Voice is the sixth studio album (ninth overall) by Japanese singer Mika Nakashima, released via Sony Music Japan on November 26, 2008. It contains all of her singles from "Life" up to "Orion". The album was distributed in two formats: a CD-only version and CD+DVD limited edition.[2]
Following its release, Voice became Nakashima's first number one album on the Oricon Albums Chart since Best (2005). It has been certified platinum by the RIAJ for physical shipments of over 250,000 copies in Japan, and has since amassed sales of over 340,000 copies.
"Life" was released as the album's first single on August 22, 2007. The song is an adult contemporary pop/rock number and was used as the theme song for the drama of the same name, starring Kii Kitano and Saki Fukuda. The B-side "It's Too Late" was used for an Kanebo Cosmetics CM, which starred Nakashima herself.
"Sakura Hanagasumi" is an adult contemporary ballad with a more poignant mood than "Sakurairo Mau Koro" (2005). The Daishi dance version of the song appears on the Voice album instead of the original version, which is featured in its promotional video. The next release, "I Don't Know", was Mika's first English-language single. It is a collaboration with owarai group Morisanchuu and was her first single to be released in a CD+DVD format in addition to the regular CD-only format. It includes the B-side track "Shut Up".
"Orion" is an lite rock-influenced ballad and was released on November 12, 2008.[5] It was the insert song for the Japanese TBS drama, Ryūsei no Kizuna, in which co-starred Mika.[6] The B-side song "Focus" was used for the television commercial of the Canon IXY Digital 920 IS camera.
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Voice is the sixth studio album ninth overall by Japanese singer Mika Nakashima released via Sony Music Japan on November 26 2008 It contains all of her singles from Life up to Orion The album was distributed in two formats a CD only version and CD DVD limited edition 2 VoiceStudio album by Mika NakashimaReleasedNovember 26 2008Recorded2007 2008GenreJ pop jazz rockLength1 07 30LanguageJapaneseEnglishLabelSony Music JapanMika Nakashima chronologyYes 2007 Voice 2008 No More Rules 2009 Singles from Real Life Released August 22 2007 Eien no Uta Released October 3 2007 Sakura Hanagasumi Released March 12 2008 I Don t Know Released July 23 2008 Orion Released November 12 2008Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Following its release Voice became Nakashima s first number one album on the Oricon Albums Chart since Best 2005 It has been certified platinum by the RIAJ for physical shipments of over 250 000 copies in Japan and has since amassed sales of over 340 000 copies Contents 1 Singles 2 Track listing 3 Charts and sales 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 Sales and certifications 5 ReferencesSingles edit Life was released as the album s first single on August 22 2007 The song is an adult contemporary pop rock number and was used as the theme song for the drama of the same name starring Kii Kitano and Saki Fukuda The B side It s Too Late was used for an Kanebo Cosmetics CM which starred Nakashima herself Eien no Uta is a reggae inflected ballad with Stephen McGregor serving as the producer It was used as the theme song of the movie Southbound 2007 3 The B side is a cover of Cole Porter s You d Be So Nice To Come Home To and was made with jazz band Katteni Shiyagare and previously included on her Katteni Shiyagare tribute album Let s Get Lost 4 Sakura Hanagasumi is an adult contemporary ballad with a more poignant mood than Sakurairo Mau Koro 2005 The Daishi dance version of the song appears on the Voice album instead of the original version which is featured in its promotional video The next release I Don t Know was Mika s first English language single It is a collaboration with owarai group Morisanchuu and was her first single to be released in a CD DVD format in addition to the regular CD only format It includes the B side track Shut Up Orion is an lite rock influenced ballad and was released on November 12 2008 5 It was the insert song for the Japanese TBS drama Ryusei no Kizuna in which co starred Mika 6 The B side song Focus was used for the television commercial of the Canon IXY Digital 920 IS camera Track listing editNo TitleLyricsMusicArranger s Length1 Life Ren Takayanagi HeroismJunkooColdfeet4 022 Sakura Hanagasumi 花霞 Cherry Blossoms Flower Haze Daishi Dance Mona Hiroki NagaseHiroki NagaseDaishi Dance Tomoharu Moriya6 093 Focus Mika NakashimaAkihisa MatsuuraYoshito Tanaka Brass Arrangement Yoshinari Takegami4 404 Eien no Uta 永遠の詩 Eternal Song Kazufumi MiyazawaSinStephen McGregorString Arrangement Shunya Mori5 455 Orion Rui MomotaRui MomotaRui Momota4 486 Anata ga Iru Kara あなたがいるから Because You Are Here Haruna YokotaHaruna YokotaNaohisa Taniguchi4 347 My Gentleman Mika NakashimaAkihisa MatsuuraAkihisa Matsuura4 348 Trust Your Voice Mika NakashimaLenseiShin Kōno4 159 It s Too Late Mika Nakashima Ayumi MiyazakiLori Fine Coldfeet Coldfeet4 3310 I Don t Know Mica 3 Chu Mika Nakashima Lori Fine Coldfeet Lori Fine Coldfeet Coldfeet4 3911 Shut Up Mica 3 Chu Mika Nakashima Lori Fine Coldfeet Lori Fine Coldfeet Coldfeet3 5312 Confusion Mika Nakashima Masato OdakeTomokazu MatsuzawaThe Flixx Tomokazu MatsuzawaBackground vocal arrangement Lori Fine Coldfeet 3 2913 Flower of Time Masato OdakeLenseiAkihisa Matsuura6 2714 Koe 声 Voice Jun ShibataJun ShibataTakefumi Haketa5 42 DVDNo TitleLength1 Life Music video 2 Eien no Uta Music video 3 Sakura Hanagasumi Music video 4 I Don t Know Music video 5 Orion Music video 6 Focus Music video Charts and sales editWeekly charts edit Chart 2008 PeakpositionJapanese Albums Oricon 7 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2008 PositionJapanese Albums Oricon 7 50Sales and certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesJapan RIAJ 9 Platinum 343 000 8 References edit Greenberg Adam Voice Mika Nakashima Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved October 19 2014 Sony Music Shop Sonymusicshop jp November 26 2008 Retrieved March 13 2012 中島美嘉 ニューシングル 永遠の詩 映画主題歌決定 Nakashima Mika s new single Eien no Uta to be used as movie theme song in Japanese Barks August 8 2007 Retrieved September 10 2007 中島美嘉 インフォメーション Nakashima Mika Information in Japanese Sony Music Online Japan Retrieved September 10 2007 Sony Music Online Japan 中島美嘉 Sonymusic co jp Retrieved November 6 2008 ORION Mika Nakashima Tbs co jp Retrieved November 6 2008 a b 中島美嘉の作品 Mika Nakashima products Oricon Retrieved January 17 2014 オリコンランキング情報サービス you大樹 Oricon Ranking Information Service You Big Tree Oricon Retrieved January 17 2014 subscription only Japanese album certifications Mika Nakashima Voice in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan Select 2008年11月 on the drop down menu Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Voice Mika Nakashima album amp oldid 1208006535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
