Angel Hearts
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| Released | December 5, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
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| Length | 44:28 | |||
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| Label | King Records | |||
| Producer | Cindy | |||
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Angel Hearts (エンジェル・ハーツ, Enjeru Hātsu) is the eighth studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on December 5, 1988, the album features the No. 1 single "Witches". "Sweetest Lover", "Too Fast, Too Close", and "Try or Cry" were featured in Nakayama's 1988 short film L'Aube de mon cœur.[1][2]
The album peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 250,000 copies.[3][4]
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics are written by Chinfa Kan, except where indicated
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Sweetest Lover" | Mizuho Kitayama | Cindy | Ichizō Seo | 5:26 |
| 2. | "Too Fast, Too Close" | Cindy |
| Toriyama | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Bad Girl" | Kunio Muramatsu | Toriyama | 4:43 | |
| 4. | "Diamond Lights" | Masami Tozawa | Narumi Hiroshi | Seo | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Tenshi no Kimochi" ((天使の気持ち, "An Angel's Feelings")) | Cindy | Toriyama | 4:16 | |
| Total length: | 23:21 | ||||
| No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Witches" | Cindy | Toriyama | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Hitomi de Lovin' You" ((瞳でLovin' You, "Lovin' Your Eyes")) | Ichirō Hada | Yoshinobu Kojima | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Please" | Cindy | Toriyama | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Try or Cry" | Cindy | Kojima | 6:33 |
| Total length: | 21:07 | |||
Personnel[edit]
- Miho Nakayama – vocals
- Yūji Toriyama – all instruments (A2, A5, B1, B3)
- Yoshinobu Kojima – all instruments (B2, B4)
- Yasuharu Nakanishi – keyboards (A1, A4)
- Ichirō Nagata – keyboards (A1, A4)
- Haruo Togashi – Piano (A1, A4)
- Tsuyoshi Kon – guitar (A1, A4)
- David T. Walker – guitar (B4)
- Yasuo Tomikura – bass (A1, A4)
- Hideo Yamaki – drums (A1, A4)
- Masato Honda – saxophone (A5, B1)
- Shigeo Fuchino – saxophone (B2, B4)
- Cindy – backing vocals
- P. J. – backing vocals (A1–4)
- Michael Wilson – backing vocals (A1, B1)
- Mine Matsuki – backing vocals (A1, B3)
- Kumi Sasaki – backing vocals (except A2)
- Melody McColly – backing vocals (A2–3)
- Terrence Forsythe – backing vocals (A2–3)
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 3 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 44 |
References[edit]
- ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "中山美穂 / angel heart [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ a b c "Angel Hearts | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Angel Hearts at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Angel Hearts at Discogs (list of releases)
