Miho's Select (ミホズ・セレクト, Mihozu Serekuto) is the fourth compilation album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on December 24, 1991, the album features re-recordings of Nakayama's personal selection of eight of her past songs, plus the singles "Rosa" and "Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." The photos in the album were taken from the Wani Books photo book Scena: Miho Nakayama Pictorial.[1][2]

Miho's Select
Compilation album by
ReleasedDecember 24, 1991 (1991-12-24)
Recorded1991
Genre
Length53:07
LanguageJapanese
LabelKing Records
Producer
  • Miho Nakayama
  • Akira Fukuzumi
Miho Nakayama chronology
Dance Box
(1991)
Miho's Select
(1991)
Mellow
(1992)
Singles from Miho's Select
  1. "Rosa"
    Released: July 16, 1991 (1991-07-16)
  2. "Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..."
    Released: November 1, 1991 (1991-11-01)

The album peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart. It sold over 332,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ.[3][4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Rosa"IssaqueYoshimasa InoueATOM5:13
2."'91 You're My Only Shinin' Star"Toshiki KadomatsuKadomatsuHiroshi Narumi5:49
3."Switch On"Takashi MatsumotoKyōhei TsutsumiTakayuki Negishi4:20
4."I Know"Rui SerizawaCindyTakao Sugiyama5:25
5."Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." ((遠い街のどこかで…, "Somewhere in a Distant City..."))Mika WatanabeHideya NakazakiNakazaki5:57
6."Kabin" ((花瓶, "Vase"))KadomatsuKadomatsuKadomatsu5:58
7."Cockatoo"Miho NakayamaMasaya OzekiATOM4:13
8."Dare ka ga Ai ni..." ((誰かが愛に…, "Someone Loves..."))NakayamaOzekiATOM5:42
9."Long Distance to the Heaven"Mizuho KitayamaKitayamaSugiyama5:19
10."Honki Demo..." ((本気でも…, "Seriously..."))Ryō AsukaAsukaTomoji Sogawa5:11
Total length:53:07

Charts

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 3

Certification

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5] Platinum 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  2. ^ "中山美穂 / MIHO'S SELECT [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  3. ^ a b "MIHO'S SELECT | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  4. ^ "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  5. ^ "Japanese certifications – 中山 美穂 – MIHO'S SELECT" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-08-05. Select 1992年1月 on the drop-down menu
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