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1996 studio album by Miyuki Nakajima
Paradise Cafe (パラダイス・カフェ , Paradaisu Kafe ) " is the 23rd studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima , released in October 1996. The album includes a new recording of her 1995 chart-topping hit "Wanderer's Song", and also features her own interpretation of "Lie to Me Eternally", which was originally written for the Long Time No See album recorded by Takuro Yoshida .
Following the massive success of the single "Wanderer's Song", which sold over 1 million units, Paradise Cafe immediately gained an RIAJ a platinum award for shipments of over 400,000 copies. However, the album itself apparently sold beneath expectations, staying briefly on the charts and selling approximately 200,000 units in total.
Track listing [ edit ]
"Wanderer's Song (旅人のうた , Tabibito no Uta ) " [2nd ver.] – 5:02
"Legend (伝説 , Densetsu ) " – 4:45
"Lie to Me Eternally (永遠の嘘をついてくれ , Eien no Uso wo Tsuitekure ) " – 6:00
"Leave Me Alone, Please" – 5:10
"This is Not Love (それは愛ではない , Sore wa Ai dewa Nai ) " – 4:15
"Untamed Cat (なつかない猫 , Natsukanai Neko ) " – 4:42
"Singles Bar" – 5:54
"Blue Generation (蒼い時代 , Aoi Jidai ) " – 3:47
"It's Only Love (たかが愛 , Takaga Ai ) " – 5:45
"Under the Screw Pine Tree (阿檀の木の下で , Adan no Ki no Shita de ) " – 6:39
"Paradise Cafe " – 5:21
Personnel [ edit ]
Miyuki Nakajima – vocals
Ichizo Seo – keyboards, computer programming
Russ Kunkel – drums
Gregg Bissonette – drums
Atsuo Okubo- drums
Michael Thompson – electric guitar, slide guitar
Dean Parks – electric and acoustic guitar
Tsuyoshi Kon – electric guitar
Nozomi Furukawa – electric guitar
Shuji Nakamura – gut guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar
Neil Stubenhaus – electric bass
Abraham Laboriel – electric bass
Chiharu Mikuzuki – electric bass
Chuck Domanico – upright bass
Keishi Urata – computer programming
Nobuhiko Nakayama – computer programming
Manabu Ogasawara – computer programming
Jon Giltin – acoustic piano, keyboards, hammond organ
Yasuharu Nakanishi – keyboards, synth bass, acoustic piano
Elton Nagata – keyboards
Toshihiko Furumura – alto sax, tenor sax
Julia Waters – background vocals
Maxine Waters – background vocals
Oren Waters – background vocals
Walfredo Reyes Jr – percussion
Nobu Saito – percussion
Additional personnel [ edit ]
Kiyoshi Hiyama – Background Vocals
Yasuhiro Kido- Background Vocals
Motoyoshi Iwasaki – Background Vocals
Keiko Yamada – Background Vocals
Mai Yamane – Background Vocals
Akira Yamane – Background Vocals
David Campbell – Strings Arrangement and Conduct
Suzie Katayama – String Contractor
Sid Page – Concertmaster
Ryoichi Fujimori – Cello
Production [ edit ]
Composer, writer, Producer and Performer: Miyuki Nakajima
Producer and Arranger: Ichizo Seo
Arranger: David Campbell
Recording Engineer and Mixer: David Thoener , Tad Gotoh
Additional Engineer: Wyn Davis, Takanobu Ichikawa, Yuta Uematsu, Chizuru Yamada
Assistant Engineer: Jennifer Monner, Jeff DeMorris, Milton Chan, Hideki Odera, Kensuke Miura, Yukiho Wada
Mixer: Joe Chiccarelli
Assistant Mixer: Chadd Munsey, Hiroshi Tokunaga
Digital Edit: Rieko Shimoji
A & R: Kohichi Suzuki
Production Supervisor: Michio Suzuki
Assistant for Producer: Tomoo Satoh
Music Coordinater: Ruriko Sakumi Duer, Kohji Kimura, Fumio Miyata, Tomoko Takaya
Photographer: Jin Tamura, Jeffrey Bender
Designer: Hirofumi Arai
Costume Coordination: Takeshi Hazama
Hair & Make-Up: Noriko Izumisawa
Location Coordinator: Chikako DeZonia, Dean Ichiyanagi
Artist Management: Kohji Suzuki, Kohichi Okazaki
Management Desk: Atsuko Hayashi
Artist Promotion: Yoshio Kan
Disc Promotion: Tsukihiko Yoshida, Shoko Sone
Sales Promotor: Ikuko Ishigame
General Management: Takahiro Uno
DAD: Genichi Kawakami
Mastering: Tom Baker at Future Disc Systems
Weekly charts [ edit ]
†: Limited edition issued on APO-CD
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Chart (1996)
Position
Japanese Albums Chart[3]
167
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Studio albums Notable compilations Singles Other songs