Collection III (コレクション・スリー, Korekushon Surī) is the seventh compilation album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on Nakayama's birthday of March 1, 1995, the album compiles her singles from 1991 to 1994, including her Japanese-language cover of Mariah Carey's "Hero". The popularity of the million-selling songs "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" and "Tada Nakitaku Naru no" helped boost the album's sales.[1][2][3]
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| Released | March 1, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–1994 | |||
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| Length | 52:58 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | King Records | |||
| Miho Nakayama chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Collection III | ||||
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The album peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart. It sold over 590,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ, becoming Nakayama's biggest-selling album in her career.[4][5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kore kara no I Love You" ((これからのI Love You, "This Is I Love You")) | Gorō Matsui | Kenjirō Sakiya |
| 5:57 |
| 2. | "Rosa" | Issaque | Yoshimasa Inoue | ATOM | 5:13 |
| 3. | "Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." ((遠い街のどこかで…, "Somewhere in a Distant City...")) | Mika Watanabe | Hideya Nakazaki | Nakazaki | 5:57 |
| 4. | "Mellow" | Issaque | Inoue | Inoue | 5:52 |
| 5. | "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 | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni" ((幸せになるために, "To Be Happy")) |
| Toshifumi Hinata | Hinata | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Anata ni Nara..." ((あなたになら…, "For You...")) | Nakayama | Joe Hisaishi | Hisaishi | 5:26 |
| 8. | "Tada Nakitaku Naru no" ((ただ泣きたくなるの, "I Just Feel Like Crying")) |
| Masaki Iwamoto | Iwamoto | 5:02 |
| 9. | "Sea Paradise (OL no Hanran)" ((Sea Paradise -OLの反乱-, "Sea Paradise -An Office Lady's Rebellion-")) | Nakayama | KNACK | ATOM | 6:17 |
| 10. | "Hero" |
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| Robbie Buchanan | 4:51 |
| Total length: | 52:58 | ||||
Charts
editWeekly charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 3 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 38 |
Certification
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[6] | Platinum | 400,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "中山美穂 / コレクション3 [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "COLLECTION III | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ a b c "COLLECTION III | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Japanese certifications – 中山 美穂 – COLLECTION III" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-08-07. Select 1995年3月 on the drop-down menu
External links
edit- Official website
- Collection III at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Collection III at Discogs (list of releases)