Treasury (トレジャリー, Torejarī) is the ninth compilation album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on April 7, 1997, the album compiles 15 songs selected by Nakayama from her past recordings, including her final top-10 hit "Mirai e no Present" (featuring Mayo). The initial release of the album came with an 88-page hardcover photo book containing her full discography and videography from 1985 to 1996.[1][2]
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| Released | April 9, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1996 | |||
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| Length | 72:52 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | King Records | |||
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| Singles from Treasury | ||||
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The album peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart. It sold over 333,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.[3][4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Catch Me" | Toshiki Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu | 4:13 |
| 2. | "You're My Only Shinin' Star" | Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu |
| 4:42 |
| 3. | "Mermaid" (Māmeido (人魚姫 mermaid)) | Chinfa Kan | Cindy | Rod Antoon | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Rosécolor" | Kan | Cindy | Yūji Toriyama | 5:03 |
| 5. | "Rosa" | Issaque | Yoshimasa Inoue | ATOM | 5:15 |
| 6. | "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 |
| 7. | "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 | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni" ((幸せになるために, "To Be Happy")) |
| Toshifumi Hinata | Hinata | 4:18 |
| 9. | "Tada Nakitaku Naru no" ((ただ泣きたくなるの, "I Just Feel Like Crying")) |
| Masaki Iwamoto | Iwamoto | 5:03 |
| 10. | "Sea Paradise (OL no Hanran)" ((Sea Paradise -OLの反乱-, "Sea Paradise -An Office Lady's Rebellion-")) | Nakayama | KNACK | ATOM | 6:21 |
| 11. | "Hero" |
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| Robbie Buchanan | 4:54 |
| 12. | "Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)" ((Hurt to Heart〜痛みの行方〜, "Hurt to Heart ~Whereabouts of Pain")) | Keiko Yokoyama | Yokoyama | Jerry Hey | 5:13 |
| 13. | "Thinking About You (Anata no Yoru wo Tsutsumitai)" ((Thinking About You〜あなたの夜を包みたい〜, "Thinking About You ~I Want to Wrap Your Night~")) | Masato Odake | Maria | Kazuo Ōtani | 4:53 |
| 14. | "True Romance" | Odake | Inoue | Hajime Mizoguchi | 4:16 |
| 15. | "Mirai e no Present (Miho Nakayama with Mayo)" (Mirai e no Purezento (未来へのプレゼント, "A Present for the Future")) |
| Okamoto | Tomoji Sogawa | 4:26 |
| Total length: | 72:52 | ||||
Charts
edit| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 3 |
Certification
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[5] | Gold | 200,000^ |
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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 / トレジュアリー [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ a b "TREASURY | 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 – Treasury" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-08-07. Select 1997年4月 on the drop-down menu
External links
edit- Official website
- Treasury at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Treasury at Discogs