From the Icy Reaches
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| Studio album by Miyuki Nakajima | ||||
| Released | November 16, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 58:48 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Yamaha Music Communications | |||
| Producer | Ichizō Seo, Miyuki Nakajima | |||
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From the Icy Reaches (荒野より Kōya Yori) is the 38th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in November 2011.
The first two tracks on From the Icy Reaches were released as a lead single in October 2011. The title track was featured in the blockbuster TV drama Nankyoku Tairiku starring Takuya Kimura and aired on TBS.[1] Over a half of the song appeared on the album were written for her musical Yakai Vol.17 2/2 played from November to December 2011 —"Wagtail", "He, I, and the Other", "Really Crazy About You", "Give and Take", "Wanderer Comeback to Me" and "Homecoming Crowd".
The album debuted at #4 on the Japanese Oricon Weekly chart, one rank higher than its predecessor Midnight Zoo released in 2010.[2]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima, arranged by Ichizō Seo (except M5 co-arranged by Shingo Kobayashi, and M7 co-arranged by Satoshi Nakamura)
- "From the Icy Reaches (荒野より Kōya Yori)" – 5:42
- "Tapir (バクです Baku Desu)" – 5:24
- "Ba-Na-Na" – 4:27
- "I'll Go to Wherever (あばうとに行きます Abauto ni Ikimasu)" - 4:30
- "Wagtail (鶺鴒 Sekirei)" – 5:15
- "He, I, and the Other (彼と私と、もう1人 Kare to Watashi to, Mō Hitori)" – 5:25
- "Really Crazy About You (ばりほれとんぜ Bari Horetonze)" – 4:05
- "Give and Take (ギヴ・アンド・テイク)" – 5:42
- "Wanderer, Come Back to Me (旅人よ我に帰れ Tabibito yo Ware ni Kaere)" – 6:34
- "Homecoming Crowd (帰郷群 Kikyōgun)" – 5:37
- "Running on Love (走 Sō)" – 6:07
Personnel
- Miyuki Nakajima - Vocals
- Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums
- Neil Stubenhaus - Electric bass
- Michael Thompson - Electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Nozomi Furukawa - Electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Doug Livingston - Pedal steel guitar
- Jon Gilutin - Acoustic piano, electric piano, keyboards, hammond organ
- Jia Peng Fang - Erhu
- Shingo Kobayashi - Acoustic piano, keyboards, synth programming
- Satoshi Nakamura - Saxophone
- Taro Shizuoka - Trombone
- Shuichiro Terao - Trumpet
- Ittetsu Gen - Violin
- Maki Nagata - Violin
- Koji Ohtake - Violin
- Kaoru Kuroki - Violin
- Kenta Kuroki - Violin
- Yoshiko Kaneko - Violin
- Takuya Mori - Violin
- Yuko Kajitani - Violin
- Yayoi Fujita - Violin
- Shiori Takeda - Violin
- Ayako Himata - Violin
- Shoko Miki - Viola
- Daisuke Kadowaki - Viola
- Kaori Morita - Cello
- Toshiyuki Muranaka - Cello
- Tomoki Iwanaga - Cello
- Fumikazu Miyashita - Background vocals
- Ichizo Seo - Background vocals
- Yuiko Tsubokura - Background vocals
- Yasuhiro Kido - Background vocals
- Kazuyo Sugimoto - Background vocals
- Misa Nakayama - Background vocals
- Naoki Takao - Background vocals
- Julia Waters - Background vocals
- Maxine Waters - Background vocals
- Oren Waters - Background vocals
- Luther N. Waters - Background vocals
- Terry Wood - Background vocals
- Terry Young - Background vocals
Chart positions
| Chart | Position |
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| Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (top 300)[3] | 4 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
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| Japan | October 13, 2010 | Yamaha Music Communications | CD | YCCW-10160 |
References
- ↑ 中島みゆきの新曲“荒野より”が、キムタク主演ドラマ「南極大陸」主題歌に "Miyuki Nakajima's new song to be featured as the theme for the TV drama Nankyoku Tairiku starring Kimutaku" Check
|url=value (help). tower.jp (in Japanese). Tower Records Online. 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2011-11-27. - ↑ オリコンＣＤランキング 11月28日付け "Oricon Albums and Singles Charts - November 28, 2011" Check
|url=value (help). sponichi.co.jp (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. Retrieved 2011-11-27. - ↑ 中島みゆき-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック "Highest position and charting weeks of From the Icy Reaches by Miyuki Nakajima" Check
|url=value (help). oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
External links
- From The Icy Reaches/Made in Japan ONLY (Album Review)