| Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection | ||||
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| Released | March 28, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–2007 | |||
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| Length | 71:38 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Utahime Records Universal Sigma | |||
| Producer | Akina Nakamori | |||
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Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection (バラード・ベスト 〜25th Anniversary Selection〜, Bareedo Besuto ~ 25 Shūnenkinen Serekushon) is a compilation album by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori, released through Utahime Records and Universal Sigma on March 28, 2007, as a third compilation album to commemorate Nakamori's 25th anniversary.
Background
The album consists of the newly recorded song "Ano Natsu no Hi", self-covers of her classic singles from the Warner Pioneer, MRA and UMJ era recorded between 1995 and 2005.[1] The album was released in 2 editions: regular with solo CD and limited CD+DVD. DVD contains previously unreleased footage of live concert Milkyway in 1983.
Charting performance
The album peaked at No. 13 on Oricon's weekly albums chart and charted for eight weeks.[2] It sold over 26,000 copies.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Nanpasen (2007 Version]" (難破船) | Tokiko Kato | Kato | Hiroshi Uesugi | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Second Love ''Utahime Double-decade'' Version" (セカンド・ラブ) | Etsuko Kisugi | Takao Kisugi | Satoshi Takebe | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Ano Natsu no Hi" (あの夏の日) | Eriko | Jun Ichikawa | Ichikawa | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Liar (Akina Nakamori song) [True Album Akina 95 Best Version]" | Masao Urino | Hiroaki Serizawa | Minoru Mukaiya | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Mizu ni Sashita Hana [Utahime Double-Decade Version]" (水に挿した花) | Natsumi Tadano | Junko Hirotani | Takebe | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Kagerou" (陽炎) | Nakamori | Tamaki Hiroshi | Yuuji Toriyama | 4:44 |
| 7. | "Akai Hana" (赤い花) | Kim, Minako Kawae | Kim | Takebe | 5:28 |
| 8. | "Sand Beige [Utahime Double-Decade Version]" | Eiko Kyō | Takashi Tsushimi | Akira Senju | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Solitude (2007 ver.)" | Reiko Yukawa | Yukihide Tatekawa | Uesugi | 4:42 |
| 10. | "Futari Shizuka [True Album Akina 95 Best Version]" | Takashi Matsumoto | Sekiguchi Makoto | Mukaiya | 4:06 |
| 11. | "Gekka" (月華) | Gorō Matsui | Shūgō Kajiwara | Akihiko Matsumoto | 5:01 |
| 12. | "Yokan [True Album Akina 95 Best Version]" (予感) | Ryo Asuka | Asuka | Nobuhiko Kashiwara | 4:27 |
| 13. | "Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni" (初めて出逢った日のように) | Kim Hyung-seok, Matsui | Kim | Satoshi Takebe | 4:28 |
| 14. | "Eki [Utahime Double-Decade Version]" (駅) | Mariya Takeuchi | Takeuchi | Senju | 4:42 |
| 15. | "Kisei: Never Forget (2007 ver.)" (帰省) | Yasuhiro Suzu, Atsuko | Suzu | Uesugi | 5:42 |
| Total length: | 71:38 | ||||
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] | 13 |
References
- ↑ "中森明菜 / バラード・ベスト～25th Anniversary Selection～". CDJournal. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- 1 2 "中森明菜 バラード・ベスト～25th Anniversary Selection～ | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ↑ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
