Ten-Sei
Ten-Sei (転生) is the 33rd studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in November 2005.
Like some previous albums 10 Wings, Hi -Wings- and Tsuki -Wings-, Tensei is composed of the songs Nakajima wrote for her experimental musical Yakai. All the materials appeared on the album were originally performed on Yakai Vol. 14: "24-Ji Chaku 0-Ji Hatsu" which was taken place at the Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon during January 2004. Except "The Mirage Hotel" which was already included on her 2003 Love Letter (Koibumi) album (Ten-Sei features newly arranged version of a song), most of the songs were appeared on the studio album for the first time.
From the album, "For Those Who Can't Go Home" was later released as a single (flip side was live recording version of "Relay of the Soul" which was taken from Yakai). It was featured as a theme song for the television drama Kemonomichi (adaptation of the novel written by Seicho Matsumoto) starring Ryoko Yonekura and aired on TV Asahi in 2006.[1] "Relay of the Soul" was also used in the drama series called On'na no Ichidaiki aired on Fuji TV during autumn 2005.[2]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima, arranged by Ichizo Seo
- "Lost and Found (遺失物預り所, Ishitsubutsu Azukarijo)" - 4:58
- "For Those Who Can't Go Home (帰れない者たちへ, Kaerenai Monotachi e)" - 5:19
- "The Scenery Off the Beaten Path (線路の外の風景, Senro no Soto no Fūkei)" - 4:22
- "The Twisting Möbius Band (メビウスの輪はねじれる, Mebiusu no Wa wa Nejireru)" - 5:10
- "Fortune Cookies (フォーチュン・クッキー, Fōchun Kukkī)" - 4:06
- "Shady Midnight Table (闇夜のテーブル, Yamiyo no Tēburu)" - 5:49
- "My Homeland is Beyond the Wind (我が祖国は風の彼方, Waga Sokoku wa Kaze no Kanata)" - 5:52
- "Relay of the Soul (命のリレー, Inochi no Rirē)" - 5:34
- "The Mirage Hotel (ミラージュ・ホテル, Mirāju Hoteru)" - 6:04
- "Salmon Dance (サーモン・ダンス, Sāmon Dansu)" - 5:21
- "Infinite Orbit (無限・軌道, Mugen Kidou)" - 6:25
Personnel
- Michael Thompson - Electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Nozomi Furukawa - Electric guitar, bouzouki
- Shūji Nakamura - Acoustic guitar
- Neil Stubenhaus - Electric bass
- Satoshi Nakamura - Soprano sax, alto sax
- Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums
- Gregg Bissonette - Drums
- Matarou Misawa - Cymbals, timpani
- DJ Masterkey - Scratch
- Jon Gilutin - Keyboards, acoustic piano, hammond organ, strings pad
- Ichizo Seo - Computer programming, keyboards
- Shingo Kobayashi - Computer programming, keyboards
- Tomō Satō - Computer programming
- Yousuke Sugimoto - Computer programming
- Ittetsu Gen - Violin
- Crusher Kimura - Violin
- Sid Page - Violin (Concertmaster)
- Susan Chatman - Violin
- Mario De Leon - Violin
- Kirstin File - Violin
- Berj Garabedian - Violin
- Peter Kent - Violin
- Natalie Leggett - Violin
- Robert Matsuda - Violin
- Alyssa Park - Violin
- Cameron Patrick - Violin
- Robert Peterson - Violin
- John Wittenberg - Violin
- Takuya Mori - Viola
- Denyse Buffum - Viola
- Cheryl Kohfeld - Viola
- Carole Mukogawa - Viola
- David Stenske - Viola
- Masami Horisawa - Cello
- Tomoki Iwanaga - Cello
- Larry Corbett - Cello
- Maurice Grants - Cello
- Dan Smith - Cello
- Rudy Stein - Cello
- Suzie Katayama - Strings conducting and contracting
- Kazuyo Sugimoto - Harmony vocals
- Fumikazu Miyashita - Harmony vocals
- Julia Waters - Backing vocals
- Oren Waters - Backing vocals
- Maxine Waters - Backing vocals
- Tery Wood - Backing vocals
- Angie Jaree - Backing vocals
- Wendy Fraser - Backing vocals
- Carmen Carter - Backing vocals
- Jim Glistrap - Backing vocals
- Carmen Twillie - Backing vocals
- Jess Wilard III - Backing vocals
Chart positions
Album
Year |
Album |
Chart |
Position |
Weeks |
Sales |
2005 |
Ten-Sei |
Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 300) |
12 |
15 |
65,000+[3] |
Single
Year |
Single |
B-Side |
Chart |
Position |
Weeks |
Sales |
2006 |
"For Those Who Can't Go Home" |
"Relay of the Soul" ['04 "Yakai" Version] |
Japanese Oricon Weekly (top 200) |
35 |
7 |
13,000[4] |
Release history
Country |
Date |
Label |
Format |
Catalog number |
Japan |
November 16, 2005 |
Yamaha Music Communications |
CD |
YCCW-10017 |
December 3, 2008 |
YCCW-10085 |
References
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Studio albums | |
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Live and other albums |
- Utagoyomi
- Live at Sony Pictures Studios in L.A.
- Utatabi: Miyuki Nakajima Concert Tour 2007
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Notable compilations | |
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Videos |
- A Film of Nakajima Miyuki
- Yakai 1990
- Yakai Vol.3 Kan-Tan
- Yakai Vol.4 Kinkanshoku
- Yakai Vol.5 "Hana no Iro wa Utsuri ni keri na Itazura ni Waga Mi Yo ni Furu Nagame Seshi Ma ni"
- Yakai Vol.6 "Shangri-La"
- Yakai Vol.7 "2/2"
- Film of Nakajima Miyuki II
- Yakai Vol.8 "Tou On'na"
- Yakai Vol.10 "Kaishou"
- The Film of Nakajima Miyuki
- Yakai no Kiseki 1989-2002
- Yakai Vol.14 "24-ji Chaku 0-ji Hatsu"
- Utahime: Live in L.A.
- Nakajima Miyuki Live at Sony Pictures Studios in L.A.
- Utatabi: Miyuki Nakajima Concert Tour 2007
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