fukui)

"Hadashi de Hashire (裸足で走れ)" - 4:38
"Taxi Driver (タクシードライバー)" - 6:09
"Doroumi no Naka kara (泥海の中から)" - 3:01
"What is Hard to Believe (信じ難いもの, Shinjigatai Mono)" - 3:08
"Neyuki (根雪)" - 6:23

Side two

All tracks arranged by Shun Fukui (except "Koishi no You ni" and "Ōkami ni Naritai" arranged by Takahiko Ishikawa)

"Kataomoi (片想)" - 2:34
"Dial 117 (ダイヤル117)" - 4:25
"Koishi no You ni (小石のように)" - 3:36
"Ōkami ni Naritai (狼になりたい)" - 5:42
"Dangai —Shin-ai Naru Mono e (断崖—親愛なる者へ)" - 6:48

Personnel

Miyuki Nakajima - Lead vocal, acoustic guitar
Takahiko Ishikawa - Acoustic guitar, banjo
Kiyoshi Sugimoto - Acoustic guitar
Shigeru Suzuki - Electric guitar
Ken Yajima - Electric guitar
Graham Thumb Picking Power - Electric bass
Hiro Tsunoda - Drums
Tatsuo Hayashi - Drums
Nobu Saito - Percussion
Pecker - Percussion
Jake H. Conception - Saxophone
Shunzo Sunahara - Flute
Makiko Tashiro - Keyboards
Kentaro Haneda - Keyboards

Production

Recording director: Yoshio Okujima
Recording and mixing engineer: Yoshihiko Kaminari
Remixing and mixing engineer: Kinji Yoshino
Assistant engineer: Kouji Sakakibara
Promoter: Yoshiki Ishikawa
Manager: Hiroshi Kojima
Assistant promotional manager: Kunio Kaneko
Designer: Hirofumi Arai
Art director: Jin Tamura
Costume designer: Mihoko Kiyokawa
Producer: Miyuki Nakajima
General producer: Genichi Kawakami

Recorded at Epicurus and Take One Studios, special thanks to Kochibi

Chart positions

Year	Album	Country	Chart	Position	Sales
1979	Shin-ai Naru Mono e	Japan	Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart (top 100)	1	327,000^[1]
1979	Shin-ai Naru Mono e	Japan	Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart (top 100)	7	327,000^[1]

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalog number
Japan	March 21, 1979	LP	Canyon Records	C25A-0031
	March 21, 1979	Audio cassette	Pony	25P-7041
	March 1, 1981	LP	Canyon Records	C28A-0147
	May 21, 1981	Audio cassette	Pony	28P-6070
	December 1, 1983	CD	Canyon Records	D35A-0027
	November 5, 1986		Canyon Records	D32A-0232
	March 21, 1989		Pony Canyon	D35A-0457
	May 21, 1990		Pony Canyon	PCCA-00074
	April 18, 2001		Yamaha Music Communications	YCCW-00008
	October 1, 2008		Yamaha Music Communications	YCCW-10057

References

^ "- Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Miyuki Nakajima" (in Japanese). December 30, 2007. Archived from a-中島みゆき the original on June 19, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

[Japanese_album_chart-1] "- Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Miyuki Nakajima" (in Japanese). December 30, 2007. Archived from a-中島みゆき the original on June 19, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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