Mid Blue

Mid Blue
Mid Blue
Studio album by Miho Nakayama
Released	September 30, 1995
Recorded	1995
Studio	Westlake Recording Studios
Genre	J-pop
Length	53:51
Language	Japanese; English;
Label	King Records
Producer	Miho Nakayama; Masato Asanuma; Cindy;
Miho Nakayama chronology
Singles from Mid Blue
	"Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)"; Released: July 21, 1995;

Mid Blue (ミッド・ブルー, Middo Burū) is the 17th studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on September 30, 1995, it features the single "Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)". Like her previous studio releases Mellow, Wagamama na Actress, and Pure White, the ballad-oriented Mid Blue was self-produced and recorded in Los Angeles.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The album peaked at No. 7 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 145,000 copies.^[4]^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"16 Blanco" (16 Buranko (16ブランコ))	Miho Nakayama	Maria	Hajime Mizoguchi	5:32
2.	"Love"	Nakayama Masato Odake Cindy	Cindy	Kenny Harris	5:16
3.	"Reminiscence" (Reminisensu (追憶 -Reminiscence-))	Nakayama Odake	Cindy	Harris	7:23
4.	"Dakishimetai" ((抱きしめたい; "I Want to Embrace You"))	Odake	Maria	Stephen Bray	4:13
5.	"Itai" ((イタイ; "Ouch"))	Odake	Maria	Bray Suzie Katayama (strings)	3:21
6.	"Sweet n' Sour Soup"	Odake	Maria	Jai Winding	3:41
7.	"Afternoon"	Odake	Cindy	Harris	5:00
8.	"Game Is Over"	Nakayama Odake	Cindy	Harris Rastine Calhoun III (horns)	5:18
9.	"Brown Shoes"	Odake	Cindy	Tom Keane	4:39
10.	"Smile Again"	Cindy	Maria	Maria	4:16
11.	"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	5:12
Total length:					53:51

Personnel

Miho Nakayama – vocals
Jai Winding – keyboards
Tom Keane – keyboards
Yoko Kanno – piano
Joe Sample – piano (8)
Michael Landau – guitar
James Harrah – guitar
Curt Bisquera – drums
Luis Conte – percussion
Jerry Hey – flugelhorn
Dan Higgins – flute
Jimmy Z – harmonica
Dwayne Benjamin – horns
Rastine Calhoun II – horns
Andy Cleaves – horns
Hajime Mizoguchi – cello
Shinozaki Masatsugu Quartet – strings
Kenny Harris – backing vocals (3, 8)
Priscilla – backing vocals (2)
Olivia – backing vocals (2)
Vivien Watson – backing vocals (2)
Laura Watson – backing vocals (2)
Kana Matsumoto – backing vocals (2)
Lisa Kiff – backing vocals (2)
Natalie Cowan-Birch – backing vocals (2)
Cindy – backing vocals (10)
Maria – backing vocals (10)

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[4]	7

References

^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
^ "中山美穂 / ミッド・ブルー [廃盤]". CDJournal. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
^ "Mid Blue | 中山美穂". Mora. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
^ ^a ^b "Mid Blue | 中山美穂". Oricon. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
^ "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

External links

Official website
Mid Blue at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
Mid Blue at Discogs

[1] "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

[2] "中山美穂 / ミッド・ブルー [廃盤]". CDJournal. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

[3] "Mid Blue | 中山美穂". Mora. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

[Oricon-4] "Mid Blue | 中山美穂". Oricon. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

[Yamachan-5] "中山美穂". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

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Discography
Studio albums	C After School Summer Breeze Exotique One and Only Catch the Nite Mind Game Angel Hearts Hide 'n' Seek Merry Merry All for You Jeweluna Dé eaya Mellow Wagamama na Actress Pure White Mid Blue Deep Lip French Groovin' Blue Olive Manifesto Neuf Neuf
Live albums	Virgin Flight '86: Miho Nakayama First Concert Pure White Live '94
Compilations	Collection Ballads Collection II Miho's Select Dramatic Songs Blanket Privacy Collection III Ballads II Treasury Your Selection 1 Your Selection 2 Your Selection 3 Your Selection 4 Collection IV Miho Nakayama Perfect Best Miho Nakayama Perfect Best 2 All Time Best
Remix albums	Makin' Dancin' Dance Box The Remixes: Miho Nakayama Meets New York Groove The Remixes: Miho Nakayama Meets Los Angeles Groove
Box sets	Miho Nakayama Complete DVD Box Complete Singles Box 30th Anniversary: The Perfect Singles Box Miho Nakayama 40th Anniversary: The Best Ten
Singles	"C" "Namaiki" "Be-Bop High School" "Iro White Blend" "Close Up" "Jingi Aishite Moraimasu" "Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne" "Waku Waku Sasete" "Hade!!!" "50/50" "Catch Me" "You're My Only Shinin' Star" "Mermaid" "Witches" "Rosécolor" "Virgin Eyes" "Midnight Taxi" "Semi-sweet Magic" "Megamitachi no Bōken" "Aishiterutte Iwanai!" "Kore kara no I Love You" "Rosa" "Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." "Mellow" "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" "Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni" "Anata ni Nara..." "Tada Nakitaku Naru no" "Sea Paradise (OL no Hanran)" "Hero" "Cheers for You" "Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)" "Thinking About You (Anata no Yoru wo Tsutsumitai)" "True Romance" "Mirai e no Present" "March Color" "Love Clover" "A Place Under the Sun" "Adore"
Videos	Virgin Flight '86: Miho Nakayama First Concert Miho Nakayama 38th Anniversary Concert: Trois Miho Nakayama Concert Tour 2024: Deux
Related articles	King Records Takashi Matsumoto Kyōhei Tsutsumi Toshiki Kadomatsu Chinfa Kan Cindy Gorō Matsui Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School

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