Music (Mika Nakashima album)

Music is the third studio album by Mika Nakashima (fifth overall release). It sold only 231,521 copies in its first week but went to #1 on the Oricon 200 Album Chart. The album charted for 31 weeks and has since sold over 500,000 copies.

Music
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 9, 2005
Recorded2005
Genre
Length1:09:04
LabelSony Music Associated Records
Mika Nakashima chronology
Oborozukiyo: Inori
(2004)
Music
(2005)
Best
(2005)
Singles from Real
  1. "Seven"
    Released: April 7, 2004
  2. "Hi no Tori"
    Released: June 2, 2004
  3. "Legend"
    Released: October 20, 2004
  4. "Sakurairo Mau Koro"
    Released: February 2, 2005
  5. "Hitori"
    Released: June 8, 2005

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Sakurairo Mau Koro (桜色舞うころ, When We Dance in the Cherryblossom's Color)"Minako KawaeMinako KawaeSatoshi Takebe4:54
2."Oborozukiyo: Inori (朧月夜~祈り, A Misty, Moon-lit Night~Prayer)[1]"Tatsuyuki Takano [ja], Mika Nakashima (additional lyrics)Teiichi Okano, Taro Hakase (additional music)Taro Hakase5:59
3."Hi no Tori (火の鳥, Phoenix)"Reiko YukawaHidekazu UchiikeKeiichi Tomita4:31
4."Kumo no Ito (蜘蛛の糸, Spider's Thread)"Mika NakashimaYoshiko GoshimaToshiyuki Mori5:54
5."Rocking Horse"mmm.31f.jp, Mika NakashimaLenseiYasuharu Konishi3:37
6."Carrot & Whip"Mika NakashimaYoshiko GoshimaChokkaku5:21
7."Shadows of You"Lori Fine (Coldfeet), Mika NakashimaCeletia Martin (Big Life Music)Takefumi Haketa4:25
8."Legend (Main)"Mika NakashimaYasunari OkanoColdfeet5:46
9."Hemurokku (ヘムロック, Hemlock)"Mika NakashimaKazuo YodaYoshito Tanaka6:42
10."Seven"Mika NakashimaLori Fine (Coldfeet)Coldfeet4:25
11."Fake"Ayumi Miyazaki, Mika NakashimaAyumi MiyazakiAyumi Miyazaki5:13
12."Fed Up"Mika NakashimaHiroshi HayashiTakamune Negishi6:05
13."Hitori (ひとり, Alone)"SatomiRyouki MatsumotoKen Shima5:53

Charts and sales

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Oricon sales charts (Japan)

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Release Chart Peak position Debut sales Sales total
March 9, 2005 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 1
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 1 231,521 547,148
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart 1
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 16

Singles

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Date Title Peak position
2004-04-07 Seven 3
2004-06-02 "Hi no Tori" 9
2004-10-20 "Legend" 5
2005-02-02 "Sakurairo Mau Koro" 5
2005-05-25 "Hitori" 15

References

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  1. ^ Oborozukiyo is a Japanese nursery rhyme.
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